Simplification

We must learn to do the basic calculations faster. It saves few 11. VBODMAS Rule:
seconds from each question. And at the end, we find that at V stands for Vinculum or bar
least 5-10 minutes have been saved. B Stands for brackets and operation of brackets in
the order (), {}, []
What to do for faster basic calculation: O stands for “of”
1. Remember the tables upto30-40. D stands for division (÷)
2. Learn the method of multiplication. M stands for multiplication (×)
3. Learn the method of addition - substraction in a single A stands for addition (+)
line or column. S stands for substraction (-)
4. Learn the method of approximation. 12. Some algebraic formulae:
5. Learn to compare two fractions.
1. (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
6. Remember square roots, squares, cubes and cube
roots. 2. (a – b)2 = a2 + b2 – 2ab
7. Remember fractional value of percentage. 3. (a + b)2 + (a – b)2 = 2(a2 + b2)

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8. Remember decimal values of reciprocals.
9. Do calculations mentally. Don’t write unnecessary
steps.
10. Learn the laws of surds and indices.
4. (a + b)2 – (a – b)2=4ab
5. (a + b) (a – b) = a2 – b2
6. (a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3
7. (a – b)3 = a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3
8. a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 – ab + b2 )
9. a3 – b3 = (a – b) (a2 + ab + b2)

Exercise

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Directions (Q. 1-51): What will come in place of the
6. 17 7.5  17 3.5  17 4.5  17 ?
question mark(?) in the following equations?
1) 6 2) 8.5 3) 7.5
5 4 3 4) 8.5 5) None of these
1. of of of 222  ?
8 9 5 7. 125% of 320 + ?% of 125 = 440
1) 42 2) 43 3) 39 1) 46 2) 42 3) 50
4) 37 5) None of these 4) 32 5) None of these
2. 56% of 450 + ? = 300 3 4 5
1) 52 2) 48 3) 42 8. of of of ?  36
5 9 8
4) 56 5) None of these
1) 200 2) 328 3) 216
3. 271.5  27 3.5  27 ? 4) 260 5) None of these
1) 5 2) 7 3) 3
4) 2 5) None of these
1
4. 27.06 × 25 – ? = 600 9. 84  3
 85  8 2  8 ?
8
1) 76.3 2) 76.7 3) 76.5
4) 76.2 5) None of these 1) 7 2) 2 3) 3
4) 4 5) None of these
7 4 10. –(a – b) × ? = b – a
5. 4 2  ?
8 13 1) –1 2) 1 3) -a
4) a 5) None of these
1 1 4
1) 11 2) 11 3) 11 11. (a + b) = ? × (– a – b)
3 13 13 1)1 2) –a 3) –1
3 4) –b 5) None of these
4) 11 5) None of these 12. |? + 14| = 11
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1) –3 2) –25 3) 25
4) 3 5) Either –3 or –25
13. 16 + 26 × 2 = ? 25. 14 × 18.6 ÷ 12 + 19.3 = ?
1) 84 2) 44 3) 40 1) 41 2) 33.5 3) 291.9
4) 832 5) None of these 4) 8.32 5) None of these
26. 84.2  64 2.1  7 8.4  563.5  56?
14. 2567 ÷ 17 × 3 = ? + 180
1) 18.2 2) 9.8 3) 11.9
1) 51 2) 271 3) 273
4) 12.6 5) None of these
4) 73 5) None of these
15. 7.5% of 140 + 2.5% of 80 = ? 27. 4 2  32  ?
1) 125 2) 18.5 3) 145 1) 25 2) 5 3) 125
4) 14.5 5) None of these 4) 425 5) None of these
3 4 7 28. 53% of 120 + 25% of 862 = ?% of 500
16. of of of 1375  ? 1) 42.50 2) 55.82 3) 63.68
5 7 12
1) 185 2) 175 3) 285 4) 38.89 5) None of these
4) 275 5) None of these
17. 32.05 × 15 + ? = 500 29. 872.905 ÷ 9.013 ÷ 1.898 = ?
1) 19.75 2) 19.25 3) 20.75 1) 194 2) 50 3) 102

