6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how many ways can they travel?

A) 126	B) 240
C) 120	D) 260

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 126

Explanation:

There are 8 students and the maximum capacity of the cars together is 9.

We may divide the 8 students as follows

Case I: 5 students in the first car and 3 in the second Or

Case II: 4 students in the first car and 4 in the second

Hence, in Case I: 8 students are divided into groups of 5 and 3 in $8 C_{3}$ ways.

Similarly, in Case II: 8 students are divided into two groups of 4 and 4 in $8 C_{4}$ ways.

Therefore, the total number of ways in which 8 students can travel is

$8 C_{3} + 8 C_{4}$ = 56 + 70 = 126.

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Nine different letters of alphabet are given, words with 5 letters are formed from these given letters. Then, how many such words can be formed which have at least one letter repeated ?

A) 43929	B) 59049
C) 15120	D) 0

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 43929

Explanation:

Number of words with 5 letters from given 9 alphabets formed = $9^{5}$

Number of words with 5 letters from given 9 alphabets formed such that no letter is repeated is = $9 P_{5}$

Number of words can be formed which have at least one letter repeated = $9^{5} - 9 P_{5}$

= 59049 - 15120

= 43929

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Q:

The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 12% per annum is Rs 540. Find the amount of the bill and its present worth?

A) 1600	B) 7000
C) 6000	D) 6500

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6000

Explanation:

Let amount be Rs.x then,

[X * R * T] / [100 + (R * T)] = T.D

=> [x * 12 * (3/4)] / [100+(12 * 3/4)] =540

=> x = 6540

Amount = Rs.6540

P.W = Rs.(6540 -540) = Rs.6000

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Q:

A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of the member is the group is:

A) 57	B) 67
C) 77	D) 87

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 77

Explanation:

Money collected = (59.29 x 100) paise = 5929 paise.

Number of members = $\sqrt{5929}$ = 77.

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Q:

There are 1650 students in a college. The difference between the number of boys and girls in the college is 400. What is the percentage of girls in the college ?

A) 49	B) 34
C) 43	D) 38

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 38

Explanation:

Let no. of boys be 'B' and no. of girls be 'G'

Here from given data,

B + G = 1650 .....(1)

B - G = 400 .....(2)

From (1) & (2), we get

2B = 2050

=> B = 1025

=> G = 1650 - 1025 = 625

Hence, the % of girls = 625 x 100/1650

=> 38% (approx).

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Q:

The Number of times the digit 8 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is :

A) 100	B) 200
C) 300	D) 400

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 300

Explanation:

Since 8 does not occur in 1000, we have to count the number of times 8 occurs when we list the integers from 1 to 999. Any number between 1 and 999 is of the form xyz, where $0 \leq x, y, z \leq 9 .$

Let us first count the numbers in which 8 occurs exactly once.

Since 8 can occur atone place in $3 C_{1}$ ways. There are $3 x 9 x 9$ such numbers.

Next, 8 can occur in exactly two places in $3 C_{2} \times 9$ such numbers. Lastly, 8 can occur in all three digits in one number only.

Hence, the number of times 8 occur is

$1 \times (3 \times 9^{2}) + 2 \times (3 \times 9) + 3 \times 1 = 300$

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Q:

The probabiltiy that throw of two dice yields a total of 5 or 6 is:

A) 2/14	B) 5/18
C) 3/4	D) 1/4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/18

Explanation:

Total number of cases=36

Number of favourable cases(sum 5 or 6)=10

P(getting total of 5 or 6)=10/36=5/18

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Q:

What is the difference between the banker's discount and the true discount on Rs.8100 for 3 months at 5%

A) Rs. 2	B) Rs. 1.25
C) Rs. 2.25	D) Rs. 0.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 1.25

Explanation:

F = Rs. 8100

R = 5%

T = 3 months = 1/4 years

$B D = \frac{F T R}{100} = \frac{8100 \times \frac{1}{4} \times 5}{100} = R s . 101.25$

$T D = \frac{F T R}{100 + T R} = \frac{8100 \times \frac{1}{4} \times 5}{100 + (\frac{1}{4} \times 5)} = R s . 100$

Therefore BD - TD = 101.25-100 = Rs.1.25

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