Arithmetical Reasoning Questions

Q:

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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O and O' are the center of the two circles with radii 7cm and 9cm respectively. The distance between the centers is 20cm. If PQ be the transverse common tangent to the circles, which cuts OO' at X, what is the length of O'X in cm ?

A) 10 B) 6
C) 35/4 D) 45/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45/4

Explanation:

As clear from the figure itself, triangle OQX and triangle O'PX are similar.

So,

OQ/O'P = OX/O'X

=> OX = (7/9)xO'X

And since, OX + O'X = 20

=> (7/9)xO'X + O'X = 20

=> O'X = 45/4

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There are two examinations rooms P and Q. If 10 students are sent from P to Q, then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from Q to P, then the number of students in P is double the number of students in Q. The number of students in room Q is ?

A) 100 B) 70
C) 120 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

Explanation:

If 'k' is number of students in P and 'l' is number of students in Q, then
From the given conditions, we have
=> k - 10 = l + 10 .......(1)
=> k + 20 = 2(l - 20) ....(2)

Solving these eqns, we get
k = 100 and l = 80.
Therefore, number of students in class Q is 80.

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Q:

What is the time required to punch 1500 cards of 45 column each at the rate of 9,000 punches per hour ?

A) 8 hrs B) 7 hrs 15 min
C) 7 hrs 30 min D) 8 hrs 20 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7 hrs 30 min

Explanation:

Total number of cards = 1500
total columns = 45
so, total punches=1500 x 45 = 67500
for 1 hour if we make 9000 punches,
we require 67500/9000 = 7.5
so 7hours:30mins.

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Q:

If x = √8 - √7, y = √6 - √5 and z = √10 - 3, which of the following is true  ?

A) x > y < z B) x < y < z
C) x > y > z D) z < x < y
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) z < x < y

Explanation:

x = √8 - √7 = 1/(√8 + √7) and y = √6 - √5 = 1/(√6 + √5) and z = √10 - 3 = 1/(√10 + 3)

As (√8 + √7) > (√6 + √5), (√8 - √7) < (√6 - √5)

As (√10 + 3) > (√8 + √7) > (√6 + √5)

z < x < y.

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Q:

Which statement best compares a line and a point?

A) A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension. B) A line can have line segments on it whereas a point cannot be on any line segment.
C) point is a location whereas a line has several planes located on it D) A line can lie on a plane whereas a point cannot lie on a plane.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension.

Explanation:

A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension is the statement that best compares a line and a point.

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Q:

In a note collection, there is one new Rs.2000 note for every three old Rs.500 notes. 10 more new Rs.2000 notes are added to the collection and the ratio of new Rs.2000 notes to old Rs.500 notes would be 1: 2. Based on the information, the total number of notes in the collection now becomes?

A) 60 B) 30
C) 70 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 90

Explanation:

Let 'x' be the number of new Rs.2000 notes.

Given for one new 2000 note there are three old 500 notes.

i.e, 3x


Given 10 more new Rs.2000 notes are added to the collection
and the ratio of new Rs.2000 notes to old Rs.500 notes 


x+103x=12x=20

Therefore, number of new Rs.2000 notes =  x+10 = 30.

old Rs.500 notes = 3x = 60.

Thus, the total number of notes in the collection  = 30 + 60 = 90.

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Q:

Virus doubles every 3 mins. It is 'K' in 1 hour, when was it K/4 ?

A) 29 min B) 25 min
C) 54 min D) 57 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 54 min

Explanation:

If virus is K in 1hr i.e 60 min
then in 57 min it was K/2 as it doubles every 3 minutes
=> In 54 min it was K/4.
At 54 minutes it was K/4.

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