1. Find the sum of the integers between 100 and 200 that are divisible by 9?

108,117,126.... 198 and so on

So a=108
l=198
n=?
nth term= a + (n-1)
198= 108+(n-1)9
198= 108+9n-9
198-99= 9n
99/9= n
n= 11

Now, sum of n terms

Sum of first 11 terms= 11/2(108+198)
=11/2(306)
=11×153
=1683

2. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 6 hours and Pipe B in 8 hours . If both the pipes are
opened and after 2 hours pipe A is closed, how much time B will take to fill the
remaining tank?

Pipe A can fill the cistern in 6 hours

1 hour = 1/6 of the cistern

Pipe B can find the cistern in 8 hours

1 hour = 1/8 of the cistern

If both worked together

1 hour = 1/6 + 1/8 = 7/24 of the cistern

2 hours = 7/24 x 2 = 7/12 of the cistern

Find amount of work left after 2 hours

work left = 1 - 7/12 = 5/12 of the cistern

Find the amount of time needed for B to finish the rest of the work:

1 hour = 1/8 of the cistern

Number of hours needed = 5/12 ÷ 1/8 = 10/3 hrs= 3 1/3 hours= 3 hrs 20 mins
 3. Four bells toll at intervals of 4, 7, 12 and 84 seconds. The bells toll together at 5 pm.

When will they toll together? How many times will they do it in 28 minutes?

They will toll together for a 'common multiple' of (4,7,12,84), which is the l.c.m of these numbers.
4== 2^2
7 == 7
12 = 2^2 * 3
84 = 12 * 7 = 2^2 * 3 * 7
l.c.m(4,7,12,84) = 2^2 * 3 * 7 = 84 s
84 s = 1 min 24 sec
Hence they will toll together 84 seconds after 5 o'clock or 5:01:24 hrs ( 1 min 24 sec past 5 o'clock)
28 mins = 28*60 = 1680 sec
84 sec== toll 1 time
1680 sec== X times
X = 20 times
Hence,
They toll together at 5:01:24 hrs
In 28 mins they toll (together) 20 times.

4. When writing numbers from 1 to 10,000, how many times is the digit 9 written?

I will take the range from 1 to 9,999 since 10,000 does not contain the digit 9 in it.

Numbers in our range will be in the format abcd

where each letter stands for a digit. Understand that a, b and c could each be 0 which means
we are talking about a single digit number. Similarly if a and b are each 0 and c

is a non zero digit we are talking about 2 digit numbers. You can extend this to think about 3
digit numbers as well as 4 digit numbers.

Now with this idea in the back of your mind, let’s try to count number of 9’s in the one’s
place.

So d is 9. And each of the digits a, b & c can take 10 values (any digit from 0 to 9)

So the number of 9’s in one’s place will be 10 x 10 x 10 = 1000

Now, number of 9’s in ten’s place will also be 1000

Same goes with number of 9’s in hundred’s & thousand’s places as well.

So the number of times the digit 9 occurs is 4000.

OR
From 1 to 10 — 1 time
From 1 to 100 = 1*10 (9,19,29…..) + 10 (90,91,92…..) = 20 times
From 1 to 1000 = 20*10 + 100 (900,901,902…) = 300 times
From 1 to 10000 = 300*10 + 1000 (9000,9001,9002….) = 4000 times.

5. What is the number of times the digit 8 will be written when listing the integers from 1
to 1000?

1-10 = 1
1-100= 10+(1*9) = 19
1-1000 = 100 + (19*9) = 271

6. How many zeros are there from 1 to 10000?

Solution
for solving this problem first we would break the whole range in 5 sections
1) from 1 to 9
Total number of zero in this range = 0
2) from 10 to 99
Total possibilities = 9*1 = 9 ( here 9 is used for the possibilities of a non zero integer)
3) from 100 to 999 - three type of numbers are there in this range
a) x00 b) x0x c) xx0 (here x represents a non zero number)
Total possibilities
for x00 = 9*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*2 = 18
for x0x = 9*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81
similarly for xx0 = 81
total zeros in three digit numbers = 18 + 81 +81 = 180
4) from 1000 to 9999 - seven type of numbers are there in this range
a)x000 b)xx00 c)x0x0 d)x00x e)xxx0 f)xx0x g)x0xx
Total possibilities
for x000 = 9*1*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*3 = 27
for xx00 = 9*9*1*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162
for x0x0 = 9*1*9*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162
for x00x = 9*1*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162
for xxx0 = 9*9*9*1 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729
for xx0x = 9*9*1*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729
for x0xx = 9*1*9*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729
total zeros in four digit numbers = 27 + 3*162 + 3*729 = 2700
thus total zeros will be 0+9+180+2700+4 (last 4 is for 4 zeros of 10000)
= 2893

