Arithmetic Reasoning Practice

The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago?

1. 72
2. 77

3. 74
4. 71

George has made a vow to jog for an average of one hour daily five days a week. He cut his workout short on Wednesday by 40 minutes, but was able to make up 20 minutes on Thursday and 13 minutes on Friday. How many minutes of jogging did George lose for the week?

1. 3 minutes
2. 7 minutes
3. 20 minutes
4. 13 minutes

An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete?

1. 2/13
2. 13/40
3. None of these

4. Data inadequate

A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was…

1. 12
2. 16
3. 24

4. 8

Of 150 people polled, 105 said they rode the city bus at least three times per week. How many people out of 100,000 could be expected to ride the city bus at least three times each week?

1. 55,000
2. 75,000

3. 72,000
4. 70,000

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 age is…

1. 45
2. 23
3. 34
4. None of the above

What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone?

1. 159,480
2. None of the above
3. 158,480
4. 159,450

A is 3 years older to B and 3 years younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D?

1. 6
2. 12

3. 2
4. 3

In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is

1. 20 m
2. 24 m
3. 26 m
4. 22 m

A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?

1. 54 rolls
2. 108 rolls
3. 120 rolls
4. 32 rolls

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?

1. 60
2. 30

3. 20
4. 40

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?

1. None of these
2. 3
3. 30

4. 19

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?

1. 8
2. 12
3. 24
4. 4

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?

1. 12
2. 6
3. 24

4. 18

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?

1. 5/9
2. 5/8
3. 4/9

4. 5/4