Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

A) 30 points B) 20 points
C) 10 points D) 12 points
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10 points

Explanation:

A : B = 60 : 45.

 

A : C = 60 : 40.

 

B/C = (B/A*A/C) = (45/60*60/45) = 45/40 = 90/80 = 90:80

 

B can give C 10 points in a game of 90.

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Q:

From a container, 6 liters milk was drawn out and was replaced by water. Again 6 liters of mixture was drawn out and was replaced by the water. Thus the quantity of milk and water in the container after these two operations is 9:16. The quantity of mixture is:

A) 15 B) 16
C) 25 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

Explanation:

Let quantity of mixture be x liters.

 

Suppose a container contains x units of liquid from which y units are taken out and replaced by Water. After operations , the quantity of pure liquid = x1-yxn units, Where n = no of operations . 

 

So, Quantity of Milk = x1-6x2  

 

Given that, Milk : Water = 9 : 16 

 

=> Milk : (Milk + Water) = 9 : (9+16)

 

=> Milk : Mixture = 9 : 25 

 

 Therefore, x1-6x2x=925

 

=> x = 15 liters

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Q:

Consider the following statements:

1) An isosceles trapezium is always cyclic.

2) Any cyclic parallelogram is a rectangle.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Since it is an isosceles trapezium

So angle C = angle D = x

let A = 180 –D = 180 –x (since AB is parallel to CD)

B = 180-x

A+C = 180 –x + x = 180 degrees (Property of cyclic quadrilateral)

ABCD is cyclic parallelogram with AB // CD and AD // BC

Considering angles A = C = y (Property of parallelogram) and B=D = x Also since it is cyclic A+C = B+D = 180 degrees

So x=y=90 degrees And also opposite sides are equal being a parallelogram

Thus ABCD is a rectangle

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Q:

What time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a clock be at rightangle?

A) 3 5/11 B) 4 5/11
C) 5 5/11 D) 6 5/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 5/11

Explanation:

this type of problems the formulae is
(5*x + or -15)*(12/11)
Here x is replaced by the first interval of given time
here i.e 4
Case 1 : (5*x + 15)*(12/11)
(5*4 +15)*(12/11)
(20+15)*(12/11)
35*12/11=420/11=38 2/11 min.
Therefore they are right angles at 38 2/11 min .past4
Case 2 : (5*x-15)*(12/11)
(5*4-15)*(12/11)
(20-15)*(12/11)
5*12/11=60/11 min=5 5/11min
Therefore they are right angles at 5 5/11 min.past4.

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Q:

How many cubes of 3cm edge can be cut out of a cube of 18cm edge

A) 36 B) 232
C) 216 D) 484
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 216

Explanation:

number of cubes=(18 x 18 x 18) / (3 x 3 x 3) = 216

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Q:

The sum of a fraction and its reciprocal is 113/56. Find the fraction.

 

A) 7/8   B) 5/8  
C) 8/9   D) 3/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7/8  

Explanation:
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Q:

The maximum gap between two successive leap year is?

A) 4 B) 8
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

This can be illustrated with an example.

Ex: 1896 is a leap year.The next leap year comes in 1904 (1900 is not a leap year).

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Q:

A, B, C hired a car for Rs. 520 and used it for 7, 8 and 11 hours respectively. Hire charges paid by B were :

A) 150 B) 160
C) 170 D) 180
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 160

Explanation:

A : B : C = 7 : 8 : 11.

Hire charges paid by B = Rs. (520 *  8/26) = Rs. 160.

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