Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: The marked price of a Watch is Rs.8400. It is to be sold at Rs.6896 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 12%, the second discount is ? 1479 0

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    7.2 %
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    9.14 %
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    7.13 %
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    6.709 %
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Answer : 4. "6.709 %"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 6.709 % Explanation: (100-x)%  of 88% of 8400 = 6896   => 100-x10088100x8400 = 6896 => x = 6.709%

Q: A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's husband age is ? 2564 0

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    45
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    24
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    42
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    54
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Answer : 4. "54"
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Answer: D) 54 Explanation: By trial and error method from the given options, as 54 - 45 =  (1/11) x (45+54)  = 99/11  = 9 Hence this satisfies the given conditions. Then the woman's husband age is 54.

Q: 12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev. How old will Manish be when he is twice as old as Rajeev ? 2016 0

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    12 yrs
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    14 yrs
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    16 yrs
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    18 yrs
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Answer : 3. "16 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 16 yrs Explanation: 12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev who must be 4 years old.Diff in ages = 8 years.when Rajeev will become 8 years old, Manish will be 16 yrs old and he will be twice as old as Rajeev.

Q: A is three times as old as B. C was twice-as old as A four years ago. In four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C ? 1235 0

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    45, 10
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    10, 50
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    9, 50
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    50, 15
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Answer : 3. "9, 50"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 9, 50 Explanation: Let the age of A = A, B = B and C = C From given A = 3B 4 years ago, C-4 = 2(A-4); After 4 years A + 4 = 31; A = 27;sub in above B, we get B = 9 C = 2(27 - 4) + 4 = 46 + 4 = 50 Hence B = 9yrs and C = 50yrs.

Q: Two bus tickets from city K to L and three tickets from city K to M cost Rs. 77,  but three tickets from city K to L and two tickets from city K to M cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities L and M from K ? 1704 0

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    Rs. 13 and Rs. 17
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    Rs. 17 and Rs. 19
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    Rs. 23 and Rs. 17
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    Rs. 13 and Rs. 19
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 13 and Rs. 17"
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Answer: A) Rs. 13 and Rs. 17 Explanation: If fares for cities L and M from K are x and y respectively, then 2x + 3y = 77 or 6x + 9y = 231...(1)3x + 2y = 73 or 6x + 4y = 146...(2) subtracting 2 from 1, we get 5y = 85 y = Rs. 17 => x = Rs. 13

Q: Consider 5 independent Bernoulli’s trials each with probability of success p. If the probability of at least one failure is greater than or equal to 31/32 , then p lies in the interval ? 946 0

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    [1, 32]
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    (0, 1)
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    [1, 1/2]
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    (1, 1/2]
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Answer : 3. "[1, 1/2]"
Explanation :

Answer: C) [1, 1/2] Explanation: Probability of atleast one failure= 1 - no failure > 31/32= 1 - P5 > 31/32=  P5<1/32= p < 1/2Also p > 0Hence p lies in [0,1/2].

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 ? 1465 0

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    19 months
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    21 months
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    18 months
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    20 months
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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: Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Akshitha paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Lasya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay ? 1294 0

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    11/3
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    2/13
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    3/11
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    13/4
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Answer : 3. "3/11"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 3/11 Explanation: Let Veena paid x,so Akshitha paid 2x/3 , and Lasya paid 2x,So total bill paid is given byx+(2x/3) +2x = 1, we geti.e. x = 3/11

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