Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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50 men can complete a work in 28 days. They started the work together, but at the end of each 10th day, 10 men left the job. The work was completed in how many days?

A) 36 B) 38
C) 40 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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Type 1 workers are 2.5 times as efficient as type 2 workers. Twelve Type 1 workers can complete a task in 10 days. How many days would it have taken 4 Type 1 and 15 Type 2 workers to do the same work?

 

A) 13 B) 10
C) 12 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 11

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The central Government granted a certain sum towards flood relief to 3 states A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If C gets Rs. 400 Crores more than A, what is the share of B?

A) Rs. 400 crore B) Rs. 200 crore
C) Rs. 600 crore D) Rs. 300 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 600 crore

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Each question contains Quantity I and Quantity II. Read the contents carefully and answer your questions accordingly.

Quantity I: there are three numbers in the ratio 5:6:10. The sum of the largest and the smallest numbers is 126 more than the other number. Find the largest number?

Quantity II: 12% of first number is equal to 25 % second number. The difference of these two numbers is 78. Then find the largest number?

A) Quantity I > Quantity I B) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
C) Quantity I < Quantity II D) Quantity I < Quantity II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Quantity I < Quantity II

Explanation:

Quantity I= Let the three numbers will be 5x, 6x and 10x respectively

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10x+5x−6x=126 

9x=126 X=14

So largest number =10x=10×14=140

Quantity II=let x and y are two numbers

ATQ 

12% of x=25%of y And their difference is 78 

So first no.=150 2nd no.=72

Hence Quantity I < Quantity II

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Find the HCF of 3341 and 3328.

A) 257 B) 337
C) 13 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 13

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If m ­ n = 2 , mn = 15 , (m , n > 0) then the value of m2-n2m3-n3

A) 1856 B) 1658
C) 1586 D) 1568
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1568

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If X = 600 and Y = 800, then X is how much percent less than Y?

A) 33.33 B) 25
C) 75 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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An article is listed at Rs 2375. A man purchases it at two successive discounts of 50% and 25% and spends Rs 165 on repairing of article. If he sells thearticle at a profit of 62.5%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 1467.6 B) 1492.6
C) 1715.39 D) 1467.6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1715.39

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