Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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After two successive discounts of 20% and 35%, an article is sold for Rs 50700. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 92500 B) 98500
C) 97500 D) 94000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 97500

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Before a battle the ratio of tanks to planes in an army was 5 : 3. During the war 1000 tanks were destroyed and 800 planes were destroyed. The ratio of tanks to planes became 2 : 1. What is the number of tanks after the war.

A) 2000 B) 1000
C) 3000 D) 4000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2000

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A fraction is greater than its reciprocal by 9/20. What is the fraction?

A) 5/4 B) 4/5
C) 3/4 D) 4/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5/4

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If cot A = n/(n + 1) and cot B = 1/(2n + 1), then what is the value of cot (A + B)?

A) -1 B) 0
C) 1 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -1

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If p/q = (x+3)/(x-3), then what is the value of p2+q2p2-q2 ?

A) x+9 B) x2+96x
C) x2+186x D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x2+96x

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If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 3 shirts priced Rs 500 each, then what is the effective discount on each shirt?

A) 30 percent B) 33 percent
C) 20 percent D) 25 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25 percent

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The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 1200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5 % on it. Then selling price of the fan is

A) Rs. 1410 B) Rs. 1400
C) Rs. 1140 D) Rs. 1104
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 1140

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Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A) BGF B) FDH
C) BAE D) CDE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CDE

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