Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Water flows into a tank 200 m x 160 m through a rectangular pipe of 1.5m x 1.25 m @ 20 kmph . In what time (in minutes) will the water rise by 2 meters?

A) 92min B) 93min
C) 95min D) 96min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 96min

Explanation:

Volume required in the tank = (200 x 150 x 2) cu.m = 60000 cu.m 

Length of water column flown in1 min =(20 x 1000)/60 m =1000/3 m 

Volume flown per minute = 1.5 x 1.25 x (1000/3) cu.m= 625 cu.m. 

Required time = (60000/625)min = 96min

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Q:

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together

A) 50000 B) 40500
C) 5040 D) 50400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 50400

Explanation:

In the word 'CORPORATION', we treat the vowels OOAIO as one letter.

 

Thus, we have CRPRTN (OOAIO).

 

This has 7 (6 + 1) letters of which R occurs 2 times and the rest are different.

 

Number of ways arranging these letters =7!/2!= 2520.

 

Now, 5 vowels in which O occurs 3 times and the rest are different, can be arranged in 3!/5!= 20 ways.

 

Required number of ways = (2520 x 20) = 50400.

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A women goes to market with Rs.500 to buy oranges.the prices of the oranges have decreased by 10% so he could buy 2kg more with the amount she had.What was the original price of the oranges ?

A) 22.77 B) 25.77
C) 27.77 D) 29.77
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 27.77

Explanation:

If the price of the oranges decreases by 10%, the woman would save 10% of the money that is Rs.50 to buy the same amount as before.Now in Rs. 50 she can buy 2 kg more, therefore the current price of 1 kg of oranges is Rs25.Now, this current price is after 10% reduction.

 

 

 

Therefore, the original price =  25/0.9  = Rs. 27.77

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Q:

An exhibition was conducted for 4 weeks. The number of tickets sold in 2nd workweek was increased by 20% and increased by 16% in the 3rd workweek but decreased by 20% in the 4th workweek. Find the number of tickets sold in the beginning, if 1392 tickets were sold in the last week ?

A) 1124 B) 1420
C) 1345 D) 1250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1250

Explanation:

Let initially 'X' ticket has been sold.
So now in 2nd week 20% increases, so
=> X x 120/100
In 3rd week 16% increases, so
=> X x (120/100) x (116/100)
In 4th week 20% decrease, so
=> X x (120/100) x (116/100) x (80/100) = 1392
X = 1250.

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Q:

The sum of 3rd and 15th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of 6th, 11th and 13th elements of the same progression. Then which element of the series should necessarily be equal to zero ?

A) 14th element B) 9th element
C) 12th element D) 7th element
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12th element

Explanation:

If we consider the third term to be ‘x”
The 15th term will be (x + 12d)
6th term will be (x + 3d)
11th term will be (x + 8d) and
13th term will be (x + 10d).
Thus, as per the given condition, 2x + 12d = 3x + 21d.Or x + 9d = 0.
x + 9d will be the 12th term.

Thus, 12th term of the A.P will be zero.

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Q:

The calendar of year 1989 was same as which year?

A) 1978 B) 1970
C) 1980 D) 1985
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1978

Explanation:

 

Given year 1989, when divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 1.

NOTE: When remainder is 1, 11 is subtracted to the given year to get the result.

So, 1989 - 11 = 1978

 

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Q:

If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in one hour?

A) 30 B) 3000
C) 18 D) 1800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1800

Explanation:

If an object travels at 5 feet per second it covers 5x60 feet in one minute, and 5x60x60 feet in one hour.

 

 

 

Answer = 1800 

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Q:

The present worth of a sum due sometime hence is Rs. 576 and the banker's gain is Rs.

16. The true discount is:

A) 78 B) 96
C) 105 D) 85
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 96

Explanation:

T.D. = P.W. x B.G. = 576 x 16 = 96.

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