Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards,each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn.Find the probability that the ball drawn is an ace :

A) 1/13 B) 1/12
C) 1/14 D) 1/15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/13

Explanation:

Total number of events=52

Number of aces =4

So,required probability = 4/52 =1/13

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Q:

If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ?

A) 100 mts B) 96 mts
C) 98 mts D) 120 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 98 mts

Explanation:

Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.
Let actual time to reach be 't'.
Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)
and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)
Solving equation (1) and (2)
=> x = 98 mts.

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Q:

The age of X is 2/3 rd that of Y. After 6 years X will be 46 years old. the present age of Y is?

A) 40 B) 56
C) 60 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60

Explanation:

X= 2/3Y 

=> Y= 3/2X

 

Aage of X after 6 years = 46 years

 

So present age of X = 46-6 = 40 years

 

Now, present age of Y = 3/2 * 40 = 60 years.

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Q:

Maneela, Raghu and Aravind have some jems with each of them. Five times the number of jems with Raghu equals seven times the number of jems with Maneela while five times the number of jems with Maneela equals seven times the number of jems with Aravind. What is the minimum number of jems that can be there with all three of them put together ?

A) 108 B) 107
C) 109 D) 110
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 109

Explanation:

From given data,

R : M = 5 : 7

M : A = 5 : 7

R : M : A = 25 : 35 : 49

25 + 35 + 49 = 109

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Q:

Three different containers contain 1365 litres, 1560 litres and 1755 litres of mixtures of milk and water respectively. What biggest measure that can measure all the different quantities exactly ?

A) 37 lit B) 97 lit
C) 129 lit D) 195 lit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 195 lit

Explanation:

From the given data,

containers contain mixtures of milk and water as 1365 lit, 1560 lit and 1755 lit.

 

Biggest measure that can measure all these different quantities exactly can be given by

HCF of (1365, 1560, 1755) 

That can be found as 

 

HCF of 1365, 1755 = 195

Now, HCF of 195 and 1560 = 195

 

Hence, biggest measure that can measure all the given different quantities exactly is 195 lit.

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Q:

A train travelling at 48 kmph crosses another train, having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 sec. It also covers a bridge in 45 sec. Find the length of the bridge ?

A) 250 mts B) 400 mts
C) 320 mts D) 390 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 400 mts

Explanation:

Let the length of the 1st train = L mts

Speed of 1st train = 48 kmph

Now the length of the 2nd train = L/2 mts

Speed of 2nd train = 42 kmph

Let the length of the bridge = D mts

Distance = L + L/2 = 3L/2

Relative speed = 48 + 42 = 90 kmph = 90 x 5/18 = 25 m/s(opposite)

Time = 12 sec

=> 3L/2x25 = 12

=> L = 200 mts

Now it covers the bridge in 45 sec

=> distance = D + 200

Time = 45 sec

Speed = 48 x5/18 = 40/3 m/s

=> D + 200/(40/3) = 45

=> D = 600 - 200 = 400 mts

Hence, the length of the bridge = 400 mts.

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Q:

P can do a piece of work in 5 less days than Q. If both of them can do the same work in 1119days, in how many days will Q alone do the same work  ?

A) 24 days B) 25 days
C) 20 days D) 19 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 days

Explanation:

Let Q complete that work in 'L' days

 

=> 1L + 1L-5 = 9100

 

=> 9L2-245L+500=0

 

L = 25 days.

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Q:

A train travels 325 km in 3.5 hours and 470 km in 4 hours. Find the average speed of train ?

A) 107 kmph B) 106 kmph
C) 72 kmph D) 76 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 106 kmph

Explanation:

As we know that Speed = Distance / Time
for average speed = Total Distance / Total Time Taken
Thus, Total Distance = 325 + 470 = 795 km
Thus, Total Speed = 7.5 hrs
Average Speed = 795/7.5 => 106 kmph.

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