Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question ?

52.5% of 800 + 30.5% of 2800 = ? + 87.30

A) 1096.30 B) 1226.70
C) 1124.20 D) 1186.70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1186.70

Explanation:

52.5% of 800 + 30.5% of 2800 = ? + 87.30

420 + 854 - 87.30 = ?

1274 - 87.30 = ?

? = 1186.70

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Q:

7, 11, 19, 35, ?

Find the next number in the given number series?

A) 131 B) 94
C) 83 D) 67
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 67

Explanation:

Here the given series 7, 11, 19, 35, ?

follows a pattern that (x 2 - 3) i.e,

7

7 x 2 - 3 = 11

11 x 2 - 3 = 19

19 x 2 - 3 = 35

35 x 2 - 3 = 67

67 x 2 - 3 = 131

 

Hence the next number in the given number series is 67.

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Q:

Find the sum of the Arithmetic Series upto 36 terms

2, 5, 8, 11,...

A) 3924 B) 1962
C) 1684 D) 1452
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1962

Explanation:

Arithmetic Series ::

 

An Arithmetic Series is a series of numbers in which each term increases by a constant amount.

 

How to find the sum of the Arithmetic Sequence or Series for the given Series ::

 

When the series contains a large amount of numbers, its impractical to add manually. You can quickly find the sum of any arithmetic sequence by multiplying the average of the first and last term by the number of terms in the sequence.

 

That is given by Sn = n(a1 + an)2 Where n = number of terms, a1 = first term, an = last term

 

Here Last term is given by an = a1 + n-1d where d = common difference

 

Now given Arithmetic Series is 

 

2, 5, 8, 11,...

 

Here a1 = 2,  d = 3, n = 36 

 

Now, an= a1 + n - 1d a36= 2 + 36 - 13 = 105 + 2 = 107 

 

Now, Sum to 36 terms is given by

 

S36 = 36(2 + 107)2 = 36 x 1092 = 39242 = 1962

 

 

 

Therefore, Sum to 36 terms of the series 2, 5, 8, 11,... is 1962.

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Q:

Find the odd man out.

331, 482, 551, 263, 383, 362, 284

A) 263 B) 383
C) 331 D) 551
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 383

Explanation:

In each number except 383, the product of first and third digits is the middle one.

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Q:

3125  256  ?  4  1

Which number replaces the "?" in the question?

A) 27 B) 128
C) 32 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 27

Explanation:

In the given series numbers are arranged following the rule,

55,44, 33, 22, 11

 Therefore, the missing number is 27.

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Q:

If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as :

A) 4% of a B) 6% of a
C) 8% of a D) 10% of a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4% of a

Explanation:

20% of a = b 

=> (20/100) * a = b 

 b% of 20 =(b/100) x 20 = [(20a/100)  / 100] x 20= 4a/100 = 4% of a.

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Q:

Insert the missing number.

8, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 17, 22, (....)

A) 20 B) 22
C) 24 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

Explanation:

There are two series (8, 11, 14, 17, 20) and (7, 12, 17, 22) increasing by 3 and 5 respectively.

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Q:

Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads. 

Cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pairs of gloves.

Cost of 3 pairs of gloves = cost of 2 cricket bats.

If a cricket bat costs Rs 54, what is the cost of a cricket ball. 

A) Rs 12 B) Rs 16
C) Rs 14 D) Rs 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 16

Explanation:

3 pairs of gloves = 2 x 54 = 108 ; 1 pairs of gloves = 36
3 pairs of leg pads = 2 x 36 = 1 pairs of leg pads = 24
3 cricket balls = 2 x 24 = 48
cost of 1 cricket ball = 16;

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