PRACTICE QUESTIONS

in Quantitative Aptitude

by :
DR. T.K. JAIN
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 1050 are divided among P,Q,R,
share of P is 2/5 of the combined
share of Q and R, then P gets ???

Let P = 2, Q+R = 5. thus P gets : 2/7 * 1050

=300 ans.

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A and B mixed in ratio 2:3, in 200
grams, the quantity of A to be
added to it to make the ratio 3:2
should be ????
A = 2/5*200 = 80 and B is 120.
now new quantity will be 120*5/2 =300 total
quantity.
Quantity of A will be : 120*3/2 = 180 grams.
Thus 100 grams more of A should be added.

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Sum of 2 numbers is 3 times their
difference, the ratio of the
numbers is :

(A+B) = 3(A-B)
A+B = 3A-3B
-2A=-4B
or A=2B
or 2:1 answer

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 Speed of 3 cars are in the ratio
3:4:5, time taken by each of them
to travel the same distance is in
the ratio :????

20:15:12 answer.

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 If a:b:c is equal to 2:3:5, then the
ratio of (b+c) /a : (c+a)/b : (a+b)/c
?

12:7:3 answer

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 If a/2 = b/3 = c/4, the value of
(a+b+c) /c?

9/4 answer

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If x:y is equal to 3:4, find the ratio
of (3Y-X): (2X+Y)

9:10 answer

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If (2X-Y)^2 +(3Y-Z)^2 = 0, then
X: Y : Z????

1:2:6 answer

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 Total earnings of A,B,C are
76000, and they save 30%, 25%
and 20% of their income
respectively, if their savings are in
the ratio 4:5:6, then total earnings
of A and B is more than earnings
of C by ??

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 solution...

Ratio to equalise : 30:24:20

30*(.3*76000x)=24*(.25*76000y)=20*(.2*76
000z)
694x=456y=304z
347x=228y=152z
x:y:z= (228*152): (347*152): (347*228)
solving this the difference is 3780.
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A boat travels upstream from B to
A and downstream from A to B in
3 hours. If the speed of the boat in
still water is 9 km per hour and
speed of current is 3 km per hour,
distance between A and B?
Speeds are 12 and 6, average is : 8 KM per
hour. It has travelled 24 km in 3 hours,
distance is 12 KM. Ans.
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 In how many years a money
@10% simple interest will triple
itself?

20 years

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 The volume of a solid right
circular cylinder is A, the whole
surface are is S, height is H and
radius is R, ratio of
A(1/H+1/R) :S is ?
Pi r^2h (1/H+1/R): 2pi*r(h+r)
pi*r(r+h) : 2*pi*r (h+r)
1:2 answer

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A man marks his goods at a price
that would give him 20% profit,
th
he sell 3/5 of the goods at
marked price and remaining at
20% discount, what is the gain in
%?
Cost = 100, price = 72+ 38.4
=110.4
profit = 10.4% answer
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 A gets 25% more than B, B gets
20% more than C, then the share
of C out of sum of 740 is ?

Let us assume C = 100, B= 120, A = 150

share of C = 100/370 *740
= 200 answer

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A+B can do a work in 10 days, A
can do it in 15 days. In how many
days B alone can do the work?

1/10 – 1/15
= 5/150
=1/30 or 30 days are required by B

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A and B can do a job in X days. A
alone take 8 days more than X and
B can take 18 days more than X,
what is X?

Formula = sqrt (8 *18)

= 12 Answer

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 A works twice as fast as B. If B
can do it in 12 days, how many
days are required by A+B?

1/6 +1/12 = ¼
= 4 days

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A is thrice as good as B and can
do a work in 60 days less than B.
In how many days can they do it
together?

1/30 + 1/90 = 4/90

= 22.5 days.

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 A can do it in 25 days, B in 20
days. They work together for 5
days. A leaves. How much time
more is required?

Work done by A = 5/25 = 1/5

B has to do 4/5 , 20*4/5 =16
B has worked for 5 days, so 11 more days are
required.

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A moves @ 90 KM per hour from
X to Y. Returns from Y to X @
60 KM per hour. He agains goes
to Y @ 30 KM per hour. What is
his average speed?

1/3(1/90+1/60+1/30)
=49
or assume distance between X and Y 180, total
time = 2+3+6 = 540/11 = 49
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 X travels from A to B and Y start
from B to A. X travels at 75 km
per hour. They finish the
remaining journey after cross over
in 2.66 and 3 hours respectively.
What is the speed of Y?
Ratio of speed = opposite ratio of sq. Root of
remaining time
75:X = sqrt(3): Sqrt(2.66)
X = (75 * 1.63) / 1.73) = 70 km
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 Theif run 50 km from police.
Speed of theif is 60 km, what
should be the minimum speed of
police to catch them before next
120 KM?

=(50)/(X-60)=2
2X-120=50
X=170 or X = 85 Ans.
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