Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The Manager of a company accepts only one employees leave request for a particular day. If five employees namely Roshan, Mahesh, Sripad, Laxmipriya and Shreyan applied for the leave on the occasion of Diwali. What is the probability that Laxmi priya’s leave request will be approved ?

A) 1 B) 1/5
C) 5 D) 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/5

Explanation:

Number of applicants = 5
On a day, only 1 leave is approved.
Now favourable events =  1 of 5 applicants is approved
Probability that Laxmi priya's leave is granted = 1/5.

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A passenger train covers the distance between station K and L, 40 minutes faster than a goods train. Find this distance between K and L if the average speed of the passenger train is 50 km/h and that of goods train is 30 km/h?

A) 50 kms B) 48 kms
C) 46 kms D) 44 kms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50 kms

Explanation:

Let the distance be 'd' kms.

According to the given data,

d30 - d50 = 4060 hrs=> 6d = 300=> d = 50 kms.

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You deposit $300 in a savings account that pays 4% simple annual interest. Find your account balance after 9 months.

A) 309 B) 409
C) 609 D) 509
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 309

Explanation:

A = P + Prt

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Q:

The difference between 4632 and 20000 is what number

A) 15368 B) 12652
C) 14562 D) 14965
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15368

Explanation:

The difference between 4632 and 20000 is given by subtracting smaler number from the bigger number.

Here the bigger number is 20000

Smaller number is 4632

Now, subtracting 4632 from 20000

20000 - 4632 = 15368 and the resut is an even number.

 

Hence, The difference between 4632 and 20000 is 15368 and is an even number.

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Q:

A Conical tent was erected by the army at a base camp with height 3 m and base diameter 10 m. If every person requires 3.92 cu.m air, then how many persons can be seated in that tent approximately?

A) 20 B) 19
C) 17 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

Explanation:

Given height of the conical tent = 3 m

Diameter = 10 => Radius = D/2 = 10/2 = 5 m 

Now, as the tent is in the conical form

Volume of the conical tent = πr2h3 

=> (22 x 5 x 5 x 3) / (7 x 3) 

= 22 x 25/7 

= 78.54 cu.m 

Given each person requires 3.92 cu.m of air 

=> Number of persons can be seated in the tent = 78.54/3.92 = 20.03 =~ 20

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Q:

Goldenrod and No Hope are in a horse race with 6 contestants. How many different arrangements of finishes are there if No Hope always finishes before Goldenrod and if all of the horses finish the race?

A) 720 B) 360
C) 120 D) 640
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 360

Explanation:

Two horses A and B, in a race of 6 horses... A has to finish before B

 

if A finishes 1... B could be in any of other 5 positions in 5 ways and other horses finish in 4! Ways, so total ways 5*4!

 

if A finishes 2... B could be in any of the last 4 positions in 4 ways. But the other positions could be filled in 4! ways, so the total ways 4*4!

 

if A finishes 3rd... B could be in any of last 3 positions in 3 ways, but the other positions could be filled in 4! ways, so total ways 3*4!

 

if A finishes 4th... B could be in any of last 2 positions in 2 ways, but the other positions could be filled in 4! ways, so total ways... 2 * 4! 

 

if A finishes 5th .. B has to be 6th and the top 4 positions could be filled in 4! ways..

 

A cannot finish 6th, since he has to be ahead of B

 

Therefore total number of ways = 5*4! + 4*4! + 3*4! + 2*4! + 4! = 120 + 96 + 72 + 48 + 24 = 360

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The sum of a fraction and its reciprocal is 113/56. Find the fraction.

 

A) 7/8   B) 5/8  
C) 8/9   D) 3/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7/8  

Explanation:
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Q:

Simplyfiy : 314÷114-12212-14+16

A) 78 B) 88
C) 98 D) 108
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 78

Explanation:

Given exp =134÷54-1252-3-212134÷54-1252-112

 

134÷54-1230-112 = 134÷54-2924

 

 = 134÷30-2924=78

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