Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Painter 'A' can paint a house in 10 days and 'B' can do it in 20 days. With help of 'C', they did the job in 5 days only. Then, 'C' alone can do the job in:

A) 20 days B) 10 days
C) 40 days D) 50 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 days

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A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Threemarbles are drawn at random. What is the probability thatthey are not of the same colour ?

A) 40/44 B) 44/41
C) 41/44 D) 40/39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 41/44

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n(E) = 5C3 + 4C3 + 3C3 = 10 + 4 + 1 = 15n(S) = 12C3 = 220

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If  x = a + 1/a, y = a - 1/a, then the value of x4+y4-2x2y2

A) 4 B) 8
C) 16 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16

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Which number is 30% less than 80% of 800?

A) 524 B) 192
C) 448 D) 368
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 448

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If a merchant offers a discount of 10% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 25%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

A) 5 percent profit B) 33.33 percent loss
C) 90 percent profit D) 20 percent profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.33 percent loss

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Amar can complete a work in 30 days and Raman can complete the same work in 15 days. If both of them work together, then in 4 days what percent of the total work will be completed?

A) 15 B) 37
C) 40 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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In the given figure, MNOP is a square of side 6 cm. What is the value ( in cm ) of radius of circle?

A) 4.25 B) 3.75
C) 3.5 D) 4.55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.75

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Radius of base of a hollow cone is 8 cm and its height is 15 cm. A sphere of largest radius is put inside the cone. What is the ratio of radius of base of cone to the radius of sphere?

A) 5 : 3 B) 4 : 1
C) 2 : 1 D) 7 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 : 3

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