Arithmetic Mix Questions

The average age of husband and wife was 27 years at

the time of their marriage 13 years ago. Today, the
average age of husband, wife and their child
is 29 years. After how many years of couple's
marriage was the child born to them?

•8
•6
•7
•None of these
A person travels a certain distance at two different
speeds x and y. His average speed is 4 kmph. If he
travels at these speeds for equal times, his average
speed becomes 4.5 kmph. Find his individual
speeds i.e., x and y.
A fruit vendor has certain number of Mangoes
that can be packed in the boxes whose
capacity is 9. When he tries to pack them into
the boxes with the capacity of 5, 6, 7 or 8 he
always left with 3 mangoes. What could be the
least such number of mangoes possible?
The weight of a container alone
is 16.66% of what the container weighs
when filled with a certain liquid. When
some liquid is removed the weight of the
container and remaining liquid
is 33.33% of the earlier weight. What
fractional part of liquid has been
removed?
There are two alloys consisting of zinc, copper and tin. T
he first alloy contains 25% zinc and the second alloy con
tains 50% copper. The percentage of tin in the first alloy
is twice that in the second alloy. 200 kg of the first alloy
and 300 kg of the second are melted together. The new
alloy contains 28% tin. How many kg of copper are there
in the new alloy?
a) 190 kgb) 200 kgc) 180 kgd) 220 kg
A and B started a business with a total capital of Rs
30,000. At the end of the year, they shared the profit
in the ratio of their investments. If their capitals
were interchanged, then A would have received
175% more than what he actually received. Find the
capital of B.
(A) Rs 22000 (B) Rs 25000
(C) Rs. 20000 (D) None of these
In an election, 80% males were registered voters
and 40% females were registered voters, but only
60% registered females and 30% registered males casted
their votes. If there were only 2 candidates in the election
and they have received the votes in the ratio 7:5, how much
percent (both men and women) casted their votes to the
winner?
(A) 21.5 % (B) 24 %
(C) 14% (D) None of these
Two pipes can fill a tank with water in 15
and 12 hours respectively, and a third pipe
can empty it in 4 hours. If the pipes be
opened in order, at 8 , 9 am and 11 am
respectively, the tank will be emptied at:

