BASIC ARITHMATICES IBA 5 TO SOLVED MCQS WITH ANSWERS
11. 2 + 2 − 2 × 2 ÷ 2 = ?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 4
12. |2| + |–2| + (2)2 + (–2)2 = ?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
13. If x = –1, then what is the value of the function
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 11
(D) 13
14. If
then x = ?
(A) –2
(B) –1
(C) 1
(D) 2
15. What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 10, 28, ___ ?
(A) 64
(B) 70
(C) 76
(D) 82
ANSWERS: MATHEMATICS QUIZZES
11. (C) 2
12. (D) 12
13. (A) 7
14. (B) –1
15. (D) 82
SOLUTIONS: MATHEMATICS QUIZZES
11. (C) Apply DMAS Rule (First division, then multiplication, then addition, and subtraction in the last).
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. What are the values of x and y in the following pair of equations
(A) x = −2, y = −6
(B) x = 2, y = 6
(C) x = −3, y = −6
(D) x = 3, y = 6
17. How many feet there are in 5 meters? If 1 meter = 3.281 feet.
(A) 15.505
(B) 15.905
(C) 16.405
(D) 16.805
18. 0.003 × 0.0004 = ?
(A) 0.0012
(B) 0.00012
(C) 0.000012
(D) 0.0000012
19. What is average (Arithmetic Mean) of the numbers: 2, 4, 5, 0, 9, 10, and 12?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
20. 
(A) 4096
(B) 4046
(C ) 3096
(D) 3046
ANSWERS: MATHEMATICS QUIZ
16. (D) x = 3, y = 6
17. (C) 16.405
18. (D) 0.0000012
19. (B) 6
20. (A) 4096
SOLUTIONS: MATHEMATICS QUIZ
16. D
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. A
21. If A completes a particular work in 4 days and B completes the same work in 12 days. How many days will it take if they work together?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
22. In the total investment of $500,000, B’s share is 20%. While A’s share is 40% of the B’s. What is the share of A?
(A) $32,000
(B) $34,000
(C) $36,000
(D) $38,000
(E) $40,000
3. If the cost of 12 eggs is $40. What will be the cost of 3 eggs?
(A) $9
(B) $10
(C) $11
(D) $12
(E) $13
24. If the sum of two numbers is 16, and their product is 63. Then the larger number is
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) 13
25. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 78. What is the largest number?
(A) 22
(B) 24
(C) 26
(D) 28
ANSWERS: ARITHMETIC MCQS
21. (C) 3
22. (E) $40,000
23. (B) $10
24. (A) 9
25. (D) 28
SOLUTIONS: ARITHMETIC MCQS
21.
22.
23. If 12 eggs are of 40, then 1 egg = 
. So, 3 eggs = 
24.
25.
(E) 30