PART-A  MATHEMATICS 1

1 Number System
 IBA Non-cadre Private Bank
 6x + 30 = 2x + 20 + 38
Practice Part
 4x = 28
1. Which of the following must be odd? x=7
I. Even  Even, II. Odd  Odd, III. Even + Odd  = 6  7 +30 = 72 (Ans.)
None I only
5. I n and p are both odd numbers, which of the
II and III only I and III only following must be an even number? MBA 98-99
I, II and III n+p+1 np
 (i) Even  Even  2  2 = 4 = Even np + 2 n+p
(ii) odd  odd  1  3 = 3 = odd 2n + p
(iii) Even + odd  2 + 1 = odd  n p n
(c) II and III only =3 p=5
2. If x is not a negative number, what is the
(a) n + p + 1 = 3 + 5 + 1 = 9
maximum possible value of 2 – 3x?
4 3 2 1 (b) np = 3  5 = 15
None (c) np + 2 = 3  5 + 2 = 17
 x 0 2  3x (d) n + p = 3 + 5 = 8
(e) 2n + p = 2  3 + 5 = 6 + 5 = 11
 2  3x 2  3.0 = 2 (d) n + p
6. The average of four consecutive odd positive
3. If x and y are both odd integers, which of the
integers is always. BBA 98-99
following numbers must be an even integer?
BBA 03-04 An odd number Divisible by 4
x2 + y – 1 xy + y2 an even number Both (b) & (c)
x+y+1 xy + 2 Either (b) & (c)
None of these 
 x y x=3 3, 5, 7, 9
y=5 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 24
 =
4
= =6
4
(a) x2 + y  1 = 32 + 5  1 = 9 + 5  1 = 13
(e) an even number
(b) xy + y2 = 3  5 + 52 = 15 + 25 = 40
7. If n is an even integer, which of the following
(c) x + y + 1 = 3 + 5 + 1 = 9 must be an odd integer? BBA 01-02
(d) xy + 2 = 3  5 + 2 = 15 + 2 = 17 7n – 2 5(n–2)
(e) None of these (16n+24)/8 (6n+12)/3
 (b) None of these
xy + y2  n n = 4
4. The sum of six consecutive odd number
exceeds twice the largest by 38. Find the sum
of the six numbers. BBA 00-01 (a) 7n  2 = 7  4  2 = 28  2 = 26
43 50 64 72 (b) 5(n  2) = 5(4  2) = 5  2 = 10
None of these 16n + 24 16  4 + 24 88
(c) = = = 11
 8 8 8
= x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x 6n + 12 6  4 + 12 24 + 12 36
(d) = = = = 12
+ 8, x + 10 3 3 3 3
 = (x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 16n + 24
Ans. (c)
+ x + 8 + x + 10) = 6x + 30 8
6x + 30 = 2(x + 10) + 38 8. If x is an odd integer, for which of the
following equations must y be an even integer?
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BBA 03-04 c 2
xy = 5 x+y=8 (e) a + =4+
b 3
x + 2y = 7 2x + y = 6 b
None of these Ans. (a) a +
c
 x x=1 11. Five consecutive integers are given. If the
sum of the first three integers is 24, what is
(a) xy = 5  1.y = 5  y = 5 the sum of the last three?
