Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A number is greater than thrice its reciprocal by 26/3. What is the number?

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

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Filed Under: Problems on Numbers
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1991
Q:

A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. A and C are working partners. Only B is a sleeping partner hence his share will be 3/4th of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 50,000 profit, half of which is reinvested in the business and the other half is distributed between the partners, then how much does C get (in Rs)?

A) 20000 B) 6000
C) 10000 D) 9000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10000

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Filed Under: Partnership
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1991
Q:

XYZ is a right angled triangle and ∠Y = 90°. If XY = 2.5 cm and YZ = 6 cm then the circumradius of XYZ is

A) 6.5 cm B) 3.25 cm
C) 3 cm D) 2.5 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.25 cm

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1990
Q:

What is the simplified value of cosec Acot A + tan A2 ?

A) 2cos 2A B) 1 – sin2 A
C) sec2A D) secA tanA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 – sin2 A

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0 1989
Q:

Ram and Shyam undertook a work for Rs 5600. Ram alone can do the work in 5 days and Shyam alone can do the work in 9 days. If they worktogether, then what will be the difference (in Rs.) in the amount they receive?

A) 1800 B) 2400
C) 1600 D) 2200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1600

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Filed Under: Time and Work
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

6 1989
Q:

In the first 45 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 5.8 runs per over. What is the required run rate in the remaining overs to reach the target of 295 runs?

A) 6.9 B) 6.8
C) 6.7 D) 6.6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6.8

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Filed Under: Average
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1989
Q:

On a television of brand A the discount is 25% and on television of brand B the discount is 40%. The price of B after discount Rs 2,250 greater than the price of A after discount. What is the marked price of A (in Rs) if marked price of B is Rs 35,000?

A) 18750 B) 21000
C) 25000 D) 17850
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25000

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2 1988
Q:

Solve the following equation to find x: (x  2)2  36 = 0 : xεN

A) 4 B) 8
C) -4 D) -8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT

0 1988