Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

20 men went to a restaurant. Ninteen of them paid Rs.70 each and the twentieth man paid Rs.90.25 more than the average of all the 20 men. What is the total bill ?

A) Rs. 1495 B) Rs. 548
C) Rs. 850 D) Rs. 1750
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 1495

Explanation:

Let the average bill paid by twenty members = 'x'

But 19 men paid each = Rs. 70

20th man paid Rs. 90.25 more than the avg bill of 20 = x + 90.25

20x = 19(70) + x + 90.25
19x = 1330 + 90.25
19x = 1420.25
x = 1420.25/19 = Rs. 74.75

But the total bill = 20 x 74.75 = Rs. 1495.

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Q:

30% of 500 rupees is?

A) Rs. 180 B) Rs. 150
C) Rs. 120 D) Rs. 240
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 150

Explanation:

Given 30% of 500

= 30100 x 500= 30 x 5= 150

 

Hence, 30% of Rs. 500 = Rs. 150.

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Q:

What is the equivalent compound ratio of 5:6::7:10::6:5  ?

A) 7 : 9 B) 9 : 7
C) 7 : 4 D) 7 : 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7 : 10

Explanation:

Given 5:6 :: 7:10 :: 6:5

We know that compound ratio is calculated as
a:b :: c:d :: e:f
(axcxe):(bxdxf)

=> (5x7x6):(6x10x5)
=> (210):(300)
= 7:10

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Q:

The average age of a couple was 26 years at the time of marriage. After 11 years of marriage, the average age of the family with 3 children become 19 years. The average age of the children is

Answer

The average age of a couple = 26 years.


Total age of couples = 26 x 2 = 52 years


 Total age of couple after 11 years = (52 + 2 * 11 ) = 74 years


Suppose average age of 3 children after 11 years is 3x years.



The average age of children is 7 years.

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Q:

Please enter the Missing number: 4 8 14 22 ?

A) 28 B) 32
C) 46 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32

Explanation:

Here the given series follows a pattern that,

2- 0 = 4  

3- 1 = 8  

4- 2 = 14

5- 3 = 22

6- 4 = 32

Hence, the missing number is 32

 

 

Method 2 ::

The difference between 4 and 8 is 4, the difference between 8 and 14 is 6, the difference between 14 and 22 is 8. So the next difference between 22 and the next number will be 10 since it follows (4,6,8,10 - add +2 each time)

Hence, 22 + 10 = 32 is the missing number.

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Q:

A take twice as much time as B or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in ?

A) 3 hrs B) 6 hrs
C) 7 hrs D) 5 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 hrs

Explanation:

Suppose A, B and C take x, x/2 and x/3 respectively to finish the work.
Then, (1/x + 2/x + 3/x) = 1/2
6/x = 1/2 => x = 12
So, B takes 6 hours to finish the work.

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Q:

If a 36 cm thread is used to wrap a book, lengthwise twice and breadth wise once, what is the size of the book ?

A) 288 sq.cm B) 188 sq.cm
C) 144 sq.cm D) 244 sq.cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 288 sq.cm

Explanation:

Length of the thread is 36 cms.
length wise twice breath wise once then totally thrice.
so 36/3 = 12.
so length is 12 x 2 = 24 cms
breath is 12 cms
Area of the book = length x breath = 24 x 12 = 288 sq.cm

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Q:

If the letters of the word VERMA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word VERMA is :

A) 108 B) 117
C) 810 D) 180
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 108

Explanation:

The number of words beign with A is 4! 

The number of words beign with E is 4! 

The number of words beign with M is 4! 

The number of words beign with R is 4!

 

Number of words beign with VA is 3! 

Words beign with VE are VEAMR 

VEARM

VEMAR

VEMRA

VERAM

VERMA 

Therefore, The Rank of the word VERMA = 4 x 4! + 3! + 6 = 96 + 6 + 6 =108             

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