Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 is ?

A) 9944 B) 9768
C) 8888 D) 9988
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9944

Explanation:

The largest 4 digit number is = 9999
After dividing 9999 with 88, we get 55 as remainder
so largest 4 digit number divisible by 88 = 9999-55 = 9944.

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Q:

How many different four letter words can be formed (the words need not be meaningful using the letters of the word "MEDITERRANEAN" such that the first letter is E and the last letter is R?

A) 59 B) 56
C) 64 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 59

Explanation:

The first letter is E and the last one is R.

 

Therefore, one has to find two more letters from the remaining 11 letters.

 

Of the 11 letters, there are 2 Ns, 2Es and 2As and one each of the remaining 5 letters.

 

The second and third positions can either have two different letters or have both the letters to be the same.

 

Case 1: When the two letters are different. One has to choose two different letters from the 8 available different choices. This can be done in 8 * 7 = 56 ways.

 

Case 2: When the two letters are same. There are 3 options - the three can be either Ns or Es or As. Therefore, 3 ways.

 

Total number of possibilities = 56 + 3 = 59

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If HCF of two numbers is 8,which of the following can never be their LCM?

A) 32 B) 48
C) 60 D) 152
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60

Explanation:

60 is not a multiple of 8

 

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Q:

Which of the following statement is correct about a triangle?

 

A) If the triangles are congruent then their area will be equal B) If the areas of two similar triangles are equal then the triangle is congruent
C) Two congruent triangles are always similar to each other D) All options are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

Explanation:
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Q:

Two cogged wheels of which one has 32 cogs and other 54 cogs, work into each other. If the latter turns 80 times in three quarters of a minute, how often does the other turn in 8 seconds?

A) 48 B) 24
C) 38 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24

Explanation:

Less Cogs  more turns and less time  less turns

 

    Cogs  Time  TurnsA  54       45       80B   32       8          ?

Number of turns required=80 × 54/32 × 8/45  = 24 times

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Q:

The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% p.a. is Rs. 202.50 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% p.a.  ?

A) Rs. 22.5 B) Rs. 2.5
C) Rs. 202 D) Rs. 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 22.5

Explanation:

We know that I = PTR/100
=> P = 20250/4.5 = 4500
Now, new Interest at 5% = 4500x1x5/100 = 225
Now the additional amount = 225 - 202.5 = Rs. 22.5

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Q:

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

A) 60 gallons B) 100 gallons
C) 120 gallons D) 180 gallons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 120 gallons

Explanation:

Work done by the waste pipe in 1 minute =115-120+124=115-11120 = -140 [-ve sign means emptying]

 

Volume of 140part = 3 gallons

 

Volume of whole = (3 x 40) gallons = 120 gallons.

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Q:

A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400  m3. The emptying capacity of the tank is 10 m3 per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump?

A) 50 m^3/min B) 60 m^3/min
C) 72 m^3/min D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50 m^3/min

Explanation:

Let the filling capacity of the pump be x m3/min. 

Then, emptying capacity of the pump=(x+10)m3/min.  

so,2400x-2400x+10=8 x2+10x-3000=0 

 

x-50+x+60=0 x=50

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