Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a - b = 10 and ab =-21, then what is the value of a3-b3 ?

A) 316 B) 370
C) 185 D) 158
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 370

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The value of cosec260 + sec260  cot260 + tan230 will be

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

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A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 80% and offers 20% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 450?

A) 548 B) 748
C) 848 D) 648
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 648

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The shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The difference in their selling price is

A) Rs. 9.8 B) Rs. 16.8
C) Rs. 22.4 D) Rs. 36.4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 9.8

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If x+1x:x-1x=5:3 then the value of x is

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

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A sum amounts to Rs 7727.104 at the rate of 12% per annum compounded annually after three years. What is the value of principal (in Rs)?

A) 5000 B) 5200
C) 5350 D) 5500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5500

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Five women can do a work in 36 days. If the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is 3:1, then find how many days it will take 5 men to complete the same woek?

A) 12 days B) 15 days
C) 18 days D) 108 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 days

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A man is running at the speed of 20 km/hr. What is time (in seconds) taken by man to cover one round of a circular garden of radius 350 metres?

A) 412 B) 336
C) 396 D) 376
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 396

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