SUBJECT: Maths COURSE: IOQM ELP NO.

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Topic: Number System

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1. Let Pk = – 2 – 3 , where k is a positive integer. Find the sum of all the digits of lest positive
k k k
integer n such that the product P2P3……….Pn exceeds 2010.
Ans. 19

2. What is the sum of the digits of the square of 111, 111, 111 ?
Ans. 81

3. Let a, b, c and d be real numbers with |a – b| = 2, |b – c| = 3 and |c – d| = 4. What is the sum of

all possible values of |a – d| ?
Ans. 18

4. Let k = 20082 + 22008. What is the units digit of k2 + 2k?

Ans. 06

5. The numbers from 1 to 8 are placed at the vertices of a cube in such a manner that the sum of
the four numbers on each face is the same. What is the this common sum ?
Ans. 18

6. The Saxena family consists of a mother, a father, and some children. The average age of the
members of the family is 20, the father is 48 years old, and the average age of the mother and
children is 16. How many children are in the family?
Ans. 06

7. How many ordered pairs (m,n) of positive integers, with m > n, have the property that their
squares differ by 96?
Ans. 04

8. For each positive integer n, let S(n) denote the sum of the digits of n. For how many values of
n is n + S(n) + S(S(n)) = 2007?
Ans. 04

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9. If N is the number of four-digit positive integers have at least one digit that is a 2 or a 3 then
find the sum of the digits present in N?
Ans. 16

10. How many three-digit numbers satisfy the property that the middle digit is the average of the
first and the last digits.
Ans. 45