(b) x + y = 8  1 + y = 8  y = 7 27 28 29 30
(c) x + 2y = 7  2y = 7  1 = 6  y = 3 None of these
(d) 2x + y = 6  2.1 + y = 6  y = 4 
(e) None of these x  1, x, x + 1, x + 2, x + 3
Ans. (d) 2x + y = 6  = 3x = 24  x = 8
9. If the 1st number in a series of consecutive  =x+1+x+2+x+3
odd numbers is 8 less than the last number = 3x + 6 = 24 + 6 = 30
in the series, how many numbers are there in Ans. (d) 30
the series? BBA 04-05 12. If m is an even integer and n is an odd
4 5 7 8 integer and both are positive numbers, which
None of these of the following must be even? MBA 03-04
 m2 + n2 mn + n2 m3 + n2 mn + m2
None of these
d=2
 m n
=a
m n
 =a+8
m=2
n n=3
 a + 8 = a + (n  1)  2 (a) m2 + n2 = 22 + 32 = 4 + 9 = 13
8
n1= (b) mn + n2 = 2  3 + 32 = 6 + 9 = 15
2
(c) m3 + n2 = 23 + 32 = 8 + 9 = 17
8
n= +1=5 (d) mn + m2 = 2  3 + 22 = 6 + 4 = 10
2
Ans. (d) mn + m2
 5 13. M is a set of 5 consecutive integers whose
Ans. (b) 5 average is 4. N is a set of 7 consecutive integers
10. If a, b and c are 3 consecutive integers and whose average is 7. How many members of set
a > b > c, which of the following has the N are also member of set M? MBA 03-04
maximum value? BBA 07-08 0 1 2 3
a + b/ c b + c/ a None of these
c + b/ a c + a/ b  5 4
a + c/ b 4
  M = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
a, b c abc 7 7
a = 4; b = 3; c = 2 7
a+b 4+3 7 b 3  N = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(a)
c
=
2 2
= (a) a + = 4 +
c 2  M  N = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}  {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
b+c 4+2 6 3 c 2 = {4, 5, 6}  3
(b) = = = (b) b + = 3 + 14. x, y & z are consecutive integers. If 0 < x < y < z
a 4 4 2 a 4
and (x + y + z) is an odd integer, which of the
a+c 4+2 6 c 3 following could be the value of z? MBA 01-02
(c) = = = 2 (c) b + = 2 +
b 3 3 a 4 2 3 4 5
c+a 2+4 6 a 4 None of these
(d) = = = 2 (d) c + = 2 +
b 3 3 b 3  x, y, z 0
xyz
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N = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ....} (d) xz  y = 3  5  4 = 15  4 = 11
(a) z = 2 1.2 x, y
Ans. (d) xz  y
(b) z = 3 x = 1, y = 2 x+y+z=1+2+3 x
18. If > 0, which of the following must be true?
=6 y
MBA 08-09
(c) z = 4 x = 2, y = 3 x+y+z=2+3+4
x>0 y>0 xy > 0 x–y>0
=9 all of these
(d) z = 5 x = 3, y = 4 x+y+z=3+4+5 x
= 12  0
y
 z=4  x = +ve y = + ve
(c) 4  x =  ve y =  ve ,, ,,
15. If X is an odd integer and Y is an even
integer, which of the following statements is  xy = (+ ve) (+ ve) = + ve 0
(are) always true? xy = ( ve) ( ve) = + ve 
(I) X + Y is Odd Ans. (c) xy  0
(II) XY is odd 19. If x and y are positive odd integers and z is
(III) 2x + Y is even MBA 01-02 an even integer, which one of the following
I only II and III only statements cannot be true?
III only I and III only (x – z) y2 is odd (x – z)2 y is even
None of these (x – z)y is odd (x – y)2 z is even
 x y None of these
x=3 y=2  x y
z x = 3, y = 5 z=2
(i) x + y = 3 + 2 = 5
(ii) xy = 3  2 = 6 (a) (x  z)y2 = (3  2).52 = 1.25 = 25
(iii) 2x + y = 2  3 + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8 (b) (x  z)2y = (3  2)2.5 = 1.5 = 5 
Ans. (d) I and III only (c) (x  z)y = (3  2.5 = 5
16. The product of two consecutive numbers is 12 (d) (x  y)2z = (3  5)2.z = ( 2)2.2 = 8
more than the square of the smaller number.
Find the greater number. MBA 07-08 Ans. (b)
9 11 12 13 20. If a and b are integers such that a + b = 5,
None of these which of the following must be true?
I. The product of a and b is odd.
 =x II. If a is odd then b must be even.
 =x1 III. If a is negative, then b must be positive.
