Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In these questions, a question is given followed by information in three statements. You have to consider the information in all the three statements and decide the information in which of the statement(s) is not necessarily required to answer the question and therefore can be dispensed with. Indicate your answer accordingly How many students from institute 'A' got placement?

I. Number of students studying in institutes A and B are in the ratio of 3:4 respectively.

II. Number of students who got placement from institute B is 120% of the number of students who got placement from institute A

III. 80% of the students studying in institute B got placement.

A) None of the statements can be dispensed with B) Only I
C) Only II D) Any one of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

From I No. of students studying in A and B are 3x and 4x respectively.
From II No. of students studying in B who got placement = (4x × 80) ÷ 100 = 16x/5
Hence Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements
Hence option 5 is correct

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In a class of 65 students there are 39 girls. The average weight of these girls is 60 Kg and average weight of the full class is 64 kgs. What is the average weight of the boys of the class?

A) 69 B) 66
C) 68 D) 70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 70

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The average of 100 items was found to be 30 . If at the time of calculation , two items were wrongly taken as 32 and 12 instead of 23 and 11 , then the correct average is

A) 29.8 B) 29
C) 29.9 D) 29.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29.9

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If x+19x=4, then 9x2+19x2 is

A) 140 B) 142
C) 144 D) 146
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 142

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An aeroplane flying horizontally at a height of 3 Km. above the ground is observed at a certain point on earth to subtend an angle of 60°. After 15 sec flight, its angle of elevation is changed to 30°. The speed of the aeroplane (taking √3 = 1.732) is

A) 230.63 m/sec B) 230.93 m/sec
C) 235.85 m/sec D) 236.25 m/sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 230.93 m/sec

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Selling price of a table is Rs 2808. If profit percentage is 17%, then what is the cost price (in Rs) of table?

A) 2288 B) 2300
C) 2400 D) 3285
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2400

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If the selling price is Rs 855 after getting a discount of 5%, what was the marked price?

A) Rs 897.75 B) Rs 812.25
C) Rs 814 D) Rs 900
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 900

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If x = 313- 3-13, then 3x3 + 9x value is

A) 8 B) 9
C) 27 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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