Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What is the value of sin (630 + A) + cos A?

A) √3/2 B) 1/2
C) 0 D) 2/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

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A man buys a table and a chair for Rs. 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and the chair at a gain of 10%. He still gains Rs.10 on the whole. The cost price of chair in rupees is

A) Rs.200 B) Rs.250
C) Rs.300 D) Rs.400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.300

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Q:

80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk. How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80%?

A) 8 B) 9
C) 10 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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A shopkeeper by selling 20 Timex watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 4 Timex watches. His profit percentage is

A) 20 percent B) 25 percent
C) 30 percent D) 50 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 percent

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Q:

If the cost price of 48 articles is equal to the selling price of 32 articles, then what is the profit percentage?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 50 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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A man bought 500 metres of electronic wire at 50 paise per metre. He sold 50% of it at a profit of 5%. At what percent should he sell the remainder so as to gain 10% on the whole transaction?

A) 13% B) 12.5%
C) 15% D) 20%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 13%

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Q:

Karan purchased one dozen pens for Rs. 120 and sold a pack of 3 pens for Rs.35 each. What is his gain?

A) 16.67% B) 20%
C) 15% D) 33.33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16.67%

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Three bottles of equal capacity containing mixture of milk and water in ratio 2 : 5, 3 : 4 and 4 : 5 respectively. These three bottles are emptied into a large bottle. What will be the ratio of milk and water respectively in the large bottle?

A) 73 : 106 B) 73 : 116
C) 73 : 113 D) 73 : 189
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 73 : 116

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