Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Every year before the festive season,a shopkeeper increases the price of the product by 35% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 15% respectively.what is percentage loss and percentage gain ?

A) 3.27 % loss B) 4.15 % loss
C) 3.27 % gain D) 4.15 % gain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3.27 % gain

Explanation:

Let cp= 100,
35 % increase in sp=135
10 % discount in 135((135*10)/100)=13.5
so 1st sp=(135-13.5)=121.5, again 15 % discount in 1st sp((121.5*15)/100)=18.225
2nd sp=(121.5-18.225)=103.275,

so finally cp=100,sp=103.275 ,gain by 3.27%

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Q:

The average of six numbers is 3.95. The average of two of them is 3.4, while the average of the other two is 3.85. What is the average of the remaining two numbers ?

A) 3.6 B) 4.6
C) 6.5 D) 7.3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4.6

Explanation:

 Sum of the remaining two numbers = (3.95 * 6) - [(3.4 * 2) + (3.85 * 2)]

                                                   = 23.70 - (6.8 + 7.7) = 23.70 - 14.5 = 9.20.

Required average = (9.2 / 2) =  4.6.

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Q:

Consider the following inequalities in respect of any triangle ABC:

1) AC –AB < BC

2) BC –AC < AB

3) AB –BC < AC

Which of the above are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

AC-AB<BC Or AB+BC>AC

BC-AC<AB Or AB+AC>BC

AB-BC<AC Or AC+BC>AB

Sum of 2 sides of triangle is always greater than the third side

So all three statements are true

 

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Q:

The average price of 10 books is Rs. 12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs. 11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what ia the pice of each of these two books ?

A) 16,12 B) 10,16
C) 23,9 D) 8,7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10,16

Explanation:

Total pice of the two books = Rs. [(12 x 10) - (11.75 x 8)]

 

                                          = Rs. (120 - 94) = Rs. 26.

 

let the price of one book be Rs. x

 

Then, the price of other book = Rs. (x + 60% of x) = Rs.(x+(3/5)x) = Rs. (8/5)x

 

So,  x+(8/5)x =26 <=> x =10

 

The prices of the two books are Rs. 10 and Rs. 16

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Q:

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

A) 15 B) 16
C) 18 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

Explanation:

Let C.P. of each article be Re. 1 C.P. of x articles = Rs. x

S.P. of x articles = Rs. 20. 

Profit = Rs. (20 - x). 

20-xx*100=25 

=> 2000 - 100x = 25x 

=> 125x=2000 

=> x=16

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Q:

The perimeter of a square is 26 cm. Find its area (in cm2).

 

A) 42.25   B) 84.5  
C) 39.25   D) 78.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 42.25  

Explanation:
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Q:

How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide ever 64 minutes?

A) 32 8/11 B) 33 8/11
C) 34 8/11 D) 35 8/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 32 8/11

Explanation:

55min spaces are covered in 60min

60 min. spaces are covered in (60/55 x 60) min= 65+5/11 min.

loss in 64min=(65+5/11)- 64 =16/11

Loss in 24 hrs (16/11 x 1/64 x 24 x 60) min= 32 8/11.

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Q:

Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.

(A) Neurologist

(B) Dentist

(C) Architect

(D) Paediatrician

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

Explanation:
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