Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The sum of a proper fraction and its reciprocal is 61/30. Find the fraction.

 

A) 1/3 B) 5/6
C) 3/10 D) 3/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/6

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Q:

What is the total number of circles passing through the two fixed points?

 

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

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Q:

What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase ?

A) (16 + 2/3) % B) (15 + 2/3)%
C) (14 +1/3)% D) (13 + 4/5)%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (16 + 2/3) %

Explanation:

Let the orginal salary = Rs. 100. New's salary = Rs.120.

Decrease on 120 = 20. Decrease on 100 = [(20/120)*100]% = (16 + 2/3) %. 

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The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum at 12% p.a. for two years is Rs.90. What will be the value of the amount at the end of 3 years?

A) 8560 B) 8673
C) 8746 D) 8780.80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8780.80

Explanation:

when interest is reckoned using compound interest, interest being compounded annually. The difference in the simple interest and compound interest for two years is on account of the interest paid on the first year's interest  Hence 12% of simple interest = 90 => simple interest =90/0.12 =750.

As the simple interest for a year = 750 @ 12% p.a., the principal =750/0.12 = Rs.6250.

If the principal is 6250, then the amount outstanding at the end of 3 years = 6250 + 3(simple interest on 6250) + 3 (interest on simple interest) + 1 (interest on interest on interest) = 6250 +3(750) + 3(90) + 1(10.80) = 8780.80.

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Q:

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 213 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

A) 7 hours B) 8 hours
C) 12 hours D) 14 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14 hours

Explanation:

If the total area of pump=1 part

The pumop take 2 hrs to fill 1 part 

The pumop take1 hour to fill 1/2 portion 

 

Due to lickage  

The pumop take 7/3 hrs to fill 1 part 

The pumop take1 hour to fill 3/7 portion 

Now the difference of area = (1/2-3/7)=1/14 

 

This 1/14 part of water drains in 1 hour 

Total area=1 part of water drains in (1x14/1)hours= 14 hours 

 

So the leak can drain all the water of the tank in 14 hours. 

Leak will empty the tank in 14 hrs

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Q:

Read the following information and answer the questions given below:

A has 28 elements, B has 32 elements and A U B has 40 elements.

How many elements are present only in B?

A) 28 B) 18
C) 12 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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A milk man sells the milk at the cost price but he mixes the water in it and thus he gains 9.09%. The quantity of water in the mixture of 1 liter is :

A) 83.33 ml B) 90.90 ml
C) 99.09 ml D) can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 83.33 ml

Explanation:

Profit (%) = 9.09 % = 1/11

 

Since the ratio of water and milk is  1 : 11,

 

Therefore the ratio of water is to mixture = 1:12

 

Thus the quantity of water in mixture of 1 liter = 1000 x (1/12) = 83.33 ml

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Q:

For any two real numbers a and b.

a-b2+b-a2 is

A) always zero B) never zero
C) positive only if a ≠ b D) positive if an only if a > b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) positive only if a ≠ b

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