Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

‘X’ is a bread seller who marked up price of each bread packet by 150% above and allow discounts of 40% and made a profit of Rs. 30 on each bread packet. If ‘X’ allows 37.5% discount on each packet, then find how much profit he gets on selling 80 bread packets?

A)  Rs 2750  B)  Rs 3200 
C)  Rs 2500  D)  Rs 2700 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Rs 2700 

Explanation:

Let cost price of each bread packet = a Rs.

So, marked price of each bread packet = 2.5a

And selling price of each bread packet = 2.5a × 60/100 = 1.5a

Given, 1.5a –

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A boy multiplied 987 by a certain number and obtained 559981 as his answer. If in the answer both 98 are wrong and the other digits are correct, then the correct answer would be ?? please explain in detail

A) 553681 B) 555181
C) 555681 D) 556581
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 555681

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In a fort there was sufficient food for 200 soldiers for 31 days. After 27 days, 120 soldiers left the fort. For how many extra days will the rest of the food last for the remaining soldiers?

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

Explanation:

Quantity of food = 200 X 31 = 6200 man-days

Till 27 days, quantity consumed = 27 X 200 = 5400 man-days

Remaining quantity = 6200 –5400 = 800 man days

Remaining soilders = 200 –120 = 80

Let remaining food will be sufficient for x days⇒5400 + 80x = 6200⇒x= 10 days

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In the following question, correct the given equation by interchanging two numbers.
8 x 3 ÷ 4 + 9 – 5 = 16

A) 3 and 4 B) 4 and 8
C) 5 and 3 D) 5 and 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 and 3

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Q:

Karan purchased one dozen pens for Rs. 120 and sold a pack of 3 pens for Rs.35 each. What is his gain?

A) 16.67% B) 20%
C) 15% D) 33.33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16.67%

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If 5th January 2011 was a Thursday, then what day of the week was it on 1st January 2013 ?

A) Thursday B) Wednesday
C) Tuesday D) Monday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wednesday

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Three partners A, B and C share profit such that three times the share of A is equal to two times the share of B and equal to 12 times the share of C. What is the ratio of the profits of A, B and C respectively?

A) 3 : 2 : 12 B) 12 : 2 : 3
C) 4 : 6 : 1 D) 1 : 6 : 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 : 6 : 1

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The average age of Hari, his wife and their two children is 23 years. His wife is just 4 years younger than Hari and his wife was 20 years old when their daughter was born. He was 28 years old when their son was born. What is the sum of the age of Hari and his daughter is?

A) 53 years B) 55 years
C) 56 years D) 50 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 50 years

Explanation:
H+W+S+D/4 = 23
H= W+4

D =W-20 = H-24

S = H-28

H+H-4+H-24+H-28/4 = 23

H =37 D =13

H + D = 50

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