Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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At 30% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 1050. What is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 15%?

A) 1200 B) 1175
C) 1100 D) 1275
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1275

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To go a distance of 40 km upstream a rower takes 8 hours while it takes her only 5 hours to row the same distance downstream. What was the rower's speed in still water?

A) 4.5 kmph B) 4 kmph
C) 6.5 kmph D) 1.5 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.5 kmph

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10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?

A) 33.6 percent B) 30 percent
C) 22 percent D) 28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28 percent

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If √3 = 1.732, then the value of 9+233?

A) 7.169 B) 7.196
C) 5.198 D) 7.296
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.196

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The original price of a TV set is Rs. 6,000. If the price is discounted by 20% and then raised by 10% for service contract, the price charged by the shopkeeper is

A) Rs. 5400 B) Rs. 5280
C) Rs. 5100 D) Rs. 4200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 5280

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If the radius of a circle is increased by 16%, its area increases by

A) 34.56 percent B) 32 percent
C) 16 percent D) 17.28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 34.56 percent

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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) 0.6 B) 0.75
C) 0.2 D) 0.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.75

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Three numbers are in Arithmetic Progression (AP) whose sum is 30 and the product is 910. Then the greatest number in the AP is

A) 17 B) 15
C) 13 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 13

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