Top 350+ CAT Arithmetic Questions with Video Solutions & Formulas PDF

Arithmetic Questions form a very important part of the CAT Quants section. You can expect around 9-10 questions in the 22-question format of the CAT Quant section. To get more than the 99 percentile in CAT Quant section, arithmetic questions plays a crucial part.  Comparing the past papers CAT, the scope of arithmetic questions appearing has increased from various mixed topics such as Averages, Profit and Loss, Percentages and Simple Interest and Compound interest. So, the candidates must need strong preparation from scratch. This can be achieved by gaining a firm grip on the basic fundamentals all arithmetic topics and practising as many arithmetic questions as possible. Take 3 Free CAT Mock Tests which will help you know where you currently stand, and will help you in analysing your strengths and weaknesses.

Here, we will provide you with top must-practice questions from the arithmetic topic of CAT quant section. From all the CAT previous papers in pdf format with detailed video solutions.These are good sources for CAT preparation. Another way out is to getting yourself enrolled in a CAT online coaching will help you with the material and the right guidance.

We got a total of 23 questions from the arithmetic section in the CAT 2025 Exam which nearly makes up 1/3rd of the overall questions, so it literally shows that from every three questions that are asked, one question is from the Arithmetic topic. We can clearly understand how important Arithmetic concept is in the CAT exam. 

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Topics Sub Topics CAT 2025 CAT 2024CAT 2023 CAT 2022 CAT 2021
Arithmetic Time, Speed & Distance

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Time & Work

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Ratio

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Simple Interest & Compound Interest

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Percentage & Profit & Loss 6

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Averages Mixtures & Allegations

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CAT Arithmetic Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts

CAT Arithmetic - Tip 1: Questions based on Arithmetic concepts appear in the CAT and other MBA entrance exams every year. If you're starting the prep, firstly understand the CAT exam syllabus; It is the most important topic and hence should not be avoided. Based on our analysis of the Arithmetic CAT Previous Year Questions this was the CAT Arithmetic Weightage: 8-9 questions were asked from Arithmetic.

CAT Arithmetic - Tip 2: CAT Arithmetic Topics include concepts such as Ratios & Proportions, Averages, Mixtures & Alligations, Profit Loss Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Time Speed Distance, Time & Work, etc. Getting yourself acquainted with the basics of these concepts will help you solve the problems. Learn all the major formulae from these concepts. You can learn all the Important CAT Arithmetic Formulas.

CAT Arithmetic - Tip 3: In the CAT exam, Arithmetic is Not a very tough quant topic. A strong foundation in this topic will aid a student in answering these questions. Every year more than one-third of the questions are asked from Arithmetic in the CAT Exam.

Comparing the past papers CAT, the scope of Arithmetic Questions appearing has increased from various mixed topics such as Averages, Profit and Loss, Percentages and Simple Interest and Compound interest. So, the candidates must need strong preparation from scratch. This can be achieved by gaining a firm grip on the basic fundamentals of quant and practising as many Arithmetic Questions as possible.

CAT 2025 Arithmetic questions

Question 1

The monthly sales of a product from January to April were 120, 135, 150 and 165 units, respectively. The cost price of the product was Rs. 240 per unit, and a fixed marked price was used for the product in all the four months. Discounts of 20%, 10% and 5% were given on the marked price per unit in January, February and March, respectively, while no discounts were given in April. If the total profit from January to April was Rs. 138825, then the marked price per unit, in rupees, was


Question 2

Shruti travels a distance of 224 km in four parts for a total travel time of 3 hours. Her speeds in these four parts follow an arithmetic progression, and the corresponding time taken to cover these four parts follow another arithmetic progression. If she travels at a speed of 960 meters per minute for 30 minutes to cover the first part, then the distance, in meters, she travels in the fourth part is


Question 3

Teams A, B, and C consist of five, eight, and ten members, respectively, such that every member within a team is equally productive. Working separately, teams A, B, and C can complete a certain job in 40 hours, 50 hours, and 4 hours, respectively. Two members from team A, three members from team B, and one member from team C together start the job, and the member from team C leaves after 23 hours. The number of additional member(s) from team B, that would be required to replace the member from team C, to finish the job in the next one hour, is


Question 4

An item with a cost price of Rs. 1650 is sold at a certain discount on a fixed marked price to earn a profit of 20% on the cost price. If the discount was doubled, the profit would have been Rs. 110. The rate of discount, in percentage, at which the profit percentage would be equal to the rate of discount, is nearest to


