Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Jeremy is 26 years younger than his father. Eight years hence his father's age will be two years less than twice his age. What is Jeremy's present age?

A) 20 years B) 18 years
C) 24 years D) 22 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 years

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The average of five consecutive even numbers is 40. What is the value of smallest of these numbers?

A) 35 B) 36
C) 44 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36

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A dishonest milkman buys milk at Rs 24 per litre and adds 1/3 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 32 per litre. What is his gain?

A) 33.33 percent B) 50 Percent
C) 77.78 percent D) 66.67 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 77.78 percent

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A man spends 59% of his income and saves the rest. What percentage of his expenditure does he save?

A) 72.57 percent B) 83.19 percent
C) 89.09 percent D) 69.49 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 69.49 percent

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Ram Naresh got two successive discounts, a bag with a list price of Rs.400 is available at Rs. 160. If the second discount is 20%, find the first discount.

A) 40% B) 30%
C) 50% D) 80%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50%

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15% of a number, when added to 30% of another, gives 24% of the sum of the two numbers. The bigger number is 4 more than the smaller one. What are the numbers?

A) 6, 10 B) 8, 12
C) 10, 14 D) 12, 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8, 12

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Q:

The LCM of 72 and 84 is:

A) 12 × 6 × 7 B) 6 × 2 × 7
C) 12 × 7 × 3 D) 72 × 84
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 × 6 × 7

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A helicopter, at an altitude of 1500 m, finds that two ships are sailing towards it, in the same direction. The angles of depression of the ships as observed from the helicopter are 60° and 30°respectively. Distance between the two ships, in metres is

A) 1000√3 B) 1000/√3
C) 500√3 D) 500/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1000√3

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