6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% compound interest will be more than doubled is:

A) 3	B) 4
C) 5	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

Explanation:

$P {(1 + \frac{20}{100})}^{n} > 2 P \Leftrightarrow {(\frac{6}{5})}^{n} > 2$

$(\frac{6}{5} \times \frac{6}{5} \times \frac{6}{5} \times \frac{6}{5}) > 2$

so, answer is 4 years

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Q:

A man could buy a certain number of notebooks for Rs.300. If each notebook cost is Rs.5 more, he could have bought 10 notebooks less for the same amount. Find the price of each notebook ?

A) 15	B) 20
C) 10	D) 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

Let the price of each note book be Rs.x.

Let the number of note books which can be brought for Rs.300 each at a price of Rs.x be y.

Hence xy = 300

=> y = 300/x

(x + 5)(y - 10) = 300 => xy + 5y - 10x - 50 = xy

=>5(300/x) - 10x - 50 = 0 => $- 150 + x^{2} + 5 x$

multiplying both sides by -1/10x

=> $x^{2} + 15 x - 10 x - 150 = 0$

=> x(x + 15) - 10(x + 15) = 0

=> x = 10 or -15

As x>0, x = 10.

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Q:

A shopkeeper who deals in books sold a book at 16% loss. Had she charged an additional Rs.60 while selling it , her profit would have been 14%. Find the cost price, in rupees, of the book ?

A) Rs. 185	B) Rs. 154
C) Rs. 200	D) Rs. 177

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 200

Explanation:

Let the C.P be 'x'
Then, the selling price S.P = x - 16x/100
= 84x/100 = 21x/25
Now, if the S.P is 60 more, then the profit is 14%
=> 21x/25 + 60 = x + 14x/100
=> 114x/100 - 21x/25 = 60
=> (57 - 42)x/50 = 60
=> 15x/50 = 60
x = 3000/15 = 200

Therefore, the Cost price C.P = x = Rs. 200

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Q:

If (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5 , then the value of ba is ?

A) 5	B) 4
C) 20	D) 28

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

Explanation:

Given (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5
=> 10a + 15b = 115a - 69b
=> 105a = 84b => 5a = 4b
a/b = 4/5 => a=4 & b=5
=> bxa = 5x4 = 20.

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Q:

Total number of students in 3 classes of a school is 333 . The number of students in class 1 and 2 are in 3:5 ratio and 2 and 3 class are 7:11 ratio . What is the strength of class that has highest number of students ?

A) 125	B) 155
C) 135	D) 165

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 165

Explanation:

Ratio C1:C2 = 3:5 and C2:C3 = 7:11
So C1:C2:C3 = 21 : 35 : 55
Let the strength of three classes are 21x, 35x and 55x respectively, then
Given that 21x + 35x + 55x = 333
=> 111x = 333 or x=3
So strength of the class with highest number of students =55x = 55x3 = 165.

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Q:

The dates 3rd April, 2005; 6th August, 2010 and 5th December, 2013 when written in Date-Month-Year Form have a unique mathematical property. The Indian Independence Day of which year among the following has the same property?

A) 2017	B) 2016
C) 2018	D) 2015

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2017

Explanation:

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Q:

The average monthly salary of the employees of a firm is Rs.60 out of the employees 12 officers get an average of Rs.400 per month and the rest an average of Rs. 56 per month , Find the number of emp

Answer

Actual average salary of 12 officers = 400

$\inline \fn_jvn \therefore$ Total salary of 12 officers = 400 x 12 = 4800

Average of these 12 officers as a whole =60

Total salary of 12 officers as a whole = 60 x 12 = 720

The total salary of rest = 4800 - 720 = 4080

Difference in average of the rest of officers = 60 - 56 = 4

Rest of the officers = $\inline \fn_jvn \frac{4080}{4}=1020$

Total number of employees = 1020 + 12 = 1032

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Q:

If an unbiased dice is rolled once, the odds in favour of getting a point which is multiple of 3 is:

A) 1/2	B) 2/1
C) 1/3	D) 3/1

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