7. The average age of a family of 5 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member
be 10 years then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the
youngest member?

At present the total age of the family = 5 * 20 = 100

The total age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member = [100-10-(10*4)] = 50

Therefore, average age of the family at the time of birth of the youngest member = 50/4 = 12.5.

Since its average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member we should
decrease the age of all the member by 10 which is the current age of the youngest member . Hence
100(total age)-10(youngest mem age)-10*4(decreasing the age of other four members)=50 now
taking average divided by 4 gives 12.5

8. What is Aman's present age, if after 20 years his age will be 10 times his age 10 years
back?

Let Aman's present age be x

Aman's age before 10 years = (x - 10)

Aman's age after 20 years = (x + 20)

According to question,

Aman's age after 20 years (x + 20) is 10 times his age 10 years back (x – 10)

Therefore, (x + 20) = 10 (x – 10)

Solving the equation,

we get x + 20 = 10x – 100

9x = 120,

x = 13.3 years

9. A dice has 6 faces. Four such dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that all
of them show the same face.

The total number of elementary events associated to the random experiments of throwing
four dice simultaneously is:

 = 6*6*6*6=216

 n(S) = 216

 Let X be the event that all dice show the same face. 

 X = { (1,1,1,1,), (2,2,2,2), (3,3,3,3), (4,4,4,4), (5,5,5,5), (6,6,6,6)}

 n(X) = 6

Hence required probability = n(X)n(S)=6/216 = 1/216

10. One pipe can fill a tank 6 times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill
the tank in 22 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in?

Let the slower pipe alone can fill the tank in x minutes
Then the faster pipe can fill the tank in x/6 minutes
Part filled by the slower pipe in 1 minute = 1/x
Part filled by the faster pipe in 1 minute = 6/x
Part filled by both the pipes in 1 minute = 1/x+6/x

It is given that both the pipes together can fill the tank in 22 minutes⇒ Part filled by both the pipes in
1 minute = 1/22

1/x+6/x=1/22

7/x=1/22

x=22×7=154

i.e., the slower pipe alone fill the tank in 154 minutes

11. Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of points where
atleast two of the circles intersect?

Formula- n*(n-1)=4*3=12

OR

Because a pair or circles can intersect at most times, the first circle can intersect the second at
points, the third can intersect the first two at points, and the fourth can intersect the first three at
points. This means that our answer is 2+4+6=12

12. A series of books was published at seven-year intervals. When the seventh book was
issued, the sum of the publication years was 13,524. When was the first book published?

The years at which books are published are terms of AP where

let first term a be x;
common difference (d) =7
number of terms(n)=7
sum of seven terms(S7)=13524
n/2[2a+(n-1)d]=13524
7/2[2x+6(7)]=13524
2x+6(7)=3864
x=1911
Therefore the first book was published in 1911

OR

Let us assume the first book published in year x.

According to question,
Books are published at seven years interval,
First edition book published in year = x
Second edition book published in year = x + 7
Third edition book published in year = x + 14
Four edition book published in year = x + 21
Five edition book published in year = x + 28
Six edition book published in year = x + 35
Seven edition book published in year = x + 42
When the seventh book was issued, the sum of the publication year was 13,524.
x + x + 7 + x +14 + x +21 + x + 28 + x + 35 + x + 42 =13524
147 + 7x = 13524
7x = 13524 -147
⇒ x = 13377/7 = 1911
The first book published in year x = 1911

