Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 20% and earns a profit of 60%. If he sells the same table at 40% discount, then what will be his new profit percent?

A) 20 B) 30
C) 35 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

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Find the probability that one ball is white when two balls are drawn at random from a basket that contains 9 red, 7 white and 4 black balls.

A) 18/95 B) 18/190
C) 1/2 D) 91/190
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 91/190

Explanation:

Total number of elementary events = 20C2 ways =190

 

There are 7 white balls out of which one white can be drawn in 7C1 ways and one ball from remaining 13 balls can be drawn in 13C1 ways.

 

So,favourable events = 7C1*13C1

 

Therfore,required probability = (7C1*13C1)/20C2=91/90

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A bank offers 10% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs. 5200 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have profit by way of interest is:

A) Rs 3224 B) Rs 1612
C) Rs 806 D) Rs 403
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 1612

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Q:

2% of a = b, then b% of 10 is the same as:

A) 200% of a B) 20% of a/100
C) 20% of a/10 D) 200% of a/10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20% of a/10

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Q:

A used car dealer sells a car for Rs 7.6 lakhs and makes some loss. If he had sold it for Rs 9.2 lakhs his profit would have been thrice his loss. What was the cost price of the car (in Rs lakhs)?

A) 8.5 B) 8.75
C) 8.25 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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If 5A = 13B = 7C; find the value of A : B : C.

A) 91:35:65 B) 65:35:91
C) 35:91:65 D) 7:13:5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 91:35:65

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Q:

5% of 400000?

A) 4000 B) 16000
C) 8000 D) 20000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20000

Explanation:

5% of 400000

= 5 x 400000/100

= 20,000

 

Hence, 5% of 4,00,000 = 20,000

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Q:

One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill tank in 36 min, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in ?

A) 85 min B) 92 min
C) 187 min D) 144 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 144 min

Explanation:

Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x min.

Then, faster pipe will fill it in x/3 min.

1/x + 3/x = 1/36 

4/x = 1/36 => x = 144 min.
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