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4) 20.25 5) None of these 4) 55 5) 72

18. 10 7.5  52.5  2 2.5  10? 30. 3

86300  ?
1) 10 2) 12.5 3) 9.5 1) 51 2) 35 3) 53
4) 11.5 5) None of these 4) 38 5) 44
31. 0.493 × 1.864 × 3.554 = ?
1) 3.5 2) 6.5 3) 4.8
8 2 1 1 4) 5.2 5) 6.9
19. 1  3  2  11  ?
9 7 7 6
? 55.985
32.   2.167
12 25 25 2.951 13.010
1) 7 2) 14 3) 14
223 223 126

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1) 35 2) 40 3) 16
11 4) 26 5) 18
4) 7 5) None of these 33. 948.991 - 621.052 + ? = 723.486
126
20. 56% of 958 + 67% of 1008 = ?% of 2000 1) 305 2) 416 3) 396
1) 60.592 2) 47.622 3) 42.86 4) 348 5) 443
4) 91.455 5) None of these
34. (3158 + 4602 + ?) ÷ 39 = 347
21. 7 2.3  49 4.7  633.4  815.85  63? 1) 5483 2) 5883 3) 5783
1) 16.25 2) 15.1 3) 13.4 4) 5913 5) None of these
4) 18.9 5) None of these 35. (0.08% of 363 + 0.6% of 241) × 500 = ?
22. ?2  1642  3072  272 1) 846.2 2) 868.2 3) 84.62
4) 86.82 5) None of these
1) 151 2) 189 3) 211
18696 11916
4) 259 5) None of these 36.  ?
20853 28728
915849  795664  ?
2
23.
181 164 155
1) 1849 2) 79 3) 33 1) 2) 3)
331 441 246
4) 37 5) None of these
161
4) 5) None of these
3 5 4 1 241
24. 1  1  2   ?
4 8 5 2 37. 3
328509  ?
7 7 3 1) 63 2) 59 3) 73
1) 2 2) 1 3) 2
40 40 40 4) 69 5) None of these
3 38. (47045 ÷ 9.7) + (2035 ÷ 3.7) = ?
4)1 5) None of these 1) 5400 2) 5445 3) 54
40
4) 54.45 5) None of these
 50. 1984 + 523 - ? = 1899
39. 1965 ÷ 17161 ÷ 3 = ?
1) 718 2) 608 3) 708
1) 15 2) 9 3) 5 4) 12 4) 618 5) None of these
5) None of these 51. 3 + 33 + 333 + 3.33 = ?
40. 4225  1225  6  ? 1) 362.3 2) 372.33 3) 702.33
4) 702 5) None of these
1) 1156 2) 1600 3) 1444
4) 1296 5) None of these
52. What should come in place of the question mark in the
41. (31% of 260) × ? = 12896
following question ?
1) 150 2) 140 3) 160
4) 180 5) None of these ? 72

 2 1 4 24 ?
42. 16  12   3  ? 1) 12 2) 16 3) 114
 5 15  81
4) 144 5) None of these
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1) 1 2) 3 3) 2 53. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in
19 19 13
the following equation ?

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9
4) 1 5) None of these 28 ?
13 
? 112
43. 183  43.2 = ? 1) 70 2) 56 3) 48
1) 135 2) 136 3) 137 4) 64 5) None of these
4) 138 5) None of these
54. Which of the following are in descending order of their
value?
3
44. 19683  ?  3
5 7 8 11 5 8 11 7
1) 90 2) 27 3) 3 1) 9 , 11 , 15 , 17 2) 9 , 15 , 17 , 11
4) 18 5) None of these

