Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by

A) 7 percent B) 33.77 percent
C) 7.53 percent D) 63.75 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7.53 percent

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In a bag the ratio of red balls to green balls is 4 : 9. If 6 more green balls were added to the bag, the ratio of red balls to green balls would become 1 : 3. How many red balls are there in the bag?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 8 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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What is the equation of a line of slope 1/3 and y-intercept 5?

A) x - 3y = -15 B) x - 3y = 15
C) x + 3y = -15 D) x + 3y = 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) x - 3y = -15

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Q:

Simplify : -21973 × -1253 ÷ 275123

A) 492/7 B) 520/3
C) 554/7 D) 571/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 520/3

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P does half as much work as Q in 1/3 of the time. If together they take 15 days to complete a work, how many days will P take to do it alone?

 

A) 18   B) 25  
C) 24   D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25  

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Q:

Product of 6ab, 3b and 4a is

A) 72a2b2 B) 144ab
C) 72ab D) 144a2b2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 72a2b2

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If cosAcotA/(1 -­ sinA) = x, then the value of x is

A) 1 -­ cosecA B) 1 + cosecA
C) 1 + secA D) 1 -­ secA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 + cosecA

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A helicopter, at an altitude of 1500 m, finds that two ships are sailing towards it, in the same direction. The angles of depression of the ships as observed from the helicopter are 60° and 30°respectively. Distance between the two ships, in metres is

A) 1000√3 B) 1000/√3
C) 500√3 D) 500/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1000√3

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