Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If (23)2= 4x then 3x is equal to

A) 3 B) 6
C) 9 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27

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If sec 300° = x, then value of x is

A) ­√2 B) 1/√3
C) 2 D) ­1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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The average marks of 40 students in an examination was 34. It was later found that the marks of one student had been wrongly entered as 62 instead of 26. what is the correct average?

A) 33.1 B) 33.3
C) 33.5 D)  33.7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 33.1

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A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at a speed of 4 km/hour and partly on bicycle at a speed of 9 km/hour . The distance travelled on foot is

A) 14 km B) 16 km
C) 20 km D) 18 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16 km

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The brother is elder to his sister by 6 years. Seven years ago the product of their ages was 72. What is the age of the brother?

A) 13 years B) 12 years
C) 6 years D) 19 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 19 years

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If x3  y3 = 81 and x – y = 3, then what is the value of x2 + y2?

A) 18 B) 21
C) 27 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21

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To travel 708 km, an Express train takes 6 hours more than Rajdhani train. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani train. What is the speed of Rajdhani train?

A) 59 km/hr B) 78.7 km/hr
C) 39.3 km/hr D) 98.3 km/hr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 59 km/hr

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If a merchant offers a discount of 20% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if he sells at a discount of 5% of the list price?

A) 6.875 percent profit B) 20 percent profit
C) 14 percent profit D) 30 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6.875 percent profit

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