Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A sum of money invested for a certain number of years at 8% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.180. The same sum of money invested for the same number of years at 4% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.120 only. For how many years was the sum invested?

A) 25years B) 15years
C) 20years D) 22years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25years

Explanation:

From the information provided we know that,

Principal + 8% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 180 …….. (1)

Principal + 4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 120 ……… (2)

Subtracting equation (2) from equation (1), we get

4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = Rs.60.

Now, we can substitute this value in equation (2),

i.e Principal + 60 = 120

= Principal = Rs.60.

We know that SI = , where p is the principal, n the number of years and r the rate percent of  interest.

In equation (2), p = Rs.60, r = 4% p.a. and the simple interest = Rs.60.

Therefore, 60 =(60*n*4)/100

=> n = 100/4 = 25 years.

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Q:

If the selling price of a mat is five times the discount offered and if the percentage of discount is equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the discount offered to the cost price.

A) 6:31 B) 11:30
C) 7:30 D) 31:6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7:30

Explanation:

Since S.P. = 5 (M.P. - S.P.) => 5 M.P. = 6 S.P.
M.P. = (6/5) S.P.
Since the percentage discount = Percentage profit,
65S.P - S.P65S.P×100 = S.P -C.PC.P×100
Therefore, 1/6 = (S.P/C.P) – 1 => S.P = (7/6) C.P
M.P = 6/5 S.P = 6/5 x 7/6 C.P = 7/5 C.P
Therefore, Ratio of discount to C.P
= (M.P – S.P)/C.P = [{(7/5)C.P - (7/6)C.P} / C.P.]
= 7/30

 

Therefore, the ratio is 7 : 30

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Q:

Rohit crosses a 700 metres wide road in 35 seconds. What is his speed (in km/hr)?

 

A) 54 B) 76
C) 72 D) 84
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

Explanation:
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Q:

Which one of the following cannot be the square of a natural number?

A) 32761 B) 42437
C) 81225 D) 20164
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42437

Explanation:

The square of a natural number never ends in 7.
42437 is not the square of a natural number

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Q:

If a quarter Kg of potato costs 60 paise, How many paise will 200 gm cost?

A) 48 Paise B) 54 Paise
C) 56 Paise D) 72 Paise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48 Paise

Explanation:

Let the Required cost be X paise.  Less Weight , Less cost (Direct Proportion)

Therefore, 250 : 200 :: 60 : x

=> (250 * x) = (200 * 60)

=> x= 48

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Q:

A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides.If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet?

A) 126sq.ft B) 120sq.ft
C) 130sq.ft D) 135sq.ft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 126sq.ft

Explanation:

Let l = 9 ft.

Then l + 2b = 37

=> 2b = 37 – l = 37 – 9 = 28

b = 28/2 = 14 ft.

Area = lb = 9 × 14 = 126 sq. ft.

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Q:

In a single throw of two dice , find the probability that neither a doublet nor a total of 8 will appear.

A) 7/15 B) 5/18
C) 13/18 D) 3/16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/18

Explanation:

n(S) = 36

 

A = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)}

 

B = { (2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2) }

 

nA=6, nB=5, nAB=1

 

Required probability = PAB

 

 = PA+PB-PAB

 

=  636+536-136 = 518

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Q:

In a competitive exam, the number of passed students was four times the number of failed students. If there had been 35 fewer appeared students and 9 more had failed, the ratio of passed and failed students would have been 2 : 1, then the total number of students appered for the exam ?

A) 175 B) 165
C) 155 D) 145
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 155

Explanation:

Let the number of failed students be x

=> Number of passed students = 4x 

So total number of students was 5x

From the given data,

If total number of students be 5x – 35

=> 4x-35-9/x+9 = 2/1

=> 4x – 44 = 2(x + 9)

=> 4x – 2x = 18 + 44

=> x = 31

Total number = 31×5

= 155

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