Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

1397 x 1397 = ?

Here what replaces '?' 

A) 1951609 B) 1821504
C) 2031489 D) 1847879
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1951609

Explanation:

1397 x 1397

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Q:

How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132?

264,396,462,792,968,2178,5184,6336

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

132 = 4 x 3 x 11, So if the number is divisible by all three numbers 4,3 and 11,then the number is divisible by 132 also.
264   => 4,3,11(/)
396   => 4,3,11(/)
462   => 11,3
792   => 4,3,11(/)
968   => 11,4
2178 => 11,3
5184 => 3,4
6336 => 4,3,11(/)
Required number of numbers=4.

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Q:

Simplify the following equation ?

2003 x 2004 - 2001 x 2002 = ?

A) 8010 B) 8020
C) 8030 D) 8040
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8010

Explanation:

(2000 + 3)(2000 + 4) - (2000 + 1)(2000 + 2) = ?
Since (2000 x 2000) - (2000 x 2000) is equal to zero. ?
= (8000 + 6000 + 12) - (4000 + 2000 + 2)
=> 14012 - 6002 = 8010.

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Q:

A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?

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

Explanation:

Let the total income be x. 

Then, income left = (100 - 80)% of [100 -  (35 + 25)] % of x = 20% of 40% of x = [(20/100) * (40/100) * 100] % of x = 8 % of x.

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Q:

Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?

A) 20 B) 30
C) 40 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

Explanation:

The fruit content in both the fresh fruit and dry fruit is the same.

 

Given, fresh fruit has 68% water.so remaining 32% is fruit content. weight of fresh fruits is 100kg

 

Dry fruit has 20% water.so remaining 80% is fruit content.let weight if dry fruit be y kg.

 

Fruit % in freshfruit = Fruit% in dryfruit 

 

Therefore, (32/100) x 100 = (80/100 ) x y 

 

we get, y = 40 kg.

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Q:

The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was :

A) 10000 B) 12000
C) 14000 D) 16000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12000

Explanation:

Purchase price = Rs.87481-101003 = Rs. [8748 * (10/9) * (10/9 )* (10/9)] = Rs.12000

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Q:

Pick the odd man out in the given number series?

2 4 27 256 3125 46656

A) 3125 B) 46656
C) 27 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2

Explanation:

Here the given number series is 2 4 27 256 3125 46656

It follows a pattern that,

11 = 122 = 433 = 2744 = 25655 = 312566 = 46656

 

Hence the wrong number in the given number series is 2 instead of 1.

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Q:

In the following number series, one of the numbers is wrong. Find it out?

77, 79, 76, 81, 75, 85

A) 79 B) 81
C) 75 D) 85
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75

Explanation:

Here in the given series, it follows a pattern that

 

77 + 2 = 79

 

79  - 3 = 76

 

76 + 5 = 81

 

81 -  7 = 74

 

74 + 11 = 85

 

Consecutive adding and subtracting of prime numbers.

 

So the wrong number in the given series is 75.

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