Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A person driving at the speed of 45 kmph reaches office 1 minute early while she reaches 3 minutes late if driving 40 kmoh. What is the distance (in Km) that she is covering?

 

A) 24 B) 28
C) 32 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

Explanation:

Difference in time taken = 4min = 1/15 hr

Let the total distance covered by person be D km.

Then,

D/40 – D/45 = 1/15

⇒ 5D = 120

⇒ D = 24 km

∴ Distance covered by person is 24 km.

 

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Q:

A shopkeeper by selling 20 Timex watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 4 Timex watches. His profit percentage is

A) 20 percent B) 25 percent
C) 30 percent D) 50 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 percent

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Q:

What is the value of cosec -150°?

A) -2 B) 2/√3
C) 2 D) -2/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -2

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Q:

How many pairs (A, B) are possible in the number 479865AB if the number is divisible by 9 and it is given that the last digit of the number is odd?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 9 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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Q:

1/4 of 12?

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

1/4 of 12

= 1/4 x 12

= 3

 

Hence, 1/4 of 12 = 3.

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A starts from a point at a speed of 30 metre/second. After 3 seconds, B starts chasing A from the same point with a speed of 50 metre/second. What will be the total distance (in metres) travelled by A and B before A is caught by B?

A) 360 B) 450
C) 600 D) 720
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 450

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In the first 39 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.6 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 11 overs to reach the target of 252 runs?

A) 7.2 B) 5.7
C) 6.3 D) 6.6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6.6

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Q:

If the least common multiple of two numbers, 1728 and K is 5184, then how many values of K are possible?

A) 11 B) 8
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7

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