Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In a class, there were 9 boys and some girls. In a test the mean score obtained by the boys was 12 while that obtained by the girls was 14. If the overall average was 13.1, what was the total number of students in the calss?

A) 21 B) 20
C) 22 D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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Raj purchased two laptops, first for Rs 42500 and the second for Rs 36200. He sold first laptop at a profit of 12% and the second laptop at a loss of 12%.What is the overall profit or loss?

A) Rs 756 profit B) Rs 756 loss
C) Rs 1512 profit D) Rs 1512 loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 756 profit

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What number should be added to each of the numbers 94, 24, 100 and 26, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?

A) 10 B) 11
C) 9 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11

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There are red (A), yellow(B) and green (C) tokens in a bag. A : B :: 3 : 8, B : C :: 6 : 13. A : B : C is given by

A) 9 : 24 : 52 B) 3 : 48 : 13
C) 3 : 8 : 13 D) 3 : 6 : 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9 : 24 : 52

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Q:

A's salary is 50% more than that of B. Then B's salary is less than that of A by

A) 50% B) 44%
C) 33 1/3% D) 46 1/2%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33 1/3%

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An equilateral triangle of side 6 cm is inscribed in a circle. Then radius of the circle is

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

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The height of the equilateral triangle is 9 cm. What is the radius (in cm) of the circle circumscribing the three vertices?

A) 3 B) 6
C) 9 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

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Two successive discounts of 10% and 25% are given by Raman on a shirt. If the marked price of the shirt is Rs 600, then what is the value (in Rs) of discount?

 

A) 195   B) 185  
C) 155   D) 135
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 195  

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