Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Pipes A, B, and C are attached to an empty cistern. While the first two can fill the cistern in 4 and 10 hours, respectively, the third can drain the cistern, when filled, in 6 hours. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously when the cistern is three-fifth full, how many hours will be needed to fill the cistern?

A student, by mistake, wrote 64 in place of 46 as a number at the time of finding the average of 10 given numbers & got the average as 50. The correct average of the numbers is

­ What is the equation of the line if its slope is 3/4 and y­intercept is 5?

X and Y are two alloys which are prepared by mixing zinc and aluminium in the ratio of 1 : 4 and 11 : 8 respectively. If equal quantities of alloys are melted to form a third alloy Z then what is the ratio of zinc and aluminium in alloy Z?

ΔGHI is similar to ΔKLM. If the ratio of Perimeter of Δ GHI : Perimeter of ΔKLM = 1:4, and length of GH is 2 cm, what is the length of the corresponding side KL?

D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a ΔABC and AD = 8 cm, DB = 12 cm, AE= 6 cm and EC = 9 cm, then BC is equal to:

Amarjeet scored 92, 98 and 90 marks in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics respectively. The maximum marks in each subject are 100. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.

Find out the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.