Corrigendum

Foundation Paper 3: Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning and Statistics

In the printed copy of the Study Material [July, 2017 edition], students may note the following.

Chapter Page No / Q. No/ Example Suggested Corrections in the study material July
,2017 Edition.
Syllabus Page Time: Two hours
Chapter 2 Unit I Page No .2.21 Q. No. 4 α, β
Chapter 2 Unit 1 Page No. 2.21, Q No. 13 5x2 + 13x + p = 0
Chapter 2 Unit II Page No. 2.38 1 4 
0 8 
 
 0 0 
-do - Page No 2.39 Property No. (III)
k.(A+B) = k.A + k.B , where k is constant
-do - Page No.2.40  5 3
1 5 3  
A=   B= 1 0
 4 5 6 2 8
 
Solution
 1 5  5  1  3  2 1 3  5  0  3  8 
AB =  
 4  5  5 1  6  2 4  3  5  0  6  8 
 556 3  0  24 
=  
 20  5  12 12  0  48 
 16 27 
 
 37 60 

-do - Page No 2.44, Example: 9  64, 000 

 
 60, 000 
-do - Page No 2.48, Example: 13 Prove that A is singular matrix
-do - Page No 2.48, Example:15 Find the Adjoint of the Matrix
 1 4 0
A = -1 2 2 
 0 0 2 
Solution:
The Co-factors of elements of A =
 1 4 0 
 
- 1 2 2 
 0 0 2 
 

-do - Page No 2.50, Example: 16 A23 = 4

-do - Page No 2.52, Example: 18 x 1
  A .B
 
y
 -do - Page No 2.53 2.2.6 a11x+a12y+a13z =d1
Cramer’s rule a21x+a22y+a23z =d2
a31x+a32y+a33z =d3

-do - Page No 2.55 x + y- z = - 2

Example:22
Chapter 3 Page No 3.20, Q. No 8 In the place of currency Nu. is replaced as Rs.
Chapter 9 Page No 9.1 Series are classified into three types.
-do- Page No 9.2 Coding and decoding are classified into, they are
types.
-do- Page No .9.5 11, 13, 17,19, 23, 25, 29
Q. No 3. (c) 31
-do- Page No 9.8 Option (a) YKPF
Q. No 42
Chapter 10 Page No 10.3, Example: 3 In the solution part west is change into East
Chapter 11 11.2 (vii) P is the immediate left of Q while T is the
immediate right of S.
-do- 11.2 Example of the diagram change into reverse
order.
-do- 11.3 (iv) A and F are sitting at a diagonally opposite
direction.
-do- 11.4 Example 4 D is on the left of C
-do- Q. No 4 Page No.11.9 In the question eight can be changed into Either
-do- Q. No 26, page No 11.12 Option (c) T
-do- Q. No 26, page No 11.12 Option (c)
Chapter 13 Page No 12.3 Example.1 Explanation
A is daughter B.
B is mother of C.
D is the brother of C.
Therefore, D is Son B.
Thus D is brother of A
-do- Page No .12.4 Explanation: A is the daughter of D
Example 5
-do- Page No .12.4 Explanation: A’s daughter is the sister of R and
Example 6 S
-do- Page No .12.4 Explanation: B is the Son of C and Grandson of
Example 7 A
-do- Page No .12.4 Explanation: Therefore, D is son B
Example 8
-do- Page No .12.4 Q. No 10. A is B’s sister, C is B’s mother, D is C’s
Example 10 father, E is D’s mother, then how is A is related
to D ?
Explanation: D is the father of C and C is mother
of B.
Thus, A is granddaughter of D.
-do- Page No .12.5 Explanation: G is son of A and F is brother of A.
Example 11
-do- Page No .12.4 Explanation: C and D are children of A and B
Example 12
 -do- Page No .12.4 Q. No 13.
Example 13 C is wife of B, E is the son C, A is brother of B
and father of D. What is the relationship of E and
D.
Explanation: E is son of B and C.
-do- Page No 12.6 Q. No 9 A's mother is sister of B and she has a
daughter C, who is 21 years old. How is B is
related to C?
-do- Page No 12.7, Q. No 19 A and B are sisters. A is mother of D. B has
daughter C who is married to F. G is husband
of A. How C is related D?
-do- Page No 12.7, Q. No 21 A is B's Brother, C is A's mother, D is C's
father, B is D's granddaughter. How is B is
related F, who is A's son?
-do Page No 12.7 No 24 Option (d) sister-in -law
Chapter 13 Page No 13.13 Last but one (7) No + All = Some Not
(Reversed) is to be deleted and the rest of the
numberings are changed
-do- Page No 13.22, Q. No .10 Option (b)
Chapter 15 Page No 15.47, Q. Corrected SD = √23.94 = 4.90
No.15.2.7
Chapter 17 Page No. 17.46, Q. No18 Expenditure in excess of Rs. 2,100
Chapter 18 Page No 18.50 Q. No 6 In question data are changed into
Cov (x, y) = 8 , r = 0.4 and rest of the question
is same.
Chapter 19 Unit I Page No 20 In Option (b)
Deflated value
Current value
=
Price index of the current year
Chapter 19 Unit I Page No 19.25, Q. No 34 Option (a) 146.13

Chapter 19 Unit II Page No 19.56 Q. No.22(d), Q. No 23 (b), Q. No .24 (d), Q.No.

25 (b) and Q. No .31 (a)