Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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I gain 19% if I sell an article for Rs. 595. What would be my gain or loss percentage if I sell it for Rs. 475?

A) Gain 5% B) Loss 5%
C) Loss 10% D) Gain 10%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Loss 5%

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If cos 45° - sec 60° = x, then the value of x is

A) (√3-4)/2√3 B) 1
C) (1-2√2)/√2 D) (√3+√2)/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1-2√2)/√2

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Q:

Find the least common multiple of 15 and 12?

A) 3 B) 12
C) 30 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

Explanation:

The least common multiple of 12 and 15 is

12 = 2 x 2 x 3

15 = 3 x 5

 

LCM of 12 and 15 is  2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 60.

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A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. All three of them starts together but after 2 days A leaves the job and B left the job 3 days before the work was completed. C completed the remaining work alone. In how many days was the total work completed?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Q:

In a 900 meters race, Sathish beats Kiran by 270 meters and Rahul by 340 meters. By how many meters does Kiran beat Rahul in the same race?

A) 140 B) 20
C) 100 D) 70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100

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Q:

75 pupils from a school appeared for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and five pupils less than the first school passed. The pass % of in the second school was :

A) 75% B) 84%
C) 72% D) 64.7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 64.7%

Explanation:

no of pupils pupil from first school for examination= 75
No. of pupil passed = 80% of 75 = 60
No. of pupil from second school = 85
No .of pupil passed from 2nd school = 55
Pass % from second school = 55/85 X 100 = 64.70%

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Q:

What is the HCF (highest common factor) of 133 and 112?

A) 15 B) 7
C) 19 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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Q:

In a computer game, there are builders and destroyers. Together there are 20 of them. Some of them try to build a wall around a castle while the rest try to demolish it. Each of the builders can build the wall alone in 15 hours while any of the destroyers can demolish it in 10 hours. If all 20 builders and destroyers are made active when there is no wall and the wall gets built in 3 hours, how many of them are destroyers?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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