Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A shopkeeper has a job to print certain number of documents and there are three machines P, Q and R for this job. P can complete the job in 3 days, Q can complete the job in 4 days and R can complete the job in 6 days. How many days the shopkeeper will it take to complete the job if all the machines are used simultaneously ?

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

Explanation:

Let the total number of documents to be printed be 12.

 The number of documents printed by P in 1 day = 4.

 The number of documents printed by Q in 1 day = 3.

 The number of documents printed by R in 1 day = 2.

 
Thus, the total number of documents that can be printed by all the machines working simultaneously in a single day = 9.

 

Therefore, the number of days taken to complete the whole work = 12/9 = 4/3 days.

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A takes 24 day in completing a work alone. Time taken by A in completing 1/3rd of the work is equal to the time taken by B in completing half of the work. How many days will be taken in completing the work if both A & B start working together?

A) 21/3 days B) 48 days
C) 40 days D) 48/5 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 48/5 days

Explanation:

Ans. 
Time taken by A to complete a work alone - 24 days
Time taken by A in completing 1/3 of work = 24*1/3= 8 Days
8 day = time taken by B in completing 1/2 of work
B alone can complete the work = 16 days
The required time in completing the work if both A & B start working together?
16*24 / 40 = 48/5 Days

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Q:

If there are 17 randomly placed dots on a circle,how many lines can you form using any 2 dots?

A) 126 B) 130
C) 136 D) 120
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 136

Explanation:

17C2 = 136 (combination)

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Give an investment of $13200,compound amount of $22680.06 invested for 8 years,what is the interest rate if interest rate is compounded anually?

A) 6% B) 5%
C) 7% D) 8%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7%

Explanation:

M = p(1+i)^n

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Find the probability that it is either white or red ball when,one ball is drawn at random in a bag that contains 3 black,4 white and 5 red balls

A) 0.5 B) 0.75
C) 0.25 D) 0.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.75

Explanation:

P(red ball) = 5/12

P(white ball) = 4/12

P(red or white ball) = 5/12 + 4/12 = 3/4 = 0.75

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Avinash gave a sum of 5400 at the simple rate of interest of 8% to Rajeev for 4 years and Rajeev gave this amount to Chanukya at the rate of 6% for 4 years. Find how much extra amount has to be paid by Rajeev to Avinash after 4 years?

A) Rs. 364 B) Rs. 432
C) Rs. 498 D) Rs. 554
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 432

Explanation:

Here Avinash gave to Rajeev and Rajeev gave the same to Chanukya

Principal amount and Time is same but the only difference is Rate of interest.

Rajeev took @ 8% and gave it to Chanukya @ 6%

Here the difference in interest rate = 2%

2% of 5400 should be the extra amount paid by Rajeev to Avinash

Required amount = 2 x 5400 x 4100 = 432

 

Hence, Rs. 432 is the extra amount has to be paid by Rajeev to Avinash after 4 years.

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An engineering student has to secure 24% marks to pass. He gets 61 and fails by 29 marks. What is the maximum marks for that exam?

A) 375 marks B) 400 marks
C) 425 marks D) 450 marks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 375 marks

Explanation:
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Q:

A number is 2 more than thrice the second number and 4 times the smaller number is 5 more than the greater number. What is greater number  ?

A) 7 B) 23
C) 9 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23

Explanation:

Let the greater and smaller number be p and q respectively.

4q = p + 5 ------ (I)

p = 3q+2 ------- (II)

From equation (I) and (II)

q = 7

p = 23

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