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SIMPLIFICATION
Directions (1-10): What should come in place 7. 6412 ÷ 415 = 64?
of the question mark (?) in the following 1) 9 2) 3 3) 12
questions ?
4) 7 5) None of these
(Punjab & Sind Bank PO Exam. 23.01.2011)
9 ÷ 2 × 27 ÷ 9
1. =? 8. 14% of 80 + ?% of 90 = 31.9
18 ÷ 7.5 × 5 ÷ 4
1) 16 2) 23 3) 18
1) 4.5 2) 5.7 3) 2.5 4) 26 5) None of these
4) 6.8 5) None of these

9. 97344 = ?
2. ?% of 280 + 18% of 550 = 143.8
1) 11 2) 18 3) 21 1) 302 2) 322 3) 292
4) 16 5) None of these 4) 342 5) None of these

3. 8.88 × 88.8 × 88 = ? 6 1 1
10. 3 − 6 + 5 = ?
1) 68301.142 2) 79391.642 7 4 3
3) 65365.824 4) 76218.414 65 1 79
1) 1 2) 8 3) 2
5) None of these 84 84 84
47
4) 5 5) None of these
4. 2500 + 961 = (?) 2 84

1) 81 2) 3 3) 6561
Directions (11-15): What will come in place
4) 9 5) None of these
of the question mark (?) in the following
questions?
4 3 1 (UCO Bank PO Exam. 30.01.2011)
5. 1 + 1 + 1 = ?
7 5 3 11. (5 × 7)% of (34 × 55) + 456.60 = 699.1 + ?
47 58 53 1) 412 2) 422 3) 418
1) 5 2) 4 3) 4
105 105 105 4) 428 5) None of these
43
4) 5 5) None of these
105 12. 14 × 627 ÷ 1089 = (?) 3 + 141

1) 5 5 2) (125)3 3) 25
6. 15 : 66 : : 185 : ?
1) 824 2) 644 3) 604 4) 5 5) None of these
4) 814 5) None of these
1.5 1 3.5 (?)1/3 7
13. 2 + 2 −1 = +1
5 6 15 4 30

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1) 2 2) 8 3) 512 20. (15 × 0.40)4 ÷ (1080 ÷ 30)4 (27 × 8)4 = (3
4) 324 5) None of these × 2)?+5
1) 8 2) 3 3) 12
14. (80×0.40)3 ÷ (40×1.6)3 × (128)3 = (2)? + 7 4) 16 5) None of these
1) 25 2) 11 3) 12
4) 18 5) None of these Directions (21-25): What will come in place
of the question mark (?) in the following
questions?
15. ( 7 + 11) 2 = (?)1/3 + 2 847 + 122 (Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 17.04.2011)
1) 36 + 44 7 2) 6 3) 216
21.
3
of 30% of 3420 = (?)2 ×2
4) 36 5) None of these 19
1) (81)2 2) 7 3) 9
4) 81 5) 49
Directions (16-20): What will come in place
of the question mark (?) in the following
questions? 22. 1898 ÷ 73 × 72 = (?)2 × 13
(Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 3.03.2011) 1) – 256 2) 256 3) 12
1 1 4) 144 5) –16
16. of 92 ÷ of1 of (650) = 85 + ?
6 23
1) 18 2) 21 3) 19 7 2 × 24 × 2 − (11)3 + 3 = ?
23.
4) 28 5) None of these
1) 42 2) 1024 3) 1764

3
4) (1024)2 5) 32
17. 92 × 576 ÷ ( 1296) = (?) + 49

1) 3 2) (9)2 3) 9 24. (0.81)2 ÷ (0.729)3 × (0.9)2 = (0.9)? – 3

4) 27 5) None of these 1) 6 2) 2 3) 4
4) 0 5) None of these
1 1 5 (?) 2 5
18. 3 + 2 − 1 = +1
4 2 6 10 12
25. 65%of 3136 × 5 = ?+ 154
1) 25 2) 5 3) 625 1) 56 2) 28 3) 35
4) 15 5) 5 4) 32 5) None of these