13. How many of the integers from 1 to 88 (inclusive) contain the digit 4 or have the digit sum
divisible by 4?

integers between 1 to 86 contain the digit 4

e.g., 4 , 14, 24, 34 , 40, 41, 42 , 43 , 44 , 45, 46, 47, 48 , 49 , 54 , 64, 74, 84.

total number of integers contain the digit 4 = 18

now we have to find number of integers , have the digit sum divisible by 4.

we know, maximum value of digit sum in case of upto two digit number = (9 + 9) = 18

so, digit sum will be 4, 8, 12, 16 .

case1 :- when digit sum is 4.

possible integers : 13, 22, 31, 40 {excluding integers contain digit 4}

so , number of integers , N1 = 4

case 2 :- when digit sum is 8.

possible integers : 17, 26, 35, 53, 62, 71, 80 {excluding integers contain digit 4}

so, number of integers , N2 = 7

case 3 :- when digit sum is 12.

possible integers : 39, 57, 66, 75 {excluding integers contain digit 4}

so, number of integers = 4

case 4 :- when digit sum is 16,

possible integers : 79, 88

so, number or integer = 2

so, total number of integers = 18 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 2

= 35

OR

34 is the answer
number contain digit 4 is 18 --> 4,14,24,34,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,54,64,74,84.
for sum being divisible by 4 sum could be {4,8,12,16) as max sum of 2 digit number is {9+9=18}
now for 4 ={13,22,31}(digit containing 4 is not included as it is already in set present above )
for 8 ={8,17,26,35,53,62,71,80}
for 12={39, 57, 66, 75}
for 16={79}

18+3+8+4+1 = 34

14. A five digit number is formed using digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 without repeating any one of them.
What is the sum of all possible numbers?

Sum = 6666600

Total of diff numbers possible = 5! --> 5*4*3*2*1 = 120

Smallest no = 13579
Largest no = 97531
Average of 120 numbers = (13579+97531)/2, 54345

Sum of 120 no.s = 111110/2 * 120

= 111110*60
= 6666600

15. Given In this problem A^B means A raised to the power B. What is the tenth digit to the
right of the decimal point, in the decimal expansion of (1/5)^10

Given A^B is A raised to the power B. Now we need to find (1/5)^10

Now 1/5 = 0.2

We know that 2^10 = 1024

So (0.2)^10 = 0.0000001024

OR

(1/5)^10=(2/10)^10=(2^10)/10^10

1024/10^10=0.0000001024
 16. A student was asked to divide a number by 6 and add 12 to the quotient. He, however
first added 12 to the number and then divided it by 6, getting 112 as the answer. The
correct answer should have been?

Let the number be x.

As per what he did,
(x+12)/6 = 112
x+12 = 672
x = 672-12 = 660.
So, the correct answer = (660/6)+ 12
= 110+12
= 122.

17. Each student in a class of 40 plays at least one indoor game chess, carrom and
scrabble. 18 play chess, 20 play scrabble and 27 play carrom. 7 play chess and scrabble,
12 play scrabble and carrom and 4 play chess, carrom and scrabble. Find the number of
students who play 1 . chess and carom? 2. chess, carrom but not scrabble?

Let A be the set of students who play chess

B be the set of students who play scrabble
C be the set of students who play carrom
Therefore, We are given n(A ∪ B ∪ C) = 40,
n(A) = 18, n(B) = 20 n(C) = 27,
n(A ∩ B) = 7, n(C ∩ B) = 12 n(A ∩ B ∩ C) = 4

We have -
n(A ∪ B ∪ C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) - n(A ∩ B) - n(B ∩ C) - n(C ∩ A) + n(A ∩ B ∩ C)
Therefore, 40 = 18 + 20 + 27 - 7 - 12 - n(C ∩ A) + 4
40 = 69 – 19 - n(C ∩ A)
40 = 50 - n(C ∩ A) n(C ∩ A) = 50 - 40
n(C ∩ A) = 10
Therefore, Number of students who play chess and carrom are 10.
Also, number of students who play chess, carrom and not scrabble.
= n(C ∩ A) - n(A ∩ B ∩ C)
= 10 – 4
=6

18. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27
seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The
ratio of their speeds is?

Let the speeds of the two trains be x m/sec and y m/sec respectively. Then, length of the first
train= 27x metres, and length of the second train=17y metres.

