Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

n is a whole number which when divided by 4 gives 3 as remainder. What will be the remainder when 2*n is divided by 4 ?

A) 3 B) 2
C) 1 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Let n=4*q + 3. Then, 2*n = 8*q + 6 = 4(2*q + 1) + 2.
Thus when 2*n is divided by 4, the reminder is 2.

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Q:

476 ** 0 is divisible by both 3 and 11.The non zero digits in the hundred's and ten's places are respectively:

A) 6 and 2 B) 8 and 2
C) 6 and 5 D) 8 and 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8 and 5

Explanation:

Let the number  be 476ab0 

 

476ab0 is divisible by 3 

=> 4 + 7 + 6 + a + b + 0 is divisible by 3

=> 17 + a + b is divisible by 3 ------------------------(i)

 

476ab0 is divisible by 11

[(4 + 6 + b) -(7 + a + 0)] is 0 or divisible by 11

=> [3 + (b - a)] is 0 or divisible by 11  --------------(ii)

 

Substitute the values of a and b with the values given in the choices and select the values which satisfies both Equation 1 and Equation 2.

 

if a=6 and b=2, 

17 + a + b = 17 + 6 + 2 = 25 which is not divisible by 3 --- Does not meet equation(i).Hence this is not the answer

 

if a=8 and b=2, 

17 + a + b = 17 + 8 + 2 = 27 which is divisible by 3 --- Meet equation(i)

[3 + (b - a)] = [3 + (2 - 8)] = -3 which is neither 0 nor divisible by 11---Does not meet equation(ii).Hence this is not the answer

 

if a=6 and b=5, 

17 + a + b = 17 + 6 + 5 = 28 which is not divisible by 3 --- Does not meet equation (i) .Hence this is not the answer

 

 

if a=8 and b=5, 

17 + a + b = 17 + 8 + 5 = 30 which is divisible by 3 --- Meet equation 1

[3 + (b - a)] = [3 + (5 - 8)] = 0 ---Meet equation 2

Since these values satisfies both equation 1 and equation 2, this is the answer

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Q:

If the product 4864*9 P 2 is divisible by 12, the value of p:

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

Explanation:

Clearly 4864 is divisible by 4
So, 9 P 2 must be divisible by 3. So (9+P+2) must be divisible by 3.
So P=1.

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Q:

854*854*854-276*276*276854*854+854*276+276*276=?

A) 546 B) 578
C) 607 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 578

Explanation:

Given exp . is like this 854*854*854-276*276*276854*854+854*276+276*276=?

 

so ans = 854 - 276 = 578

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Q:

934+7217-9115=?

A) 7 + 719/1020 B) 9 + 817/1020
C) 9 + 719/1020 D) 7 + 817/1020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7 + 817/1020

Explanation:

given sum =9+34+7+217-9+115

 

9+7+9+34+217-115

 

=> 7+765+120-681020=>7+8171020 

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Q:

The sum of the two numbers is 12 and their product is 35.What is the sum of the reciprocals of these numbers?

A) 12/35 B) 1/35
C) 35/8 D) 7/32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12/35

Explanation:

Let a and b are the numbers.Then a+b is 12 and ab is 35.

 

a+b/ab = 12/35

 

1/b + 1/a = 12/35

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Q:

How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132?

264,396,462,792,968,2178,5184,6336

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

132 = 4 x 3 x 11, So if the number is divisible by all three numbers 4,3 and 11,then the number is divisible by 132 also.
264   => 4,3,11(/)
396   => 4,3,11(/)
462   => 11,3
792   => 4,3,11(/)
968   => 11,4
2178 => 11,3
5184 => 3,4
6336 => 4,3,11(/)
Required number of numbers=4.

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Q:

Which one of the following cannot be the square of a natural number?

A) 32761 B) 42437
C) 81225 D) 20164
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42437

Explanation:

The square of a natural number never ends in 7.
42437 is not the square of a natural number

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