Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

445 of 229.79 = ? of 2398.51

A) 23/50 B) 36/49
C) 33/41 D) 29/47
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23/50

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445 of 229.79 = ? of 2398.51

 

245 x 230 = ? x 240024 x 46 = ? x 2400? = 46/100 ? = 2350

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A swimming pool is filled in 10 hours by three tankers A, B and C. The tanker C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will tanker A alone take to fill the swimming pool?

A) 90 hours B) 40 hours
C) 70 hours D) 80 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70 hours

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Oil equal to 20% of the weight of ground nut is extracted in a mill. The matter left after extraction is sold as cattle feed at the rate of Rs 12.5/kg. The groundnuts are bought at Rs 20/kg. The processing cost is Rs 5/kg. At what price (Rs per kg) should the oil be sold to earn 20% profit on total costs (Total cost = Cost of groundnuts and Processing costs)?

A) 250 B) 150
C) 200 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100

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Q:

If cosecA + cotA = x, then value of x is

A) 1/(cosecA - cotA) B) 1/(secA - tanA)
C) 1/(secA - cosA) D) 1/(sinA - cosA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/(cosecA - cotA)

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Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 1200. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 10 children what is the discount the group gets?

A) 25.95 percent B) 24.59 percent
C) 25.77 percent D) 31.60 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24.59 percent

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In the given figure, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon of side 12 cm. P, Q and R are the mid points of the sides AB, CD and EF respectively. What is the area (in sq.cm) of triangle PQR?

A) 27√6 B) 81√3
C) 54√3 D) 54√6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 81√3

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Q:

A merchant buys 25 litres of milk daily at the rate of Rs.12 per litre. He mixes 5 litres of water in it and sells at the rate Rs.10.40 per litre. His gain/loss is:

A) 8% profit B) 2% profit
C) 4% profit D) 6% profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4% profit

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A man starts running from point P at 11:00 a.m. with a speed of 10 km/hr. He runs for 2 hours and then takes a 1 hour rest. He continues this till he is caught by another man who starts at 2:00 p.m. from point P and runs non-stop at a speed of 15 km/hr towards the first man. At what time (in p.m.) will the first man be caught?

A) 6:20 B) 4:40
C) 6:00 D) 5:30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4:40

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