Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 3/8 and 8/11 is:

A) 97/24 B) 24/97
C) 88/97 D) 97/88
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24/97

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A person driving at the speed of 40 kmph reaches office 1 minute early while he reaches 3 minutes late if driving at 36 kmph. What is the distance in km that she is covering?

A) 24 B) 28
C) 32 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

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B is thrice as efficient as A and C is 0.75 times as efficient as A. What is the ratio of number of days taken by A, B and C when they work individually?

A) 4:1:3 B) 3:1:4
C) 2:3:1 D) 5:1:2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3:1:4

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ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If cosX = 3/5, then what is the value of cosecZ ?

A) 3/4 B) 5/3
C) 4/5 D) 4/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/3

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Find the value of x if 1-x24 = 1318

A) 155 B) 157
C) 159 D) 161
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 155

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In a bag the ratio of red balls to green balls is 4 : 9. If 6 more green balls were added to the bag, the ratio of red balls to green balls would become 1 : 3. How many red balls are there in the bag?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 8 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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If the value of √42 is approximately 6.480, then what is the approximate value of √(6/7)?

A) 0.925 B) 0.935
C) 0.945 D) 0.955
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.925

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If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 4400 which is marked as Rs 5000, then what is the discount that he is offering?

A) 20% B) 12%
C) 15% D) 10%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12%

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