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11 7 8 5 11 7 5 8
45. 15152  ?  1515 3) 17 , 11 , 15 , 9 4) 17 , 11 , 9 , 15
1) 3030 2) 2295225 3) 4485 5) None of these
4) 5115 5) None of these
46. 60 = ?% of 400 55. Which of the following has fractions in ascending order?
1) 6 2) 12 3) 20 2 3 7 9 8 3 2 7 9 8
4) 15 5) None of these 1) , , , , 2) , , , ,
3 5 9 11 9 5 3 9 11 9
47. 1400 × ? = 1050
1) 1 4 2) 3 4 3) 3 5 8 9 7 3 2 3 2 9 7 8
3) , , , , 4) , , , ,
9 11 9 5 3 5 3 11 9 9
4) 2 3 5) None of these
48. 40% of ? = 240 8 9 7 2 3
5) , , , ,
1) 60 2) 6000 3) 960 9 11 9 3 5
4) 600 5) None of these
49. 35 + 15 × 1.5 = ?
1) 75 2) 25.25 3) 57.5
4) 51.5 5) None of these
 Answers and explanations
or, ? + 14 = 11
5 4 3
1. 4; ? =    222  37 or, -11
8 9 5
 ? = -25
2. 2; Let the number be x. or, -3
56 13. 5; 16 + 26 × 2 = 16 + 52 = 68
  450  x  300 14. 3; 2567 ÷ 17 × 3 = ? + 180
100
or, 151 × 3 = ? + 180
or, x = 300 – 252 = 48
or, 453 = ? + 180
3. 1; 271.5  213.5  27 ?  ? = 453 - 180 = 273
15. 5; 7.5% of 140 + 2.5% of 80
or, 27?  27 1.53.5
75  140 25  80

 x
 ? = 5 a  a  a
y x  y   =
10  100 10  100
= 10.5 + 2 = 12.5

4. 3; Let the number be x. 16. 4

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 27.06 × 25 – x = 600 17. 2
or, x = 676.5 – 600 = 76.5 18. 1; 10 7.5  5 2.5  2 2.5 = 10 7.5  10 2.5  1010
39 30 45 1 Hence, the question mark (?) should be replaced by
5. 5; ?     11 10.
8 13 4 4
6. 2; 17 7.5  17 3.5 17 4.5  17 ? 8 2 1 1
19. 3; 1  3  2  11
9 7 7 6
or, 17 7.5 17 3.5  17 4.5  178.5
or, ? = 8.5 8 2 1 1
 1  3  11  2       
7. 4; 125% of 320 + ?% of 125 = 440 9 7 6 7

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?  125 125
or,  440   320 8 1 1 25
100 100  13      = 14
 9 7 6  126
100 20. 1; 56% 958 + 67% of 1008
 ? = 40   32
125 = 536.48 + 675.36 = 1211.84
Now, 1211.84 = ?% of 2000
3 4 5
8. 3; of of of ? = 36  ? = 60.592
5 9 8
21. 2; 7 2.3  49 4.7  633.4  815.85
5 8 9
or, ?  36    or ? = 216 = 7 2.3  7 4.7  7 4.7  633.4  95.85  95.85
3 5 4
= 7 2.3 4.7  4.7  9 (5.855.85)  633.4
4 1 1
9. 4; 8   85  2 = 8 4  3 5 2  8 4
83 8 = 6311.7  633.4 = 6315.1
 ?=4 Hence, ? = 15.1
10. 2; -(a - b) . x = b - a 22. 4; ? 2  164 2  307 2  272
Put x replacing ‘?’ (question mark)
or -[-(a - b)x] = -[b - a] or (a - b)x = a - b  ?  2  3072  272  1642
ab = 94249  272  26896 = 67081
or x  1
ab
11. 3; a + b = ? × (-a - b) Hence, ? = 67081  259
or a + b = x . (-a - b)
23. 5; 915849  795664
[Put x replacing ‘?’ (question mark)]
or a + b = -x (a + b) = 957 + 892 = 1849
or x = -1 Now, ? 2  1849
12. 5; |? + 14| = 11
 ? = 43
 3 5 4 1 37. 4; 3
328509  69
24. 4; 1  1  2 
4 8 5 2 Go through the given options. First of all look for the
digit at the unit's place. Reject 1) because 3 × 3 × 3 =
3 5 1 4
= 1  1  2       ....7. Reject 3) on the same ground. Reject 2) because
4 8 2 5
603  216000 . Now, check 4).
30  25  20  32 43 3 38. 1 39. 3 40. 4 41. 3
=  1
40 40 40 42. 5; 1 8 19
25. 1 43. 1
26. 3; 84.2  64 2.1  78.4  563.5 44. 5; 3
19683  ?  3
= 84.2  8 2 2.1
 78.4  563.5 3
19683 27
 ?=  9
= 84.2  8 4.2  78.4  563.5 3 3

