NTS - National Testing Service Quantitative Reasoning: Arithmetic Questions and Answers

Question 1

A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 3,000. If the cost price of the product is Rs. 2,500, what is the percentage of profit earned?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Question 2

If 8 workers can complete a task in 15 days, how many days will it take for 12 workers to complete the same task, assuming they work at the same rate?

Accepted Answer

10 days

Answer

8 days

Answer

12 days

Answer

18 days

Question 3

The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 27. Which of the following is the largest of these numbers?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

29

Answer

33

Answer

27

Question 4

A student scored 64, 78, 85, and 92 in four tests. What score must the student get in the fifth test to have an average of 80 for all five tests?

Accepted Answer

81

Answer

79

Answer

80

Answer

82

Question 5

In a town, the ratio of men to women is 5:4. If the total population of the town is 45,000, what is the number of women?

Accepted Answer

20,000

Answer

25,000

Answer

15,000

Answer

30,000

Question 6

If a number is increased by 25%, the result is 150. What is the original number?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

100

Answer

110

Answer

125

A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 3,000.If the cost price of the product is Rs. 2,500, what is the percentage of profit earned?

A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 3,000.
If the cost price of the product is Rs. 2,500, what is the percentage of profit earned?