Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Sum of twice a fraction and its reciprocal is 17/6. What is the fraction?

A) 4/3 B) 5/4
C) 3/4 D) 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3/4

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The population of a town is 350000. It increases annually at the rate of 20%. What will be the population after 2 years?

A) 490000 B) 497000
C) 504000 D) 508000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 504000

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If selling price of 39 articles is equal to the cost price of 42 articles, then what will be the profit percentage?

 

A) 8.33 B) 7.69
C)  9.09 D) 11.33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.69

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The shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The difference in their selling price is

A) Rs. 9.8 B) Rs. 16.8
C) Rs. 22.4 D) Rs. 36.4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 9.8

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What least number must be subtracted from 210, so that the sum is completely divisible by 11?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

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If A is 6 times more than B, then by what percentage is B is less than A?

A) 64.82 B) 83.33
C) 28.56 D) 85.71
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 85.71

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Calculate the value of 0.77777 + 0.7777 + 0.777 + 0.77 + 0.7 + 0.07.

A) 3.86274 B) 3.80247
C) 3.85274 D) 3.87247
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3.87247

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The area and the length of one of the diagonals of a rhombus is 84 cm² and 7 cm respectively. Find the length of its other diagonal (in cm).

A) 12 B) 24
C) 48 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24

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