Question 5

Ankita walks from A to C through B, and runs back through the same route at a speed that is 40% more than her walking speed. She takes exactly 3 hours 30 minutes to walk from B to C as well as to run from B to A. The total time, in minutes, she would take to walk from A to B and run from B to C, is


Question 6

Rahul starts on his journey at 5 pm at a constant speed so that he reaches his destination at 11 pm the same day. However, on his way, he stops for 20 minutes, and after that, increases his speed by 3 km per hour to reach on time. If he had stopped for 10 minutes more, he would have had to increase his speed by 5 km per hour to reach on time. His initial speed, in km per hour, was


Question 7

The rate of water flow through three pipes A, B and C are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 36. An empty tank can be filled up completely by pipe A in 15 hours. If all the three pipes are used simultaneously to fill up this empty tank, the time, in minutes, required to fill up the entire tank completely is nearest to


Question 8

At a certain simple rate of interest, a given sum amounts to Rs 13920 in 3 years, and to Rs 18960 in 6 years and 6 months. If the same given sum had been invested for 2 years at the same rate as before but with interest compounded every 6 months, then the total interest earned, in rupees, would have been nearest to


Question 9

Rita and Sneha can row a boat at 5 km/h and 6 km/h in still water, respectively. In a river flowing with a constant velocity, Sneha takes 48 minutes more to row 14 km upstream than to row the same distance downstream. If Rita starts from a certain location in the river, and returns downstream to the same location, taking a total of 100 minutes, then the total distance, in km, Rita will cover is


Question 10

A container holds 200 litres of a solution of acid and water, having 30% acid by volume. Atul replaces 20% of this solution with water, then replaces 10% of the resulting solution with acid, and finally replaces 15% of the solution thus obtained, with water. The percentage of acid by volume in the final solution obtained after these three replacements, is nearest to


Question 11

In a class, there were more than 10 boys and a certain number of girls. After 40% of the girls and 60% of the boys left the class, the remaining number of girls was 8 more than the remaining number of boys. Then, the minimum possible number of students initially in the class was


Question 12

A loan of Rs 1000 is fully repaid by two installments of Rs 530 and Rs 594, paid at the end of first and second year, respectively. If the interest is compounded annually, then the rate of interest, in percentage, is


Question 13

Arun, Varun and Tarun, if working alone, can complete a task in 24, 21, and 15 days, respectively. They charge Rs 2160, Rs 2400, and Rs 2160 per day, respectively, even if they are employed for a partial day. On any given day, any of the workers may or may not be employed to work. If the task needs to be completed in 10 days or less, then the minimum possible amount, in rupees, required to be paid for the entire task is


Question 14

Kamala divided her investment of Rs 100000 between stocks, bonds, and gold. Her investment in bonds was 25% of her investment in gold. With annual returns of 10%, 6%, 8% on stocks, bonds, and gold, respectively, she gained a total amount of Rs 8200 in one year. The amount, in rupees, that she gained from the bonds, was


Question 15

The average salary of 5 managers and 25 engineers in a company is 60000 rupees. If each of the managers received 20% salary increase while the salary of the engineers remained unchanged, the average salary of all 30 employees would have increased by 5%. The average salary, in rupees, of the engineers is


Question 16

The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is 2 : 3, and the ratio of income of Lakshmi to expenditure of Meenakshi is 6 : 7. If excess of income over expenditure is saved by Lakshmi and Meenakshi, and the ratio of their savings is 4 : 9, then the ratio of their incomes is


Question 17

A mixture of coffee and cocoa, 16% of which is coffee, costs Rs 240 per kg. Another mixture of coffee and cocoa, of which 36% is coffee, costs Rs 320 per kg. If a new mixture of coffee and cocoa costs Rs 376 per kg, then the quantity, in kg, of coffee in 10 kg of this new mixture is


Question 18

The ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and afternoon shift of a school was 13 : 9. After 21 students moved from the morning shift to the afternoon shift, this ratio became 19 : 14. Next, some new students joined the morning and afternoon shifts in the ratio 3 : 8 and then the ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and the afternoon shift became 5 : 4. The number of new students who joined is


Question 19

Vessels A and B contain 60 litres of alcohol and 60 litres of water, respectively. A certain volume is taken out from A and poured into B. After stirring, the same volume is taken out from B and poured into A. If the resultant ratio of alcohol and water in A is 15 : 4, then the volume, in litres, initially taken out from A is


Question 20

Ankita is twice as efficient as Bipin, while Bipin is twice as efficient as Chandan. All three of them start together on a job, and Bipin leaves the job after 20 days. If the job got completed in 60 days, the number of days needed by Chandan to complete the job alone, is

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