∴ (27x+17y)/(x+y) = 23

⇒27x+17y = 23x+23y

⇒4x=6y
⇒x/y=3/2

19. There are 5 violinists, 8 guitarists, and 7 drummers in a music club. A group of 6
students will be chosen to compete in a competition. How many combinations of
students are possible if the group is to consist of an equal number of violinists,
guitarists, and drummers?

Given equal number of musicians to be formed

so only 2 from each music style should be taken

and this is in form on combinations

SO 5C2*8C2*7C2

= (5*2)*(4*7)*(7*3) = 5880 ways can be formed

20. In a mathematical competition consisting of 12 problems, 8 marks are given for each
correct response, 0 marks for each incorrect response and each no response is
awarded 3 marks. Esha scored 35 marks in this competition. The largest number of
incorrect responses she could have had is?
Esha scored a total of 35 marks.
The maximum marks are gained when answers are correct.
So, to find the maximum number of incorrect answers possible we need to find the maximum
number of correct answers and minimum number of no response answers that can score 35 as a
total.

Esha scored a total of 35 marks

So, finding the number of maximum possible correct answer:
8 * x <= 35
x=4
8 * 4 = 32 < 35

So, the remaining 3 marks can be gained by 1 no response answer.

So, keeping the correct answers and no response answers in mind:
The number of answers that are correct or no response = 4 + 1 = 5
So, the remaining answers are incorrect.

The maximum number of incorrect answers possible

= Total number of questions — Answers that are not incorrect
= 12 — 5 = 7 answers

21. The smallest positive integer that appears in each of the arithmetic progressions 5,
16, 27, 38, 49,...; 7, 20, 33, 46, 59, ....; and 8, 22, 36, 50, 64,….. Is?

22. Total cost of production of a firm is linear. If the cost of production of 100 units is Rs
 750 and cost of production of 350 units is Rs 1,750, find the maximum number of units
that can be produced with a cost budget of Rs 5,000?
23. Adarsh went to a casino with Rs.6400 and played a certain game 6 times. Each time he bet
half the money he had the time the chance of winning this game was ½ and Adarsh won
three of the 6 games even though he did not remember which 3 games he won. In each of
these games he won the amount equal to his bet. After the 6 games the money was?

Ans- 2700
Process-
1) half of 6400 = 3200 he bet 3200 and won 3200 thus total 9600
2) half of 9600 = 4800 he lost in bet.
3) half of 4800= 2400 he bet and he won 2400 thus total is 7200
4) half of 7200= 3600 he lost in bet
5) half of 3600=1800 he bet and won 1800 thus total is 5400
6) half of 5400-2700 he lost in bet thus final total is 2700.

OR

We can assume any no. Of event to be a win or a loss. The result is always same.
Let us consider that he lost first 3 consecutive games and won last 3.
Amount remaining after 3 loss= 6400*(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)=800
Amount after winning in round 4= 400+(400*2)=1200
Amt after win in round 5= 600+(600*2)=1800
Amt after win in round 6= 900+(900*2)=2700

24. The number of different non congruent triangles with integer side and perimeter 15 is?

x + y + z = 15

x+y>z
x+z>y
y+z>x

From
x + y + z = 15
x + y = 15 - z

since x + y > z,
15 - z > z
15 > 2z
7.5 > z

again
x + y + z = 15
x + z = 15 - y

since x + z > y,
15 - y > y
15 > 2y
7.5 > y

again
x + y + z = 15
y + z = 15 - x

since y + z > x,
15 - x > x
15 > 2x
7.5 > x

So all the sides are 7 or less

sure they are non-congruent,

we'll require that perimeter=15

x=1y=7z=7
x=2y=6z=7
x=3y=5z=7
x=3y=6z=6
x=4y=4z=7
x=4y=5z=6
x=5y=5z=5

So there are 7 such triangles possible.

25. 16 teams enter a competition. They are divided into four pools (A, B, C and D) of four
teams each. Every team plays one match against the other teams in its pool.

After the pool matches are completed:

- the winner of pool A plays the 2nd placed team of pool B.

- the winner of pool B plays the 2nd placed team of pool A.
- the winner of pool C plays the 2nd placed team of pool D.
- the winner of pool D plays the 2nd placed team of pool C.

