Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

An air conditioner can cool the hall in 40 miutes while another takes 45 minutes to cool under similar conditions. If both air conditioners are switched on at same instance then how long will it take to cool the room approximately ?

A) 18 minutes B) 19 minutes
C) 22 minutes D) 24 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22 minutes

Explanation:

Let the two conditioners be A and B

 

'A' cools at 40min

 

'B' at 45min

 

Together = (a x b)/(a + b)

= (45 x 40)/(45 + 40)

= 45 x 40/85

= 21.1764

= 22 min (approx).

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Q:

Calculate the area (in sq.cm) of a circle whose diameter is 14 cm.

 

A) 154 B) 308
C) 224 D) 448
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 154

Explanation:
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Q:

Compute of 29292 x 9999 = ?

 

 

A) 222890708  B) 298290708 
C) 292809708  D) 292890708
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 292890708

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the odd one out of the series ?

35, 48, 54, 63, 81, 105

A) 63 B) 48
C) 35 D) 81
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35

Explanation:

48, 54, 63, 81 and 105 are divisible by 3 but not 35.

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Q:

The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:

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

Explanation:

Let the numbers 13a and 13b.

Then, 13a x 13b = 2028

=>ab = 12.

Now, the co-primes with product 12 are (1, 12) and (3, 4).

[Note: Two integers a and b are said to be coprime or relatively prime if they have no common positive factor other than 1 or, equivalently, if their greatest common divisor is 1 ]

So, the required numbers are (13 x 1, 13 x 12) and (13 x 3, 13 x 4).

Clearly, there are 2 such pairs.

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Q:

A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes, What is his speed in km per hour?

A) 3.6 B) 7.2
C) 8.4 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.2

Explanation:

Speed =   6005×60 m/sec= 2 m/sec = 2 x (18/5) km/hr = 7.2 km/hr

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Q:

 The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%

A) 22% B) 33%
C) 44% D) 55%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 44%

Explanation:

Let original length = x metres and original breadth = y metres.

Original area = xy sq.m 

Increased length  = 120100 and Increased breadth = 120100 

 

New area = 120100x*120100y=3625xy m2 

 

The difference between the Original area  and New area  is:  

3625xy-xy

 

1125xy Increase % =1125xyxy*100= 44%

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Q:

Of the following, which is greater than ½ ?

Indicate ALL such fractions.

A) 2/5 B) 4/7
C) 4/9 D) 5/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4/7

Explanation:

One way to deal with fractions is to convert them all to decimals. 

In this case all you would need to do is to see which is greater than 0.5.

Otherwise to see which is greater than ½, double the numerator and see if the result is greater than the denominator. In B doubling the numerator gives us 8, which is bigger than 7. 

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