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 INDEX
hapter 1
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Number System............................................................................................................................................................1

Chapter 2
Addition and Subtraction...........................................................................................................................................2

Chapter 3
Multiplication and Division ......................................................................................................................................6

Chapter 4
Square Roots and Cube Roots ...................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 5
VBODMAS and Approximation...........................................................................................................................10

Chapter 6
Quadratic Equation....................................................................................................................................................13

Chapter 7
Ratio and Proportion .................................................................................................................................................17

Chapter 8
Percentage....................................................................................................................................................................24

Chapter 9
Average .........................................................................................................................................................................30

Chapter 10
Ages ...............................................................................................................................................................................36

Chapter 11
Profit and Loss.............................................................................................................................................................41

Chapter 12
Partnership ..................................................................................................................................................................49

Chapter 13
Simple Interest and Compound Interest...............................................................................................................54

Chapter 14
Mixture and Allegation.............................................................................................................................................62
 Chapter 15
Time and Work............................................................................................................................................................66

Chapter 16
Pipes and Cistern ........................................................................................................................................................76

Chapter 17
Time and Distance ....................................................................................................................................................80

Chapter 18
Trains.............................................................................................................................................................................86

hapter 19
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Boats and Stream........................................................................................................................................................91

hapter 20
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Mensuration ...............................................................................................................................................................95
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1 Number System
7. (d) Sum of odd place – Sum of even places = 0 or 11
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY-1 (Divisibility rule of 11)
1. (c) 856973 (a) 235641= 11 – 10 = 1
P.V of 6 = 6000 (b) 245642= 11 – 12 = – 2
F.V. of 6 = 6 (c) 315624= 10 – 11 = – 1
Difference = 5994 (d) 415624= 11 – 11 = 0
2. (c) 69758472 8. (d) Sum of Ist five prime nos.
P.V. of 7 = 700000 Sum = 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 = 28
P.V. of 7 = 70 9. (a) 1056÷ 23 = 45 × 23 + 21
23)1056 (45
= 699930 92
3. (a) 784 × 618 × 917 × 463 136
115
4 ×8 × 7×3
Un ∴ 21 + p = 23
21
Unit digit = V 32 × 21
n
2 ×1 = 2 ∴ Required No. is 23 – 21 = 2
10. (b) Divisible by 3 9 11
Take only unit place. Sum of digits 639 = 18 √ √ 15 – 3 = 12 ×
4. (c) 517 * 324 ÷ 3 Sum of digits 2079 = 18 √ √ 9–9=0√
∴ Sum of digits 22 + * = 24
Sum of digits 3791 = 20 × × ×
∴ ? =2
Sum of digits 37911 = 21 √ × ×
Take next multiple of 3.
Now divide by 7 √
5. (d) Divisible by 99 means 11 × 9
Note : 3 = Sum of digits ÷ 3
(a) 3572404 (b) 135792 (c) 913464 (d) 114345
9 = Sum of digits ÷ 9
25 27 27 18
11 = 1 sum of odd place – sum of
NA Odd place (1 + 3 + 9 (9 + 3 + 6) (1 + 4 + 4)
even place = 0
– (3 + 7 + 2) – (1 + 4 + 4) – (1 + 3 + 5)
11. (b) No = Division × Quotient + Remainder
= 15 – 12 = 3 18 – 9 = 9 9–9=0
= 56 × x + 29
Divisibility of 9 is sum of digits divisible by 9.
By 8 = (7 × 8 × x + 0) + (8 × 3 + 5)
Divisibility of 11 is sum of odd place – Sum of
even place = 0 or multiple of 11. = 8 (7x + 3) + 5
So (d) is the answer whih satisfies both of conditions. ∴ Remainder is 5.
6. (e) 4864 × 4p2 ÷ 12 Short cut = 56 × 1 + 29 Take the quotient as 1
12 can be grouped as 4 × 3 or 3 × 4 = 85 ÷ 8 = 8 × 10 + 5
4864 is divisible by 4 because last two digits are - Remainder is 5
divisible by 4 12. (a) 4 214
4p2 ÷ 3 (Sum of digits divisible by 3) 5 53 + 2
6 + P =6 6 10 + 3
p =0 1+ 4

