Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% of ?

A) 383 B) 338
C) 84.5 D) 253.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 338

Explanation:

We know that 40% = 25

 

40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?

 

25 x 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?

 

We know that (35% of 180 = 180% of 35) & 180% = 95

 

25 x 265 + 95 x 35 = 50% ?

 

106 + 63 = 50% ?

 

?= 2 x 169 = 338.

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Q:

A piece of ribbon 4 yards long is used to make bows requiring 15 inches of ribbon for each. What is the maximum number of bows that can be made?

A) 8 B) 9
C) 10 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:

The maximum number of bows will be 4 yards (= 4 x 36 inches) divided by 15 inches.

This gives 9.6. But as a fraction of a bow is no use, we can only make 9 bows.

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Pipe A can fill a tank in 16 minutes and pipe B cam empty it in 24 minutes. If both the pipes are opened together after how many minutes should pipe B be closed, so that the tank is filled in 30 minutes  ?

A) 21 min B) 24 min
C) 20 min D) 22 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21 min

Explanation:

Let the pipe B be closed after 'K' minutes.

30/16 - K/24 = 1 => K/24 = 30/16 - 1 = 14/16

=> K = 14/16 x 24 = 21 min.

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A drink vendor has 80 liters of Mazza, 144 liters of Pepsi, and 368 liters of Sprite. He wants to pack them in cans, so that each can contains the same number of liters of a drink, and doesn't want to mix any two drinks in a can. What is the least number of cans required?

A) 35 B) 36
C) 37 D) 38
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 37

Explanation:

If we want to pack the drinks in the least number of cans possible, then each can should contain the maximum numbers of liters possible.As each can contains the same number liters of a drink, the number of liters in each can is a comman factor for 80,144 and 368; and it is also the highest such factor, as we need to store the maximum number of liters in each can.

So, the number of liters in each can  = HCF of 80,144 and 368 = 16 liters.

Now, number of cans of Maaza = 80/16 = 5

Number of cans of Pepsi = 144/16 = 9

Number of cans of Sprite = 368/16 = 23

Thus, the total number of cans required = 5 + 9 + 23 = 37 

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A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?

A) 48 B) 64
C) 63 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 64

Explanation:

We may have(1 black and 2 non-black) or (2 black and 1 non-black) or (3 black).

 

Required number of ways=3C1*6C2+3C2*6C1+3C3 = (45 + 18 + 1) =64

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A can write 32 pages in 6 hours and B can write 40 pages in 5 hours. If they write together, in how many hours they can write 110 pages ?

A) 7 hrs B) 6 hrs 10 min
C) 5 hrs 25min D) 8 hrs 15 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8 hrs 15 min

Explanation:

A can write in 1hour = 32/6 pages

Similarly, B in 1 hour = 40/5 pages

Together (A+B) in 1 hour = 32/6 + 40/5 = 40/3

So, A+B write 40/3 pages in 1 hour

A+B write 110 pages in (3/40) x 110 Hours = 8 hours 15 min.

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There are two containers, the first one contains 1 litre pure water and the second one contains 1 litre pure milk.Now 5 cups of water from the first container is taken out  is mixed well in the second container. Then, 5 cups of this mixture is taken out and is mixed in the first container. Let A denote the proportion of milk in the first container and B denote the proportion of water in the second container then:

A) A B) A=B
C) A>B D) can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A=B

Explanation:

Here the ratio of mixtures( i.e milk , water) doesnot matter. But the important point is that whether the total amount ( either pure or mixture ) being transferred is equal or not.Since the total amount ( i.e 5 cups) being transferred from each one to another , hence A =B.

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Calculate the total numbers of prime factors in the expression (5)11 x (5)7 x (7)5 x (3)2 x (17)2.

 

A) 35 B)  36
C) 37 D) 38
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 38

Explanation:
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