Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: K can build a wall in 30 days. L can demolish that wall in 60 days. If K and L work on alternate days, when will the wall be completed ? 3209 15b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f081
5b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f081- 1120 daysfalse
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Answer : 4. "117 days"
Explanation :
Answer: D) 117 days Explanation: K's work in a day(1st day) = 1/30L's work in a day(2nd day)= -1/60(demolishing)hence in 2 days, combined work= 1/30 - 1/60 =1/60since both works alternatively, K will work in odd days and L will work in even days.1/60 unit work is done in 2 days58/60 unit work will be done in 2 x 58 days = 116 daysRemaining work = 1-58/60 = 1/30Next day, it will be K's turn and K will finish the remaining 1/30 work.hence total days = 116 + 1 = 117.
Q: Ram can complete ¼ th part of work in 8 days and Shyam can complete 2/4 th of the work in 6 days and Naresh can complete ¾th the work in 12 days. In how many days can they together complete it? 3196 15d147f2b9aeb0a08f1e6721a
5d147f2b9aeb0a08f1e6721a- 1\(6 {11 \over 17 }\)false
- 2\(5 {11 \over 17 }\)true
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Answer : 2. "\(5 {11 \over 17 }\)"
Q: 260-metre-long train can cross a wall of 120 metre in 19 seconds. What is the speed of train in km/hr? 3188 15d15df2a7567c2609b568584
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Answer : 3. "72"
Q: Find the next number in the given number series? 50, 51, 47, 56, 40, ? 3183 05b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf52
5b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf52- 158false
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Answer : 2. "65"
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Answer: B) 65 Explanation: The given number series is 50, 51, 47, 56, 40, ? 5050 + 12 = 5151 - 22 = 4747 + 32 = 5656 - 42 = 4040 + 52 = 65 Hence, the next number in the given number series is 65.
Q: On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ? 3173 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981- 184 yearstrue
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Answer : 1. "84 years"
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Answer: A) 84 years Explanation: Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)Now according to the given condition (x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x=> x = 84
Q: An industrial loom weaves 1.14 meters of cloth every second. Approximately, how much time will it take to weave 52 meters of cloth ? 3172 15b5cc783e4d2b41977750219
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Answer : 4. "45.61 sec"
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Answer: D) 45.61 sec Explanation: Given loom weaves 1.14 mts of cloth in one second then 52 mts of cloth can be weaved by loom in, 1.14 ----- 1 52.0 ------? ⇒521.14= 45.61 sec
Q: The ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 respectively and percentage of children among male and female is 25 and 20 respectively. If number of adult females is 156800, what is the total population of the city? 3159 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9- 14,12,480false
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Answer : 2. "3,67,500"
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Answer: B) 3,67,500 Explanation: Let the total population be 'p' Given ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 In that percentage of children among male and female is 25% and 20% => Adults male and female % = 75% & 80% But given adult females is = 156800 => 80%(8p/15) = 156800 => 80 x 8p/15 x 100 = 156800 => p = 156800 x 15 x 100/80 x 8 => p = 367500 Therefore, the total population of the city = p = 367500
Q: Suppose today is Friday, what day of the week will it be 65 days from now? 3156 05b5cc69be4d2b4197774c7de
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Answer : 2. "Sunday"
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Answer: B) Sunday Explanation: The day of the week repeats every 7 days. Given today is Friday. Again Friday is repeated on the 7th day, 14th,... on 7 multiple days. Hence, Friday is on the 63rd day, as 63 is multiple of 7. Now, the required day of the week on the 65th day is Sunday.

