Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Line segment AB is parallel to line segment CD. AD intersects BC in E. If lengths of AE, BC and ED are 12 cm, 12 cm and 18 cm respectively, what is the length of EC?

A) 4.8 cm B) 9.3 cm
C) 8.1 cm D) 7.2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7.2 cm

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38% of a number is 133. What is the number?

A) 340 B) 350
C) 360 D) 355
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 350

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Cost price of a calculator is Rs 495. If the profit percentage is 40%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?

A) 226 B) 198
C) 186 D) 218
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 198

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When a number is increased by 20, it becomes 116% of itself. What is the number?

A) 100 B) 250
C) 125 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 125

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Each question contains Quantity I and Quantity II. Read the contents clearly and answer your questions accordingly.

Quantity I: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% while the breadth of the rectangle is decreased by 10% then find percentage change in area of the rectangle?

Quantity II: if the side of a triangle is increased by 30% while the height of a triangle is decreased by 20% then find the percentage change in area of the triangle?

A) Quantity I > Quantity II B) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
C) Quantity I< Quantity II D) Quantity I < Quantity II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Quantity I > Quantity II

Explanation:

Quantity I= 20% - 10% - (20*10/100) % = +8%

Quantity II= 30% - 20% - (30*20/100)% = +4%

Hence Quantity I > Quantity II

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There are two buckets, smaller bucket can hold only 3/5th of the water as compared to the larger bucket. If 6,000 buckets of larger capacity are needed to fill a pond. Then how many smaller capacity buckets are needed to fill the same pond?

A) 8000 B) 10000
C) 12000 D) 15000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10000

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A man sells an article at a profit of 35%. If he had bought it for 15% less price and sold it for Rs. 32 less, then he would have gained 40%. What is the initial cost price (in Rs) of the article?

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

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One number is 25% of another number. The larger number is 12 more than the smaller. The large number is

A) 48 B) 16
C) 4 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

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