Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A Number is increased by 20%. To get back to the orignal number, the increased number is to be reduced by

A) 20% B) 21%
C) 16 2/3% D) 14 1/3%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16 2/3%

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1 1955
Q:

If the value of 3-1.732, then calculate the value of 243-12108-147

A) 1.732 B) -1.464
C) 3.464 D) -1.732
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -1.732

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0 1955
Q:

Raghunandan sells a machine for Rs 45 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 55 lakh, his gain would have been 9 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.

A) Rs 54 lakhs B) Rs 46 lakhs
C) Rs 60 lakhs D) Rs 38 lakhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 46 lakhs

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3 1955
Q:

A shopkeeper by selling 8 iphones, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 iphones. His profit percentage is

A) 60 percent B) 37.5 percent
C) 75 percent D) 15 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60 percent

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0 1954
Q:

P bought an article for Rs. 1600 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 1840?

A) 5% B) 10%
C) 12% D) 15%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5%

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4 1954
Q:

The average weight of Shivshankar, Gopesh and Reena is 97 kg. If the average weight of Shivshankar and Gopesh is 93 kg and that of Gopesh and Reena is 82 kg, then the weight of Gopesh is

A) 72 B) 56
C) 59 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 59

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1 1954
Q:

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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1 1954
Q:

The circumference of a circle is 88 cm, find its area?

A) 616 sq cm B) 308 sq cm
C) 154 sq cm D) 77 sq cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 616 sq cm

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3 1954