Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If x = (√5) + 1 and y = (√5) – 1, then what is the value of (x2/y2) + (y2/x2) + 4[(x/y) + (y/x)] + 6?

A) 31 B) 23√5
C) 27√5 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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The sum of two fractions is 5/6. One of them is 3/4, what is the other fraction?

A) 2/5 B) 1/12
C) 2/2 D) 1/10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/12

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Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and the sum of their cubes is 4500 .The smallest numbers is

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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If 169 is subtracted from the square of a number, then the result obtained is 7056. What is the number?

A) 75 B) 78
C) 85 D) 87
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 85

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A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ?

A) 3000 B) 1500
C) 1750 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2000

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X can finish 25% of a work in a day. Y can do 12.5% of the same work in a day. In how many days, will both of them finish the work together?

A) 2.67 days B) 2.33 days
C) 3.33 days D) 3.67 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2.67 days

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A sum of Rs 400 becomes Rs 448 at simple interest in 2 years. In how many years will the sum of Rs 550 amounts to Rs 682 at the same rate?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 3.5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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What is the reflection of the point (5, -2) in the line y = -1?

A) (-7 , -2) B) (-5 , 0)
C) (5 , 0) D) (-7 , 2)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (5 , 0)

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