Unit Digit Questions for CAT

Question 1: Find the last digit of 712 + 811 .

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: B
Solution:
As 7 and 8 have cyclicity of 4 for the last digit
Last digit of 712 = 74 = 1
Last digit of 811 = 83 = 2
So, the last digit = 1 + 2 = 3.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

Question 2: Find the last digit of 364324 × 253226 × 429422.

A. 6
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Answer: B
Solution:
As the last digit depends only on last digits, consider the powers only for
last digits, that is 4324 × 3226 × 9422
Consider only the remainders after dividing with 4 in powers 44, 32, 92 = 6 ×
9 × 1 = 54.
So the last digit is 4.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

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Question 3: Find the last digit of
7254
A. 2
B. 4
 C. 6
D. 8
Answer: B
Solution:
2286 × 7286
The given division can be written as = 2286 × 7(286 − 254) = 2286 ×
7254
732
Consider only the remainders after dividing with 4 in powers, 2286 × 732 =
22 × 74 = 4 × 1 = 4.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

Question 4: Find the last digit of 55552345 + 66665678.

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: A
Solution:
As the last digit depends only on last digits, consider the powers only
for last digits, that is 52345 + 65678 . As we know, any power of 5 ends
only with 5 and any power of 6 ends only with 6.
The last digit of 52345 + 65678 = 5 + 6 = 11 = 1
Hence, option (A) is the correct answer.