Arithmetical Reasoning Questions and Answers

I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in  a pack, I am left with none. What is the minimum number of sweets i can have to pack and distribute ?

In a cricket match, five batsmen , A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs D scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs score ?

A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "if you give me 3 cards, you will have as many as I have at this moment while if D takes 5 cards from you, he will have as many as E has, A and C together have twice as many cards as E has. B and D together also have the same number of cards as A and C taken together. If together they have 150, how many cards has C got ?

In a caravan in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

A certain number of hourses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Haof of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining nes are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking n the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

At a farm, there are hens, cows and bullocks, and keeper to look after them, There are 69 heads less than legs; the number of cows is double of that of the bullocks; the number of cows and hens is the same and there is one keeper per ten birds and cattle. There total number of hens  plus cows and bullocks and their keepers does not exceed 50. How many cows are there ?

In a certain offie, 1/3 of the workers are women, 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. if 3/4 of the men are married and 2/3 of the married men have children, what part of workers are without children ?

In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer ana loses 1 marks for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly, is

The following questions are based on the information given below : Data on 450 candidates, who took an examination in Social Sciences, mathematics and Science i given below :     Passed in all the subjects        167     Failed in all the subjects        60     Failed in Social Sciences        175     Failed in Mathematics        199     Failed in Science            191     Passed in Social Sciences  ony    62     Passed in Mathematics only        48     Passed in Science only        52     How many failed in Social Science only ?

The following questions are based on the information given below : Data on 450 candidates, who took an examination in Social Sciences, mathematics and Science i given below :     Passed in all the subjects        167     Failed in all the subjects        60     Failed in Social Sciences        175     Failed in Mathematics        199     Failed in Science            191     Passed in Social Sciences  ony    62     Passed in Mathematics only        48     Passed in Science only        52 How many failed in one subject only ?