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IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Prelim - 2018

(Based on Memory)

Time : 45 minutes Max. Marks : 80

Reasoning Ability 8. Statement: All letters are alphabets. Some letters are
words. Some words are images.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5) : Read the following information Conclusions:
carefully and answer the questions given below. I. Some words are alphabets.
II. All images being letters is a possibility.
Six boys M, J, N, L, S, T are sitting in a row. Some of them (a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows
are facing north while some of them are facing south. M sits (c) Either I or II follows (d) Neither I nor II follows
second from one of the extreme end of the row. J sits third to (e) Both I and II follow
the right of M. L is not an immediate neighbor of J and T.
Both the immediate neighbors of S faces opposite direction. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 9-13): Read the following information
Both the Immediate neighbors of T faces same direction. S carefully and answer the questions given below.
sits second to the left of J. N sits to the right of L. L faces
north. N faces same direction as T. Seven books Math, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, and Hindi, History are arranged one above another. Only two
so form a group. Which of the following does not belong books are placed above Chemistry book. Only one book is
to the group? placed between History and Chemistry. As many as books are
(a) L, S (b) S, J (c) M, J placed between History and Biology as between box Biology
(d) S, N (e) M, L and Math. Three boxes are placed between box English and
2. What is the position of N with respect to T? Physics. English is placed above Physics.
(a) Second to the left (b) Third to the right 9. How many total numbers of books are placed in between
(c) Third to the left (d) Fifth to the right book History and Biology?
(e) Second to the right (a) Two (b) One (c) Three
3. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and M? (d) More than three (e) None
(a) L (b) J 10. Which of the following is true regarding English book?
(c) N (d) Both S and N (a) Three books are placed between Biology and English
(e) S (b) English is placed below Biology
4. How many boys in the given arrangement are facing (c) English is placed at top
North? (d) Only one book is placed above English
(a) More than four (b) Four (e) No book is placed between English and Hindi
(c) One (d) Three 11. Which book is placed at top?
(e) Two (a) History (b) English (c) Biology
5. Who is sitting 4th to the right of N? (d) Hindi (e) Math
(a) L (b) T (c) J 12. Which book is placed immediately above Biology?
(d) M (e) None of these (a) Math (b) Chemistry (c) History
(d) English (e) Hindi
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 6-8): Some statements are given followed 13. How many books are placed in between Hindi and Math?
by two conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be (a) Two (b) One
true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known (c) Three (d) More than three
facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions (e) None
follow from the given statements:
6. Statements: No window is door. All boxes are door DIRECTIONS (Qs. 14-18): Answer these questions based on
Some windows are houses. the following information.
Conclusions: In a certain code:
I. No house is door. “arrange things in order” is coded as - “ni ko po gi”
II. Some windows being boxes is possibility. “order for new things” is coded as - “ni ko re sh”
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows “new places to order” is coded as - “ko le sh ne”
(c) Either I or II follows (d) Neither I nor II follows “places in unknown country” is coded as – “jo ne mv po”
(e) Both I and II follow 14. What will be the code for “order”?
7. Statements : Some keys are pencils. All papers are (a) ko (b) re (c) le
pencils. (d) po (e) can’t be determined
Conclusions: 15. What may be the code for “things to vanish”?
I. All papers are keys. II. No papers are keys. (a) ni le hx (b) ni vm po
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) le re po (d) either (a) or (b)
(c) Either I or II follows (d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) None of these
(e) Both I and II follow
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16. What will be the code for “arrange”? 27. If Point V is 20m east of point S and Point S is 20m
(a) gb (b) gi (c) cq north of point L, then what will be the distance between
(d) ik (e) can’t be determined point E and V?
17. What may be the code for “in country”? (a) 20m (b) 30m (c) 40m
(a) mv po (b) jo po (d) 10m (e) 50m
(c) ni ko (d) either (a) or (b) 28. What is the total distance between point B and L?
