Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Selling price of a fan is Rs 4644. If profit percentage is 29%, then what is the cost price (in Rs) of fan?

A) 5900 B) 3500
C) 3800 D) 3600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3600

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The area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of the square. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the regular hexagon to the perimeter of square?

A) 63 : 36 B) 23 : 62
C) 63 : 2 D) 63 : 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 63 : 23

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A right triangular prism has equilateral triangle as its base. Side of the triangle is 15 cm. Height of the prism is 20√3 cm. What is the volume (in cm3) of the prism?

A) 1125 B) 6750
C) 4500 D) 3375
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3375

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Chord AB of a circle when extended meets the tangent to the circle at point P. PT is the tangent touching the circle at point T. If lengths of PT and PB are 6 cm and 4 cm respectively, what is the length of PA?

A) 12 cm B) 11 cm
C) 10 cm D) 9 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9 cm

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Q:

1/8 as a decimal?

A) 0.125 B) 0.225
C) 0.325 D) 0.425
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.125

Explanation:

1/8 to convert into decimal,

Find an equivalent fraction with a denominator of a power of 10.

In this case, we will use 1000.

18 x 125125 = 1251000

This can now be written as a decimal with 3 decimal places (because we have thousandths.

i.e, 0.125

 

Hence, 18 as a decimal = 0.125

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Q:

2sinAsinB is equal to

A) sin(A+B) + sin(A­-B) B) cos(A-­B) -­ cos(A+B)
C) sin(A+B) -­ sin(A-­B) D) cos(A+B) + cos(A-­B)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cos(A-­B) -­ cos(A+B)

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What least number must be added to 1039, so that the sum obtained is completely divisible by 29?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5 and their HCF is 20. Their LCM is

A) 30 B) 300
C) 60 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 300

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