Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The sum of one-half, one-third and one-fourth of a number exceeds the number by 22. The number is

A) 264 B) 284
C) 215 D) 302
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 264

Explanation:

Let the number be 'x'. Then, from given data

x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = x+22
13x/12 = x+22
x = 264

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Q:

A person says that his son is 5 times as old as his daughter and his wife is 5 times older than his son and he is twice the age of his wife . The sum total of all the ages equals the age of the grand mother who celebrated her 81st birthday today. How old was his son?

A) 50 yrs B) 25 yrs
C) 72 yrs D) 40 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50 yrs

Explanation:

Let the daughter age be 'x'
Therefore, Son age = 5x, Mother age = 25x, Person age = 50x.

Thus we get, x+5x+25x+50x = 81
81x = 81
x = 1

Daughter's age = 1, Son's = 5, Mother's = 25, Person's age = 50.

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Q:

If w : 0.80 :: 9 : 6, w = ?

A) 2.5 B) 1.1
C) 3.3 D) 1.2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1.2

Explanation:
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Q:

If two fractions, each of which has a value between 0 and 1, are multiplied together, the product will be :

A) always greater than either of the original fractions B) always less than either of the original fractions
C) sometimes greater and sometimes less than either of the original fractions D) remains the same
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) always less than either of the original fractions

Explanation:

We can easily Answer this by taking some values.

 

The question states that the two fractions, each have values between 0 and 1.

Let us say one of the fraction is 1/2 and the other fraction is 1/3 .

The product of the two fractions is 1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6 .
 is lesser than both 1/2  and 1/3 .

So, the correct answer is that the product is always less than either of the original fractions

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Q:

How many ways are there to deal a five-card hand consisting of three eight's and two sevens?

A) 36 B) 72
C) 24 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

Explanation:

If a card hand that consists of four Queens and an Ace is rearranged, nothing has changed.

 

The hand still contains four Queens and an Ace. Thus, use the combination formula for problems with cards.

 

We have 4 eights and 4 sevens.

We want 3 eights and 2 sevens.

C(have 4 eights, want 3 eights) x C(have 4 sevens, want 2 sevens) 

C(4,3) x C(4,2) = 24

 

Therefore there are 24 different ways in which to deal the desired hand.

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Q:

In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ?

A) 186 B) 144
C) 136 D) 120
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120

Explanation:

In given word OLIVER there are 3 vowels E, I & O. These can be arranged in only one way as dictionary order E, I & O.

 

There are 6 letters in thegiven word.

 

First arrange 3 vowels.

 

This can be done in 6C3 ways and that too in only one way.(dictionary order E, I & O)

 

Remaining 3 letters can be placed in 3 places = 3! ways

 

Total number of possible ways of arranging letters of OLIVER = 3! x C36 ways = 6x5x4 = 120 ways.

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Q:

12 as a percentage?

A) 50% B) 5%
C) 0.5% D) 0.05%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50%

Explanation:

1/2 as a percentage means

1/2 = 0.5 in decimal

Now, in percentage means 0.5 x 100% = 50%.

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Q:

A shop keeper sells an article at a loss of 8%, but when he increases the selling price of the article by Rs. 164 he earns a profit of 2.25% on the cost price. If he sells the same article at Rs. 1760, what is his profit percentage?

A) 2.5% B) 5%
C) 10% D) 7.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10%

Explanation:

According to the given data,

Let Cost price of the article be 'cp'

Then,

102.25 cp - 92 cp = 164 x 100

10.25 cp = 16400

cp = 1600

Now, if he sells at Rs. 1760

Profit = 1760 - 1600 = 160

 

Profit% = 160/1600 x 100 = 10%.

 

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