Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Smita can finish a work in 12 days and Sam can finish the same work in 9 days. After working together for 4 days they both leave the job. What is the fraction of unfinished work?

A) 2/9 B) 1/4
C) 1/2 D) 7/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/9

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What is the third proportional to 9 and 15?

A) 30 B) 27
C) 36 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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If a retailer offers a discount of 32% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % markup price?

A) 24 percent B) 47.05 percent
C) 22.34 percent D) 32 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 47.05 percent

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Let O be the orthocentre of the triangle ABC. If ∠BOC = 150°, Then ∠BAC is

A) 30° B) 60°
C) 90° D) 120°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30°

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In ΔABC, the angle bisector of ∠A cuts BC at E. Find the length of AC if lengths of AB, BE and EC are 9.6 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm?

A) 4.8 cm B) 9.8 cm
C) 7.8 cm D) 7.2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7.2 cm

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Two numbers are in ratio 3:4. When 3 is subtracted from both the numbers, the ratio becomes 2:3. Find the sum of the numbers.

A) 16 B) 20
C) 21 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21

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A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in one minute where as a bus covers a distance of 33 km in 3/4 hours. Then the ratio of their speeds is :

A) 1:3 B) 2:3
C) 3:4 D) 1:4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3:4

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If A, B and C are denoting Mean, Median and Mode of a data and A : B = 9 : 8. Then the ratio of B : C is

A) 5:4 B) 8:9
C) 4:3 D) 7:6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4:3

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