1 1 Directions (26-30): What will come in place

3 of the question mark (?) in the following
19. ( 8 × 8) 2 + (9) 2 = (?) + 8 − 340
questions?
1) 7 2) 19 3) 18
(Indian Overseas Bank PO Exam.
4) 9 5) None of these 22.05.2011)
26. (21)2 – 3717 ÷ 59 = ? × 8
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1) 43.75 2) 42.25 3) 45.75 28 195 39 5
33. × ÷ + =?
4) 47.25 5) None of these 65 308 44 26
1 1
1) 2) 0.85 3) 3
1 1 1 9 5 2
27. 2 − 1 = ?+ 1 − 1
8 16 32 64
1
4) 5) None of these
9 9 5 2
1) 2 2) 1 3) 2
32 64 32
11
4) 1 5) None of these 34. [(3 8 + 8) × (8 8 + 7 8)] − 98 = ?
64
1) 3 8 2) 7 8 3) 382
28. (0.64)4 ÷ (0.512)3 × (0.8)4 = (0.8)? + 3 4) 475 5) None of these
1) 5 2) 12 3) 0
4) 6 5) None of these
35. 11449 × 6241 − (54) 2 = ? + (74) 2

1) 3846 2) 3721 3) 3581

29. 34.5% of 1800 + 12.4% of 1500 = (?)3 +
78 4) 3938 5) None of these
1) 27 2) 9 3) 81
4) 162 5) None of these 36. 4003 × 77 – 21015 = ? × 116
1) 2477 2) 2478 3) 2467
4) 2476 5) None of these
2
30. 15 12 ÷ (9) − 125 + 21 = ?
1) 18 2) 24 3) 196
37. [(5 7 + 7) × (4 7 + 8 7)] − (19) 2 = ?
4) 56 5) 14
1) 143 2) 72 7 3) 134
Directions (31-35): What will come in place
of the question mark (?) in the following 4) 70 7 5) None of these
questions?
(IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE 18.09.2011) 38. (4444 ÷ 40) + (645 ÷ 25) + (3991 ÷ 26) =?
31. 3463 × 295 – 18611 = ? + 5883 1) 280.4 2) 290.4 3) 295.4
1) 997091 2) 887071 3) 989090 4) 285.4 5) None of these
4) 899060 5) None of these

39. 33124 × 2601 − (83) 2 = (?) 2 + (37) 2

32. (8)3 ÷ (16)2 × 32 = (2)? – 4 ÷ (4)2
1) 12 2) 18 3) 14 1) 37 2) 33 3) 34
4) 10 5) None of these 4) 28 5) None of these

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17 51 1 3 in place of the questions mark (?) in the

40. 5 × 4 × 11 + 2 = ? following questions?
37 52 7 4
(IBPS Specialist Officer CWE 17.03.2013)
3
1) 303.75 2) 305.75 3) 303 46. 18.5 × 21.4 × ? = 6255.22
4
1) 15.8 2) 14.6 3) 17.4
1 4) 17.2 5) 16.4
4) 305 5) None of these
4
47. 1.5 × 78 ÷ 0.5 = ?
Directions (41-45): What should come in 1) 238 2) 234 3) 243
place of the question mark(?) in the following 4) 216 5) 261
questions?
(IDBI Bank Officer Exam. 16.09.2012)
48. 302.46 + 395.72 – 123.47 = ?
4 1) 576.77 2) 547.17 3) 547.77
41. 85% of of 6755 = ? + 1687
7
4) 574.71 5) 577.71
1) 1586 2) 1592 3) 1594
4) 1582 5) None of these
49. 3 4096 ÷ 3 64 = 3 ?
42. (5568 ÷ 87)1/3 + (72 × 2)1/2 = (?)1/2 1) 16 2) 8 3) 64

1) 256 2) 4 3) 2 4) 4 5) 4
4) 16 5) None of these
50. ? % of 800 = 293 – 22% of 750
1) 14 2) 18 3) 12
43. 132 + 28 ÷ 4 − (3)3 + 107 = (?)2
4) 16 5) 20
1) 2 2) 16 3) 256
4) 4 5) (256)2 ANSWERS
1. (1)

44. (0.49)4 × (0.343)4 ÷ (0.2401)4 = (70 ÷ 9 27

×
100)? + 3 ?= 2 9 = 13.5 = 4.5
18 5 3
1) 3 2) 1 3) 4 ×
7.5 4
4) 7 5) None of these
2. (4)
280 × ? 550 × 18
45. 45% of 2025 ÷ 0.01 = (?) 2 ÷ 25 + = 143.8
100 100
1) 3 2) (81)2 3) 225
⇒ 280 × ? + 9900 = 143.8 × 100 = 14380
4) 9 5) 12 ⇒ 280 × ? = 14380 – 9900 = 4480
4480
Directions (46-50): What value should come ∴? = = 16
280

