Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In the following number series, one of the numbers is wrong. Find it out? 77, 79, 76, 81, 75, 85 1525 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d965
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Answer : 3. "75"
Explanation :
Answer: C) 75 Explanation: Here in the given series, it follows a pattern that 77 + 2 = 79 79 - 3 = 76 76 + 5 = 81 81 - 7 = 74 74 + 11 = 85 Consecutive adding and subtracting of prime numbers. So the wrong number in the given series is 75.
Q: The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ? 1522 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e94b
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Answer : 1. "270"
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Answer: A) 270 Explanation: Let the smallest number be x.Then larger number = (x + 1365)x + 1365 = 6x + 15= 5x = 1350 x = 270Smaller number = 270.
Q: A seller charges 28% more from a customer as GST on an article. If customer paid Rs. 4544, what is the cost price of the article? 1521 05b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d70c
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 3550"
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Answer: A) Rs. 3550 Explanation: Let the cost price of the article be 'P' Then from given data, P + 28P100 = 4544=> 128P = 454400=> P = 3550 Hence, the cost price of the article = P = Rs. 3550
Q: A certain amount is divided among P, Q and R in the ratio of 3 : 7 : 6 respectively. If the difference between share of P and Q is Rs. 2700, what is R's share? 1514 05b5cc6bfe4d2b4197774d9ec
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 4050"
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Answer: A) Rs. 4050 Explanation: Let the ratio amount be 'p' 7p - 3p = 2700 4p = 2700 p = 675 R's Share = 675 × 6 = Rs. 4050
Q: Uma sold an article for 3400 and got a profit of 25%. If he had sold the article for Rs. 3265. How much profit% would Uma have got ? 1514 05b5cc6c7e4d2b4197774deb4
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Answer : 3. "20%"
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Answer: C) 20% Explanation: Given 125% ---- 3400 => 100% ---- ? => ? = 3400x100/125 = 2720 => Cost price of the article = Rs. 2720 Profit when article sold at Rs. 3265 = 3265 - 2720 = 545 Hence, Profit% = Gain x 100/cost price => P% = 545 x 100/2720 => P% = 20%
Q: A contractor undertake to finish a certain work in 124 days and employed 120 men. After 64 days, he found that he had already done 2/3 of the work. How many men can be discharged so that the work may finish in time ? 1514 05b5cc6cce4d2b4197774e16c
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Answer : 4. "56"
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Answer: D) 56 Explanation: Days remaining 124 – 64 = 60 days Remaining work = 1 - 2/3 = 1/3 Let men required men for working remaining days be 'm' So men required = (120 x 64)/2 = (m x 60)/1 => m = 64 Men discharge = 120 – 64 = 56 men.
Q: In a plane 8 points are colliner out of 12 points, then the number of triangles we get with those 12 points is 1513 05b5cc7b4e4d2b419777508ab
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Answer : 3. "164"
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Answer: C) 164 Explanation: For a triangle, we need 3 non-collinear points. So with 12 points (when all the 12 are such that any three non-collinear is12C3. But among them 8 points are collinear. If all these 8 points are different we get 8C3 triangles as they are collinear. In 12C3 triangles, we do not get 8C3 triangles Therefore, The number of triangles we get = 12C3-8C3 = 164
Q: A, B and C started a business where their initial capital was in the ratio of 2:3:4. At the end of 6 months, A invested an amount such that his total capital became equal to C's initial capital investment. If the annual profit of B is Rs. 3000 then what is the total profit ? 1513 05b5cc6c4e4d2b4197774dcfb
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 10,000"
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Answer: C) Rs. 10,000 Explanation: Ratio of investments of A, B & C = 2×6+4×6 : 3×12 : 4×12 = 36 : 36 : 48 = 6 : 6 : 8 But given that the annual profit of B is Rs. 3000 => 6 ratio = 3000 Then for the total annual profit of partners is 20 ratio = 3000 x 20/6 = 10,000.