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Tips to Solve Quantitative Aptitude Test Questions on Pipes and Cisterns.

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Quantitative aptitude questions on pipes and cisterns are similar to time and work problems. They are commonly asked questions for bank tests, career recruitment tests, management entrance tests and other competitive exams. Questions on pipes and cisterns can be mixed with questions on mixtures and alligations to increase the difficulty level of questions. Quantitative aptitude questions on pipes and cisterns when mixed with ratios can be a bit tricky. But a strong understanding of the concept behind solving them and practicing as much questions as possible can help you easily solve them. In this paper we will have a look at frequently asked top  aptitude questions on pipes and cisterns, basic concepts, i mportant formulas and tricks and shortcuts on how to solve  pipes and cisterns problems easily and quickly . Frequently asked aptitude questions on pipes and cisterns include: Given time taken by individual pipes to empty/fill up a tank. How much does it take to fill ...

Tips and Tricks to Solve Quantitative Aptitude Test questions on Mixtures and Alligations.

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Every aptitude exam that you take will contain at least one question from mixtures and alligation. CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, Bank PO tests, campus placement tests do give a lot of focus on mixtures and alligations. Questions from this section are nothing but word problems on ratio and proportion or percentages or weighted averages. In this article we will have a look at top aptitude questions on  Mixtures and Alligations, basic concepts, important formulas  and how to solve Mixtures and Alligations problems  easily and quickly . There are different ways you can approach questions from mixtures and alligations :  use direct formulas  as suggested below or do calculation by converting the  data into percentage form . Take a look at questions commonly asked from this section, you will see that the data easily fits into some pattern under percentages or ratios. Like any other quantitative aptitude section, the mantra to solve questions under this section is to s...

Tips and Tricks to Solve Quantitative Aptitude Test questions on Boats and Streams.

Aptitude questions on boats and streams are common in most of the aptitude tests for companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL etc. The advantage with questions on boats and streams are that there are only two basic concepts behind them, and you can solve any questions with these concepts. This article explains how to solve boats and streams problems easily and quickly. The types of questions that can be expected from quantitative aptitude section of boats and streams include following You will be given the speed of boat in still water and the speed of stream. You have to find the time taken by boat to go upstream and downstream. You will be given the speed of boat to go up & down the stream, you will be asked to find speed of boat in still water and speed of stream You will be given speed of boat in up and down stream and will be asked to find the average speed of boat. You will be given the time taken by boat to reach a place in up and downstream and will be asked to fin...

Tips and Tricks to Solve Quantitative Aptitude Test questions on Numbers.

Every placement test on quantitative aptitude will contain at least 30% questions on number systems and number series. Aptitude questions on number system form the backbone for placement preparation. You can score easily on quantitative aptitude section if you understand the basics of number system. Since the questions on number systems are simple, importance lies in acquiring the right skills to tackle these problems with speed. Practicing problems on numbers systems not only helps in improving your speed but also provides a strong base for solving other quantitative aptitude sections like  HCF  and  LCM , averages ,  percentages ,  time and speed ,  pipes and cisterns  etc as well. In this tutorial let's look at how to solve number system problems easily and quickly. Numbers are fun to learn. If you learn the concepts thoroughly you will find that solving aptitude questions on number system is a cake walk for you. There are lot of concepts in...