Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In the last financial year, a car company sold 41,800 cars . In this year, the target is to sell 51,300 cars . By what percent must the sale be increased ?

A) 11 9/22% B) 8 9/22%
C) 8 11/23% D) 22 8/11%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 22 8/11%

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A pipe, working at full speed, can fill an empty cistern in 1 hour. However, during the first hour it worked at one-twelfth of its capacity, during the second hour at one-ninth of its capacity, during the third hour at one-sixth of its usual capacity and during the fifth hour it was only one -third as efficient as it was supposed to be. A second pipe also displayed similar performance, but if it worked at full speed would have filled the empty cistern in 2 hours. Together with a drain pipe that drained water out of the tank at a constant rate, the empty cistern could be filled in 5 hours, all the three pipes working concurrently. How many hours will it take the drain pipe to empty the filled cistern if no other pipe was functioning during the time?

 

A) 16 B) 12
C) 10 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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X can do a piece of work in 'p' days and Y can do the same work in 'q' days . Then the number of days in which X and Y can together do that work is

A) p+q2 B) 1p+1q
C) pqp+q D) Pq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pqp+q

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A can do 1/3rd of a work in 5 days and B can do 2/5th of this work in 10 days. Both A and B, together can do the work in

A) 7 3/8 days B) 8 4/5 days
C) 9 3/8 days D) 10 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9 3/8 days

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In a mixture of 45 litres, the ratio of liquid A and liquid B is 7 : 2. If 11 litres of liquid B is added to the mixture, then what will be the ratio of liquid A and liquid B in the new mixture?

 

A) 7 : 4 B) 8 : 5
C) 6 : 5   D) 5 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5 : 3

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A, B and C invest to start a restaurant. The total investment was Rs 3 lakhs. B invested Rs 50,000 more than A and C invested Rs 25,000 less than B. If the profit at the end of the year was Rs 14,400 then what is C's share of the profit (in Rs)?

A) 3600 B) 4800
C) 6000 D)  7200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4800

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What is the value of Sin 30° + 2 Cos 30° ?

A) (2√2 + 3)/√6 B) (9 + 2√3)/9
C) (1 + 2√3)/2 D) (2√6 + 1)/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1 + 2√3)/2

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If sin - 4π/3 = x, then the value of x is

A) -2 B) -2/√3
C) √3/2 D) √2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) √3/2

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