MBA 07-08
x(x  1) = (x  1)2 + 12
I only II only
 x2  x = x2  2x + 1 + 12 I and II only II and III only
 x = 13 I, II and III
 = 13  = = {....... 3,  2,  1,
17. If x, y and z are consecutive non-zero integers, 0, 1, 2, 3, .......}
and if x < y < z, which of the following must
be a positive odd integer? MBA 08-09
a+b=5
x–z x+y+1
x+y+z xz – y (i) a = b
None of these  ab = 
 x, y, z b= a=
xyz  ab = 
x = 3; y = 4; z = 5 (ii) a = b
(a) x  z = 3  5 =  2 (iii) a a + b = 5 b
(b) x + y + 1 = 3 + 4 + 1 = 8 a+
(c) x + y + z = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 b
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Ans. (d) II and III only I. – (3x2 + 4) II. – (– x) III. (– x)3 BBA 08-09
21. In a certain brick wall, each row of bricks None I only
above the bottom row contains one less brick III only I and III only
than the row just below it. If there are 5 I, II and III
rows in all and a total of 75 bricks in that  x
wall , how many bricks does the bottom row
contain? MBA 05-06
 x  1,  2,  3,  3, .....
12 17 14 15 (i) x = 1  (3x2 + 4) =  (3.12 + 4)
None of these =  (3 + 4) =  7
 x=1  (3x2 + 4) =  {3(1)2 + 4}
=x =7
 (x  1), (x  2),
(x  3) (x  4) (ii) x = 1  ( x) =  ( 1) = 1
x + (x  1) + (x  2) + (x  3) + (x  4) = 75 x=1  ( x) =  { (1)} =  1
 5x  10 = 75 (iii) x = 1 ( x)3 = (1)3 =  1
 5x = 85 x=1 ( x)3 = { (1)}3 = 1
 x = 17 25. If x is an odd integer, in which of the following
 x = 17 equations must y be an even integer?
22. If x is a positive even number, then each of I. xy = 5, II. x + 2y = 11, III. 2x + y = 12
BBA 08-09
the following is odd except : MBA 05-06
(x + 3) (x + 5) x2 + 5 Only I Only II
x2 + 6x + 9 3x2 + 4 Only III both II and III
None of these all of these
 x  x x=1
x=2 (i) xy = 5  1.y = 5  y = 5
(a) (x + 3) (x + 5) = (2 + 3) (2 + 5) = 5  7 (ii) x + 2y = 11  1 + 2y = 11  2y = 10
= 35 y=5
(b) x2 + 5 = 22 + 5 = 9 (iii) 2x + y = 12  2.1 + y = 12  y = 10
(c) x2 + 6x + 9 = 22 + 6.2 + 9 = 4 + 12 + 9
= 25 Ans. (c) only III
(d) 3x2 + 4 = 3.22 + 4 = 3.4 + 4 = 16 26. If x and y are integers and (xy + x) is odd, which of
Ans. (d) 3x2 + 4 the following must be even? BBA 08-09
23. Which of the following must be an integer if x+y xy – x x y
4 5 6 any of these
x is a positive integer and + + is also an  x y (xy + x)
x x x
integer? BBA 04-05
x 5 x 30 x y
5 x 30 x x y
None of these
4 5 6 4+5+6  xy + x =
 + + =
x x x x x y xy
15 
=
x  xy + x
30 2  15 15 x= y xy
 = =2 =2
x x x

30
Ans. (d)
x  xy + x
24. If x is a non-zero integer which of the
following must be a negative integer?
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x y = 2.12  3 =  1
y2
(a) x + y x
(b) xy  x    y2
Ans. (d)
x
(c) x 28. If m is an integer, and y = (m – 1) (m + 2) –
(d) y = (m – 1) (m – 2), then which of the following
Ans. (d) y must be true? BBA 10-11
y is odd only when m is odd
x=3 y=2 y is odd only when m is even
y is even only when m is even
(a) x + y = 3 + 2 = 5
y is even only when m is odd
(b) xy  x = 3  2  3 = 6  3 = 3
None of these
(c) x = 3
 m y = (m  1)
(d) y = 2
(m + 2)  (m  1) (m  2)
Ans. (d) y
(a) m = 3
27. If xy < 0 and y > 0 which of the following
must be positive? BBA 09-10 y = (3  1) (3 + 2)  (3  1) (3  2)
x–y 2x + 3y = 2.5  2.1
x + 10 (– y – 2) = 10  2
y+2 x =8 
2y2 + x (b) m = 4
 xy  0 y0 y = (4  1) (4 + 2)  (4  1) (4  2)
x0 xy xy = 3.6  3.2
= 18  6
 y = + ve  = 12 
 [x y
x =  ve 29. If a, b and c are odd integers, which of the
following expressions must be an even integer?