(e) None of these (a) 20m (b) 30m (c) 40m
18. “sh” is the code for? (d) 10m (e) 60m
(a) things (b) new (c) arrange 29. If Point Z is 20m north of point M, then point what is the
(d) places (e) None of these distance between point E and Z?
(a) 20m (b) 30m (c) 40m
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 19-23): Read the following information (d) 50m (e) 60m
carefully and answer the questions given below. 30. Point K is in which direction from point P?
Six girls Priya, Komal, Rekha, Kajal, Meera, Monika were born (a) South (b) South-east (c) North
in six different months January, April, May, August, September, (d) North-east (e) North-west
December of a year. Three persons were born in between Priya 31. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
and Monika. Priya was born before Monika. No one was born way, and so form a group. Which of the following
in between Komal and Priya. Two persons were born in does not belong to the group?
between Komal and Kajal. Meera was born before Rekha. (a) P, L (b) P, M (c) G, E
19. Who among the following was born in May? (d) L, E (e) G, B
(a) Komal (b) Priya (c) Rekha
(d) Meera (e) Monika DIRECTIONS (Qs. 32-36): These questions are based on the
20. How many persons were born between Priya and Rekha? following arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions
(a) One (b) Three (c) Four below it.
(d) Two (e) None of these 135345 92872365273812184981247
21. How many persons born were before Kajal? 35248 98 24
(a) One (b) Three (c) Four 32. Which element is exactly midway between the seventh
(d) Two (e) None of these element from the left end and sixteenth from the right
22. Who among the following is the oldest? end?
(a) Komal (b) Priya (c) Rekha (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 5
(d) Meera (e) Monika (d) 6 (e) 7
23. Which of the following is not true regarding Monika? 33. How many perfect squares are there to the right of the
(a) Four persons born between box Komal and Monika fourteenth element from the right end?
(b) Kajal was born before Monika (a) Two (b) One (c) Three
(c) Rekha is born immediately after Monika (d) Four (e) more than four
(d) Only Rekha was born between Monika and Kajal 34. How many perfect cubes are there in the above
(e) No one was born after Monika arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by
24. A family consists of five members S, M, V, Z, X. M is an odd number and immediately followed by an even
wife of S. V is the daughter of S. V has only one brother number?
Z. X is daughter-in-law of M. How is X related to V? (a) None (b) Three (c) Two
(a) mother (b) sister-in-law (d) One (e) More than three
(c) daughter (d) daughter-in-law 35. How many such odd digits are there in the given
(e) none of these arrangement, each of which is immediately followed and
25. If the digits of the number “35641872” are arranged in
preceded by an odd number?
increasing order form left to right within the number,
(a) None (b) One (c) Two
then how many digits will remain on the same position
(d) Three (e) More than three
after the applied operation?
36. Which of the following element is 5 th to the right of 10
(a) Two (b) One (c) Three
th from the right end?
(d) Four (e) None of these
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 2
26. How many meaningful words can be made by using
(d) 1 (e) 4
letters ‘M’, ‘T’, ‘A’ and ‘E’, keeping M as the first letter
of the word? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 37-40):Read the following information
(a) Two (b) One (c) Three carefully and answer the questions given below.
(d) Four (e) None of these
There are six boxes S, T, U, X, Y and Z, each containing
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 27-31): Read the following information different amount of money in it. Box T has more money than
carefully and answer the questions given below. Box Y but less than Box X. Only Box Z has more money than
Point E is 30m east of point B. Point G is 40m north of point Box U. Box Y does not has the least amount of money. The
E. Point K is 20m east of point G. Point M is 60m south of Box containing 3rd highest amount of money has Rs. 3000,
point K. Point P is 40m west of point M. Point L is 20m north which is Rs.1000 more than the Box which has 2nd lowest
of point P. amount of money.
