List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

Ken's monthly take-home pay is \(w\) dollars. After he pays for food and rent, he has \(x\) dollars left.
Column A: \(x\)
Column B: \(w - x\)
\((x - 2y)(x + 2y) = 4\)
Column A: \(x^2 - 4y^2\)
Column B: 8
Column A: \(\frac{BD}{AB}\)
Column B: \(\frac{DC}{BC}\)
Column A: \((250)(492)\)
Column B: \(\frac{492,000}{4}\)
Column A: \(\frac{0.3}{1.5}\)
Column B: \(\frac{2}{10}\)
Column A: \(\frac{13}{15} + \frac{7}{8} + \frac{3}{4}\)
Column B: 3
O is the center of the circle and the perimeter of \(\Delta AOB\) is 6. The angle \(\angle AOB\) is \(60^{\circ}\).
Column A: The circumference of the circle
Column B: 12

Lady Edith bought several necklaces at the jewelry store, and each necklace cost 16 dollars. Lady Mary also purchased several necklaces, at a cost of \(\$\)20 each. If the ratio of the number of necklaces Lady Edith purchased to the number of necklaces Lady Mary purchased is 3 to 2, what is the average cost of the necklaces purchased by Lady Edith and Lady Mary? 
 

In a Christmas sale, the prices of Dell Laptops were reduced by 10% for public. However, for Dell employees, the price was further reduced by 5%. If the original price of a laptop was \(\$330\) before Christmas sale, approximately how much would it cost in a Christmas sale to a Dell employee? 
 

In the first hour of a bake sale, students sold either chocolate chip cookies, which sold for \(\$\)1.30, or brownies, which sold for \(\$\)1.50. What was the ratio of chocolate chip cookies sold to brownies sold during that hour? 
1. The average price for the items sold during that hour was $1.42 
2. The total price for all items sold during that hour was $14.20 
 

A beer company spent $100,000 last year on hops, yeast, and malt. How much of the total expenditure was for hops? 
1. The expenditure for yeast was 20% greater than the expenditure for malt. 
2. The total expenditure for yeast and malt was equal to the expenditure for hops. 
 

Larry's Lawn Service charges w/hour for the first x hours of grass trimming, then w + 2 dollars for every hour of work over x hours. How much more will a homeowner be charged for a grass trimming job that took z hours if z > x than for a job which took only w hours if x < w < z? 
 

Helena invested \(\$8000\) in the Tallahassee City Bank at z% simple annual interest for one year with a yield of \(\$450\). How much should she invest at s% simple annual interest for one year to yield the same amount? 
(1) s/100 = 3/4 
(2) s = .4z 
 

What is the value of x+2y? 
1. $3^x . 9^y = 27^{12}$ 
2. x=2y 
 

What is f(2) for the graph of f(x) below? 

According to the graph below, the greatest change in the profit of the Sports Shack occurred between which two consecutive months? 


 

If xy $\neq$ 0, is $\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} = 16$?
1. x + y = 16xy 
2. x = y 
 

If xy $\neq$ 0, is $a > \frac{y}{x}$?
1. $a = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y}$
2. x and y are positive integers 
 

If \(x \neq 2y\), then \( \frac{x-2y}{2y-x} + \frac{2y-x}{x-2y} = \)
If Dave drove one-third of the distance of his trip on the first day, and 60 miles on the second day, he figured out that he still had 1/2 of the trip to drive. What was the total length, in miles, of his trip?
If \(x^2 - y^2 = 48\), then \( \frac{2}{3}(x+y)(x-y) = \)
Eddie is 7 years older than Brian. If Brian is x years old, then how old was Eddie 11 years ago?
Find the perimeter of Isosceles triangle ABC (below) if mAD = 3 and m\(\angle\)BAC = 55 degrees. Round to the nearest hundredth.

\includegraphics[width=0.3\linewidth]{03.png}
If M is the set of positive multiples of 2 less than 150 and N is the set of positive multiples of 9 less than 150, how many members are there in M \(\cap\) N?
A racecar driver has completed 12 1/2 laps of a 50 lap race. What fractional part of the race remains?