Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the lowest discount percentage (all articles have same marked price)?


I. Two successive discounts of 10% and 10%


II. Buy 7 get 8


III. Buy 9 get 1 free

 

A) Only II B) Only III
C) Only II and III D) All are equal.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only III

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A cube is placed inside a cone of radius 20 cm and height 10 cm, one of its face being on the base of the cone and vertices of opposite face touching the cone. What is the length (in cm) of side of the cube?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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The average of X, Y, Z is 24. Also, X:Y = 2:3 and X+Y = 60, then find the value of (X-Z)?

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

Explanation:

X+Y+Z = 24*3 = 72 X:Y = 2:3 (Given)
Let ‘X’ to be 2a & ‘Y’ to be 3a
X+Y = 60 (Given)
2a+3a = 60
5a = 60
a = 12
Hence, X = 24 & Y = 36
From equation (1)...
Z = 72 - 60
Z = 12
Hence, X - Z = 24-12 = 12.

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Q:

A missile travels at 1422 km/h. How many metres does it travel in one second?

A) 395 metres B) 400 metres
C) 364 metres D) 319 metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 395 metres

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Two numbers are 30% and 60% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?

A) 75 percent B) 42.86 percent
C) 30 percent D) 50 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 75 percent

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75 pupils from a school appeared for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and five pupils less than the first school passed. The pass % of in the second school was :

A) 75% B) 84%
C) 72% D) 64.7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 64.7%

Explanation:

no of pupils pupil from first school for examination= 75
No. of pupil passed = 80% of 75 = 60
No. of pupil from second school = 85
No .of pupil passed from 2nd school = 55
Pass % from second school = 55/85 X 100 = 64.70%

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If in a two digit number, the digit at unit place is z and the digit at tens place is 8, then the number is

A) 80z + z B) 80 + z
C) 8z + 8 D) 80z + 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80 + z

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Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 15 hours together. But ifthese pipes operate separately A takes 40 hours less than Bto fill the tank. In how many hours the pipe A will fill thecistern working alone?

A) 60 B) 20
C) 40 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

Explanation:

Let A takes x hours, then B = (x+40) hours

1/x + 1/x+40 = 1/15

x = 20

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