List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

A triangle has two sides with length \(a\) and one side length \(b\). The length of side \(b = 14\) yard. If the length of \(a = 2\) times the length of side \(b\), what is the perimeter of the triangle?
Quantity A: Double the measure of a single interior angle of an equilateral triangle.
Quantity B: The measure of a single interior angle of a (regular) hexagon.
Which statement is true?
Quantity A: The slope of a line parallel to \(4y + 18x = 13\).
Quantity B: The slope of a line perpendicular to \(6y - 16x = 15\).
Which of the following is true?
Last year the average (arithmetic mean) salary of the 10 employees of Company X was \$42,800. What is the average salary of the same 10 employees this year?
(1) For 8 of the 10 employees, this year's salary is 15 percent greater than last year's salary.
(2) For 2 of the 10 employees, this year's salary is the same as last year's salary.
If m and n are positive integers, is \((\sqrt{m})^n\) an integer?
(1) \((\sqrt{m})\) is an integer.
(2) \((\sqrt{n})\) is an integer.
In City X last April, was the average (arithmetic mean) daily high temperature greater than the median daily high temperature?
(1) In City X last April, the sum of the 30 daily high temperatures was 2,160°.
(2) In City X last April, 60 percent of the daily high temperatures were less than the average daily high temperature.
If \( \frac{x+y}{z}>0 \), is \(x<0\)?
(1) \(x<y\)
(2) \(z<0\)
If \$5,000 invested for one year at p percent simple annual interest yields \$500, what amount must be invested at k percent simple annual interest for one year to yield the same number of dollars?
(1) k = 0.8p
(2) k = 8
In the xy-plane, if line k has negative slope and passes through the point (-5,r), is the x-intercept of line k positive?
(1) The slope of line k is -5.
(2) r > 0
Is \(x>y\)?
(1) \(x = y + 2\)
(2) \( \frac{x}{2} = y - 1 \)
What is the value of \(w + q\)?
(1) \(3w = 3 - 3q\)
(2) \(5w + 5q = 5\)
Is \( \frac{5^{x+2}}{25}<1 \)?
(1) \( 5^x<1 \)
(2) \( x<0 \)
Is the standard deviation of the set of measurements \(x_1, x_2, x_3, ..., x_{20}\) less than 3?
(1) The variance for the set of measurements is 4.
(2) For each measurement, the difference between the mean and that measurement is 2.
If the units digit of integer n is greater than 2, what is the units digit of n?
(1) The units digit of n is the same as the units digit of n².
(2) The units digit of n is the same as the units digit of n³.
Aaron will jog from home at x miles per hour and then walk back home by the same route at y miles per hour. How many miles from home can Aaron jog so that he spends a total of t hours jogging and walking?
If the positive integer x is a multiple of 4 and the positive integer y is a multiple of 6, then xy must be a multiple of which of the following?
I. 8
II. 12
III. 18
John deposited \$10,000 to open a new savings account that earned 4 percent annual interest, compounded quarterly. If there were no other transactions in the account, what was the amount of money in John's account 6 months after the account was opened?
If \(n = \frac{16}{81}\), what is the value of \(\sqrt{n}\)?
*(Note: The OCR included a typo, which has been corrected to the most logical question based on the options.)*
If \(\sqrt{3-2x} = \sqrt{2x + 1}\), then \(4x^2 =\)
Of the 84 parents who attended a meeting at a school, 35 volunteered to supervise children during the school picnic and 11 volunteered both to supervise children during the picnic and to bring refreshments to the picnic. If the number of parents who volunteered to bring refreshments was 1.5 times the number of parents who neither volunteered to supervise children during the picnic nor volunteered to bring refreshments, how many of the parents volunteered to bring refreshments?
A closed cylindrical tank contains 36\(\pi\) cubic feet of water and is filled to half its capacity. When the tank is placed upright on its circular base on level ground, the height of the water in the tank is 4 feet. When the tank is placed on its side on level ground, what is the height, in feet, of the surface of the water above the ground?
The sequence \(a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, a_n, \dots\) is such that \(a_n = \frac{a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}}{2}\) for all \(n \geq 3\). If \(a_3 = 4\) and \(a_5 = 20\), what is the value of \(a_6\)?
Last month a certain music club offered a discount to preferred customers. After the first compact disc purchased, preferred customers paid \$3.99 for each additional compact disc purchased. If a preferred customer purchased a total of 6 compact discs and paid \$15.95 for the first compact disc, then the dollar amount that the customer paid for the 6 compact discs is equivalent to which of the following?
If "x" is a positive integer, is \(x>33\)?
I. x is an odd number.
II. The sum of the digits of x is 5.
If 'm' is a positive integer, is "m\(^2\) + 1" divisible by 10 (leaves remainder ZERO)?
I. When m is divided by 2, it leaves a remainder of 1.
II. When m is divided by 5, it leaves a remainder of 2.