IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude: Number Arrangement questions with solutions

Q1. Passage: 842, 639, 285, 721, 945. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to right, find the sum of the numbers that are 2nd from the left end and 2nd from the right end.

1. 1442
2. 1421
3. 1481
4. 1491

Answer: 1481

Arranging in descending order gives 945, 842, 721, 639, 285. The 2nd from the left is 842 and the 2nd from the right is 639. Their sum is 1481.