Simplification

By Anant Rustagi
Solution

Solution CGL Mains Level

 1) The value of k lies between:
1 6 3 2 1 1 3 2 5 1
1 ÷ 2 𝑜𝑓 5 × 6 ÷ 4 𝑜𝑓 5 ÷ × 2 ÷ 𝑜𝑓 1 =𝑘
3 7 5 5 2 3 4 3 9 5
a) 0.07 and 0.08
b) 0.007 and 0.008
c) 0.0007 and 0.0008
d) 0.7 and 0.8

Solution

Solution
 2) 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑦:
6 1 2 1 3 2 1 1
2 𝑜𝑓 4 ÷ ×5 ÷ × 2 𝑜𝑓 ÷
7 5 3 9 4 3 2 4

a) 25
b) 19
c) 23
d) 21
Solution

Solution
 3) Simplify:
1 20.352 − 8.352 × 0.0175
+
4 1.052 + 1.05 × 27.65
a)9/20
b)7/20
c)3/20
d)3/10

Solution

Solution
 3 3 3 2 11
5 − × 15 + 2 ÷ 1
4 7 4 35 25
4) Let x = 3 1 3 4 , when y is added to
÷5 +5 ÷3
4 4 5 15
x, the result is 7/13. What is the value of y?
a) 1/13
b) 9/13
c) 2/13
d) 4/13

Solution

Solution
 5) Simplify:
1 1 1 1
− + −
4 − 15 15 − 14 14 − 13 13 − 12
1 1 1 1
+ − + −
12 − 11 11 − 10 10 − 3 3 − 8
a) 2 – 2 2
b) 4 + 2 2
c) 4 – 2 2
Solution

d) 2 + 2 2

Solution
 22 2
6) If = 𝑎 + 5𝑏, with a, b > 0, then what is
4 2− 3+ 5
the value of (ab) : (a + b)?
a) 7:8
b) 7:4
c) 4:7
d) 8:7

Solution

Solution
 7) Which fraction among the following is the least ?
5 7 8 9
, , ,
11 12 13 17
a) 5/11
b) 7/12
c) 9/17
d) 8/13

Solution

Solution
 11 13 15
8) What is the value of 99 + 99 + 99 + ⋯…+
99 99 99
67
99 ?
99
a) 94220/33
b) 95120/33
c) 97120/33
d) 96220/33
Solution

Solution
 7+ 5 14+ 10 10
9) What is the value of ÷ + ?
7− 5 14− 10 5
a) 2+2
b) 2 2 + 2
c) 2+1
d) 2 2 + 1

Solution

Solution
 29.16 0.2916 0.0036
10) What is the value of + + ?
1.1664 116.64 0.36
a)103/20
b)27/5
c)101/20
d)26/5

Solution

Solution
 3
0.0004× 0.000008
11) If A = 4 3 4 , B =
16000× 125000× 810
3 4
0.729× 0.0016
,then value of 𝐴 × 𝐵?
0.16
7 _7
a) × 10
3
_7
b) 7 × 10
7 _8
c) × 10
4
_8
d) 6 × 10
Solution

Solution
 12) What is the value of:
7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11
+ + + + + +⋯+ +
2 3 6 15 12 35 156 575
a)3816/325
b)3216/315
c)3714/345
d)3917/355

Solution

Solution
 13) Simplify:
1 1 36 24 12 14 24 27
+ × ÷ − × ÷ +
8 6 45 25 21 15 45 36
a) 1/27
b) 1/108
c) 1/72
d) 1/36

Solution

Solution
 14) If 𝐴 = 0.312, 𝐵 = 0.415 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = 0.309ത then what
is the value of A + B + C?
a) 1141/1100
b) 1097/1100
c) 1043/1100
d) 1211/1100

Solution

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