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= 88.4  78.4  563.5 45. 5; 15152  ?  1515

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= 568.4  563.5  56(8.43.5)  5611.9 ? = 15152  1515  15153 = 3477265875

27. 5; ? = 625 46. 4; 60 = ?% of 400
28. 2; 53% of 120 + 25% of 862
60  100
= 63.6 + 215.5 = 279.1  ?  15
Now, x% of 500 = 279.1 400
47. 2; 1400 × ? = 1050
279.1  100
x = 55.82% 1050 3
500  ? 
29. 2; 872.905 ÷ 9.013 ÷ 1.898 1400 4
 872 ÷ 9 ÷ 2  49 48. 4; 40% of ? = 240

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30. 5; Note that 30 3  27,000 240  100
 ?  600
40
40 3  64,000 49. 3; ? = 35 + 15 × 1.5 = 35 + 22.5 = 57.5
50. 2; 1984 + 523 - ? = 1899
50 3  1,25,000
 ? = 1984 + 523 - 1899 = 608
Hence, the value of 3
86300 will be lie between 40 51. 2;
and 50. Hence, we have only one such option. 3
Therefore, opt 5) as answer. 33
31. 1; 0.493 × 1.864 × 3.554 333
 0.5 × 1.9 × 3.5  3.325 + 3.33
372.33
? 55.985 ? 13
32. 4;   2.167    2. 2
2.951 13.010 3 56
52. 4; ? ?  24  72
3  56  2.2 Squaring both the sides,
 ?   28.43
13
(?2  ? ) ?3  (8  3)  (8  9)  (8  9)
33. 3; ? = 723.486 + 621.052 - 948.991
 723 + 621 - 948  396 = (8 )23839 3
34. 5; (3158 + 4602 + ?) ÷ 39 = 347
 ?  2  8  9  144
or, 3158 + 4602 + ? = 347 × 39
or, ? = 13533 - 3158 - 4602 = 5773 28 ?
53. 2; 
35. 2; (0.08% of 363 + 0.6% of 241) × 500 ? 112
= (0.2904 + 1.446) × 500 = 868.2
 ?  28 112  56
18696  11916 164  1358424 164
36. 2; = = 54. 4
20853  28728 441 1358424 441 55. 2
 Approximation
In this type of question you have to find the approximate Ex. 2: 5003 × 550 = ?
value not the exact value. Some times the choices have very 1) 27,51,000 2)27,59,000
small difference and we are confused with our result. Usually 3) 27,50,000 4) 28,00,000
five types of calculations are asked under this section. These Soln.: 5000 × 550 = 2750000
are Sum, Multiplication, Division, Root and Percentage. In
each case we will apply different type of calculations. +3 0 = 1650
27,51,650
Sum (Addition and Substraction)
Req. Ans. = 703100 + 1480 = 704580  704500
1) Replace the large number by the numbers which have If the options differ by a large number like 50,000 we
maximum possible no. of zeros in the end. For example need not do this Calculation.
230818 use 231000 (If the choices are in thousand) Division: In this case the dividend and the divisor should
Use 230800 (If choices are in hundreds) either be incresed or decresed simultaneously. It should
Use 230820 (If choices are in tens) be shifted to their nearest multiple of ten, hundred or
2) If there are two large numbers to be added then try to thousand depending upon the options.