(a) x =  3 y=2 xy=32=5 MBA 13-14
ab + bc + ca a(b + c – 1)
(b) x =  3 y=2 2 2
a –b +c 2
3(ac – bc)
2x + 3y = 2(3) + 3  2 =  6 + 6 = 0 None of these
x + 10  3 + 10 7
(c) x =  3; y = 2 = =  a, b c
y+2 2+2 4
 a = 5, b = 3 c=1
x + 10  20 + 10 (a) ab + bc + ca = 5  3 + 3  1 + 1  5 = 15 + 3 + 5
x =  20; y = 2 = = 23
y+2 2+2
(b) a(b + c  1) = 5(3 + 1  1) = 5  3
 10
= x   10 = 15
4
(c) a2  b2 + c2 = 52  32 + 12 = 25  9 + 1
y2 22
(d) x =  3 y=2 = = 17
x 3
(d) 3(ac  bc) = 3(5.1  3.1) = 5.2 = 10
4
=
3
x y Ans. (d) 3(ac  bc)
30. What is the largest integer, n, that satisfies
(e) x =  3 y=2 2y2 + x = 2.22 + (3)
= 2.4  3 the inequality (n2 + 7n – 3) < (n2 + 5n + 9)?
MBA 13-14
=83
=5 4 5 6 7
2
x=3 y=1 2y + x None of these
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 n2 + 7n  3  n2 + 5n + 9  n 6
 (7n  5n)  9 + 3 4 6, 4
 2n  12 12
n6
n 6 6 n = 18 6 4
5.
31. What is the next-highest prime number after 67? n 18
= = 1.5
BBA 15-16 12 12
68 69 71 73 35. If x, y and z are consecutive negative integers
76 and if x > y > z, which of the following must
 1 be a positive odd integer? BBA 16-17
2, 3, 5 xyz (x – y) (y – z)
67 71 x – yz x(y + z)
32. Which one of the following is the minimum None of these
value of the sum of two integers whose  x, y, z xy
product is 36? BBA 15-16 z
37 20 15 12 x =  1, y =  2, z =  3
None of these (a) xyz = ( 1) ( 2) ( 3) =  6
 36 = 1  36 (b) (x  y) (y  z) = { 1  (2)} { 2  ( 3)}
= 2  18 = ( 1 + 2) ( 2 + 3)
= 3  12 =11
=49 =1
=66 x =  2, y =  3, z =  4
 6, 6 (x  y) (y  z) = { 2(3)} {3  (4)}
= ( 2 + 3) ( 3 + 4)
 (6 + 6) = 12
=11
33. 2pq5 is a four digit number divisible by 25. =1
If the number formed from the two digits pq
is a multiple of 13. Then pq = ? BBA 15-16 (c) x  yz =  1  ( 2) ( 3)
10 25 52 65 =16
None of these =7
 2pq5 25 (d) x(y + z) = ( 1) ( 2  3)
00, 25, 50, = ( 1) ( 5)
75 =5
pq 13 x =  2, y =  3, z =  4
13 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78 91 x(y + z) = ( 2) ( 3  4)
q 2 = ( 2) ( 7)
 pq 52 = 14
2525 Ans. (b) (x  y) (y  z)
36. If (2x2 + 3x + y) is an even integer, which of
34. If n is an integer divisible by 6 but not by 4,
the following must be true? BBA 16-17
then which of the following CANNOT be an
integer? BBA 15-16
x is even y is odd
n n n n (x + y) is even (x + y) is odd
2 3 12 10 none of these
None of these  2x2 + 3x + y = 2x2 + 2x + x + y
= 2x(x + 1) + (x + y)
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x 2x(x + 49500
