Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A man gains 15% by selling a calculator for a certain price. If he sells it at the triple the price, then what will be the profit percentage?

A) 125 B) 175
C) 225 D) 245
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 245

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20% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 5% cash back. What is the effective discount?

A) 24 percent B) 25.2 percent
C) 25 percent D) 6 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 percent

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Q:

What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value)?

[(7.99)2–(13.001)2+(4.01)3]2=?

A) -1800 B) 1450
C) -1660 D) 1660
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1660

Explanation:

[(7.99)^2–(13.001)^2+(4.01)^3]^2= X X= [8^2-13^2+4^3]^2 X= [64-169+64]^2 X= [-41]^2 X=1681

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Q:

A vendor sells a coconut at Rs 24 and suffers 24% loss. If he wants to make 14% profit, then at what price (in Rs) should he sell?

A) 32 B) 30
C) 36 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36

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A man borrowed some money from a private organisation at 5% simple interest per annum. He lended this money to another person at 10% compound interest per annum, and made a profit of 26,410 in 4 years. The man borrowed

A) 200000 B) 150000
C) 132050 D) 100000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100000

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Q:

Excluding stoppages, the speed of a train is 120 kmph and including stoppages, it is 50 kmph. For how many minutes does the train stop per hour?

A) 25 B) 40
C) 35 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35

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Q:

The minimum value of LCM of given numbers is ........... the product of all the given numbers.

A) always greater than B) always less than
C) always equal to D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None

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Q:

(P - 4)(P - 6)

Simplify the above?

Answer

(P - 4)(P - 6)


 


Now applying distributive property, we get


 


P.P - 4.P - 6.P + 6.4


 


P^2 - 10P + 24

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