Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Two fractions are such that their product is ­4 and sum is ­32/15. Find the two fractions.

A) 6/15, ­-10/3 B) 6/5, ­-10/3
C) 7/2, ­-8/7 D) -10/7, 14/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6/15, ­-10/3

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Area of 4 walls of a cuboid 400 sq cm, its length is 15 cm and height is 8 cm. What is its breadth (in cm)?

A) 12 B) 20
C) 24 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is

A) 56 B) 78
C) 70 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 78

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If a+b=5 then the value of a-37+b-27 is

A) 27 B) 37
C) 1 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

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By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair in the ratio 7:17, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 9:5. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?

A) decreased in the ratio 85:63 B) increased in the ratio 35:153
C) increased in the ratio 63:85 D) decreased in the ratio 153:35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) increased in the ratio 63:85

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If x , y, and z are real numbers such that (x - 3)2 + (y - 4)2 + (z - 5)2 = 0 then (x+y+z) is equal to

A) -12 B) 0
C) 8 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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What is the equation of line whose slope is -1/2 and passes through the intersection of the lines x - y = -1 and 3x - 2y = 0?

A) x + 2y = 8 B) 3x + y = 7
C) x + 2y = -8 D) 3x + y = -7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) x + 2y = 8

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Two equal circles intersect so that their centres, and the points at which they intersect form a square of side 1 cm. The area (in sq.cm) of the portion that is common to the circles is

A) π4 B) π2-1
C) π5 D) √2 - 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) π2-1

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