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increase one and decrease the other.
3) If a large number is to be substracted from another
large number then both the numbers should be either
increased or decresed simultaneously.
Multiplication: At the time of multiplication finding
approximate value is very sensitive. A little change in
the number leads to a very much deviated result. So we
can not adopt the formulae used in addition and
substraction. For example
789 × 893 = 704577
Ex. 2: 810 ÷ 3.9 = ?
1)205 2)207
3)209 4)211
Be carefull about such type of questions. The options
are very close. If we slightly increase the divisor by 0.1 and
keep the dividend constant then we will get the answer 202.5.
But the actual result is 207.692  207. So a slight increase or
dcrease in one side may cause a great deviation. So both the
dividend and divisor should be increased or deeresed. But if
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But if we use 790 for 789 and 890 for 893 then the result by how much?
will be 703100. And if the options are 703000, 703500, See the formula
704000 and 704500 then our answer will be 703,000 but The value by which the dividend should be increased
the correct result is 704500. = increase in divisor × approximate value of the quotient
To overcome this problem let us see the formula given Using this formula we well get the the increase in dividend
below. will be (. 1) × 200 = 20.
Ex. 1: Find the aproximate value “789 × 893”. So the dividend will be 830.
Soln.: 790 × 890 = 703100 Thus 830 ÷ 4 = 207.5
Apart from these you have to remember the “BODMAS”
-1 +3 = (-1) 890 + 3(790) = 1480 Rule mentioned in the previous chapter.
Req. Ans. = 703100 + 1480 = 704580  704500

Exercise
Directions (Q. 1-49): What approximate value will come 3. (21 + 99) × (30 – 19.02) = ?
in place of the question-mark (?) in the following questions? 1) 3581 2) 131 3) 1290
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value). 4) 1600 5) 1320
1. 103 × 1003 + 999999999 = 10? + 10?
2 6 2 3
1) 6, 9 2) 9, 9 3) 6, 12 4.    ?
4) 16, 9 5) 6, 18 3 8 3 5
2. 134% of 3894 + 38.94% of 134 = ? 1) 0.45 2) 0.5 3) 1.45
1) 5000 2) 5300 3) 5500 4) 0.2 5) 0.55
4) 5270 5) 4900
5. 1000000.0000001  ?
1) 1000 2) 100 3) 10000 20. 63.9872 × 9449.8780 ÷ 243.0034 = ?2
4) 999 5) 99 1) 2489 2) 2500 3) 50
6. 22.9782 + 0.02 + ? = 23 4) 45 5) 150
1) 0.08 2) 20.08 3) 0.02 21. 5237.897 - 6629.010 + 7153.999 - 2205.102 = ?
4) 0.007 5) 0.80 1) 6340 2) 4688 3) 5240
7. 21 + 3.7 × 2.9 = ? 4) 3558 5) 6290
1) 74 2) 70 3) 27 22. 4985.0346 ÷ 215.987 - 3768.112 ÷ 206.868 = ?
4) 32 5) 44 1) 8 2) 5 3) 18
4) 11 5) 15
8. 447. 75 ÷ 28 × 4.99 = ?
23. 956240  ?
1) 60 2) 70 3) 72
4) 80 5) 75 1) 979 2) 864 3) 1009
4) 647 5) 783
9. 3.52 19.25  ?  275 24. 459% of 849.947 + 266% of 6284.012 - 1486.002 = ?
1) 15 2) 20 3) 30 1) 20330 2) 12640 3) 15000

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4) 28 5) 40 4) 22160 5) 19130
10. 85% of 225 + 32.91 × 5.01 = ?
1) 340 2) 355 3) 375 25. (9615.36 + 1247.18) ÷ (2435.72 + 1937.92) = ?
4) 345 5) 370 1) 4 2) 9 3) 2
4) 7 5) 8
11. 15.962  75% of 285  ?
1) 435 2) 485 3) 440 26. 5646  3982  39  ?
4) 420 5) 470 1) 77 2) 109 3) 66
12. 1679 ÷ 14.95 × 5.02 = ? 4) 99 5) 119
1) 540 2) 525 3) 545 27. (48 × 296) ÷ (19 × 173) = ?
4) 565 5) 520 1) 2 2) 4 3) 8

