Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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There were 24 studentsina class. One of them, who was 18 years old, left the class and his place was filled up by a new comer.Ifthe average of the class was thereby lowered by 1 month, the age of new comer is-

A) 14 years B) 15 years
C) 16 years D) 17years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16 years

Explanation:

Let the age of new comer be x

Avg age decrease by 1/12 year ⇒24 X 1/12 = 18 –x

⇒x=16 years

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If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 4400 which is marked as Rs 5000, then what is the discount that he is offering?

A) 20% B) 12%
C) 15% D) 10%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12%

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The difference between cost price and selling price is Rs 221. If profit percentage is 17%, then what is the selling price (in Rs)?

A) 1079 B) 1300
C) 1521 D) 1724
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1521

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If 2 shirts are offered free on purchase of 3 shirts priced Rs 600 each, then what will be the effective discount on each shirt?

A) 30 percent B) 66.67 percent
C) 40 percent D) 25 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 percent

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The marked price of a pen is Rs 3000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15% and a% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs 2142 for the pen, then what is the value (in percentage) of a?

 

A) 16   B) 14  
C) 18   D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16  

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In an acute-angled triangle ABC is Sin(B+A+C)=32 and tan(C+A-B)=1, then C is equal to

A) 37.5° B) 67.5°
C) 52.5° D) 72.5°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 52.5°

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If x – y – √18 = –1 and x + y – 3√2 = 1, then what is the value of 12xy(x2  y2)?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 512√2 D) 612√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 612√2

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If tan π/3c + cosec π/6c = x, then x is

A) (1-√2)/√2 B) (√3+4)/2√3
C) √3+2 D) (2√2-1)/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) √3+2

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