Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A shopkeeper buys a product of Rs 150 per Kg. 15% of product was damaged. At what price (per Kg) should he sell the remaining so as to earn a profit of 20%?

A) Rs. 207 B) Rs. 207 11/180
C) Rs. 211 13/17 D) Rs. 204 7/13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 211 13/17

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A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is

A) 22% B) 20%
C) 18% D) 15%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20%

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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 54 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

A) 454 km B) 567 km
C) 302 km D) 378 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 378 km

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X and Y are the mid points of sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. If BC+XY=12 units, then BC-­XY is

A) 8 units B) 4 units
C) 6 units D) 2 units
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 units

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A discount series of 15%, 20% and 25% is equal to the single discount of?

A) 48% B) 49%
C) 50% D) 51%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 49%

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A certain bank offers 8% rate of interest on the 1st year and 9% on the 2nd year in a certain fixed deposit scheme. If Rs 17,658 are received after investing for 2 years in this scheme, then what was the amount (in Rs) invested?

A) 16000 B) 15000
C) 15500 D) 16500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15000

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The simplified form of (4x + 3)2 . (3x - 5) - (4x3 - 12x2 + 9x - 20) is

A) 6x2- 48x - 50 B) 24x3 + 2x2 - 32x - 15
C) 44x3 + 4x2 - 102x - 25 D) 24x3 + 8x2 - 42x - 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 44x3 + 4x2 - 102x - 25

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If the product of two numbers is 2646 and their LCM is 42 then their HCF is

A) 64 B) 26
C) 46 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 63

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