Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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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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The average of 12 numbers is 35. If four numbers 20, 27, 15 and 29 are removed then what will be the average of remaining numbers?

A) 41.125 B) 49.5
C) 52.5 D) 38.375
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 41.125

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The length of the diagonal of a square is 12 cm. Find its area (in cm2).

A) 36 B) 72
C) 144 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 72

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If 35% are the passing marks. A student gets 200 marks yet fails by 24 marks. What is the maximum marks?

A) 820 B) 550
C) 640 D) 680
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 640

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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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90% of X = 40% of Y and Y = a% of X. What is the value of a?

A) 225 B) 125
C) 2.25 D) 1.25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 225

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Two baskets together have 640 oranges. If (1/5)th of the oranges in the first basket be taken to the second basket. The number of oranges in the first basket is

A) 800 B) 600
C) 400 D) 300
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 400

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If P : Q : R = 2 : 3 : 5, then what is the value of (P + Q) : (Q + R) : (R + P)?

A) 5:8:7 B) 2:3:5
C) 5:8:10 D) 4:9:25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5:8:7

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