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3. (5) ⇒ 90 × ? = 3190 – 1120 = 2070
? = 8.88 × 88.8 × 88 = 69391.872 2070
∴? = = 23
90
4. (2)
?2 = 50 + 31 = 81 = 9 9. (5)

∴? 9 = 3 ? = 97344 = 312

5. (3) 10. (3)

6 1 1
? =1+
4 3
+ 1+ + 1+
1 ? =3+ − 6− + 5+
7 5 3 7 4 3

⎛ 4 3 1⎞ ⎛ 6 1 1⎞
? = (1 + 1 + 1) + ⎜ + + ⎟ ? = (3 − 6 + 5) + ⎜ − + ⎟
⎝ 7 5 3⎠ ⎝ 7 4 3⎠

60 + 63 + 35 158 ⎛ 72 − 21 + 28 ⎞
? =3+ = 3+ ?=2+⎜ ⎟
105 105 ⎝ 84 ⎠

53 53 79 79
? = 3 +1 =4 ?=2+ =2
105 105 84 84

6. (4) 11. (1)

15 185 34 × 55 × 5 × 7
= + 456.60= 699.1 + ?
66 ? 100
⇒ 15 × ? = 185 × 66 ⇒ 654.50 + 456.60 = 699.1 + ?
⇒ 1111.1 = 699.1 + ?
185 × 66
∴? = = 814 ⇒ ? = 1111.1 – 699.1 = 412
15
12. (4)
7. (4) 14 × 627 ÷ 33
6412 ÷ (4)15 = 64? = ?3 + 141
⇒ 6412 ÷ (43)5 = 64? 14 × 627
⇒ − 141 = ?3
⎡∵ (a ) = a
m n mn ⎤ 33
⎣ ⎦
⇒ 266 – 141 = ?3
⇒ ÷
6412 645
= 64?
⇒ 125 = ?3
⇒ 6412 – 5 = 64? ⇒ 647 = 64? ⇒ ? = 7
[∵ am = an ⇒ m = n] ∴ ? = 3 125 = 3 5 × 5 × 5 = 5

8. (2) 13. (3)

80 × 14 90 × ? 1
+ = 31.9
100 100 1.5 1 3.5 (?) 3 7
2+ + 2 + − 1− = + 1+
⇒ 1120 + 90 × ? = 31.9 × 100 = 3190 5 6 15 4 30
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1 16. (3)
15 1 35 7 (?) 3
⇒ 2+ + 2 + − 1− − 1− = 650 ×
24 92 1
× × = 85 + ?
50 6 150 30 4 23 100 6
1
⇒ 104 = 85 + ?
3 1 7 7 (?) 3 ⇒ ? = 104 – 85 = 19
⇒ (2 + 2 − 1 − 1) + + − − =
10 6 30 30 4
1 17. (3)
⎛9+5−7−7⎞ (?) 3 92 × 576 ÷ (2 × 36) = ?3 + 7
⇒ 2+⎜ ⎟=
⎝ 30 ⎠ 4
92 × 576 3
⇒ =? +7
1 2 × 36
(?) 3 ⇒ 736 = ?3 + 7
⇒ 2+0=
4
⇒ ?3 = 736 – 7 = 729 = 93
1
⇒ ? = (93)1/3 = 9
⇒ ?3 = 2× 4 = 8
∴ ? = 83 = 8 × 8 × 8 = 512 18. (5)
1 1 5 ?2 5
14. (2) 3 + + 2 + − 1 − = + 1+
4 2 6 10 12
(32)3 ÷ (64)3 × (128)3 = (2)?+7 2
⇒ (25)3 ÷ (26)3 × (27)3 = 2?+7 ⎛1 1 5 5 ⎞ ?
⇒ 3 + 2 −1−1+ ⎜ + − − ⎟ =
⎝ 4 2 6 12 ⎠ 10
⇒ 215 ÷ 218 × 221 = 2?+7
⇒ 215 – 18 + 21 = 2? + 7 ⎛ 3 + 6 − 10 − 5 ⎞ ?
2
⇒ 3+ ⎜ ⎟=
⇒ 218 = 2? + 7 ⎝ 12 ⎠ 10
⇒ 18 = ? + 7
⇒ ? = 18 – 7 = 11 1 ?2 5 ?2
⇒ 3− = ⇒ =
2 10 2 10
⎡ (a m )n = amn ; ⎤
⎢ ⎥ 5 × 10
Here, ⎢ a m × a n = a m +n ;⎥ ⇒ ?2 = = 25
⎢ m 2
n m −n ⎥
⎢⎣ a ÷ a = a ⎥⎦
∴ ? = 25 = 5

