Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 36 B) 54
C) 63 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 63

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The average of five consecutive even numbers is 40. What is the value of smallest of these numbers?

A) 35 B) 36
C) 44 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36

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ax + 5y = 8 has slope of -4/3. What is the value of a?

A) 20/3 B) 3/20
C) -20/3 D) -3/20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20/3

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The area of the square field is 196 sq.m. Its each side is

A) 16 m B) 17 m
C) 14 m D) 13 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14 m

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Shams invested Rs. 5000 at 10% per annum compound interest. After n years, Shams received Rs. 1655 more. Find the value of n.

 

A) 3 years B) 4 years
C) 2 years D) 1 year
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 years

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P(4,2) and R(-2,0) are vertices of a rhombus PQRS. What is the equation of diagonal QS.

A) x - 3y = -2 B) 3x + y = 4
C) 3x + y = -4 D) x - 3y = 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3x + y = 4

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Two water-squash mixtures, the first having a water-to-squash ratio of 4 : 1 and the other having a ratio of 3 : 1, are blended in the ratio 1 : 2. What is the water : squash ratio in the blend?

A) 19:11 B) 23:7
C) 17:13 D) 4:3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23:7

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If Shubhangi walks with a speed of 2 km/hr, then she reaches her school 5/2 minutes late but if she walks with a speed of 2.5 km/hr, then she reach 5 minutes before the scheduled time. What is the distance (in km) of her school from her house?

A) 1.025 B) 1.125
C) 1.25 D) 1.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1.25

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