Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A trader allowed a discount of 15% on a trolley bag having list price of Rs 1360 and earns a profit of 15.6%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trolley bag?

A) 1000 B) 1005
C) 1050 D) 1156
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1000

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A swimming pool is filled in 10 hours by three tankers A, B and C. The tanker C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will tanker A alone take to fill the swimming pool?

A) 90 hours B) 40 hours
C) 70 hours D) 80 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70 hours

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A starts from a point at a speed of 30 metre/second. After 3 seconds, B starts chasing A from the same point with a speed of 50 metre/second. What will be the total distance (in metres) travelled by A and B before A is caught by B?

A) 360 B) 450
C) 600 D) 720
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 450

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A student multiplied a number by 6/13 instead of 13/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A) 369.44 percent B) 39.35 percent
C) 184.72 percent D) 78.7 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 78.7 percent

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Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

A) Football B) Basketball
C) Cricket ball D) Volleyball
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cricket ball

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If in a two digit number, the digit at unit place is z and the digit at tens place is 8, then the number is

A) 80z + z B) 80 + z
C) 8z + 8 D) 80z + 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80 + z

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B would have taken 10 hours more than what A would have taken to complete a task if each of them worked alone. Working together they can complete the task in 12 hours. How many hours would B take to do 50% of the task?

A) 30 B) 15
C) 20 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

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The area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of the square. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the regular hexagon to the perimeter of square?

A) 63 : 36 B) 23 : 62
C) 63 : 2 D) 63 : 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 63 : 23

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