Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?

68 x ? - 3421 = 591

A) 3249 B) 3481
C) 3364 D) 3136
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3481

Explanation:

68 x ? - 3421 = 591? = 4012/68? = 59 x 59? = 3481

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A word consists of 9 letters; 5 consonants and 4 vowels.Three letters are choosen at random. What is the probability that more than one vowel will be selected ?

A) 13/42 B) 17/42
C) 5/42 D) 3/14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 17/42

Explanation:

3 letters can be choosen out of 9 letters in 9C3 ways.

 

More than one vowels ( 2 vowels + 1 consonant  or  3 vowels ) can be choosen in (4C2*5C1)+4C3 ways

 

Hence,required probability = 4C2*5C1+4C39C3 = 17/42

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Q:

How many lines can you draw using 3 non collinear (not in a single line) points A, B and C on a plane?

A) 3 B) 6
C) 2 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:

You need two points to draw a line. The order is not important. Line AB is the same as line BA. The problem is to select 2 points out of 3 to draw different lines. If we proceed as we did with permutations, we get the following pairs of points to draw lines.

 

AB , AC

 

BA , BC

 

CA , CB

 

There is a problem: line AB is the same as line BA, same for lines AC and CA and BC and CB.

 

The lines are: AB, BC and AC ; 3 lines only.

 

So in fact we can draw 3 lines and not 6 and that's because in this problem the order of the points A, B and C is not important.

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Q:

The perimeter of a square is 22 cm. Find its area (in cm2).

 

A) 60.5 B) 22.5  
C) 45   D) 30.25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30.25

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Q:

What is the least number of squares tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15.17 m long and 9.02 m broad?

A) 814 B) 714
C) 614 D) 713
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 814

Explanation:

Length of largest tile = H.C.F. of 1517 cm and 902 cm = 41 cm. 

Area of each tile = 41×41cm2  

Required number of tiles  = 1517×90241×41= 814

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The area of a circular field is 13.86 hectares. Find the cost of fencing it at the rate of Rs. 4.40 per metre.

A) 2808 B) 3808
C) 4808 D) 5808
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5808

Explanation:

Area = (13.86 x 10000) sq.m = 138600 sq.m

 

πR2=138600R2=138600×722R=210m 

 

Circumference = 2πR2=2×227×210=1320m 

 

Cost of fencing = Rs. (1320 x 4.40) = Rs. 5808.

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Q:

In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water ? (Weight in gm)

A) 80% B) 70%
C) 75% D) 62%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 80%

Explanation:

Water in 60 gm mixture=60 x 75/100 = 45 gm. and Milk = 15 gm.

 

After adding 15 gm. of water in mixture, total water = 45 + 15 = 60 gm and weight of a mixture = 60 + 15 = 75 gm.

 

So % of water = 100 x 60/75 = 80%.

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Q:

The length of a diagonal in cm of a rectangle of length 9 cm and width 5 cm is

 

A) 106 B) ±106
C) 2√14 D) ±214
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 106

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