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4) 9 5) 3
13. 425 ÷ 16.95 × ? = 225 28. 0.5% of 449 × 8.2% of 674 = ?
1) 11 2) 0.8 3) 9 1) 124 2) 139 3) 146
4) 19 5) 0.9 4) 115 5) 100
14. 198.995 × 12.005 + 16.25 × 6.95 = ? 29. 3784 ÷ 28 + 538 = ?
1) 2580 2) 2550 3) 2400 1) 600 2) 623 3) 651
4) 1450 5) 2500 4) 636 5)673

1 3 98 30. 6,23,898 × 99 = ? × 60,000

15. 12 5  ?  99 1) 1000 2) 1030 3) 1050
99 205 99
1) 40 2) 30 3) 33 4) 1065 5) 1010
4) 45 5) 50 4 3 6 5
16. 145% of 700.05 + 22.99 × 15.05 = ? 31.    ?
5 7 7 9
1) 1300 2) 1425 3) 1395
4) 1280 5) 1360 9 20 18
1) 2) 3)
2
17. 1428.025 ÷ 12.005 + (?) = 240 17 49 25
1) 121 2) 13 4) 123 1 4
4) 15 5) 11 4) 5)
2 7
18. 179.99 ÷ 3.001 × 2.005 = ?
1) 45 2) 120 3) 30 32. 399.982  ?
4) 150 5) 90 1) 160000 2) 15999 3) 1600
4) 1599 5) 16000
625.25  4.01  ?
2
19.
1) 240 2) 480 3) 100
4) 400 5) 320
 47. 399.9 + 206 × 11.009 = ?
1
33. 624.9995  4.9989   ? 
2
1) 2800 2) 6666 3) 4666
4.9900865 4) 2400 5) 2670
1) 6 2) 50 3) 10 2 7 17 6
4) 125 5) 15 48.    ?
5 8 19 5
34. 989.001 + 1.00982 × 76.792 = ? 1 1
1) 1000 2) 1100 3) 1065 1) 1 2) 3) 2
2 2
4) 110 5) 100
3 9
4) 4 5) 11
35. 59.99% of 255.012 + 22.98% of 182.005 = ?
1) 162 2) 146 3) 195 49. (299.99999)³ = ?
4) 225 5) 178 1) 27000000 2) 9000000000 3) 180000
4) 2.7 × 109 5) 2700000
36. 1000  ?
1) 10 2) 24 3) 45 50. What approximate value should come in place of the
4) 18 5) 32 question mark (?) in the following equation?
37. 15.002 × ? × 25.0210 = 7113.918 1

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1) 19 2) 26 3) 11 33 % of 768.9 + 25% of 161.2 - 68.12 = ?
3
4) 31 5) 35
1) 230 2) 225 3) 235
38. 81.38  81.63  ? 4) 220 5) 240
1) 680 2) 218 3) 726
4) 512 5) 134 51. What approximate value should come in place of the
39. 12 × 958 ÷ 17 = ? question mark (?) in the following equation?
1) 532 2) 676 3) 765 39.05 × 14.95 - 27.99 × 10.12 = (36 + ?) ×5
4) 483 5) 806 1) 22 2) 29 3) 34
4) 32 5) 25
40. (8423 + 3120 + 6543) ÷ (1536 + 377 + 189) = ?

