Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A and B together do a job in 12 days and A could do the job in 20 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

A) 30 B) 25
C) 24 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

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1 1898
Q:

Roshan's current age is three years less than 1.5 times that of Usha's. 12 years ago Usha's age was three years more than half of Roshan's age. What is Roshan's present age in

A) 42 B) 39
C) 33 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 42

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4 1898
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Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 486 metres and they cross each other in 27 seconds, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of each train?

A) 55 B) 56.4
C) 64.8 D) 73.2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 64.8

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0 1897
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By selling an item for Rs. 696 Unnati incurred a loss of 13%. By how much should she have raised the price to gain a profit of 10%?

A) Rs. 160.08 B) Rs. 104
C) Rs. 84 D) Rs. 184
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 184

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3 1897
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In the given figure, AB = 30 cm and CD = 24 cm. What is the value (in cm) of MN?

A) 18 B) 9
C) 12 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

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0 1897
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The tops of two poles of height 60 metres and 35 metres are connected by a rope. If the rope makes an angle with the horizontal whose tangent is 5/9 metres, then what is the distance (in metres) between the two poles?

A) 63 B)  30
C) 25 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45

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6 1896
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If  tan2A / (secA -­ 1)2 = x, then the value of x is

A) (1+cosecA) / (1­-cosecA) B) (1+cosA)(1-­cosA)
C) (1+cosA) / (1­-cosA) D) (1+cosecA)(1­-cosecA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1+cosA) / (1­-cosA)

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0 1896
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What is the value of [(sin 7x – sin 5x)÷(cos 7x + cos 5x)] – [(cos 6x – cos 4x)÷(sin 6x + sin 4x)]?

A) 1 B) 2 tan x
C) tan 2 x D) tan (3 x/2)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 tan x

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0 1896