Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What is the angle made by the hour hand and the minute hand, if the clock shows 9:15 pm ?

A) 165 degrees B) 172.5 degrees
C) 112.5 degrees D) 125.5 degrees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 172.5 degrees

Explanation:

The minute hand angle is the easiest since an hour (i.e. 60 minutes) corresponds to the entire 360 degrees, each minute must correspond to 6 degrees. So just multiply the number of minutes in the time by 6 to get the number of degrees for the minute hand.
Here 15 minutes corresponds to 15 x 6 = 90 degrees

Next, you have to figure out the angle of the hour hand. Since there are 12 hours in the entire 360 degrees, each hour corresponds to 30 degrees. But unless the time is EXACTLY something o'clock, you have to write the time as a fractional number of hours rather than as hours and minutes.
Here the time is 9:15 which is (9 + 15/60) = 37/4 hours. Since each hour corresponds to 30 degrees, we multiply 30 to get (37/4)(30) = 277.5 degrees.

Since the hour hand is at 277.5 degrees and the minute hand is at 90 degrees, we can subtract to get the angle of separation. 277.5 - 90 = 187.5 =~ 360 - 187.5 = 172.5 degrees.

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Q:

A can give B 100 meters start and C 200 meters start in a kilometer race. How much start can B give C in a kilometer race?

A) 110.12 meters B) 111.12 meters
C) 112.12 meters D) 113.12 meters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 111.12 meters

Explanation:

A runs 1000 meters while B runs 900 meters and C runs 800 meters.

Therefore, B runs 900 meters while C runs 800 meters.

So, the number of meters that C runs when B runs 1000 meters = (1000 x 800)/900 = 8000/9 = 888.88 meters

Thus, B can give C (1000 - 888.88) = 111.12 meters start

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Q:

A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides.If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet?

A) 126sq.ft B) 120sq.ft
C) 130sq.ft D) 135sq.ft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 126sq.ft

Explanation:

Let l = 9 ft.

Then l + 2b = 37

=> 2b = 37 – l = 37 – 9 = 28

b = 28/2 = 14 ft.

Area = lb = 9 × 14 = 126 sq. ft.

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Q:

What is the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon of 5 sides?

 

A) 72 B) 60
C) 45 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 72

Explanation:
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Q:

5 men and 4 women are to be seated in a row so that the women occupy the even places . How many such arrangements are possible?

A) 2880 B) 1440
C) 720 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2880

Explanation:

There are total 9 places out of which 4 are even and rest 5 places are odd.

 

4 women can be arranged at 4 even places in 4! ways.

 

and 5 men can be placed in remaining 5 places in 5! ways.

 

Hence, the required number of permutations  = 4! x 5! = 24 x 120 = 2880

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Q:

A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?

A) 2 : 1 B) 3 : 2
C) 25 : 18 D) 27 : 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25 : 18

Explanation:

Volume of the large cube = 33+43+53 = 216 cu.cm. 

Let the edge of the large cube be a. 

So, a3= 216 

=>a = 6 cm. 

Required ratio = 632+42+52662=2518

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Q:

If 18 bindres bind 900 books in 10 days , How many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?

A) 22 B) 14
C) 13 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 11

Explanation:

Let the required no of binders be X.

Less books , Less binders       (Direct Proportion)

More days, Less binders         (Indirect proportion)

 

 Books900:660Days12 : 10 18:x

Therefore, (900 * 12 * x) =  (660 * 10 * 18)  

=> x = 11

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Q:

Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

(A) BCE (B) WXZ (C) MNP (D) GHK

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

Explanation:
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