15. (3) 19. (1)

1 1 1
( 7 + 11) 2
= (?) 3 + 2 847 + 122 ( 8 × 8) 2 + 92 = (?)3 + 8 − 340

⇒ ( 7) 2 + (11)2 + 2 7 × 11 1 1
3
⇒ 82 +3=? + 82 − 340
1
= (?) 3 + 2 847 + 122 ⇒ ?3 = 340 + 3 = 343
1 ∴ ? = 3 343 = 7
⇒ (?) 3 = 128 − 122 = 6
∴ ? = 6 × 6 × 6 = 216

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20. (2) ⇒ (0.9)4 ÷ (0.9)9 × (0.9)2
4 = (0.9)7 – 3
⎛ 1080 ⎞
4 4
(15 × 0.40) ÷ ⎜ ⎟ × (27 × 8)
⎝ 30 ⎠ ⇒ (0.9)4 – 9 + 2 = (0.9)? – 3
= (3 × 2)?+ 5 ⇒ (0.9)–3 = (0.9)7 – 3
⎡ (a m )n = a mn ; ⎤
⇒ 64 ÷ (36)4 × (216)4 = (3 × 2)? + 5 ⎢ ⎥
m n m +n
⇒ 64 ÷ 68 × 612 = (6)? + 5 ⎢a × a = a ;⎥
⎢ m n m −n ⎥
⎡ (a m ) n = a mn;a m × a n ⎤ ⎢⎣ a ÷ a = a ⎥⎦
⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ = a m + n;a m ÷ a n = a m − n ⎥⎦ ⇒ ? – 3 = –3
⇒?=3–3=0
⇒ 64 – 8 + 12 = 6? + 5
⇒ 68 = 6? + 5 ⇒ ? + 5 = 8 25. (2)
⇒?=8–5=3
65
3136 × × 5 = ?+ 154
21. (3) 100

30 3 65
3420 × × = (?) 2 × 2 ⇒ 56 × × 5 = ?+ 154
100 19 100
⇒ 162 = (?)2 × 2 ⇒ 182 = ? + 154
162 ⇒ ? = 182 – 154 = 28
⇒ (?) 2 = = 81
2
26. (4)
∴ ? = 81 = 9 (21)2 – 3717 ÷ 59 = ? × 8
3717
⇒ 441 − = ?× 8
22. (3) 59
1898 ⇒ 441 – 63 = ? × 8
× 72 = (?) 2 × 13
73 ⇒ 378 = ? × 8
⇒ 26 × 72 = ?2 × 13 378
⇒?= = 47.25
26 × 72 8
⇒ ?2 = = 144
13
27. (4)
∴ ? = 144 = 12
⎛1 1 1 9 ⎞
?=2–1–1+1+ ⎜ − − + ⎟
23. (5) ⎝ 8 16 32 64 ⎠
8−4−2+9
? = 7 2 × 24 × 2 − (11)3 + 3 =1+
64
= 2352 − 1331 + 3 = 1024 = 32 11 11
=1+ =1
64 64
24. (4)

((0.9) ) ÷ ((0.9) ) × (0.9)

