Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If 27% of an electricity bill is deducted, Rs 1825 is still to be paid. How much was the bill?

A) Rs 1437 B) Rs 2536
C) Rs 2500 D) Rs 1473
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 2500

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70% of the cost price of a article is equal to the 40% of its selling price. What is the profit or loss percentage?

A) 63% loss B) 70% loss
C) 75% profit D) 80% profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75% profit

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If Sin θ = 20/29, then what is the value of Cos θ?

A) 29/21 B) 21/29
C) 21/20 D) 20/29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21/29

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A trader had 630 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 15% profit and the rest at 8% profit, so that he made a total profit of 12%. How much rice (in kgs) did he sell at 8% profit?

A) 270 B) 300
C) 280 D) 290
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 270

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A trader had 16 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 17% profit and the rest at 27% profit, so that he made a total profit of 21%. How much wheat did he sell at 27% profit?

A) 960 kg B) 640 kg
C) 320 kg D) 1280 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 640 kg

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S, T and U together can complete a work in 30 days. If the ratio of efficiency of S, T and U is 20 : 15 : 12 respectively, then in how many days U alone can complete the same work?

A) 195/2 B) 235/2
C) 225/2 D) 215/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 235/2

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2/3 of a milk-water mixture was milk. There was 21 lit of the mixture. If 4 lit of water is added to it, the % of milk in the new mixture will be:

A) 56 B) 11
C) 44 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 56

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Q:

0.0245¯ written as a vulgar fraction in its simplest form = ?

A) 9/370 B) 27/1111
C) 27/1100 D) 9/37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 27/1100

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