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37. Which of the following Box has the least amount of 50. 49.93% of ? = (13.969)²
money? (a) 370 (b) 395 (c) 408
(a) S (b) T (c) U (d) 392 (e) 400
(d) Y (e) X
38. What may be the amount of money in Box U? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51-55) : Find the wrong number in the given
(a) Rs. 2500 (b) Rs. 2000 (c) Rs. 3500 number series questions.
(d) Rs. 2250 (e) Rs. 2100 51. 150, 144, 186, 199, 210, 217, 222
39. What may be the amount of money in Box T, if it has (a) 186 (b) 144 (c) 217
Rs. 250 less than the Box X? (d) 222 (e) 210
(a) Rs. 2500 (b) Rs. 2750 (c) Rs. 3500 52. 2, 3, 9, 27, 112, 565, 3396
(d) Rs. 3250 (e) Rs. 2200 (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 112
40. Which of the following is true regarding Box X? (d) 3396 (e) 3
(a) Only Box S has less money than Box X 53. 100, 50, 50, 75, 150, 375, 900
(b) Box T has more money than Box X (a) 150 (b) 75 (c) 100
(c) Box X has 3rd highest amount of money (d) 900 (e) 375
(d) Box Y has more amount of money than X 54. 7560, 3780, 1260, 315, 63, 9, 1.5
(e) none of these (a) 9 (b) 7560 (c) 1260
(d) 1.5 (e) 63
Numerical Ability
55. 15, 13, 22, 147, 196, 925, 1046
41. The upstream speed of a boat is 9 km/hr which is (a) 13 (b) 1046 (c) 15
300% more than the speed of stream. Find how much (d) 925 (e) 22
distance boat will cover in 5 hours while travelling in
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56-60) : There are total five departments in a
downstream.
company. There are total 70 employees in Finance department which
(a) 66 km (b) 65.5 km (c) 67.5 km
(d) 68 km (e) 71.25 km is 25% of total employees in the company. 2/7 of the total employees
42. If A2 – B2 = 864 and A + B = 36 then find the value of the company are working in HR department. Employees working
of ‘B’? in Sales department are 25% more than that in HR department. Ratio
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 7 between employees working in Security and Housing department is
(d) 8 (e) 12 1 : 2.
43. A alone can do a work in 20 days. The ratio of time 56. Find the number of employees working in HR department
taken by A and B to do the same work is 4 : 3. Then, is what percent more than number of employees working in
find in how many days both will complete the work Security department?
together ? (a) 950% (b) 800% (c) 650%
(a) 7.25 days (b) 12 days (c) 8 days (d) 700% (e) 150%
(d) 8.5 days (e) 10 days 57. Find the average number of employees working in Sales,
44. A train having speed of 36 km/hr crosses a pole in 15 sec Finance and Housing department?
and a platform in 42 sec. Find the length of platform? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 63
(a) 250 m (b) 270 m (c) 330 m (d) 59 (e) 74
(d) 310 m (e) 290 m 58. Number of employees in Housing department is how much
45. The circumference of a circle is 56 cm. Find the more than number of employees in Security department?
approximate area of square if the radius of circle is (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30
two times of the side of a square. (d) 40 (e) 50
(a) 18 cm² (b) 32 cm² (c) 25 cm² 59. In Security department, 40% are female employees then
(d) 22 cm² (e) 20 cm² find total male employees working in Security department?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46-50) : What approximate value should (a) 7 (b) 4 (c) 8
come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions? (d) 9 (e) 6
60. Ratio between total number of male and female employees
46. 1155.89 ÷ 16.98 + 226.2 = ? × 76.023 in HR department is 2 : 3. Find total number of female
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 18 employees working in HR department?
(a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 64
(d) 3 (e) 22
(d) 40 (e) 56
47. 24.92% of 760.101 = ? + 101.1
(a) 92 (b) 89 (c) 86 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61-70) : What value should come in place of
(d) 99 (e) 101 question mark (?) in the following questions?
