Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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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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What is the area (in sq cm) of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm?

A) 77 B) 38.5
C) 44 D) 88
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38.5

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tan3A is equal to

A) 3tanA -­ tan3A(1 -­ 3tan2A) B) 3tanA + tan3A(1 -­ 3tan2A)
C) 3tanA -­ tan3A(1 + 3tan2A) D) 3tanA + tan3A(1 + 3tan2A)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3tanA -­ tan3A(1 -­ 3tan2A)

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The marked price of a pen is Rs 3000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15% and a% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs 2142 for the pen, then what is the value (in percentage) of a?

 

A) 16   B) 14  
C) 18   D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16  

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What is the difference of the cube and square of the common root of (x2 – 8x + 15) = 0 and (y2 + 2y – 35) = 0?

A) 76 B) 100
C) 294 D) 318
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 100

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Which one of the following is the minimum value of the sum of two integers whose product is 24?

A) 25 B) 11
C) 8 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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If 177 is divided into 3 parts in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3: 4/5, then the second part is

A) 75 B) 45
C) 72 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

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If y=2-x1+x, then what is the value of 1y+1 + 2y+1y2-1 ?

A) (1+x)(2-x)2x-1 B) (1-x)(2+x)x-1
C) (1+x)(2-x)1-2x D) (1+x)(1-2x)2-x
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1+x)(2-x)1-2x

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