Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What is the LCM of 64 and 56?

A) 448 B) 488
C) 484 D) 408
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 448

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Q:

If x=8+215, then what is the value of x+1x?

A) 2√15 B) 3√5
C) (3√5+√3)/2 D) 3√2+3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (3√5+√3)/2

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Q:

2 sec2A is equal to

A) (1 - tanA)2 - (1 + tanA)2 B) √[(1 - tanA)2 + (1 + tanA)2 ]
C) √[(1 - tanA)2 - (1 + tanA)2] D) (1 - tanA)2 + (1 + tanA)2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (1 - tanA)2 + (1 + tanA)2

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Solution A contains 10% acid and solution B contains 30% acid. In what ratio should solution A be mixed with Solution B to obtain a mixture with 25% acid?

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

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Q:

Of the 5 numbers whose average is 72, the first is 1/8 times the sum of other 4. The first number is _____.

A) 60 B) 26
C) 40 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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Q:

If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price of an article be 4:5, then the percentage of profit is:

A) 27.5 B) 25
C) 15 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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Q:

If 50 less had applied and 25 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 9 : 4. So how many candidates had applied if the ratio of selected to unselected was 2 : 1.

A) 125 B) 250
C) 375 D) 500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 375

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Q:

If a + b = ­ 8 and a2 + b2 = 34, then value of ab is

A) 30 B) 64
C) 98 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15

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