Arithmetic Reasoning MCQs

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Arithmetic Reasoning, a fundamental topic in the field of Verbal Reasoning. Whether you're preparing for competitive exams, honing your problem-solving skills, or simply looking to enhance your abilities in this field, our Arithmetic Reasoning MCQs are designed to help you grasp the core concepts and excel in solving problems.

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Q11.
In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

a.

6

b.

12

c.

18

d.

24

Discuss
Answer: (b).12
Q12.
A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in years) is

a.

12

b.

15

c.

18

d.

20

Discuss
Answer: (b).15
Q13.
A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were 5/4 of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips ?

a.

4/9

b.

5/4

c.

5/8

d.

5/9

Discuss
Answer: (d).5/9
Q14.
If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ?

a.

11

b.

18

c.

20

d.

21

Discuss
Answer: (c).20
Q15.
If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?

a.

1 day

b.

4 days

c.

40 days

d.

100 days

Discuss
Answer: (d).100 days
Q16.
In a class of 60 students, the number of boys and girls participating in the annual sports is in the ratio 3 : 2 respectively. The number of girls not participating in the sports is 5 more than the number of boys not participating in the sports. If the number of boys participating in the sports is 15, then how many girls are there in the class ?

a.

20

b.

25

c.

30

d.

Data inadequate

Discuss
Answer: (c).30
Q17.
There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. How many peacocks are there ?

a.

20

b.

30

c.

50

d.

60

Discuss
Answer: (d).60
Q18.
A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?

a.

3

b.

20

c.

39

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).3
Q19.
A motorist knows four different routes from Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Carlisle ?

a.

4

b.

8

c.

12

d.

24

Discuss
Answer: (d).24
Q20.
Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win ?

a.

£ 9

b.

£ 11

c.

£ 13

d.

£ 15

Discuss
Answer: (c).£ 13
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