Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

A man sells an article at a profit of 35%. If he had bought it for 15% less price and sold it for Rs. 32 less, then he would have gained 40%. What is the initial cost price (in Rs) of the article?

Two cars A and B travel from one city to another city, at speeds of 60 km/hr and 108 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for the journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?

Simple interest on a sum of Rs 1400 for 3 years and 4 months is Rs 700. What is the rate (in percentage) of interest per annum?

The present ages of Kavitha, Rajitha and Haritha are in the ratio of 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

What is the value of [12/(√5 + √3)] + [18/(√5 – √3)]?

In the given figure, two identical circles of radius 4 cm touch each other. A and B are the centres of the two circles. If RQ is a tangent to the circle, then what is the length (in cm) of RQ?

If a – (1/a) = b, b – (1/b) = c and c – (1/c) = a, then what is the value of (1/ab) + (1/bc) + (1/ca)?

A man sells an article at 15% profit. If he had sold it for . 6 more, he would have gained 18%. The man bought the article for