Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If 2 T-shirts are offered free on purchase of 5 T-shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each T-shirt?

A) 40 B) 20
C) 30 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40

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If the expression px3  qx2  7x  6 is completely divisible by x2  x  6, then what is the value of p and q respectively?

A) 0, 1 B) 1, 0
C) 2, 1 D) 1, 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 0

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What least number must be subtracted from 210, so that the sum is completely divisible by 11?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

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To cover a distance of 225 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

A) 90 m/s B) 45 m/s
C) 50 m/s D) 25 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25 m/s

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Kishan cycled a distance of 120 km at a certain speed. If he cycled 2 km slower every hour, he would have taken 3 more hours to reach his destination. What is the speed in kmph at which Kishan actually cycled?

A) 15 B) 8
C) 12 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?

A) 2 : 5 B) 1 : 5
C) 2 : 3 D) 2 : 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2 : 5

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A wholesaler sells a good to a retailer at a profit of 5% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,000, what had it cost (in Rs) the wholesaler?

A) 1731.6 B) 3210.6
C) 1931.6 D) 2310.6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1731.6

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The average age of a class of 6 girls is x years. Four new girls having ages x – 2, x + 2, x + 4 and x + 6 joins the class. What is the new average age (in years) of the class?

A) x + 1 B) x + 2
C) 2.5x D) x + 2.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) x + 1

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