Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The areas of two similar triangles ΔABC and ΔPQR are 36 sq cms and 9 sq cms respectively. If PQ = 4 cm then what is the length of AB (in cm)?

A) 16 B) 12
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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If 11+11+11+1x = 58, then what is the value of x?

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

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If cost price of 5 cars is equal to selling price of 4 cars. Find the percentage of profit or loss?

A) 10% Profit B) 10% Loss
C) 25% Profit D) 25% Loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25% Profit

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The average age of eight teachers in a school is 40 years. A teacher among them died at the age of 55 years whereas another teacher whose age was 39 years joins them. The average age of the teachers in the school now is (in years)

A) 35 B) 36
C) 38 D) 39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 38

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19 personswentto a hotel for a combineddinner party. 13 of them spent Rs 79 each on their dinner and the rest spent Rs 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the total money spent by them?

A) 1628.4 B) 1534
C) 1492 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

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Let the average expenditure of 19 people be x

⇒19x = 13 X 79 + 6 X (x+4)⇒19x = 13 X 79 + 6x +24

⇒x = 80.84

So, total money spent by them = 1536.07

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In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the team A had a run rate of 5.3 runs per over. Team B is playing and 5 overs are left and the required run rate to tie the match is 7.2 per over to match the score of Team A. What is team B's score?

A) 265 B) 238
C) 254 D) 229
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 229

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After 10 innings the average score per innings of a batsman was 52. After 12 innings the average rose to 54. If the batsman had scored 16 more runs in the 12th innings than in the previous one, how many runs did he score in the 11th innings?

 

 

A) 55 B) 56
C) 54 D) 53
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 56

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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 60 and 108 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B?

A) 270 km B) 324 km
C) 405 km D) 216 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 270 km

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