Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

2 men and 7 boys can do a piece of work in 14 days; 3 men and 8 boys can do the same in 11 days. Then, 8 men and 6 boys can do three times the amount of this work in 

A) 18 days B) 21 days
C) 24 days D) 30 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21 days

Explanation:

(2 x 14) men +(7 x 14) boys = (3 x 11) men + (8 x 11) boys

 =>5 men= 10 boys    => 1man= 2 boys

 Therefore, (2 men+ 7 boys) = (2 x 2 +7) boys = 11 boys

 

( 8 men + 6 boys) = (8 x 2 +6) boys = 22 boys.

 Let the required  number of days be x.

 More boys , Less days     (Indirect proportion)

 More work , More days    (Direct proportion)

 Boys22:11Work1 : 3 14:x

 Therefore, (22 * 1 * x) = (11 * 3 * 14)

=> x = 21 

Hence, the required number of days = 21

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Q:

The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is :

A) 20 B) 21
C) 23 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21

Explanation:

 Lot the total number of workers be v Then,

8OOOv = (12000 * 7) + 6000 (v - 7) <=>  2000v = 42000  <=>  v = 21.

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Q:

The difference between the place value and the face value of 7 in the numeral 967452 is

A) 6393 B) 5831
C) 6993 D) 6339
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6993

Explanation:

(Place value of 7)-(face value of 7)
=7000-7=6993.

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Q:

If the pice of sugar rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg, a person, to have no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumpion of sugar by

A) 15 B) 20
C) 25 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

Explanation:

Let original consumption = 100 kg and new consumption = x kg, 

So, 100 * 6 = x * 7.50 => x = 80kg 

Reduction in consumption = 20%.

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Q:

Four dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that all of them show the same face.

A) 1/216 B) 1/36
C) 2/216 D) 4/216
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/216

Explanation:

The total number of elementary events associated to the random experiments of throwing four dice simultaneously is:

 

6*6*6*6=64

 

n(S) = 64

 

Let X be the event that all dice show the same face. 

 

X = { (1,1,1,1,), (2,2,2,2), (3,3,3,3), (4,4,4,4), (5,5,5,5), (6,6,6,6)}

 

n(X) = 6

 

Hence required probability = n(X)n(S)=664 =1216

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Q:

The dimensions of a room are 10m x 7m x 5m. There are 2 doors and 3 windows in the room. The dimensions of the doors are 1m x 3m. One window is of size 2m x 1.5m and the other 2 windows are of size 1m x 1.5m. The cost of painting the walls at Rs. 3 per sq m is

A) Rs.174 B) Rs.274
C) Rs.374 D) Rs.474
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.474

Explanation:

Area of 4 walls = 2(l+b)h
=2(10+7) x 5 = 170 sq m
Area of 2 doors and 3 windows = 2(1x3)+(2x1.5)+2(1x1.5) = 12 sq m
area to be planted = 170 -12 = 158 sq m

Cost of painting = Rs. 158 x 3 = Rs. 474

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Q:

By selling 33 m clothes, a person gains cost price of 11 m clothes. Find the gain %.

 

A) 30% B) 33.33%
C) 25% D) 35%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.33%

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.

A) 1:3 B) 2:3
C) 3:4 D) 4:5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2:3

Explanation:

By the rule of alligation:
Cost of 1 kg rice of 1st kind                  Cost of 1 kg rice of 2nd kind 

 

 

  Required ratio = 60 : 90 = 2 : 3

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