48. (?)² + 231.001 = 39.95% of 1000.206
61. ?2 = 32 + 92 – 54
(a) 13 (b) 8 (c) 15 (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
(d) 14 (e) 6 (d) 9 (e) 10
49. 3 2743.98 + ? = 220.16 62. 15 × 6 + ? × 4 = 14 × 9
(a) 220 (b) 212 (c) 211 (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10
(d) 208 (e) 206 (d) 9 (e) 14
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63. 50% of ? = 30% of 600 + 25% of 160 (a) 75% (b) 50% (c) 85%
(a) 440 (b) 400 (c) 380 (d) 100% (e) 125%
(d) 200 (e) 270 72. Find the ratio of total marks scored by all four students
64. 122 + 92 = ? + 108 together in Hindi to total marks scored by all four
(a) 112 (b) 96 (c) 108 students together in Science?
(d) 117 (e) 107 (a) 25 : 33 (b) 57 : 50 (c) 1 : 1
270 (d) 20 : 19 (e) 6 : 5
65. = 19 × 2 – 23 73. Total marks scored by Paul are how much more/less than
?
total marks scored by Neeraj?
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 6
(a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 40
(d) 7 (e) 8 (d) 25 (e) 50
66. 144 + 169 = ?
2 74. Find the average of the marks scored by Aditya in
English, Hindi and Science together?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 5 (a) 65 (b) 70 (c) 80
(d) 9 (e) 8 (d) 75 (e) 72
67. 23 × 12 – ? = 35 75. If maximum marks for each subject are 100 then find
(a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 47 what percentage of total marks is obtained by Sandy?
(d) 27 (e) 52 (a) 65.75% (b) 63.75% (c) 67.25%
68. 17 × 123 ÷ 41 + 9 = ? (d) 70.75% (e) 73.25%
144 76. An article was sold at a discount of 30% at ` 1120. If the
(a) (b) 60 (c) 44 article was sold at discount of ` 399 in place of 30%
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discount then find the selling price.
(d) 52 (e) 36 (a) ` 1066 (b) ` 1201 (c) ` 1086
69. ? = 7 ´ 5 ´ 8 + 25% of 996 (d) ` 1223 (e) ` 1164
77. The total age of A, B and C five years hence will be 105
(a) 25 (b) 13 (c) 19
years. Find the age of C five years hence if the present
(d) 17 (e) 23 age of A and B is 35 years and 25 years respectively.
23 ´ 17 - ?´ 9 (a) 31 yrs. (b) 32 yrs. (c) 35 yrs.
70. 82 = (c) 37 yrs. (e) 33 yrs.
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(a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 15 78. P invests ` 6,000 for X months while Q invests ` 8,000
(d) 11 (e) 45 for 9 months in a scheme. The profit share of Q is `
24,000 out of total profit ` 42,000. Then find the value
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-75) : Table given below shows marks of X ?
obtained by four students in four different subjects in an exam. (a) 6 months (b) 9 months (c) 8 months
Study the data carefully and answer the following questions. (d) 7 months (e) 10 months
79. A mixture of milk and water contains 55% milk and
Subjects remaining water. How much water should be added (in
Englis h Hindi Science Maths
Students percentage) in mixture to reverse the proportion of milk
Paul 75 65 90 55 and water?
Aditya 60 70 85 60 (a) 25% (b) 37.5% (c) 27%
Neeraj 80 50 85 95
(d) 30% (e) 22%
80. The S.I. on a sum for the period of 2 years at 8% P.a. is
Sandy 55 65 70 65
` 225 less than the C.I. on the same sum for the period
71. Marks scored by Sandy in English and Maths together is of 2 years at 10% P.a. Find the sum
what percent of the Marks scored by Aditya and Neeraj (a) ` 3200 (b) ` 4200 (c) ` 4000
in English together? (d) ` 3600 (e) ` 4500

Answers & Explanations

Solutions (1-5):
pencils
L M S T J N keys
7. (d)
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (e) 4. (b) 5. (d) papers

windows boxes
6. (d) doors
house
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42. (b) (A + B)(A – B) = 864
8. (e)
Þ 36 × (A – B) = 864 [A + B = 36 given]
alphabets
Þ (A – B) = 24 …(i)
And A + B = 36 …(ii)
letters
images words Solve (i) and (ii), we get
B= 6
43. (d) Let the time taken by A and B be 4x days and 3x days
Solution (9-13): respectively.