The winners of these 4 matches then can play semi-finals, and the winner of the semi-finals play
in the finals.

How many matches are played altogether?

4 teams per group (A, B, C and D), for every group, total number of matches are as follows:

assume that the teams in group A are 1, 2, 3, 4.

the matches for this group will be:

 1 vs 2
 1 vs 3
  1 vs 4
 2 vs 3
 2 vs 4
 3 vs 4

total = 6 matches, for each 4 groups 6*4 = 24 matches

then quarter finals, 4 matches

semi-finals, 2 matches

and finals 1 match.

total of 24 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 31 matches.

26. Look at the sentences that are given below,

1. If the contract is valid, then X is liable.

2. If X is liable, he will be bankrupt.
3. If the bank loans him money, he will not go bankrupt.

Select the statement that is consistent with the above statements:

(a) The contract is valid and the bank will not loan him money.
(b) If the contract is valid, the bank will loan him money.
(c) The contract is not valid and he will go bankrupt
(d) The contract is not valid and he is liable.

Correct Ans- (a)

We have from first two statements: ‘if the contract is valid then X would be bankrupt.’

Statement 3 could be re-written as ‘If he goes bankrupt, then the bank will not loan him the
money.’ From above two statements, we have: If the contract is valid, then the bank will not
loan him the money. This is reflected in option A.

Hence, option A is the correct choice.

27. Raj divided 50 into two parts such that the sum of their reciprocal is 1/12 ,we get the parts
as

go with options (1/20)+(1/30)=5/60=1/12 so ans is (d) 20,30

OR

50 divided into two parts ,d parts r x,50-x

1/x+1/(50-x)=1/12
solving we get x=20,30
 28. The savings of employee equals income minus expenditure. If the income of A,B,C are in
the ratio 1:2:3 and their expense ratio 3:2:1 then what is the order of the employees in
increasing order of their size of their savings?

income-expenditure =saving so
c=> 3-1=2
b=> 2-2=0
a=> 1-3=-2
so c>b>a

OR

As the the ratio of their incomes are in ascending order, and their expenses are in descending order,
their savings also in their incomes order.
So savings order = A < B < C

29. Sum of 2nd and 19th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to 8, 12, 15 element of
progression .Then which element of the series should necessarily be equal to zero?

Consider an AP with first term a and common difference d.

Given that,

t2 + t19 = t8 + t12 + t15

(a+d) + (a+18d) = (a+7d) + (a+11d) + (a+14d)

2a + 19d = 3a + 32d

a = -13d

Let nth term of AP have value zero.

tn = 0

a + (n-1)d = 0

-13d + (n-1)d = 0

n-1 = 13

n = 14

Therefore, 14th term of AP will be zero.

30. (P/Q) – (Q/P) =21/10  ;       (4P/Q) + (4Q/P) =?

let us take p/q=x and q/p=1/x
x-1/x=21/10
then by solving we get a quadratic equation like 10x^2-10-21x=0
 10x^2-25x+4x-10=0
then by taking factors we get two values for x,x=-2/5 and x=5/2
by substituting x=5/2
4(5/2)+4(2/5)=58/5

31. Two poles of height 6m and 11m stand on a plane ground . if the distance between the
feet of poles is 12m.find the distance between their tops?
 32. 36 students took a final exam on which the passing score was 70.The mean score of those
who passed was 78,the mean score of those failed was 60 and mean of all scores was
71.How many students didn’t pass the exam?

Total number of students are 36.

number of students who passed in the exam, let us say 'x'.
number of students who didnt passed in the exam is 36-x.
The mean of those who passed was 78
the mean score of those who failed was 60
the mean of all scores was 71.
Therefore,78x+60(36-x)=71*36
=>18x=36(71-60) => 18x=36*11 =>x=22 members paased the exam
Remaining 14 members didnt pass the exam. so, the answer is 14.

33. PROBLEMSOLVINGPROBLEMSOLVINGPRO……. If the pattern continues ,what letter will be

in the 2015th position?

"problemsolving" it was a 14 letters word

So 2015/14=13(rem)
So, 2015 th will be "n"