Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a retailer offers a discount of 28% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?

A) 18.25 percent B) 22 percent
C) 38.88 percent D) 28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 38.88 percent

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46% of 250 is equal to

A) 115 B) 92
C) 112 D) 13.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 115

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When [x + (1/x)] = 5, then what is the value of [x – (1/x)]?

A) 11 B) ± √22
C) 21 D) ± √21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ± √21

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ΔABC is right angled at B. If m ∠A = 60°, then what is the value of 1/√3 Cosec C?

A) 2/√3 B) 2/3
C) √2/√3 D) √2/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/√3

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1 : 8 :: ? :64

A) 25 B) 36
C) 30 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27

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A, B and C can do a job working alone in 6, 9 and 18 days respectively. They all work together for 1 day, then A and B quit. How many days C working alone will take to complete the remainder of the job?

A) 9 B) 6
C) 12 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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One of the two inlet pipes works twice as efficiently as the other. The two, working alongside a drain pipe that can empty a cistern all by itself in 8 hours, can fill the empty cistern in 8 hours. How many hours will the less efficient inlet pipe take to fill the empty cistern by itself?

A) 12 B) 6
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

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The value of 1+tan2(1-sin2) is

A) 2 B) 1
C) -1 D) -2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

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