Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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wooden bowl is in shape of a hollow hemisphere of internal radius 9 cm and thickness 1 cm. Find the total surface area of the bowl?

A) 1376.58 sq cms B) 2064.87 sq cms
C) 344.15 sq cms D) 1197.42 sq cms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1197.42 sq cms

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If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A) 3/10, 7/10 B) 1/10, 9/10
C) 2/5, 3/5 D) 1/5, 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/10, 9/10

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Working 7 hours in a day, 4 men can do a piece of work in 8 days. Working 8 hours in a day, the required number of men to perform the same work in 4 days will be

A) 8 B) 4
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is:

A) 161 B) 162
C) 163 D) 164
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 162

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If a merchant offers a discount of 25% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 5%. What % profit or % loss will he make if he sells at a discount of 10% of the list price?

A) 5.5 percent loss B) 14 percent profit
C) 50 percent profit D) 26 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14 percent profit

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Q:

If (1 - cos2A) = x, then the value of x is

A) cosecA B) sinA
C) tanA D) secA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sinA

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If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, then what is the value of a3 + b3?

A) 98 B) 152
C) 124 D) 260
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 152

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If tan(A/2) = x, then the value of x is

A) sinA/(1 - cosA) B) sinA/(1 + cosA)
C) √[sinA/(1 + cosA)] D) √[sinA/(1 - cosA)]
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sinA/(1 + cosA)

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