Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is

A) 56 B) 78
C) 70 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 78

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Four numbers, when arranged in ascending order, are w, x, y and z. The average of the smallest three numbers is 18, while the average of the largest three was 22. What is the range of the data?

A) 10 B) 12
C) 13 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 8. If we add 36 to the number, the new number obtained is a number formed by interchange of the digits. What is the number?

A) 26 B) 62
C) 34 D) 43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 26

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If x2 + ax + b, when divided by x + 3, leaves a remainder of -1 and x2 + bx + a, when divided by x - 3, leaves a remainder of 39, then a+ b = ?

 

A) -14 B) -38
C) 14 D) 38
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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A person bought an item for Rs. 1500 and sold it at a profit of 12%. What was the selling price of the item?

A) Rs. 1800 B) Rs. 1620
C) Rs. 1662 D) Rs. 1680
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 1680

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A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 8% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights, his total gain in percentage is

A) 16.25 B) 16.44
C) 16.75 D) 16.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16.44

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If 1 dupatta is offered free on purchase of 4 dupattas priced Rs 1300 each what is the effective discount on each dupatta?

A) 66.67 percent B) 20 percent
C) 25 percent D) 12.5 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20 percent

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When 2x + 2x = 3, then x3 + 1x + 2 value is

A) 2/7 B) 7/8
C) 7/2 D) 8/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7/8

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