2 3
2 3 2
= (0.9) ? −3

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28. (3) ⇒ 210 = 2? – 4
⇒ ? – 4 = 10
( ) ÷ (0.8 )
4
(0.8) 2 3 3
× (0.8) 4 = (0.8) ? + 3
⇒ ? = 10 + 4 = 14
⇒ (0.8)8 ÷ (0.8)9 × (0.8)4 = (0.8)? + 3
33. (4)
⇒ (0.8)8 – 9 + 4 = (0.8)? + 3
⇒ (0.8)3 = (0.8)? + 3 28 195 44 5
?= × × +
⇒?+3=3 65 308 39 26
⇒?=0 4 5 8 + 5 13 1
= + = = =
13 26 26 26 2
29. (2)
1800 × 34.5 1500 × 12.4 3 34. (3)
+ = ? + 78
100 100
? = ⎡⎣(3 8) + 8 ⎤⎦ × (8 8 + 7 8) − 98
⇒ 621 + 186 = + 78 ?3
⇒ ?3 = 807 – 78 = 729 = 93 = 4 8 + 15 8 − 98 = 60 × 8 − 98
⇒?=9
= 480 – 98 = 382
30. (5)
35. (2)
225 × 12
?= − 125 + 21 11449 × 6241 − (54) 2 = ? + (74) 2
9
⇒ 107 × 79 − 2916 = ? + 5476
= 300 − 125 + 21
⇒ 8453 − 2916 − 5476 = ?
= 196 = 14
⇒ ? = 61 ⇒ ? = 61× 61
31. (1)
3463 × 295 – 18611 = ? + 5883 36. (4)
⇒ 1021585 – 18611 = ? + 5883 4003 (70 + 7) – 21015 = ? × 116
⇒ 1002974 = ? + 5883 ⇒ 280210 + 28021 – 21015 = ? × 116
⇒ ? = 1002974 – 5883 = 997091 ⇒ 287216 = ? × 116
⇒ ? = 287216 ÷ 116 = 2476
32. (3)
3 3 4 2 5 2?− 4 37. (1)
(2 ) ÷ (2 ) × 2 =
(2 2 ) 2 ? = 6 7 × 12 7 − (19) 2
⇒ 29 ÷ 28 × 25 × 24 = 2? – 4 = 504 – 361 = 143
[am × an = am + n]
38. (2)
29 × 25 × 24
⇒ = 2?− 4 4444 645
2 8 ?= + + 3991 ÷ 26
40 25
⇒ 29 + 5 + 4 – 8 = 2? – 4
= 111.1 + 25.8 + 153.5
[am ÷ an = am – n] = 290.4

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39. (5) 44. (2)

( ) ( ) ( )
4 4 4
33124 × 2601 − (83) 2 = ? 2 + (37) 2 (0.7) 2 × (0.7)3 ÷ (0.7) 4
⇒ 182 × 51 – 6889 = + 1369 ?2
?+3
⇒ 2393 = ?2 + 1369 ⎛ 70 ⎞
=⎜ ⎟
⇒ ?2 = 2393 – 1369 = 1024 ⎝ 100 ⎠

⇒ ? = 1024 = 32 ⇒ 0.78 × 0.712 ÷ (0.7)16 = (0.7)? + 3

⇒ (0.7)8 + 12 – 16 = (0.7)? + 3 = (0.7)4

40. (2) ⎡ (a m )n = a mn ; ⎤
⎢ ⎥
202 259 78 ⎢ a m × a n = a m +n ;⎥
?= × × + 2.75 ⎢ m
37 52 7 n m −n ⎥
⎢⎣ a ÷ a = a ⎥⎦
= 303 + 2.75 = 305.75
⇒?+3=4
41. (3) ⇒?=4–3=1

4 85
6755 × × = ?+ 1687 45. (3)
7 100
45 ?2
⇒ 3281 = ? + 1687 2025 × ÷ 0.01 =
⇒ ? = 3281 – 1687 = 1594 100 25

45 ?2
42. (1) ⇒ 45 × × 100 =
100 25
1
⎛ 5568 ⎞ 3
1 1 ⇒ ?2 = 45 × 45 × 25
⎟ + (72 × 2) = (?)
2 2
⎜ = 52 × 52 × 32 × 32
⎝ 87 ⎠
∴ ? = 5 × 5 × 3 × 3 = 225
1 1 1
⇒ (64) 3 + (144) 2 = (?) 2
46. (1)
1 1 1
6255.22
3 3
⇒ (4 ) 2 2
+ (12 ) = (?) 2 ?= = 15.8
18.5 × 21.4
1
⇒ 4 + 12 = (?) 2
47. (2)
1 1
⇒ (?) 2 = 16 = 2 2 1.5 × 78
(16 ) ?= = 234
0.5
⇒ ? = 162 = 16 × 16 = 256

43. (4) 48. (4)

? = 302.46 + 395.72 – 123.47
1
?2 = 132 + 28 × − (3)3 + 107 = 698.18 – 123.47 = 574.71
4
49. (3)
= 169 + 7 − 27 + 107
3
? = 3 4096 ÷ 3 64
= 256 = 16 ⇒ ? = 16 = 4

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= 3 16 × 16 × 16 ÷ 3 4 × 4 × 4
= 16 ÷ 4 = 4
∴ ? = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64

50. (4)
800 × ? 750 × 22
= 293 −
100 100
⇒ 8 × ? = 293 – 165 = 128
128
⇒?= = 16
8

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