Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: A water tank in a village is normally filled in 8 hours but takes 2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the tank is full, in how many hrs will the leak empty it ? 1920 0

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    34 hrs
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    36 hrs
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    38 hrs
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    40 hrs
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Answer : 4. "40 hrs"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 40 hrs Explanation: The time taken by the leak to empty the tank = 18 - 110 = 5 - 440 = 140 Therefore, the leak empties the tank in 40 hours.

Q: Given that 100.48 = x,  100.70 = y and xz = y2,  then the value of z is close to ___ ? 1918 0

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    3.7
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    2.7
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    3.6
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    2.9
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Answer : 4. "2.9"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 2.9 Explanation: xz = y2        10(0.48z) = 10(2 x 0.70) = 101.40  0.48z = 1.40  z = 140/18 = 35/12 = 2.9 (approx.)

Q: Shamma lends Rs.40,000 to two of her friends. She gives Rs.24,000 to the first at 8% p.a. simple interest. Shamma wants to make a profit of 10% on the whole. The simple interest rate at which she should lend the remaining sum of money to the second friend is: 1918 0

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    13%
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    8.5%
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    9.5%
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    11.25%
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Answer : 1. "13%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 13% Explanation: The ratio of money she lended is 24000 : 16000 = 3 : 2 Let the rate of interest be R%   8%                   R%                 10   3          :           2   R = 13%.

Q: Find the next number in the given number series? 35, 36, 55, 111, ? 1917 0

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    278.5
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    264.5
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    212.5
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    202
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Answer : 1. "278.5"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 278.5 Explanation: The given number series is 35, 36, 55, 111, ? 35 35 x 1 + 1 = 36 36 x 1.5 + 1 = 55 55 x 2 + 1 = 111 111 x 2.5 + 1 = 278.5   Hence, the next number in the given number series is 278.5.

Q: The average of a non-zero number and its square is 11 times the number. The number is ? 1914 0

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    22
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    21
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    11
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    17
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Answer : 1. "22"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 22 Explanation: Let the number be 'x'.       x+x22 = 11x x2= 22x => x = 22.

Q: There are 209 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8, then how many nurses are there in the hospital? 1913 0

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    88
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    96
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    108
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    121
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Answer : 1. "88"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 88 Explanation: Given,The ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8Number of nurses = 8/19 x 209 = 88.

Q: When 0.46 is written in simplest form, the sum of the numerator and the denominator is  ? 1912 0

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    69
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    73
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    96
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    41
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Answer : 2. "73"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 73 Explanation: 0.46 = 46/100 = 23/50. Sum of the numerator and denominator is 23 + 50 = 73

Q:

The average of five numbers is 49. The average of the first and the second numbers is 48 and the average of fourth and fifth numbers is 28. What is the third number?

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    92
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    91
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    95
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    Cannot determined
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    None of these
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Answer : 5. "None of these"

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