Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What is the value of cosec 120°

A) 2/√3 B) 2
C) -2/√3 D) -2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/√3

Explanation:
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Q:

The question given below contain two statements giving certain data. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question ?

Question :

What is the height of a right-angled triangle ?

Statements :

A. The area of the triangle is 20 times its base.

B. The perimeter of the triangle is equal to that of a square of the side 10 cm.

A) Only statement A is required B) Only statement B is required
C) Both A & B are required D) Neither (A) nor (B) is reuired
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only statement A is required

Explanation:

From statement (A),

20b = (1/2) × b × h

h = 40 cm.

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Q:

The number of signals that can be generated by using 5 differently coloured flags, when any number of them may be hoisted at a time is:

A) 235 B) 253
C) 325 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 325

Explanation:

Required number of signals = 5P1 + 5P2 + 5P3 + 5P4 + 5P5

= 5 + 20 + 60 + 120 + 120 = 325

 

 

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Q:

Three fair coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting more heads than the number of tails

A) 2 B) 7/8
C) 5/8 D) 1/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1/2

Explanation:

S = { HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT }

=> n(S) = 8

E = { HHH, HHT, HTH, THH }

=> n(E) = 4

P(E) = 4/8 = 1/2

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Q:

The payment per hour for a daily-wages employee is increased by 33.33 and the working time is reduced by 33.33%. What is the percentage change in the employee's income ?

A) 11.11% decrease B) 21.11% increase
C) 11.11% increase D) 21.11% decrease
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 11.11% decrease

Explanation:

If earlier he is getting Rs. 1  per hr and working for 1 hr, income = Rs. 1
Now he is getting Rs 1.3333 per hr and working for 0.66667 hrs

Then income for 0.66667 hrs = Rs. 0.8889.

If payment per hr is increased by 33.33 %  and working hours dereased by 33.33%, then 11.11 % decrease in income.

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Q:

If log8x = 313 then find the value of x?

A) 25 B) 32
C) 37 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32

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Q:

The Number of times the digit 8 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is :

A) 100 B) 200
C) 300 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 300

Explanation:

 Since 8 does not occur in 1000, we have to count the number of times 8 occurs when we list the integers from 1 to 999. Any number between 1 and 999 is of the form xyz, where 0x,y,z9.

 

Let us first count the numbers in which 8 occurs exactly once.

 

Since 8 can occur atone place in 3C1ways. There are 3 x 9 x 9  such numbers.

 

Next, 8 can occur in exactly two places in 3C2×9 such numbers. Lastly, 8 can occur in all three digits in one number only.

  

Hence, the number of times 8 occur is 

 1×3×92+2×3×9+3×1 = 300

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A room contains 3 brown, 5 black and 4 white chairs. Two chairs are picked and are put in the lawn. What is the probability that none of the chairs picked is white ?

A) 14/33 B) 14/55
C) 12/55 D) 13/33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14/33

Explanation:

Total number of chairs = (3 + 5 + 4) = 12.

Let S be the sample space.

Then, n(s)= Number of ways of picking 2 chairs out of 12

12×11/2×66

Let n(E) = number of events of selecting 2 chairs for selecting no white chairs.

=> 8C8×7/2×28

Therefore required probability = 28/66 = 14/33.

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