Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Twenty one times of a positive number is less than its square by 100. The value of the positive number is

A) 25 B) 26
C) 42 D) 41
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

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The solution set of 4x - 3y = 47 and 3x + y = 32 is

A) {(15, 3)} B) {(4, 12)}
C) {(11, -1)} D) {(12, 3)}
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) {(11, -1)}

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By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair in the ratio 13:16, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 11:9. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?

A) decreased in the ratio 144:143 B) increased in the ratio 117:176
C) increased in the ratio 143:144 D) decreased in the ratio 176:117
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) increased in the ratio 143:144

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If cot ­-4π/3 = x, then the value of x is

A) -1 B) -1/√3
C) √3 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -1/√3

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If 3√2 + √18 + √50 = 15.55, then what is the value of √32 + √72?

A) 13.22 B) 10.83
C) 14.13 D) 16.54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14.13

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If 1/4th of the wall is painted blue, 1/2 is painted yellow and remaining 3 m is painted white, what is the length of the wall?

A) 10 B) 8
C) 16 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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If x=aCosθCosΦ, y = aCosθSinΦ and z= aSinθ, then the value of x2+ y2 + z2 is

A) 2a2 B) 0
C) 4a2 D) a2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a2

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If θ>0, be an acute angle, then the value of it in degrees satisfying cos2θ-3cosθ+2sin2θ=1 is

A) 90° B) 30°
C) 45° D) 60°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60°

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