Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

X and Y are the mid points of sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. If BC+XY=12 units, then BC-­XY is

x and y are two numbers such that their mean proportion is 16 and third proportion is 128. What is the value of x and y?

Profit of Rs 187200 has to be divided among three partners Amit, Brijmohan and Chiranjeev in the ratio 1:2:5. How much does Chiranjeev get?

A carpenter can build a cupboard in 64 hours. After 16 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the cupboard is yet to be built?

A miner sells a diamond to a trader at a profit of 40% and the trader sells it to a customer at a profit of 25%. If the customer pays Rs 56 lakhs to buy the diamond, what had it cost the miner (in Rs lakhs)?

A  field  can  be  reaped  by  12  men  or  18  women  in  14  days.  In  how  many  days  can  8  men  and  16 women reap it?

Two runners A and B start running at 12 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 30 minutes. How far (in km) were they from each other when they started?

A dishonest milkman buys milk at Rs 24 per litre and adds 1/3 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 32 per litre. What is his gain?