Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A) 3/10, 7/10 B) 1/10, 9/10
C) 2/5, 3/5 D) 1/5, 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/10, 9/10

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Δ DEF is right angled at E. If m ∠D = 30°. What is the length (in cm) of DE, if EF = 2√3 cm?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 6 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Find the greatest length which can be used to measure exactly three cloth pieces of lengths 1.26 m, 1.98 m and 1.62 m respectively.

A) 12 cm B) 14 cm
C) 16 cm D) 18 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18 cm

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One of the diagonal of a rhombus is 70% of the other diagonal. What is the ratio of area of rhombus to the square of the length of the larger diagonal?

A) 3 : 10 B) 3 : 20
C) 7 : 20 D) 7 : 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7 : 20

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If a -­ b = 3 and ab =28, then a3 - b3 is

A) 279 B) 387
C) 513 D) 91
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 279

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If a merchant offers a discount of 25% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 5%. What % profit or % loss will he make if he sells at a discount of 10% of the list price?

A) 5.5 percent loss B) 14 percent profit
C) 50 percent profit D) 26 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14 percent profit

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5 year hence, ratio of ages of A and B will be 7 : 5 and difference between their ages will be 4 years. What are present ages (in years) of A and B
respectively?

A) 5, 9 B) 6, 5
C) 9, 5 D) 9, 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9, 5

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The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 2/9 and 7/10 is

A) 14/83 B) 83/14
C) 90/83 D) 83/90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14/83

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