Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A can do a work in 36 days and B in 12 days. If they work on it together for 3 days, then what fraction of work is left?

A) 2/3 B) 1/3
C) 1/4 D) 1/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/3

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Akash starts a business with Rs 85000 and Payal joins him with Rs 102000. If the profit at the end of a year is divided in the ratio 1 : 1, then after how many months did Payal join Akash?

A) 3 B) 2
C) 9 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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The list price (marked price ) of an article is Rs. 900 and is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10% ; the selling price of the article,in rupees, is

A) 640 B) 648
C) 720 D) 738
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 648

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A bank offers 5% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs. 3200 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is:

A) Rs 976 B) Rs 244
C) Rs 488 D) Rs 122
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 488

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If 35% are the passing marks. A student gets 200 marks yet fails by 24 marks. What is the maximum marks?

A) 820 B) 550
C) 640 D) 680
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 640

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A dishonest milkman buys milk at Rs 30 per litre and adds 1/5 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 32 per litre. What will be his gain?

A) 33.33 percent B) 50 percent
C) 28 percent D) 25 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 28 percent

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In a mixture, unbroken and broken rice grains are in the ratio 3 : 2. How much fraction of the mixture must be drawn off and substituted with broken grains, so that the ratio of unbroken and broken grains becomes 1 : 1?

 

A) 1/3 B) 1/6
C) 1/4 D) 2/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/6

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Q:

Average of two numbers is 8 and average of other three numbers is 3 ; the average of the five numbers is

A) 2 B) 3
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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