Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a retailer offers a discount of 32% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % markup price?

A) 24 percent B) 47.05 percent
C) 22.34 percent D) 32 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 47.05 percent

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A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 15 days. With help of C, they finish the work in 5 days. C can alone do the work in

A) 5 days B) 6 days
C) 10 days D) 12 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12 days

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How many natural numbers are there between √261 and √45109?

A) 144 B) 196
C) 168 D) 195
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 196

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The average of 15 numbers is 7. If the average of the first 8 numbers is 6.5 and the average of the last 8 numbers is 8.5 then middle number is

A) 10 B) 23
C) 13 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15

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By selling an item for Rs. 696 Unnati incurred a loss of 13%. By how much should she have raised the price to gain a profit of 10%?

A) Rs. 160.08 B) Rs. 104
C) Rs. 84 D) Rs. 184
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 184

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A person borrows some money for 4 years at the rate of simple interest. If the ratio of principal and total interest is 5 : 1, then what is the rate ( in percentage) of interest?

A) 5 B) 25
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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The simple and compound interest that can be earned in two years at the same rate is Rs 4000 and Rs 4180 respectively. What is the rate (percent per annum) of interest?

A) 18 B) 4.5
C) 9 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9

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If a taxi going at 40 km/hr takes 25 minutes to travel a certain distance, by how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 20 minutes?

A) 50 B) 5
C) 25 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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