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1) 5 2) 14 3) 9 52. What approximate value should come in the place of
4) 18 5) 3 question mark (?) in the following equation?
41. (13% of 7439) × (3.23% of 537) = ?
3
1) 16243 2) 16135 3) 16674 1325 17  508.24 of 20% – 85.39 of 4 = ?
4) 16824 5) 16774
1) 5500 2) 5200 3) 5800
7 3 4 4) 4900 5) 5900
42. 121 ÷  5  8  5   ?
1) 168 2) 288 3) 208 53. What approximate value will come in place of the question
4) 298 5) 198 mark (?) in the following equation?
43. (96) 2  3 78961  ? 625.04  16.96  136.001  17  ?
1) 215 2) 210 3) 220 1) 418 2) 441 3) 425
4) 224 5) None of these 4) 433 5) 449
44. (15.28 × 3.56) ÷ 3.15 = ?
1) 12 2) 9 3) 21 54. If 3167 is added to 4093 and the sum is divided by 145,
4) 17 5) 24 approximately what will be the outcome?
1) 50 2) 75 3) 60
45. 4) 90 5) 80
45689  ?
1) 180 2) 415 3) 150
55. What approximate value will come in place of the
4) 210 5) 300
questions mark (?) in the following equation?
10008.992  3589  0.4987  ?
2070.50 ÷ 15.004 + 39.001 × (4.999)2 = ?
46. 1) 1005 2) 997 3) 1049
10009.001
4) 1213 5) 1113
1) 3000 2) 300000 3) 3000000
56. What approximate value should come in place of the
4) 5000 5) 9000000
 question mark (?)? 4) 3635 5) 3824
36.0001 ÷ 5.9998 × ? = 108.0005
59. What approximate value should come in place of the
1) 18 2) 16 3) 256 question mark (?) in the following equation?
4) 316 5) 325
2
6.39 × 15.266 + 115.8 of =?
57. What approximate value should come in the place of 5
question mark (?) in the following equation? 1) 145 2) 165 3) 180
98.98 ÷ 11.03 + 7.014 × 15.99 = (?)2 4) 130 5) 135
1) 131 2) 144 3) 12
4) 121 5) 11 60. What approximate value should come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following equation?
58. What approximate value should come in place of the 857 of 14% - 5.6 × 12.128 = ?
question mark (?) in the following equation? 1) 48 2) 36 3) 60
31% of 3581 + 27% of 9319 = ? 4) 52 5) 46
1) 2630 2) 3625 3) 2625

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1. 2; Here, 10 3  100 3  999999999
3
 
= 10  10 2 3

= 103  106  10 9
= 103 6  109
 10 9
Answers and explanations
8. 4; 447.75 ÷ 28 × 4.99 = ?
or, ?  448  28  5  80
9. 5; 3.52 19.25  ?  275
1 1
or, 12  19  ?  275
4 4
= 109  109

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1 1 1
Therefore, question mark will be replaced by 9. or, 12  19  12   19    ?  275
2. 4; 134% of 3894 + 38.94% of 134 4 4 4
= 134% of 3894 + 38945 of 1.34 or, ?  275  235  40
= 134% of 3894 + 1.34% of 3894 10. 2; ? = 85% of 225 + 32.91 × 5.01
= 135.34% of 3894 85
= 5270.1396   225  33  5
100
= 5270
3. 5; (21 + 99) × (30 – 19.02)  191.25 + 165  356.25
= 120 × 10.98 11. 5; ? = 15.962  75% of 285
= 120 × 11 = 1320
2 75
4. 4;
2 6 2 3
    16   100  285
3 8 3 5
 256 + 213.75  469.75
72 1 12. 4; 1679 ÷ 14.95 × 5.02 = ?
= = = 0.2
72  5 5  ? = 1680 ÷ 15 × 5  112 × 5  560
13. 3; 425 ÷ 16.95 × ? = 225
5. 1; 1000000.0000001
425  ?
or,  225
= 1000000 = 1000 17
6. 3; 22.9782 + 0.002 + ? = 23
225  17
? = 23 – 22.9802 or, ?  9
= 0.0198 = 0.02 425
7. 4; 21 + 3.7 × 2.9 14. 5; 198.995 × 12.005 + 16.25 × 6.95 = ?
= 21 + 3.7 × 3 ?  199 × 12 + 16 × 7  2388 + 112
= 21 + 11.1 = 32. 1 or, ?  2500
15. 1 16. 5 17. 5 36. 5; 1000  10 10 10  10 10
18. 2 19. 4  10 × 3.16
20. 3; 63.9872 × 9449.8780 ÷ 243.0034  31.6
 64 × 9450 ÷ 243 37. 1; 15.002 × ? × 25.0210 = 7113.918
 64 × 39  2496
7113.918
Now, ? 2  2496  ? =
15.002  25.0210
?  50
21. 4; 5237.897 - 6629.010 + 7153.999 - 2205.102 7100
  18.93
= 3557.784  3558 15  25
22. 2; 4985.0346 ÷ 215.987 - 3768.112 ÷ 206.868 38. 4; 81.38  81.63  81.38 1.63
 4985 ÷ 216 - 3768 ÷ 207
 23 - 18  5 = 83.01  83  512
23. 1; 39. 2; 12 × 958 ÷ 17  676
956240  978
40. 3 41. 5 42. 2
24. 5; 459% of 849.947 + 266% of 6284.012 - 1486.002 43. 1 44. 4
 460% of 850 + 265% of 6285 - 1486

