Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

A) 518 km B) 432 km
C) 648 km D) 346 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 432 km

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A man travels 800 km in partly by rail and partly by steamer. He spends 7 hours more time on steamer. If the velocity of the steamer is 20 km/hr and the velocity of rail is 55 km/hr, how much distance does he cover by steamer?

A) 316 km B) 379 km
C) 474 km D) 569 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 316 km

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If a - b = -5 and a2+b2=73, then find ab.

A) 35 B) 14
C) 50 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24

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Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

A) ADG B) HKN
C) ORU D) BDF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BDF

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A dealer marks a washing machine for Rs. 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it. Find the selling price

A) 6850 B) 7050
C) 7250 D) 6950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7050

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The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is

A) 12 B) 14
C) 24 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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If Rs. 10000 amounts to Rs. 11664 invested in compound interest(compounded annually) for two years then the annual rate of compound interest is

A) 10% B) 9%
C) 8% D) 6%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8%

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The average age of 24 students is 12 years. It was observed that while calculating the average age, the age of a student was taken as 14 years instead of 8 years. What will be the correct average age (in years)?

A) 11.25 B) 11.5
C) 11.75 D) 12.25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11.75

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