Books History English Chemistry Biology Hindi Physics Math Þ 4x = 20 days Þ x = 5 days
B’s time = 3 × 5 = 15 days
9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (b) Time taken by both together to complete the work
Solution (14-18): 20 ´ 15 é a´b ù
Words Code Words Code = êë use a + b for two persons úû ; 8.5 days.
20 + 15
Places ne For re 5
Order ko In po 44. (b) Speed of train = 36 km/hr = 36 × = 10 m/s
18
New sh Arrange gi Length of train = 15 × 10 = 150 m
To le Unknown/country jo/mv Length of (train + platform) = 10 × 42 = 420 m
Things ni \ length of platform = 420 m – 150 m = 270 m
14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (b) 45. (e) ATQ, 2pr = 56 cm
Solution (19-23): 22 56 ´ 7 98
Þ 2× × r = 56 cm Þ r = = cm
7 44 11
Months January April May August September December
98 49
Persons Komal Priya Meera Kajal Rekha Monika Side of a square = = cm
2 ´ 11 11
19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 2
æ 49 ö
24. (b) S(+) M(–) \ Area of square = (side)² = ç ÷
è 11 ø
2401
= » 20 cm2
V(–) Z(+) X(–) 121
46. (d) 1156 ÷ 17 + 226 = ? × 76
25. (a) 3 5 6 4 1 8 7 2
228
Þ 2 + 226 = ? × 76 Þ ?= =3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 76
47. (b) 25% of 760 = ? + 101
26. (c) MATE, MEAT, META 25 ´ 760
Solutions (27-31): Þ = ? +101 Þ ? = 190 – 101 = 89.
100
20m 40 ´ 1000
G K 48. (a) (? )2 + 231 =
100
40m (? )2 + 231 = 400 Þ (? )2 = 169 Þ ? = 13
49. (e) 14 + ? = 220 Þ ? = 206
60m 50 ´ ?
30m 50. (d) = (14)2
B L E 100
20m 50 ´ ? 196 ´ 100
M Þ = 196 Þ ?= = 392.
P 40m 100 50
27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (d) 31. (e) 150 169 186 199 210 217 222
32. (b) 3. (e) 51. (b)
+19 +17 +13 +11 +7 +5
34. (c) 184, 982
2 3 8 27 112 565 3396
35. (d) 735, 135, 353 52. (b)
36. (b) ×1+1 ×2+2 ×3+3 ×4+4 ×5+5 ×6+6
Solutions (37-40): 100 50 50 75 150 375 1125
Z > U > X (`3000) > T > Y (`2000) > S 53. (d)
37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (c) ×0.5 ×1 ×1.5 ×2 ×2.5 ×3
41. (c) Let the speed of stream be x km/hr 7560 3780 1260 315 63 10.5 1.5
400 54. (a)
Then, Speed of boat in upstream = x × =9 ÷2 ÷3 ÷4 ÷5 ÷6 ÷7
100
Þ x = 2.25 km/hr 12 13 22 147 196 925 1046

Speed of boat in still water = 9 + 2.25 = 11.25 km/hr +1 +9 +125 +49 +729 +121
Distance covered in 3 hours in downstream 55. (c)
3 2 3 2 3 2
= (11.25 + 2.25) × 5 = 67.5 km 1 3 5 7 9 11
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Solution (56-60): 68. (b) 17 × 123 ÷ 41 + 9 = ?