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 3910 + 16655 - 1486 45. 4; ?  45689  213.75  210
 19079
25. 3 10008.992 
46. 2; ?  3589  0.4987
26. 4 10009.001
27. 2
28. 1  100092  3600  0.50
29. 5  10009  60  0.50  300000
30. 2; We have 47. 5; ? = 399.9 + 206 × 11.009
6,23,898 × 99 = ? × 60,000  400 + (200 + 6) × 11
= 400 + 2200 + 66  2670
6,23,898  99

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 ?
60,000 2 7 17 6
48. 1; ?    
5 8 19 5
623898 100  623898
=  1030 2 7 17 5
60,000    
31. 3; We have 5 8 19 6

4 3 6 5 4 3 7 9 18 2 595
   =    =   0.40  0.60  1.0
5 7 7 9 5 7 6 5 25 5 912
49. 1; ? = (299.99999)³
32. 1; 399.982  400 2  160000  (300)³ = 27000000
33. 3; We have 1
1
50. 1; ? = 33 % of 768.9 + 25% of 161.2 - 68.12
3
624.9995  4.9989 2 ?
4.9900865
1 1
1
= of 768.9 + of 161.2 - 68.12
3 4
 625  52 = ?
5 = 256.3 + 40.3 - 68.12  230
51. 5
1
 ?25  25  10 3
5 52. 1; ? = 1325 17  508.24 of 20% – 85.39 of
34. 3; 989.001 + 1.00982 × 76.792 4
 990 + 1 × 76.8  1066.8  1325 17  500 of 20% – 85 × 0.75
35. 3; 59.99% of 255.012 + 22.98% of 182.005
= 5460 + 100 – 60 = 5500
 60% of 255 + 23% of 182
 153 + 41.86 53. 4; ?  625.04  16.96  136.001  17  25 × 17 + 8
 194.86 = 425 + 8 = 433
 57. 5; 98.98 ÷ 11.03 + 7.014 × 15.99 = (?)2
3167  4093 7260
54. 1; Reqd no. =   50 Suppose ? = x
145 145 Then 100 ÷ 11 + 7 × 16  121 (taking approximate
55. 5; 2070.50 ÷ 15.004 + 39.001 × (4.999)2= ? value)
or, ?  2070 ÷ 15 + 39 × 5 × 5  x = 11
= 138 + 975 = 1113 58. 2; ? = 31% of 3581 + 27% of 9319
36 = 1110.11 + 2516.13  3625
56. 5;  ?  108
6 2
59. 1; ? = 6.39 × 15.266 + 115.8 of
3
108
or, ? 60. 4; ? = 857 of 14% - 5.6 × 12.128
6  857 of 14% - 5.6 × 12  120 - 67  52
or, ?  18
or, ? = 324  325.

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