Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Total number of students in 3 classes of a school is 333 . The number of students in class 1 and 2 are in 3:5 ratio and 2 and 3 class are 7:11 ratio . What is the strength of class that has highest number of students ?

A) 125 B) 155
C) 135 D) 165
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 165

Explanation:

Ratio C1:C2 = 3:5 and C2:C3 = 7:11
So C1:C2:C3 = 21 : 35 : 55
Let the strength of three classes are 21x, 35x and 55x respectively, then
Given that 21x + 35x + 55x = 333
=> 111x = 333 or x=3
So strength of the class with highest number of students =55x = 55x3 = 165.

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Q:

If an unbiased dice is rolled once, the odds in favour of getting a point which is multiple of 3 is:

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

Explanation:

Total number =6

Getting a 'multiple of 3' = 2 . So, probability = 2/6 =1/3

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Q:

If (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5 , then the value of ba is ?

A) 5 B) 4
C) 20 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

Explanation:

Given (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5
=> 10a + 15b = 115a - 69b
=> 105a = 84b => 5a = 4b
a/b = 4/5 => a=4 & b=5
=> bxa = 5x4 = 20.

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Q:

If radius and height of a cylinder increase by 20% and15% respectively. then what is the % change in curved surface area?

A) 41% B) 38%
C) 33% D) 44%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38%

Explanation:

% Change in Curved Surface Area is given by 

%Change in radius + %Change in height + %Change in radius × %Change in height 100  

+20 + 15 + 20×15100 = 38%

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Q:

A man could buy a certain number of notebooks for Rs.300. If each notebook cost is Rs.5 more, he could have bought 10 notebooks less for the same amount. Find the price of each notebook ?

A) 15 B) 20
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

Let the price of each note book be Rs.x.

Let the number of note books which can be brought for Rs.300 each at a price of Rs.x be y.

Hence xy = 300

=> y = 300/x

(x + 5)(y - 10) = 300 => xy + 5y - 10x - 50 = xy

=>5(300/x) - 10x - 50 = 0 => -150+x2+5x

multiplying both sides by -1/10x

=> x2+15x-10x-150=0

=> x(x + 15) - 10(x + 15) = 0

=> x = 10 or -15

As x>0, x = 10.

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Q:

John sells his laptop to Mark at a loss of 20% who subsequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25%. Kevin after finding some defect in the laptop, returns it to Mark but could recover only Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 he had paid. Find the amount of Kevin’s loss if John had paid Rs. 1,75,000 for the laptop ?

A) Rs.16,500 B) Rs.17,500
C) Rs.14,200 D) Rs.15,520
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.17,500

Explanation:

Let’s assume John bought the laptop for Rs. 100
He then sells it to Mark at a loss of 20% => Rs. 80,
Who consequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25% =>  Rs. 100
Then, Kevin sells it back to Mark for Rs. 90 (Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 that he had paid initially), so he suffers a loss of Rs. 10
Therefore, for Rs. 100 there is a loss of Rs. 10,
Then for Rs. 1,75,000 there will be a loss of Rs. 17,500.

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Q:

The inner circumference of a circular race track, 14m wide is 440m. Find the radius of the outer circle.

A) 84m B) 24m
C) 44m D) 54m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 84m

Explanation:

let inner radius be r meters. 

2πr=440r=440×744=70mradius of outer circle =70+14m  

 

Therefore, Radius of outer circle = 70 + 14 = 84m

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Q:

The certain worth of a certain sum due sometime hence is Rs. 1600 and the true discount is

Rs. 160. The banker's gain is:

A) 15 B) 16
C) 14 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

Explanation:

B.G. =(T.D.)^2/P.W.

      = Rs. (160*160)/1600 = Rs. 16.

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