Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Two trains, one 150 m long and the other 130m long, coming from opposite directions crosssed each other in 7.2 seconds. The sum of speed of the two trains every hour would then be

 

A) 280 km B) 105 km
C) 70 km D) 140 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 140 km

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A sells vegetables at a profit of 35% and for weighing uses a weight which is 10% less than the article weight. What is total profit percentage?

 

A) 50 B) 35
C) 45 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50

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An alloy contains copper and tin in the ratio 3 : 2. If 250 gm of copper is added to this alloy then the copper in it becomes double the quantity of tin in it. What is the amount (in gm) of tin in the alloy?

A) 250 B) 750
C) 1000 D) 500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 500

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Two pipes of length 1.5 m and 1.2 m are to be cut into equal pieces without leaving any extra length of pipes. The greatest length of the pipe pieces of same size which can be cut from these two lengths will be

A) 0.13 m B) 0.4 m
C) 0.3 m D) 0.41 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.3 m

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If 7x ­- 5y = 13 and 2x -­ y = 5, then (x -­ y) is

A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

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If 2x+ 4(x - 3) < -2 - x < 2x - 1, then find the value of x.

A) -1 B) 1
C) 2 D) -2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combined percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is

A) 75.5% B) 76%
C) 76.5% D) 77%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 75.5%

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An article was sold for Rs. 2,400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%.

A) Rs. 2250 B) Rs. 2000
C) Rs. 1800 D) Rs. 2150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 2250

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