Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a retailer offers a discount of 20% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 30 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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The mean height of 25 boys in a class is 150 cm, and the mean height of 35 girls in the same class is 145 cm. The combined mean height of 60 students in the class is ___ (app)

A) 146 B) 143
C) 147 D) 145
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 147

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M is thrice as good as workman as N and together they finish a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days will M alone finish the work?

A) 50 B) 40
C) 60 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

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If a merchant offers a discount of 10% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 25%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

A) 5 percent profit B) 33.33 percent loss
C) 90 percent profit D) 20 percent profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.33 percent loss

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A can do a work in 8 days, B can do the same work in 10 days and C can do the same work in 12 days. If all three of them do the same work together and they are paid Rs 7400, then what is the share (in Rs) of B?

A) 2600 B) 3000
C) 2400 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2400

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The ratio of number of boys and girls in a class is 2 : 3. The average weight of boys and girls in the class is 18 kg and 21 kg respectively. What is the average weight (in kgs) of all the boys and girls together?

A) 99/5 B) 101/5
C) 109/6 D) 96/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 99/5

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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 24 and 32 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

A) 288 km B) 360 km
C) 240 km D) 192 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 240 km

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Pinaki is 9 years younger than Bhaswati. Thirteen years hence Bhaswati will be 1.2 times as old as Pinaki. Find Pinaki's present age.

A) 28 years B) 32 years
C) 33 years D) 30 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32 years

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