Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The average of a non-zero number and its square is 11 times the number. The number is ? 2433 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f741
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Answer : 1. "22"
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Answer: A) 22 Explanation: Let the number be 'x'. x+x22 = 11x x2= 22x => x = 22.
Q: A shopkeeper sells one-third of his goods at a profit of 10%, another one-third at a profit of 20%, and the rest at a loss of 6%.What is his overall profit percentage ? 2429 05b5cc7a5e4d2b41977750674
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Answer : 2. "8%"
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Answer: B) 8% Explanation: Let the shopkeeper buy 300g for Rs.300. Now he sells 100g for Rs.110, another 100g for Rs120, and the rest 100g for Rs94. Therefore, the total amount he receives = Rs.110 + Rs.120 + Rs.94 = 324. Therefore, the shopkeeper spends Rs.300 and gets back Rs.324. Therefore, his profit percentage = 24300x100 % = 8%
Q: Arun is a cashew merchant in Telangana. He has cashews in sealed wooden boxes of 10kg each. The price of the cashew increases by Rs.20 per kg for every year, but at the same time, 10% of the cashews are eaten by rodents every year. If the price of a 1 kg of fresh cashew is Rs.120, what is the change in his profits if he sells a sealed box after one year of storage, rather than selling it fresh ? (In Rs.) 2427 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f719
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f719- 1Rs. 60true
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 60"
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Answer: A) Rs. 60 Explanation: Price of 1kg fresh cashew = Rs.120Therefore, price of 10kg = Rs.120 x 10 = Rs.1200 10% of 10kg which eaten by rodents = 10 x 10/100 = 1kg. So, End of Year he had 10kg - 1kg = 9kg So, he sells that 9kg with Rs.20 per kg profit = 9 x 140 = 1260. He buy 10kg wooden box with cashew for Rs.1200 and sell that for Rs. 1260 So, profit = 1260 - 1200 = Rs.60 more money he get.
Q: P and Q can do a work in 4 hours and 12 hours respectively. P starts the work at 9am and they work alternately for one hour each. When will the work be completed ? 2425 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750039
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Answer : 4. "3 pm"
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Answer: D) 3 pm Explanation: Work done by P and Q in the first two hours, working alternately = First hour P + Second hour Q ⇒14+112=13 work is completed in 2 hours Then, the total time required to complete the work by P and Q working alternately=2 x 3= 6hours Thus, work will be completed at 3pm.
Q: A man saves Rs. 200 in each of the first three months of his service. In each of the subsequent months his saving increases by Rs. 40 more than the saving of immediately previous month. His total saving from the start of service will be Rs. 11040 after ? 2425 05b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f5b8
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Answer : 2. "21 months"
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Answer: B) 21 months Explanation: Total savings = 200 + 200 + 200 + 240 + 280 + ... to n months = 11040 = 120 + 80 + 160 + 40 + 200 + 240 + ....n terms= 40 + 80 + 120 + 160 + 200 + 240 + ...n terms= n/2[2a + (n-1)d] + 80 + 40 = 11040= n/2[240 + (n-1)40] = 10920= n[6+n-1] = 546= n[n+5] = 546n = 21
Q: When 0.46 is written in simplest form, the sum of the numerator and the denominator is ? 2422 05b5cc6dee4d2b4197774ea9e
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Answer : 2. "73"
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Answer: B) 73 Explanation: 0.46 = 46/100 = 23/50. Sum of the numerator and denominator is 23 + 50 = 73
Q: Find out the wrong number in the following series ? 2880, 480, 92, 24, 8, 4, 4 2422 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f64f
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f64f- 1480false
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Answer : 2. "92"
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Answer: B) 92 Explanation: The given series of numbers follow the rule that, 2880/6 = 480480/5 = 9696/4 = 2424/3 = 88/2 = 44/1 = 4 But 92 is not in the rule. It is the wrong number in the given series.
Q: The least number of four digits which is divisible by 4, 6, 8 and 10 is ? 2419 05b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774edf7
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Answer : 2. "1080"
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Answer: B) 1080 Explanation: LCM of 4, 6, 8 and 10 = 120120) 1000 (8 960 ------ 40 The least number of four digits which is divisible by 4, 6, 8 and 10 => 1000 + 120 - 40 = 1080.