Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

If (1 / 2.315) = 0.4319, find the value of (1 / 0.0002315).

 

A) 4319 B) 2315
C) 431.9 D) 231.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4319

Explanation:
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Q:

12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev. How old will Manish be when he is twice as old as Rajeev ?

A) 12 yrs B) 14 yrs
C) 16 yrs D) 18 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16 yrs

Explanation:

12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev who must be 4 years old.
Diff in ages = 8 years.
when Rajeev will become 8 years old, Manish will be 16 yrs old and he will be twice as old as Rajeev.

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Q:

How many ways are there to deal a five-card hand consisting of three eight's and two sevens?

A) 36 B) 72
C) 24 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

Explanation:

If a card hand that consists of four Queens and an Ace is rearranged, nothing has changed.

 

The hand still contains four Queens and an Ace. Thus, use the combination formula for problems with cards.

 

We have 4 eights and 4 sevens.

We want 3 eights and 2 sevens.

C(have 4 eights, want 3 eights) x C(have 4 sevens, want 2 sevens) 

C(4,3) x C(4,2) = 24

 

Therefore there are 24 different ways in which to deal the desired hand.

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A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 yellow balls and 7 pink balls. If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is either pink or red?

A) 2/3 B) 1/8
C) 3/8 D) 3/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/3

Explanation:

Given number of balls = 3 + 5 + 7 = 15

One ball is drawn randomly = 15C1

probability that it is either pink or red = 7C1 + 3C115C1 = 7 + 315 = 1015 = 23

 

 

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Q:

In a mixture of three varities of oils , the ratio of their weight is 4 : 5 : 8. If 5 kg of oils of the first variety, 10 kg of the second variety and some quantity of oils of the third variety are added to the mixture, the ratio of the weights of three varieties of oils becomes as 5 : 7 : 9 in the final mixture, find the quantity of third variety of oil was ? 

A) 15 kg B) 25 kg
C) 35 kg D) 45 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 kg

Explanation:

Let the ratio of initial quantity of oils be 'x' => 4x, 5x & 8x.
Let k be the quantity of third variety of oil in the final mixture.
Let the ratio of initial quantity of oils be 'y'
From given details,
4x + 5 = 5y ..... (1)
5x + 10 = 7y .....(2)
8x + k = 9y ......(3)

By solving (1) & (2), we get
x = 5 & y = 5

From (3) => k = 5

Therefore, quantity of third variety of oil was 9y = 9(5) = 45kg.

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Q:

For xN, x>1,  and  p=logxx+1q=logx+1x+2 then which one of the following is correct?

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

Explanation:

kl>k+1l+1 for (k,l) > 0 and  k > l 

 

 

 

Let     k = x+1    and   l = x

 

 

 

Therefore, x+1x>(x+1)+1(x)+1

 

 

 

 (x + 1) > x

 

 

 

Therefore, log(x+1)log(x)>log(x+2)log(x+1)

 

 

 

logxx+1 >logx+1x+2

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Q:

Express 6.72 % in ratio ?

A) 65 : 124 B) 42 : 625
C) 21 : 125 D) 37 : 442
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42 : 625

Explanation:

6.72/100 = 672/10000 = 42/625

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Q:

If 4 circles of equal radius are drawn with vertices of a square as the centre , the side of the square being 7 cm, find the area of the circles outside the square ?

A) 119.21 sq cm B) 115.395 sq cm
C) 104.214 sq cm D) 111.241 sq cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 115.395 sq cm

Explanation:

Because each vertice of the square is the center of a circle
(1/4) part of the total area of each circle inside of the square.
(3/4) part of the total area of each circle outside of the square.
Thus total area outside the square is 434×227×3.5×3.5 = 115.3955 sq cm.

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