Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Of the four numbers whose average is 91, the first is 3/10 times the sum of other three. The first number is:

A) 126 B) 56
C) 168 D) 84
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 84

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If x+1x:x-1x=5:3 then the value of x is

A) +- 1 B) +-2
C) +-3 D) +-4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) +-2

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What is the value of 1+aa1/2+a-1/2-a1/2+a-1/21+a+a-1/2 ?

A) √a B) 1/√a
C) 0 D) √a+1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) √a

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10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?

A) 33.6 percent B) 30 percent
C) 22 percent D) 28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28 percent

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The ratio of present ages of R and S is 6:7. Before 12 years the ratio of their ages was 9:11. What is R's present age (in years)?

A) 56 B) 48
C) 36 D) 44
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 48

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A box weighs 8.5 kg when full of sand and weighs 5.5 kg when it is half filled with sand . Weight of the empty box is

A) 5 kg B) 6 kg
C) 2.5 kg D) 4.5 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2.5 kg

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A train of length 100 m crosses another train of length 150 m, running on a parallel track in the opposite direction in 9 seconds. If the speed of trainhaving length 150 m is 40 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the other train?

A) 30 B) 48
C) 50 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

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Profit of Rs 104000 has to be divided among three partners Ashok, Bimla and Chirag in the ratio 6:4:3. How much does Chirag get?

A) 24000 B) 32000
C) 48000 D) 12000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24000

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