Let total employees in company be 100x 123
25 ? = 17 × + 9 = 60
41
ATQ, × 100x = 70
100 69. (e) ? = 7 ´ 5 ´ 8 + 25% of 996
Þ Total employees in company = 100x= 280
?= 280 + 249 = 529 = 23
2
Employees working in HR department = ´ 280 = 80 23 ´ 17 - ? ´ 9
7 70. (c) 82 =
125 4
Employees working in Sales department = ´ 80 = 100 64 × 4 = 391 – ? × 9
100
Remaining employees = 280 – 70 – 80 – 100 = 30 ? × 9 = 391 – 256
1 135
Employees working in Security department = ´ 30 = 10 ?= =15
3 9
71. (c) Marks scored by Sandy in English and Maths together
2
Employees working in Housing department = ´ 30 = 20 = 55 + 65 = 120
3 Marks scored by Aditya and Neeraj in English together
Sales Finance HR Security Housing Total = 60 + 80 = 140
100 70 80 10 20 280
120
Required % = × 100 » 85%
80 - 10 70 140
56. (d) Required % = ´ 100 = ´ 100 = 700% 65 + 70 + 50 + 65 250 25
10 10 72. (a) Required ratio = = =
100 + 70 + 20 190 90 + 85 + 85 + 70 330 33
57. (c) Required average = = = 63.33 » 63
3 3 73. (d) Total marks scored by Paul = 75 + 65 + 90 + 55
58. (a) Required difference = 20 – 10 = 10 = 285
59. (e) Total number of male employees working in Total marks scored by Neeraj = 80 + 50 + 85 + 95 = 310
60 Required difference = 310 – 285 = 25
Security department = × 10 = 6
100 60 + 70 + 85
60. (b) Total number of female employees working in HR 74. (e) Required average = = 71.67 » 72
3
3 55 + 65 + 70 + 65
department = × 80 = 48 75. (b) Required % = × 100 = 63.75%
5 400
61. (a) ?2 = 32 + 92 – 54 1120
?2 = 9 + 81 – 54 = 90 – 54 = 36 76. (b) MP of article = × 100 = ` 1600
70
?= 6 Selling price = 1600 – 399 = ` 1201
62. (d) 15 × 6 +? × 4 = 14 × 9 77. (c) Sum of present age of A, B and C
90 +? × 4 = 126 = 105 – 5 × 3 = 105 – 15 = 90 yrs.
126 - 90 Present age of C = 90 – (35 + 25) = 30 yrs.
?= =9
4 Age of C five years hence = 30 + 5 = 35 yrs.
63. (a) 50% of ? = 30% of 600 + 25% of 160 78. (b) Profit share ratio of P Q
1 30 25 6000 × x 8000 × 9
×?= × 600 + × 160 x : 12
2 100 100
1 x 18000
× ? = 180 + 40 ATQ, = Þ x = 9 months.
2 12 24000
? = 220 × 2 = 440 79. (e) Let, total quantity = 100 l
64. (d) 122 + 92 = ? + 108 Quantity of milk = 55 l
144 + 81 – 108 = ? And quantity of water = 45l
? = 117 45 55
ATQ, =
270 100 100 + x
65. (a) = 19 ´ 2 - 23 9 (100 + x) = 20 × 55
?
270 900 + 9x = 1100
= 38 – 8 9x = 200
?
270 x = 22.22 » 22
?= =9 22
30 Water added in % = × 100 = 22%
66. (c) 2 100
144 + 169 = ? 80. (e) Let the sum be ` P.
12 + 13 = ? 2
é 11 11 ù P ´ 2 ´ 8
?2 = 25 P ê ´ - 1ú - = 225
?= 5 ë10 10 û 100
67. (a) 23 × 12 – ? = 35 é 21 ù 16P 225 ´ 100
Þ Pê - = 225 Þ P =
276 – 243 = ? ë100 úû 100 5
? = 33 Þ P = ` 4500