Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Total number of students in 3 classes of a school is 333 . The number of students in class 1 and 2 are in 3:5 ratio and 2 and 3 class are 7:11 ratio . What is the strength of class that has highest number of students ?

A) 125 B) 155
C) 135 D) 165
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 165

Explanation:

Ratio C1:C2 = 3:5 and C2:C3 = 7:11
So C1:C2:C3 = 21 : 35 : 55
Let the strength of three classes are 21x, 35x and 55x respectively, then
Given that 21x + 35x + 55x = 333
=> 111x = 333 or x=3
So strength of the class with highest number of students =55x = 55x3 = 165.

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Q:

How many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the product of 95.75 and 0.2554 ?

A) 6 B) 7
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

Explanation:

Sum of the decimal places = 7 .

Since  the last digit to the extreme right  wil be zero ( 5 * 4 = 20),  so there will be  6  significant digits to the right of the decimal point....

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Q:

A heap of coconuts is divided into groups of 2, 3 and 5 and each time one coconut is left over. The least number of Coconuts in the heap is  ?

A) 63 B) 31
C) 16 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 31

Explanation:

To get the least number of coconuts :
LCM = 30 => 30 + 1 = 31

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Q:

A cicketer bas a certain average for 10 innings, In the eleventh inning, he scorod 108 runs, thereby increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is :

A) 44 runs B) 46 runs
C) 48 runs D) 49 runs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48 runs

Explanation:

Let average for 10 innings be x. Then,

(10x + 108)/11 = x + 6 => 11x + 66 = 10x + 108  =>  x = 42.

New average = (x + 6) = 48 runs.

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Q:

At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:

A) 110 B) 120
C) 130 D) 140
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 130

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs. = 360º. 

 

Angle traced by it in 113hrs =36012×11301100 

 

Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min. = 3600 

 

Angle traced by it in 40 min = 36060×4002400 

 

Required angle (240 - 110)º = 1300

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Q:

5% of a number is 25% more than another number. The difference between the numbers is 96. Then find the value of the numbers?

A) 102 & 6 B) 99 & 3
C) 104 & 8 D) 100 & 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100 & 4

Explanation:

Let the first number be x and the second number be y.

Given

5% of x = (25% of y) + y

=> 5x/100 = 5y/4

=> x = 25y ......(1)

and also given that, x - y = 96

=> x = 96 + y .....(2)

From (1)&(2)

25y = 96 + y

=> 24y = 96

=> y = 4

From (1)

x = 96 + 4 = 100

Hence, the numbers are 100 & 4.

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Q:

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010 ?

A) Sunday B) Friday
C) Monday D) Tuesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Friday

Explanation:

Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days.

On 1st Jan 2006, it was Sunday.

Thus, On 1st Jan, 2010 it is Friday.

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Q:

What is the characteristic of the logarithm of 0.0000134?

A) 5 B) -5
C) 6 D) -6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -5

Explanation:

log (0.0000134). Since there are four zeros between the decimal point and
the first significant digit, the characteristic is –5.

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