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Steps : 1. Take last Quotient 1 18. (b) We must take options and both conditions should
2. 1 × 6 + 4 = 10 be satisfied.
3. 10 × 5 + 3 = 53 (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 81
4. 53 × 4 + 2 = 214 Sum12 6 11 9

or Chooese from option NA NA NA

On subtracting 42 – 18 = 24. Which is interchanged
214 ÷ 4 = 53 × 4 + 2
53 ÷ 5 = 10 × 5 + 3
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY-2
10 ÷ 6 = 1 × 6 + 4
1. (d) 5 A 7
In answer is 214.
3 3 5
13. (b) Even integers consecutive x, x + 2
(x + 2)2 – (x)2
8 B 2
= x2 + 4x + 4 – x2 ⇒ A → 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, &
= 4 (x + 1) So 4 is the answer. B → 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
14. (c) Smallest 6 digit no. 100000 8B2 is exactly divisible by 3.
∴ 8 + B + 2 = multiple of 3.
900
111 100000 ∴ B = 5 or 8
999 ⇒ A = 1 or 4.
100 2. (a) 1000 = (45 × 22) + 10
∴ No. of 100000 + (111 – 100) = 100011 ∴ 45 – 10 = 35 to be added.
So, the smallest number to be added to 1000 to make
15. (b) (10n – 1) divisible by 11
the sum exactly divisible by 45 is 35.
Take x = 1, 2, 3, 4
3. (b) Here, 52 is a multiple of 13. Hence, the required remain-
101 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9 × der is obtained on dividing 45 by 13. Required remain-
102 – 1 = 100 – 1 = 99 √ der = 6.
103 – 1 = 1000 – 1 = 999 × 4. (d) A number is divisible by 11 if the difference of the sum
103 – 1 = 10000 – 1 = 9999 of digits at odd and even places be either zero or mul-
tiple of 11.
So n is even integer.
If the middle digit be 4, then 24442 or 244442 etc are
16. (b) (6)15 × (10)5 × (15)6 = 2x × 3y × 5z divisible by 11.
215 × 315 × 25 × 55 × 36 × 56 5. (c) Let the fraction be x, According to the question,
210 × 321 × 511 = 2x × 3y × 52
x 3 32
∴ x + y + z = 20 + 21 + 11 = 52 xs =
3 5 75
17. (d) 2 19404 5
2 9702 5 x 3 x 32
⇒  =
3 4851 3 5 75
3 1617 25 x  9 x 32
⇒ =
7 539 15 75
7 77 16 x 32
⇒ =
11 11 15 75
1 32 15 2
⇒ x= s =
∴ 22 × 32 × 72 × 11 75 16 5
It should be multiplied by 11 to make it perfect 2 3 6
square. Correct answer = s =
5 5 25
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6. (a) Let the length of the rod be x metres. According to the ∴ Required sum = x + x + 3
question, = 2x + 3 = 10 + 3 = 13
¥ x x x x x x´ 8. (d) Unit digit in the expansion of 25625
x– ¦§      µ = 12.08
10 20 30 40 50 60 ¶ = Unit digit in the expansion of 56251 = 5
¨ ¥ 60  30  20  15  12  10 ´ · 36528 = Unit digit in 6528 = 6
⇒ x ©1  ¦§ µ ¸ = 12.08
ª 600 ¶¹ Now, 31 = 3, 32 = 9, 33 = 27 34 = 81, 35 = 243.....
∴ 7354 = 7352 × 732
¥ 147 ´
⇒ x ¦1  µ = 12.08 = 32 = 9
§ 600 ¶
∴ Required digit= Unit’s digit of the sum 5 + 6 + 9 = 0
¥ 600  147 ´
⇒ x¦ µ = 12.08 9. (d) Let the number of students be n.
§ 600 ¶
So, each of n students got 2n chocolates
453 Total no. of chocolates
⇒ xs = 12.08
600 = (2n) × n = 800
12.08 s 600 ⇒ 2n2 = 800
⇒ x= = 16 m.
453 ⇒ n2 = 400 ⇒ n = 20
x
7. (b) Let the original fraction be . 10. (b) If the number of correct sums be x, then,
x3
x × 3 – (30 – x) × 2 = 40
x7
∴ =2 ⇒ 3x – 60 + 2x = 40
x 3 2
⇒ 5x = 60 + 40 = 100
⇒ x + 7 = 2x + 2
⇒ x = 20
⇒ x=7–2=5

HCF & LCM

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY-1 6. (d) HCF = 12
Ratio of No. 1 : 2 : 3
1. (a) 22 × 32 × 55
∴ Nos are 1 × 12 : 2 × 12 : 3 × 12
23 × 32 × 52 × 7
12; 24; 36
24 × 34 × 5 × 72
HCF should be factor of all the numbers.
HCF 22 × 32 × 5
2037
7. (b) 1657
Though it is HCF but take the power as smallest −5
−6
one as a common factor.
1651 2032
2. (b) Co-prime is having HCF 1.
By division method take HCF as greatest no.
So (18, 25) is the answer.
1
HCF 2 8 64 10 2
3. (b) HCF = = , , ,  1651) 2032
LCM 3 9 81 27 81
1651
LCM 2 3 4  36
4. (a) LCM = = , , , = = 36 381) 1661 ( 4
HCF 3 5 7 13 1
5. (d) 22 × 32 × 5 × 11 1524
24 × 34 × 52 × 7 127) 381 (3
25 × 33 × 53 × 72 × 11 381
LCM = 25 × 34 × 53 × 72 × 11 ×
Though LCM, Take high power of each number. HCF = 127

