Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Find the value of  x3 - y3, if x - y = 4 and xy = 12.

A) 198 B) 208
C) 218 D) 228
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 208

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What is the value of tan 7π/4?

A) √3 B) -1/2
C) √3/2 D) -1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -1

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If x3 + y3 + z3 = 3(1 + xyz), P = y + z  x, Q = z + x  y and R = x + y  z, then what is the value of P3 + Q3 + R3  3PQR?

A) 9 B) 8
C) 12 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of two selling prices is:

A) 51:53 B) 55:53
C) 52:53 D) 54:53
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 52:53

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In an alloy of German silver the ratio of copper to zinc was 17:7 while that of nickel to zinc was 4 :3. The ratio of copper to zinc to nickel in the alloy was

A) 17 : 21 : 4 B) 51 : 21 : 28
C) 68 : 28 : 21 D) 17 : 28 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 51 : 21 : 28

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What is the value of 2sec2A?

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

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The 3rd and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are -8 and 10 respectively. What is the 16th term?

A) 34 B) 28
C) 25 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 31

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PQRA is a rectangle, AP = 22 cm, PQ = 8 cm. ΔABC is a triangle whose vertices lie on the sides of PQRA such that BQ = 2 cm and QC = 16 cm .Then the length of the line joining the mid points of the sides AB and BC is

A) 4√2 cm B) 5 cm
C) 6 cm D) 10 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 cm

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