6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:

A) Rs.180	B) Rs.120
C) Rs.480	D) data insufficient

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.120

Explanation:

Commission up to 10000 = $\frac{10000 x 9}{100}$ = 900

Again after 10000,

Commission : Bonus

9 : 3

3x : x

Therefore, Bonus = $(1380 - 900) \times \frac{1}{4} = R s . 120$

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Q:

If 3/5 of x is equal to 4/9 of y, then what is the ratio of x and y?

A) 11 : 15	B) 15 : 23
C) 20 : 27	D) 14 : 25

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14 : 25

Explanation:

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Q:

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the average rises by 400 g. The weight of the teacher is :

A) 45 kg	B) 46 kg
C) 47 kg	D) 48 kg

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 45 kg

Explanation:

Weight of the teacher = (35.4 x 25 - 35 x 24) kg = 45 kg.

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Q:

Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 3.25

A) 47.5 degrees	B) 57.5 degrees
C) 45.5 degrees	D) 55.5 degrees

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 47.5 degrees

Explanation:

At 3 O'clock, Minute hand is at 12 while the Hour hand is at 3. Again the minute hand has to sweep through ( 30 x 5 ) ie 150° for reaching the figure 5 to show 25 mins.

Simultaneously the Hour hand will also rotate for 25 mins. Thus starting from the mark, 3 the hour hand will cover an angle = (25 x 30) / 60 = 12.5°

Hence, Angle between Hour and the Minute hand = ( 60 - 12.5 ) = 47.5°

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Q:

If 4 (A's capital) = 6 (B's capital) = 10 (C's capital), then out of a profit of Rs. 4650, C will receive ____

A) Rs.700	B) Rs.800
C) Rs.900	D) Rs.1000

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.900

Explanation:

Let 4A = 6B = 1OC = k. Then, A = k/4, B = k/6, and C =k/10 .

A : B :C = k/4 : k/6 : k/10 = 15 : 10 : 6.

Hence, C's share (4650 * 6/31) = Rs, 900.

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Q:

A watch which gains uniformly ,is 5 min,slow at 8 o'clock in the morning on sunday and it is 5 min 48 sec.fast at 8 p.m on following sunday. when was it correct?

A) 7pm on wednesday	B) 20 min past 7pm on wednesday
C) 15min past 7pm on wednesday	D) 8pm on wednesday

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20 min past 7pm on wednesday

Explanation:

This sunday morning at 8:00 AM, the watch is 5 min. Slow, and the next sunday at 8:00PM it becomes 5 min 48 sec fast. The watch gains $5 + 5 \frac{48}{60}$ min in a time of (7×24)+12 = 180 hours.

To show the correct time, it has to gain 5 min.

$\frac{54}{5} m i n \to 180 h o u r s$

5min ->

$(\frac{5}{\frac{54}{2}} \times 180)$

$83 \frac{1}{3} h r s = 72 h r s + 11 \frac{1}{3} h r s = 3 d a y s + 11 h r s + 20 m i n$

So the correct time will be shown on wednesday at 7:20 PM

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Q:

Find the next number in the given series ?

3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, . . .

A) 2	B) 0
C) 1	D) -1

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -1

Explanation:

3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, ... has two different series

1) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.....

2) 7, 5, 3, 1, .....

-1 is the next number.

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Q:

∆ABC is right angled at B. If cosA = 8/17, then what is the value of cotC ?

A) 15/8	B) 15/17
C) 8/17	D) 17/15

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