Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a gain of 20% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 10%. If the customer pays Rs 874.8, what had it cost the wholesaler?

A) Rs 945 B) Rs 810
C) Rs 994 D) Rs 675
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 810

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If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A) 3/10, 7/10 B) 1/10, 9/10
C) 2/5, 3/5 D) 1/5, 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/10, 9/10

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Working 7 hours in a day, 4 men can do a piece of work in 8 days. Working 8 hours in a day, the required number of men to perform the same work in 4 days will be

A) 8 B) 4
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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wooden bowl is in shape of a hollow hemisphere of internal radius 9 cm and thickness 1 cm. Find the total surface area of the bowl?

A) 1376.58 sq cms B) 2064.87 sq cms
C) 344.15 sq cms D) 1197.42 sq cms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1197.42 sq cms

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When a number is increased by 18, it becomes 106% of itself. What is the number?

A) 300 B) 216
C) 270 D) 162
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 300

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The area of the circle with radius Y is W. The difference between the areas of the bigger circle (with radius Y) and that of the smaller circle (with radius X) is W'. So x/y is equal to

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Two points P and Q are at the distance of x and y (where y > x) respectively from the base of a building and on a straight line. If the angles of elevation of the top of the building from points P and Q are complementary, then what is the height of the building?

A) xy B) √( y/ x)
C) √( x/ y) D) √( xy)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) √( xy)

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Find the value of 200 x 20 x 2 x 0.2 x 0.02 x 0.002 = ?

A) 0.064 B) 0.64
C) 64 D) 640
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.064

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