 1 = = 9900
1) (x + y) 5
2x2 + 3x + y 6 n
 6 n 30
Ans. (c) (x + y) is even. 12 = n  30  12 = 360n
37. The difference between two hundred nine 360n
thousand fourteen and ninety three thousand  1 = = 60n
6
seven hundred nine is– BBA 93-94 60n = 9900
116,315 115,315 9900
n=  n = 165
116,305 115,305 60
None of these 6 165
 Two hundred nine thousand fourteen = 209014 Ans. (d) 165
Ninty three thusand seven hundred nine = 93709 41. If 4 is subtracted from one-fourth of a number,
 Difference = (209014  93709) = 115305 the result is 20. The number is– MBA 02-03
38. A club collected exactly Tk. 599 from its 84 92 108 116
members. If each member contributed at None of these
least Tk. 12, what is the greatest number of  =x
members the club could have? BBA 04-05 1
x  4 = 20
48 49 50 51 4
None of these x
 = 24  x = 96
599 4
 = 49.9167 Ans. (e) None of these
12
42. If the product of 3 consecutive integers is 120,
 599 = 12  48 + 1  23
then the sum of the integers is– MBA 03-04
 (48 + 1) = 49
9 12 14 15
48 12
23 18
39. In Rajshahi 5 adults are unemployed for  2 120
every 120 adults who have jobs. Out of 2125 2 60
adults, how many have jobs? BBA 06-07
2 30
3 15
89 425 2040 1896
5
None of these  2  2  5  2  3 = 4  5  6 = 120
  = (4 + 5 + 6) = 15
= (120 + 5) = 125 Ans. (d) 15
120 43. What is the total number of integers between
 =
125
 2125
100 and 200 that are divisible by 3? MBA 05-06
= 2040
Ans. (b) 2040 33 32 31 30
40. If a typist can type 125 pages, 36 lines each, None of these
11 words to each line in 5 day, how many  100 200 3
pages of 30 lines each and 12 words to each 102 198. 102
line can he type in 6 days? MBA 96-97 3
180 175 170 165
None of these = 102
 5 125 page . 36 = 198
line each, 11 words to each line d=3
= (125  36  11) words n
= 49500 words n = a + (n  1)d
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 198 = 102 + (n  1)3 Tk. 18,000. Deposits of Tk. 60,000 and Tk. 103,000
 198  102 = 3(n  1) were made in the account. Interest amount added in
96 the balance was Tk. 50,000 and service fees charged
n1= by the bank was Tk. 15,000. What is the final
3
 n = 32 + 1 balance to the account? BBA 06-07
 n = 33 Tk. 45,000 Tk. 285,000
 100 200 3 33 Tk. 215,000 Tk. 185,000
None of these
Ans. (a) 33 
44. 3 and 5 are factors of F. From this 180000
information, we can conclude that– BBA 94 (20,000 + 13,000 + 40,000 + 18,000) = 91,000