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8. (e) HCF = 8 13. (e) HCF × LCM= Product of two numbes

So 60 can’t be LCM x × 36 = 3024
Because 8 is not the factor of 60.
3024
9. (c) For biggest measure take HCF of 496,403,713 x = = 84
36
1 23
14. (b) LCM of 48, 72 and 108 = 432 second.
)
31 713
403) 496 ∴ 7 hour 12 minutes.
403 62
Last time 8 : 20 : 00 hr.
93) 403 (4 93
Next time 7 : 12 hrs.
372 93
8 : 27 : 12 hrs.
31) 93 (3 ×
93
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY-2
×
1. (b) LCM of 20, 30 and 40 minutes = 120 minutes
So HCF is 31 as biggest.
Hence, the bells will toll together again after 2 hours
10. (a) LCM 161 (Factorise it) i.e. at 1 p.m.
∴ No. are 23 × 7 2. (b) The smallest number divisible = LCM of 16, 20 and 24
_ x > y ∴ x = 23, y = 7
2 16 , 20, 24
3y – x = 3 × 7 – 23 = – 2
2 8, 10 , 12
11. (b) Product of two numbers = 117 (on factorising we
2 4 , 5, 6
get 13 and 9 LCM of 13 and 9 is 117)
2 , 5, 3
If there are two prime numbes. So ans is 117.
12. (d) For regular intervals take LCM 3. (d) The LCM of 6, 12 and 18 = 36 = 62
4. (a) Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x respectively.
LCM of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 is 120 seconds
∴ HCF = x = 12
i.e. 2 minutes will be time when they would toll
together. ∴ Numbers are : 2 × 12 = 24
3 × 12 = 36, 4 × 12 = 48
30
∴ + 1 = 16 times LCM of 24, 36, 48
2
= 2 × 2× 2 × 3 × 3 × 2 = 144
1 is to be added because they commenced
together.

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2 Additional and Subtraction

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY-1 4995
1. (a) 892·7 – 573·07 – 95·007 205
= 892·700 – 573·070 – 95·007 = 224·623 24975
2. (d) 1 + 0·1 + 0·01 + 0·001 = 1·111 0000 ×
= 1 : 000 + 9990 ××
·100 102 ⋅ 3975
· 010
or
·001
205 × 45= 9225
1·111
9225 9225 9225
⎡ ⎤ ∴ + +
⎧ 1 ⎫ 100 1000 10000
⎢35 ⋅ 7 − ⎨⎪3 + 1
⎪ ⎛
⎬ − ⎜ 2 + 12 +
1 ⎞⎥
⎟
3. (a) ⎢ 3+ ⎪ ⎝ 2 ⎠⎥ 92 ⋅ 25
⎩⎪
205
⎣ 3⎭ ⎦
09 ⋅ 225 45
⎛ 3⎞
= 35-7 – ⎜ 3 + ⎟ – (2 + 3·4 + ·5) = ⋅9225 1025
⎝ 10 ⎠
102 ⋅ 3975 820 ×
= 35·7 – 3·3 – 5·9
9225
= 32·4 – 5·9 = 26·5
4. (e) 0·5 + 0·55 + 0·055 + 5·505 7. (c) 435·43 + 43·34 + 3·44 + 4 + 0·33
= 0 ⋅ 500 434·43
0 ⋅ 550 43·34
0 ⋅ 055 3·44
5 ⋅ 505 4·00
6 ⋅ 610 0·33
or 6 ⋅ 61 485·54
5. (a) 495.15 + 202.05 – 314.96 – 25.55 =
8. (c) 1453·9919 + 2364·0081 + 9712·4328 + 3018·6029
697·18 – 340·51 = 356·67
1454 + 2364 + 9712 + 3019
6. (c) 2·05 × 45 + 2·05 × 4·5 + 2·05 × 0·45
2·05 (45 + 4·5 + 0·45) = 16549

205 4995
= × = 102·3975
100 100

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (SOLUTION) 6

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3 Multiplication and Division

Each and every concept of vedic mathematics is

clearly defined in the Quantitive Aptitude Book.
It is self explained and requires no solution.

Students can follow the rules and apply shortcut methods in simplification
and important facts should be grasped.
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