Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What is the measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon of 8 sides?

 

A) 140 B) 144
C) 135 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 135

Explanation:
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Q:

What is the number of decimal places in a cube root of a number having 27 decimal places ?

A) 3 B) 6
C) 9 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9

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Q:

An express traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 4 min after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point ?

A) 6 hrs 24 min B) 6 hrs
C) 7 hrs 21 min D) 6 hrs 28 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6 hrs 28 min

Explanation:

Time taken to cover 600 km = 600/100 = 6 hrs.

Number of stoppages = 600/75 - 1 = 7

Total time of stoppages = 4 x 7 = 28 min

Hence, total time taken = 6 hrs 28 min.

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Q:

If A1, A2, A3, A4, ..... A10 are speakers for a meeting and A1 always speaks after, A2 then the number of ways they can speak in the meeting is 

A) 9! B) 9!/2
C) 10! D) 10!/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10!/2

Explanation:

As A1 speaks always after A2, they can speak only in  1st  to 9th places and 

 

A2 can speak in 2nd to 10 the places only when A1 speaks in 1st place 

 

A2 can speak in 9 places the remaining 

 

 A3, A4, A5,...A10  has no restriction. So, they can speak in 9.8! ways. i.e

 

when A2 speaks in the first place, the number of ways they can speak is 9.8!.

 

When A2 speaks in second place, the number of ways they can speak is  8.8!.

 

When A2 speaks in third place, the number of ways they can speak is  7.8!. When A2 speaks in the ninth place, the number of ways they can speak is 1.8!

 

 

 

Therefore,Total Number of ways they can  speak = (9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1) 8! = 92(9+1)8! = 10!/2

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Q:

One-third of the boys and one-half of the girls of a college participated in a sport. If the number of participating students is 300, out of which 100 are boys. What is the total number of students in the college ?

A) 550 B) 575
C) 625 D) 700
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 700

Explanation:

Let number of boys = B

Number of girls = G

From the given data,

1B/3 + 1G/2 = 300

But given B/3 = 100

=> B = 300

G/2 = 300 - 100

G = 200 x 2

=> G = 400

Therefore, total number of students in the college = B + G = 700.

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Q:

If the rate of inflation for the next 20 years is 2.5% per year, what annual income will be needed 20 years from now to have the same purchasing power as a $30,000 annual income today?

A) 39158 B) 49158
C) 59158 D) 69158
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 49158

Explanation:

i=j/m

FV = PV(1+  i)^n

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Q:

A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of the club or a king of the heart is?

A) 1/26 B) 1/13
C) 2/13 D) 1/52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/26

Explanation:

Here in this pack of cards, n(S) = 52

Let E = event of getting a queen of the club or a king of the heart

Then, n(E) = 2

P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 2/52 = 1/26

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Q:

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ?

A) 60% B) 50%
C) 70% D) 45%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70%

Explanation:

Let C.P.= Rs. 100.
Then, Profit = Rs. 320,
S.P. = Rs. 420.

New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125
New S.P. = Rs. 420.

Profit = Rs. (420 - 125) = Rs. 295

Required percentage = (295/420) * 100
= 70%(approx)

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