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Basic Mathematics Sample Questions and Answers
Basic Mathematics Sample Questions and Answers
Easy Round 1
Answer: B.
16
1. This sequence is a set of numbers that
starts with a one or a zero, followed by a Solution:
one, and proceeds based on the rule that
each number is equal to the sum of the 6.25 1
=
preceding two numbers. What do you call 100 16
this?
b. Geometric sequence
c. Quadratic sequence a. 65
d. Linear sequence b. 73
e. Fibonacci sequence c. 77
d. 67
Reference:
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Fibo
Answer: E. 71
nacci-sequence
Solution:
an =d ( n−1 ) +c
2. What is the fractional equivalent of
6.25%? c=5
d=6
1 n = 12
a.
8
So,
1
b. a12=6 ( 12−1 )+ 5
16
1 a12=6 ( 11 )+ 5
c.
14
a12 =71
1
d.
12
4. What is 35% of 800?
1
e.
18
a. 280
b. 260
BASIC MATHEMATICS
c. 270 Average Round
d. 320 −4+2−3
1. Simplify:
e. 350 22
−1
a.
6
Answer: A. 280
1
Solution: b.
6
800 x 0.35 = 280
1
c.
3
5. Which of the following is equivalent to −1
7.50? d.
3
e. None of the above
a. 75%
45 −1
b. Answer: D.
6 3
c. 7.5% Solution:
52.5 −4+2
−3
d.
8
22
37
e. −4
5 = 2 3
2 +2
−4
=
45 4+ 8
Answer: B.
6
−4 −1
Solution: = 12 or 3
75% = 0.75
45 2. What is 0.5833333333 in common
= 7.50
6 fraction?
7.5% = 0.075
52.5 a. 8/14
= 6.5625
8
b. 7/13
37
= 7.40 c. 8/13
5
d. 9/16
e. 7/12
BASIC MATHEMATICS
7/13 = 0.5384615385
8/13= 0.6153846154 a. Euclid
6! e. Leonhard Euler
3. Simplify:
4 !+3 !
Answer: C. Archimedes
a. 20 Reference:
b. 24 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/a
pr/11/the-10-best-mathematicians
c. 28
d. 30
Difficult Round
e. 34
1. What is the 9th term in the geometric
sequence: 2, -3, 4.5, -6.75....
Answer: B. 24
Solution: a. 51.171875
6! 6 × 5× 4 × 3 ×2 ×1 b. 51.3578125
= =
4 !+3 ! ( 4 ×3 × 2× 1 )+(3 ×2 ×1)
c. 51. 2578125
720
=24 d. 50.171875
30
e. 50.78125
−2 10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1 = 3,628,800
x=
3
a. 47 Solution:
Answer: 120
1 Solution:
Answer:
125
‘CHAIR’ contains 5 letters.
Solution:
Therefore, the number of words that can be
x=5
−3 formed with these 5 letters = 5! = 5x4x3x2x1
= 120.
1
x=
125
3. What is 10!?
Answer: 3,628,800