Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: What is better, to have 70% discount or 40 and 30% discount consequently ? 2707 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f- 140% is betterfalse
- 270% is bettertrue
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Answer : 2. "70% is better"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 70% is better Explanation: Let Price be Rs.100 1st CASE: Then 100 x 70/100 = 70=> price after discount = 100-70 = Rs.30 2nd CASE: Then 100 x 40/100 = 40=> price after discount = 100-40 = Rs.60then60 x 30/100 = 18=> price after 2 consequent discount = 60-18 = Rs.42 =>from 1 and 2 cases, 70% discount is better.
Q: 5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ? 2707 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c- 14400true
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Answer : 1. "4400"
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Answer: A) 4400 Explanation: Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553 P = 4400.
Q: In a hostel, there was food for 1000 students for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more students joined the hostel. How long would the students be able to carry on with the remaining food? 2706 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750025
5b5cc774e4d2b41977750025- 110 daystrue
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Answer : 1. "10 days"
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Answer: A) 10 days Explanation: After 10 days, the remaining food would be sufficient for the 1000 students for 20 more days -->If 1000 more students are added, it shall be sufficient for only 10 days (as the no. of students is doubled, the days are halved).
Q: Find the next number in the given series ? 3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, . . . 2696 05b5cc71be4d2b4197774f54e
5b5cc71be4d2b4197774f54e- 12false
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Answer : 4. "-1"
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Answer: D) -1 Explanation: 3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, ... has two different series 1) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15..... 2) 7, 5, 3, 1, ..... -1 is the next number.
Q: A user type a content on 20 sheets, each sheet consist of 55 lines, and each line can have 66 characters. The content is again retyped on another set of sheets, these new sheets have 65 lines and each line can take 70 characters. Calculate the reduction in sheets ? 2692 05b5cc6fee4d2b4197774f15c
5b5cc6fee4d2b4197774f15c- 12 or 60%false
- 24 or 20%true
- 36 or 10%false
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Answer : 2. "4 or 20%"
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Answer: B) 4 or 20% Explanation: 20 x 55 x 66 = L x 65 x 70Here L = 72,600/4550 = 15.95 =~ 16Reduction is 20-16 = 4 which is 20% reduction.
Q: Find the next number in the given number series? 96, 95, 87, 78, ? 2688 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b5c9
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b5c9- 164false
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Answer : 4. "14"
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Answer: D) 14 Explanation: The given number series is 96, 95, 87, 78, ? It follows a pattern that, 9696 - 12 = 9595 - 23 = 95 - 8 = 8787 - 32 = 87 - 9 = 7878 - 43 = 78 - 64 = 14 Hence, the next number in the given number series is 14.
Q: 40% of the number is equal to three-fourth of another number. What is the ratio between first number and second number? 2687 05d1b13158a754124194a755f
5d1b13158a754124194a755f- 115:16false
- 215:8true
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Answer : 2. "15:8"
Q: Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be ? 2664 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819- 1900 mtsfalse
- 2300 mtsfalse
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
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Answer: D) 500 mts Explanation: Using pythagarous theorem,distance travelled by first train = 36x5/18x30 = 300mdistance travelled by second train = 48x5/18x30 = 400mso distance between them =√( 90000 + 160000) = √250000 = 500mts.