8 is a factor of F F is a multiple of 15 (60,000 + 103,000) = 163,000
F=35 15 is a multiple of 15 50,000 15,000
3 and 5 are the only factors of F
 3 5 F F = (180,000  91,000 + 163,000 + 50,000 
3  5 = 15 15,000) = 287000
F (e) None of these
Ans. (b) F is a multiple of 15 48. If CAC multiplied by DD equals to DDDD
45. If the product of (1 + 2), (2 + 3) and (3 + 4) is and if D = 7, then what is the value of A?
BBA 09-10
equal to one half the sum of 20 and x, then x = ? 7 6 0 2
BBA 96-97
None of these
210 190 105 85
 CAC  DD = DDDD
10
DDDD
1  CAC =
 (1 + 2)  (2 + 3)  (3 + 4) = (20 + x) DD
2 7777
1  CAC = [ D = 7]
 3  5  7 = (20 + x) 77
2
 CAC = 101
 20 + x = 210 C=1 A=0
 x = 210  20
Ans. (c) 0
 x = 190 49. Which of the following is the product of two
Ans. (b) 190
positive integers whose sum is 3? MBA 03-04
46. A man invested in a life insurance policy. He
0 1 2 3
paid the insurance company an annual
premium of Tk. 20 for insurance of every 4
thousand taka. His insurance was for Tk.  a b
4,500. The man died after making 27 annual a+b=3
installments. Total sum paid by the insurance a=1 b=2
company was Tk. 7,800. By how much did the a=2 b=1
sum paid by the insurance company exceed the  ab = 1  2 = 2
total amount of premium that the man paid to Ans. (c) 2
the insurance company? BBA 96-97 50. How many positive integers less than 20 are
5370 4750 4500 3300 equal to the sum of a positive multiple of 3
None of these and a positive multiple of 4? MBA 03-04
 Eleven Five Seven Ten
= 7800  (4500  4.5  20  27) = 5370 None of these
47. Jubair has Tk. 1.80,000 in his bank account. He  20 3 3, 6, 9, 12,
made the following transactions : checks were 15, 18  6
written for Tk. 20,000, Tk. 13,000 Tk. 40,000 and 4 4, 8, 12, 16  4
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 9
 (6 + 4) = 10 (d) x = 63 y = 147  y  x = 147  63 = 84
Ans. (d) 10 
51. Janata Garments Ltd. (JGL) has specific sales Ans. (e) None of these
targets for all its sales managers. One of the 54. What is the greatest positive integer n such
managers Mr. Dhiman has a sales target of taka that 2n is a factor of 1210? BBA 00-01
50 million per quarter. Accounts show that 10 12 16 20
during the first three quarters he has sold taka 60
10, 15, and 20 million worth of goods respectively.  1210 = (3.4)10 = 310.22.10 = 310.220
How much in taka should Mr. Dhiman sell during
the fourth quarter in order to maintain the  2n : 1210 n=
average sales target? MBA 09-10
20
10 million 5 million Ans. (d) 20
55. A number when divided by a divisor leaves a
250 million 155 million
remainder of 24. When twice the original
None of these
number is divided by the same divisor the
 50
remainder is 11. What is the value of the
divisor? BBA 08-09
(50  4) = 200 13 59 35 37
(10 + 15 + 20)
12
= 45
 d
 (200  45) a
= 155 =x
Ans. (d) 155 = 24
52. If an electric typewriter prints one word per  a = dx + 24 ... ... ... (i)
second, what is the approximate time =y
required for this typewriter to print a = 11
million words? BBA 94
 2a = dy + 11
10 hours 10 days (i)  2  2a = 2dx + 48
10 weeks 10 months 2dx + 48 = dy + 11
10 years  48  11 = dy  2dx
 1 = 1000000  37 = d(y  2x)
1000000 37
 = 1 = 3600s] d=
3600 y  2x
1000000 d 37
=
24  3600 d 1 7
= 11.57  37.
Ans. (b) 10 days. Ans. (d) 37
x 3 =a
53. If = , then which of the following cannot
y 7 =x
be a possible value of (y – x) ? BBA 94-95 =y
4 21 24 84 = 24
None of these  a = dx + 24 ... ... ... (i)
x 3  2a = 2dx + 48
 =
y 7  2a = 2dx + 37 + 11 ... ... ... (ii)
(a) x = 3 y=7yx=73=4 11 37
63 147 37
(b) x = y=  y  x = 21
4 4 37.
