Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Pencils, Pens and Exercise books in a shop are in the ratio of 10: 2 : 3. If there are 120 pencils, the number of exercise books in the shop is:

A) 26 B) 36
C) 46 D) 56
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36

Explanation:

Let Pencils = 10x, Pens = 2x & Exercise books = 3x. Now, 10x = 120 hence x = 12.
Number of exercise books = 3x = 36.

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Q:

What is the probability of getting at least one six in a single throw of three unbiased dice?

A) 1/36 B) 91/256
C) 13/256 D) 43/256
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 91/256

Explanation:

Find the number of cases in which none of the digits show a '6'.

i.e. all three dice show a number other than '6', 5×5×5=125 cases.

Total possible outcomes when three dice are thrown = 216.

The number of outcomes in which at least one die shows a '6' = Total possible outcomes when three dice are thrown - Number of outcomes in which none of them show '6'.

=216−125=91

The required probability = 91/256

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Q:

A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the circle?

A) 2.5π B) 3π
C) 5π D) 4π
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5π

Explanation:

Draw the diagram. The diagonal of the rectangle is the diameter of the circle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a 3,4,5 triangle and is therefore, 5.

 

Circumference = π.diameter = 5π

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Q:

A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present ?

A) 36 yrs B) 38 yrs
C) 40 yrs D) 42 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 yrs

Explanation:

Let the mother's present age be x years.

Then, the person's present age = 2/5 x years.

(2x/5 + 8) = 1/2 (x + 8)

2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8) => x = 40.

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Q:

If a number 6573547x45 is divisible by 9, then find the value of x.

 

A) 7 B) 0
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

Explanation:
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Q:

The size of the wooden block is 5 x 10 x 20 cm .How many such blocks will be required to construct a solid wooden cube of minimum size? 

A) 6 B) 8
C) 12 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

Side of smallest cube = L.C.M of 5, 10, 20 = 20cm  

Volume of the cube = (20 x 20 x 20)cu.cm = 8000 cu.cm  

Volume of the block= (5 x 10 x 20)cu.cm = 1000 cu.cm  

Number of blocks = (8000/1000) = 8

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Q:

Which of the following statement is CORRECT about the tangents?

 

A) The tangents drawn at the end of diameter of a circle are parallel to each other.   B) The line segment which joins the point of contact of two parallel tangents to the circle is the diameter of the circle.  
C) Tangents drawn from the external points subtends equal angle at the center.   D) All option are correct.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All option are correct.  

Explanation:
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Q:

In measuring the sides of a rectangle, one side is taken 5% in excess and the other 4% in deficit. Find the error percent in the area, calculate from the those measurements.

A) .7% B) 0.8%
C) 0.9% D) 0.3%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.8%

Explanation:

let x and y be the sides of the rectangle then 

correct area =105100x×96100y 

 

Error% = 504500xy-xy=4500xy %

 

4500xy×1xy×100=45=0.8

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