Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A) 56.25 percent B) 18 percent
C) 28.13 percent D) 36 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36 percent

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Two shirts are bought at the rate of Rs 400 each. Shopkeeper sells one at the profit of 150% and other at the loss of 150%. What will be the total profit or loss in the whole transaction?

A) Loss of Rs 50 B) No profit/loss
C) Profit of Rs 25 D) Loss of Rs 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) No profit/loss

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A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. All three of them starts together but after 2 days A leaves the job and B left the job 3 days before the work was completed. C completed the remaining work alone. In how many days was the total work completed?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Q:

What is the HCF (highest common factor) of 133 and 112?

A) 15 B) 7
C) 19 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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Q:

Find the least common multiple of 15 and 12?

A) 3 B) 12
C) 30 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

Explanation:

The least common multiple of 12 and 15 is

12 = 2 x 2 x 3

15 = 3 x 5

 

LCM of 12 and 15 is  2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 60.

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Q:

37 trees are planted in a straight line such that distance between any two consecutive trees is same. A car takes 20 seconds to reach the 13th tree. How much more time (in seconds) will it take to reach the last tree?

A) 36 B) 40
C) 57 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

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Q:

A water tank has holes. The 1st hole alone empties the tank in 9 min and 2nd hole alone empties the tank in 6 min. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how many min does it take if both the holes together empty the tank?

A) 3 3/5 B) 3/5
C) 3 1/5 D) 3 2/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 3/5

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Q:

A thief drives his motor cycle at a speed of x kmph. The Policemen started chasing him in a jeep after 4 hrs and catches in 4 hrs. If the speed of jeep of policemen is 40 kmph, then calculate the speed of thief's motorcycle in kmph?

A) 30 B) 36
C) 45 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20

Explanation:

Given that, speed of thief motorcycle is x kmph .

 

Given that, policemen started chasing him after 4 hours and catches him in 4 hours.

Distance travelled by the thief in 4 + 4 = 8 hours is d = s t 

=> d = 8x kms

 

Distance covered by the police in 4 hours is

D = 4 x 40 = 160 kms

 

To catch the thief, distance covered by the thief is equal to distance covered by the police .

 

Therefore,

d = D

 

d = 8x = 160 

x = 160/8 = 20

x = 20 kmph

 

Hence, the speed of thief's motorcycle is 20 km/hr.

 

 

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