Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A shopkeeper by selling 22 Skechers shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 6 Skechers shoes. His profit percentage is:

A) 27.2 percent B) 37.5 percent
C) 54.4 percent D) 16.9 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 37.5 percent

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A bus travels 720 km in 20 hours. Calculate its average speed in meters/second.

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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A canal of a village can be cleaned by 24 villagers in 12 days. The number of days in which 36 villagers can clean the canal is ?

A) 18 B) 8
C) 72 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

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If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A) 3/10, 7/10 B) 1/10, 9/10
C) 2/5, 3/5 D) 1/5, 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/10, 9/10

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A rectangular swimming pool of length 20 m and breadth 10 m has a uniformly sloping floor. It is 1 m in depth on one end of its length and 3 m at the other. How much water is needed to completely fill this pool? (Take π = 22/7)

A) 800 cubic metres B) 300 cubic metres
C) 480 cubic metres D) 400 cubic metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 400 cubic metres

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An angle is (2/3)rd of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of the angle?

A) 108° B) 72°
C) 54° D) 36°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 72°

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If a : b is 32 : 35 and b : c is 21 : 32, then a : c is?

A) 5 : 3 B) 3 : 5
C) 1 : 1 D) 5 : 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 : 5

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If (4a-3)2=0, then the value of 64a3+12a+13 is

A) 0 B) 11
C) 22 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

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