Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The average age of 40 students of a class is 16 years. If the average age of 24 students is 15.5 years and that of the 15 students is 16 2⁄3 years, then the age of 40th student is

A) 17 B) 16
C) 16.5 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18

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If cosecA - cotA = 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: C) sinA/(1 + cosA)

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If two successive discounts of 50% and 10% are offered, then what is the net discount (in %)?

A) 50 B) 55
C) 60 D) 65
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 55

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Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. The ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is

A) 3:4 B) 4:3
C) 5:3 D) 5:7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4:3

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Three electronic devices make a beep after every 48 sec, 72 sec and 108 sec respectively. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The time when they will next make a beep together at the earliest is

A) 10:07:12 hrs B) 10:07:24 hrs
C) 10:07:36 hrs D) 10:07:48 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10:07:12 hrs

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Manish, Mukesh and Sachin are Accountants. Mukesh can filea return in 5 hours and Sachin in 4 hours alone. All three together can do it in 2 hours. In what time (in hrs) will Manish do the work?

A) 15 B) 20
C) 17 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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On selling 56 chairs, Mohan earns profit equal to the selling price of 6 chairs. What is the profit percentage?

 

A) 9.28 B) 10.71
C) 12 D) 13.7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 2/9 and 7/10 is

A) 14/83 B) 83/14
C) 90/83 D) 83/90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14/83

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