Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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12 copies of a book were sold for Rs. 1800 thereby gaining cost price of 3 copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is

A) Rs. 120 B) Rs. 150
C) Rs. 1200 D) Rs. 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 120

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When a number is increased by 32, it becomes 116% of itself. What is the number?

A) 384 B) 480
C) 200 D) 288
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 200

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A man sells an article at a profit of 35%. If he had bought it for 15% less price and sold it for Rs. 32 less, then he would have gained 40%. What is the initial cost price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 250 B) 200
C) 300 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200

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What is the value of (4a2 - 9b2 )/(2a + 3b) is

A) 2a - 3b B) 2a + 3b
C) 2a D) 3b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2a - 3b

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Mohit and Anshu invested some money in a business in the ratio 8 : 15 respectively. After 9 months Mohit withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio 4 : 5, then for how many months did Anshu invest in the business?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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In the given figure, two identical circles of radius 4 cm touch each other. A and B are the centres of the two circles. If RQ is a tangent to the circle, then what is the length (in cm) of RQ?

A) 3√3 B) 2√6
C) 4√2 D) 6√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4√2

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One of the internal angle of a rhombus is 60° and length of its shorter diagonal is 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?

A) 64√3 sq cm B) 32√2 sq cm
C) 64√2 sq cm D) 32√3 sq cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32√3 sq cm

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Rs 10,200 has to be divided between A,B & C so that A gets 2/3 of what B gets and B gets 1/4 of what C gets. How much more does C get over A (in Rs)?

A) 6000 B) 7200
C) 1800 D) 1200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6000

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