6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

Directions: What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following question?

150% of 460+24% of 650=?

A) 854	B) 846
C) 895	D) 825

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 846

Explanation:

(150 x 460)/100 + (24 x 650)/100

= 690+156

= 846

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Q:

Simplify the following :

$4 \frac{1}{5} \times 3 \frac{1}{3} + ? = 20 % of 120$

A) 10	B) 24
C) 36	D) 40

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

Explanation:

Given equation can be written as

$\frac{21}{5} x \frac{10}{3} + ? = 24 = > 14 + ? = 24 = > ? = 24 - 14 = > ? = 10$

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Q:

A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?

A) 116%	B) 166.66%
C) 60%	D) 100%

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 166.66%

Explanation:

Let the cost price of 1-liter pure milk be Re.1, then

$\{\begin{cases} 6 l i t e r s (m i l k) \to C . P = R s . 6 \\ 2 l i t e r s (w a t e r) \to C . P = R s . 0 \end{cases} \to C P = R s . 6 o n l y$

8 litre mixture =>

SP => 8 x 2 = Rs. 16

Profit % = $\frac{16 - 6}{6} x 100 = \frac{1000}{6} = 166.66 %$

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Q:

Select the option that can replace the '?' symbol in the following equation.

122 + 345 - 1 x 1011 $\div$ 337 = ?

A) 446	B) 644
C) 460	D) 464

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 464

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the odd one out of the following number series?

56, 64, 48, 90, 16, 144

A) 48	B) 64
C) 90	D) 16

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 90

Explanation:

The given number series follows a pattern that,

56

56 + 8 = 64

64 - 16 = 48

48 + 32 = 80 (Not equal to 90)

80 - 64 = 16

16 + 128 = 144

Hence, the odd number in the given number series is 90.

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Q:

In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes casted is:

A) 47.5%	B) 41%
C) 38%	D) 45%

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45%

Explanation:

Let there be x voters and k votes goes to loser then

0.8x - 120 = k + (k + 200)

k+200 = 0.41x

=> k = 1440

and (k + 200) =1640

Therefore 1440/3200 x 100 = 45%

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Q:

A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

A) 30	B) 40
C) 50	D) 60

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

Explanation:

Let the side of the square(ABCD) be x meters.

Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.

AC = $\sqrt{2 x}$ = (1.41x) m.

Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x) m.

Saving % = $\frac{0.59 x}{2 x} * 100$ = 30% (approx)

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Q:

If log 2 = 0.30103, Find the number of digits in 2⁵⁶ is

A) 17	B) 19
C) 23	D) 25

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17

Explanation:

$\log (2^{56})$ =56*0.30103 =16.85768.

Its characteristics is 16.

Hence, the number of digits in $2^{56}$ is 17.

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