Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Marked price of an item is Rs 900. On purchase of 2 items discount is 6%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 12%. Rajani buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?

A) 17.5 percent B) 9.6 percent
C) 35 percent D) 37 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9.6 percent

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Rizvan walks at 15 km/hr and Ruchitha cycles at 20 km/hr towards each other. What was the distance between them when they started if they meet after 42 minutes?

A) 36.8 kms B) 30.6 kms
C) 24.5 kms D) 18.4 kms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24.5 kms

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X alone can do a piece of work in 12 days and Y alone can do the same work in 6 days. In how many days will both together complete the same work?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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In ΔPQR, S and T are points on side PQ and PR respectively. ST is parallel to QR. If lengths of PS, SQ and PR are 6 cm, 9 cm and 12.5 cm respectively, what is the length of TR?

A) 7.5 cm B) 5 cm
C) 10 cm D) 2.5 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7.5 cm

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The average revenues of 7 consecutive years of a company is Rs 75 lakhs. If the average of first 4 years is Rs 70 lakhs and that of last 4 years is Rs 82 lakhs, what will be the revenue for the 4th year.

A) Rs 85 lakhs B) Rs 83 lakhs
C) Rs 81 lakhs D) Rs 79 lakhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 83 lakhs

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The price of a shirt after 15% discount, is Rs.119. What was the marked price of the shirt before discount

A) Rs.129 B) Rs.140
C) Rs.150 D) Rs.160
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.140

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If Gadadhar's salary is 3/2 times of Haamid's and Sarvesh's is 4/3 times of Haamid's, what is the ratio of Gadadhar's salary to Sarvesh's?

A) 9:8 B) 1:2
C) 2:1 D) 8:9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9:8

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If x3  4x2 + 19 = 6(x  1), then what is the value of [x2 + (1/x  4)]?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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