a) 11:40 am     b) 12:40am     c) 1: 40 pm
 d) 2: 40 pm
Total salary of A, B and C is Rs. 14000.
A’s salary is twice that of B’s salary, and
is at least Rs. 1000 more than C’s salary.
What is the minimum possible salary of
A?
P, Q, R, and S are filling pipes fitted to a tank. Their
flow rates are in descending order. The greatest part of
the tank which can be filled by any of three pipes in an
hour is 47/120. The least part of the tank which can be
filled by any three pipes in an hour is 37/120. The flow
rate of P is twice that of S. Find the time (in hours)
taken by S to fill the tank.
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 18 (D) 24
. There are two solutions of sulphuric acid (acid +
water) with the concentrations of 50% and 80%
respectively. They are mixed in a certain ratio to get a
62% sulphuric acid solution. This solution is mixed
with 6 litres of water to get back 50% solution. How
much of 80% solution has been used in the entire
process?
(A) 15 litre (B) 12 litre
(C) 10 litres (D) none of these
Kajol goes to a fruit market with a certain amount
of money. With the money she has, she can buy
either 40 apples or 70 mangoes. She retains 15% of
her money for auto fare. If she buys 35 mangoes,
how many apples can she buy?
(A) 15 (B) 20
(C) 14 (D) None of these
“p” liters of oil is poured into a tank & it was still
e% empty. How much oil must be poured into the
tank in order to fill it upto brim?
a) p/(100-e)
b) pe/(100-e)
c) pe/(100-p)
d) e/(100-p)
P gives Q and R as many sweets as each of
them has. Then Q gives P and R as many
sweets as each of them has and finally R
gives P and Q as many sweets as each of
them has. If each of them finally had 24
sweets, then how many sweets did P start
with?
In an organization, 50% of employees are
males. Out of the male employees, 60%
bring tiffin box from home for their lunch
while the rest eat their lunch in the
canteen. All the female employees eat
lunch at the canteen. What is the
percentage of males among the
employees who eat lunch in the canteen?
The ratio of the amounts, under compound interest, for
five years and three years are in the ratio 25 : 16, what is
the ratio of the amounts for the same periods, under
simple interest, the principle and rate of interest being
the same?
(A) 13 : 7 (B) 9 : 13
(C) 9 : 7 (D) 57 : 43
A merchant defrauds by using the faulty
weights to the extent is 15% and 12% at
the time of purchasing and selling
respectively. What is the possible overall
percentage of profit, if his selling price
and purchase price are same?
P and Q are emptying pipes. P is five times as
efficient as Q. In order to empty a tank, Q
would take 48 minutes more than P. Find the
time (in minutes) that both pipes working
together would take to empty the tank.
A boat travelled 18 km upstream and 54 km downstream
in 12 hours. It travels 24 km upstream and 63 km
downstream in 15 hours. Find the time (in hours) in
which it can travel 27 km upstream and 27 km
downstream.
If the profit made on selling a machine and its cost
price were both half of what they actually were, the
profit % made on it would be 10%. If it were sold for
60 less a 20% loss would be made on it. Find its cost
price (In Rs.)
The work which can be done by a man in 4 hours is equal
to that which can be done by a woman in 6 hours which ,in
turn, is equal to that which can be done by a boy in 10
hours. 6 men working 10 hours a day can complete a job in
11 days. Find the time (in days) which 2 men, 2 women
and 10 boys working 6 hours a day will take to complete it.
a.10 b.12 c.15 d.18
What percent of the cost price of an
article is equal to 42 percent of its
selling price if the loss made on it is
34 percent of cost price?
After training some of its new employees an
MNC sent an equal number of its new
employees to two of its branches – in Pune and
Mumbai. If the ratio of number of male
employees sent to Pune and Mumbai is 2:1 and
the ratio of number of female employees sent
to Pune and Mumbai is 1:3, what is the ratio of
number of new male employees to the number
of new female employees?
Cost of pen is twice that of pencil. While preparing bill of few pens and 16
pencils, prices got interchanged. If as a result the customer had to pay 50% more
then no. of pens purchased is
The cost of raw material of a product increases by 30%,
the manufacturing cost increases by 20% and the selling
price of the product increases by 60%. The raw material
and the manufacturing cost, originally, formed 40% and
60% of the total cost respectively. If the original profit
% was one-fourth the original manufacturing cost, find
the approximation new profit percentage.
A.48.39% B.54.68%
C.62.48% D. 42.36%
Heinz produce tomato pure by boiling
tomato juice. The tomato pure has only
20% water while the tomato juice has 90%
water. How many litres of tomato pure can
be obtained by 20 litres of tomato juice.
A new coach is appointed in the middle of a
season for a football team. After he took over ,
the team won 80% of the 60 matches it played .
but the overall performance of the team was
only 60% . Find the minimum no. of matches the
team must have played that season before the
new coach took over.
A trader buys goods at a 19% discount on the
label price. If he wants to make a profit of 20%
after allowing a discount of 10%, by what %
should his marked price be greater than the
original label price?
A. +8% B. -3.8%
C. +33.33% D. None of these
Two merchants sell, each an article for
Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit
on cost price, while Merchant B computes his
profit on selling price, they end up making
profits of 25% respectively. By how much is
the profit made by Merchant B greater than
that of Merchant A?
A. Rs.66.67 B. Rs.50
C. Rs.125 D. Rs.200
Anil bought a T.V with 25% discount on the
labelled price . Had he bought it with 35%
discount, he would have saved Rs. 500. At
what price did he buy the T.V
Out of a group of people, 28% are non-
vegetarian. Of these non- vegetarians,
25% are females. If total males were
66%, what percent of vegetarians are
females?
(a)25% (b) 37.5%
(c) 30% (d) 20%
A dealer sells an item to a middleman at a discount
of 25% whose list price is 3200. The middleman
sold it to the retailer at a loss of 15% who sold it to
a customer at a profit of 20% after giving a
discount of 10%. Find the marked price of the
retailer.
Subodh sold two watches, one to Neha at profit of 25%
and one to Seema at loss of 25%. If Neha sold it to
Gautam at a loss of 20%, which of the following
statements is true?
a) Neha bought at 20% less than Gautam.
b) Gautam spent 40% less than Seema.
c) Gautam & Subodh bought the watch at same price.
d) None of these
30% of the men are more than 25 years old and 80% of the
men are less than or equal to 50 years old. 20% of all men
play football. If 20% of the men above the age of 50 play
football, what percentage of the football players are less
than or equal to 50 years?
A 15% B 20% C 70% D 80%
Traders A and B buy two goods for Rs. 1000 and Rs.
2000 respectively. Trader A marks his goods up by x%,
while trader B marks his goods up by 2x% and offers a
discount of x%. If both make the same non-zero profit,
find x.
A 25% B 12.5%
C 37.5% D 40%
A earns 25% more than B. C earns 25% more than A. A
earns 20% more than D. E earns 20% more than A.
A, B, C, D, and E earn integer amounts less than Rs. 100.
What is the total amount earned by all five of them put
together?
A Rs. 300 B Rs. 245
C Rs. 305 D Rs. 480
A two digit number ab is 60% of
x. The two-digit number formed
by reversing the digits of ab is
60% more than x. Find x.
A merchant mixes three varieties of rice in integral number
of quantity in kg costing Rs.20/kg, Rs.24/kg and Rs.30/kg
and sells the mixture at a profit of 20% at Rs.30/kg. How
many kg of the second variety will be in the mixture if 2 kg
of the third variety is present in the mixture?
A 1 kg B 5 kg
C 3 kg D 6 kg
The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs.
1800 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the
same article for Rs. 1200. At what price should the article
be sold to make 25% profit?

A] Rs.1875 B] Rs.2000
C] Rs.1800 D] Data inadequate
Last, year the Indian Cricket team played 40 one-day cricket matches
out of which they managed to win only 40%. This year, so far it has
played some matches, which made it mandatory for it to win 80% of
the remaining matches to maintain its exiting winning percentage.
Find the number of matches played by India so far this year.

A] 30 B] 25
C] 28 D] Insufficient information