Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs.7620 due in 3years at1623 % per annum interest?

A) 5430 B) 4430
C) 3430 D) 2430
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3430

Explanation:

Let each installment be Rs.x. Then, 

(P.W. of Rs.x due 1 year hence) + (P.W of Rs.x due 2 years hence) + (P.W of Rs. X due 3 years hence) = 7620.

 

x1+503x100+x1 +503x1002+x1 +503x1003 = 7620

 

 6x7+36x49+216x343=7620

 

 294x + 252x + 216x = 7620 x 343

 

 => x = 3430

 

 Amount of each installment = Rs.3430

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Q:

If goods be purchased for Rs.450 and 1/3 is sold at a loss of 10%. At what gain % should the remainder is sold to has to gain 20% on the whole transaction?

A) 35% B) 28%
C) 22% D) 19%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 35%

Explanation:

Given the cost price of the articles = Rs. 450

To get overall 20% gain,

Total Selling Price = (20/100) x 450 = 540


One third of the CP = 1/3 x 450 = Rs. 150

But given 1/3 of articles are sold at 10% loss

S.P of 1/3 of articles = 90% of 150

= 90 x 150/100 = 135

 

Then, S.P on remaining 2/3 goods must be

= 450 - 135 = 405 ...........(1)

CP on remaining goods

= 2/3 x 450 = 300 ............(2)


Profit = SP - CP = 405 - 300 = 105


Profit %  = (105/300) x 100

= 35%.

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Q:

From a pack of 52 cards, 3 cards are drawn. What is the probability that one is ace, one is queen and one is jack?

A) 19/5525 B) 16/5525
C) 17/5525 D) 7/5525
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16/5525

Explanation:

Required probability:

 4C1*4C1*4C152C3=4*4*422100=165525

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Q:

Solve the following

 

24/(19 - 9 / 3 x 9) = ?

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

Explanation:
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Q:

Angles of the triangle are in the ratio of 1:2:3. Choose the correct triangle for the given ratio.

 

A) Equilateral B) Isosceles
C) Right angle D) Obtuse angled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Right angle

Explanation:
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Q:

How many lines can you draw using 3 non collinear (not in a single line) points A, B and C on a plane?

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

Explanation:

You need two points to draw a line. The order is not important. Line AB is the same as line BA. The problem is to select 2 points out of 3 to draw different lines. If we proceed as we did with permutations, we get the following pairs of points to draw lines.

 

AB , AC

 

BA , BC

 

CA , CB

 

There is a problem: line AB is the same as line BA, same for lines AC and CA and BC and CB.

 

The lines are: AB, BC and AC ; 3 lines only.

 

So in fact we can draw 3 lines and not 6 and that's because in this problem the order of the points A, B and C is not important.

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Q:

A word consists of 9 letters; 5 consonants and 4 vowels.Three letters are choosen at random. What is the probability that more than one vowel will be selected ?

A) 13/42 B) 17/42
C) 5/42 D) 3/14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 17/42

Explanation:

3 letters can be choosen out of 9 letters in 9C3 ways.

 

More than one vowels ( 2 vowels + 1 consonant  or  3 vowels ) can be choosen in (4C2*5C1)+4C3 ways

 

Hence,required probability = 4C2*5C1+4C39C3 = 17/42

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Q:

What is the common ratio of the following geometric sequence?

4, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125,...

A) 0.5 B) -1
C) 1.5 D) -0.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.5

Explanation:

In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

 

Herein the given sequence, 4, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125,...

Common Ratio r = 2/4 = 1/2 = 0.5/1 = 0.25/0.5 = 0.125/0.25 == 0.5.

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