(c) x = 18 y = 42  y  x = 42  18 = 24 Ans. (d) 37
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56. When positive integer x is divided by positive 60. How many prime numbers are there
x between 1 and 10? BBA 94
integer y, the remainder is 9. If = 96.12,
y 2 3 4 5
what is the value of y? BBA 08-09 6
96 75 48 25  1 10 2, 3, 5, 7
12 4
x Ans. (c) 4
 = 96.12
y 61. How many integers between 110 and 120 are
 x = 96.12y = (96 + 0.12)y prime numbers? MBA 03-04
 x = 96y + 0.12y 0 1 2 3
0.12y = 9 4
9  110 120 113  1
y= = 75
0.12 Ans. (b) 1
Ans. (b) 75 62. How many prime numbers are there
57. Find the smallest number which when between 56 and 100? MBA 03-04
divided by 18 and 24 will have a remainder 8 9 10 11
of 4 and 10 respectively? MBA 96-97 None of these
56 52 58 54  56 100 59, 61,
None of these 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97  9
 18  4 = 14 Ans. (b) 9
24  10 = 14 63. If n is an integer divisible by 6 but not by 4,
2 18, 24 then which of the following CANNOT be an
3 9, 12 integer? MBA 03-04
3, 4 n n n n
18, 24 = 2  3  3  4 = 72 2 3 6 10
 (72  14) = 58 n
58. If # is an operator such that (4 # 2 = 14) and 12
(2 # 3 = 6), what will be the value of (5 # 2) ?  n 6
BBA 14-15 4 6, 4
11 19 23 25 12
None of these
 4 # 2 = 42  2 = 16  2 = 14 n = 18; 6
2 # 3 = 23  2 = 8  2 = 6 4
5 # 2 = 52  2 = 25  2 = 23 n 18
Ans. (c) 23  = = 1.5
12 12
59. If (a + a + a) = (b + b + b + b) and (a + b) = 7, 64. What is the minimum number of chocolates
then what is the value of (a2 – b2)? BBA 15-16 that must be added to the existing stock of
0 3 4 7 270 chocolates so that the total stock can
None of these equally be divided among 6, 8 or 12 persons?
BBA 03-04

12 16 18 20
(a + a + a) = (b + b + b + b)
 3a = 4b None of these
 3a  4b = 0 ... ... ... (i)  2 6, 8, 12
a+b=7 2 3, 4, 6
 3a + 3b = 21 ... ... ... (ii) 3 3, 2, 3
(i) (ii) a = 4, b = 3 1, 2, 1
 a2  b2 = 42  32 = 16  9 = 7  = 2  2  3  2 = 24
Ans. (d) 7
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 11
270 = 1945
= 11.25
24
 6, 7 12 389
 X ,, ,, 2520 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,  2520
(12  24  270) = 18 420
Ans. (c) 18 = 2334
65. What is the smallest number of apples that 389
can distributed equally among 4, 6, 9 or 15
 X ,, ,, 2940 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 2940
students having a surplus of two apples each = 2723
time? MBA 96-97 389
422 362 182 62  X ,, ,, 3360 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 3360
None of these = 3112
 2 4, 6, 9, 15 389
 X ,, ,, 3780 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 3780
3 2, 3, 9, 15
2, 1, 3, 5 = 3501
 = 2  3  2  3  5 = 180 389
 X ,, ,, 4200 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 4200
2
 (180 + 2) = 182 = 3890
Ans. (c) 182 389
 X ,, ,, 4620 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 4620
66. One third, one fourth, one fifth and one-
seventh of the human population of Island X, = 4279
which has fewer than 5000 human inhabitants,  Y 4279
are all whole numbers and their sum is
exactly the population of Island Y. What is Ans. (b) 4279
the population of Island Y? BBA 02-03 67. The greatest common factor of two positive
4200 4279 4581 4800 integers is A. The least common multiple of
Cannot be determined the two integers is B. If one of the integers is
 X x C, what is the other number? MBA 00-01
Y y AB BC A B
+B A+
1 1 1 1 C A C C
x+ x+ x+ x=y None of these
3 4 5 7
140x + 105x + 84x + 60x  D
 =y
420  X
389x =CD=BA
 =y
420 AB
389 D=
y= x C
420 AB
X 420 Ans. (c)
C
 X 0 Y 0 68. If y is an integer divisible by 3 but not by 2
 X ,, ,, 420 ,, ,, Y ,, ,, 389 then which of the following will never be an
 X ,, ,, 840 ,, ,, Y ,, ,, 778 integer? BBA 09-10
389 y–1 y y y3
 X ,, ,, 1260 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 1260 2 7 24 3
= 1167 None of these
389  y, 3 2
 X ,, ,, 1680 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 1680 y, 2, 3 =6 6
= 1556
389 6 = 6, 12, 18, .......
 X ,, ,, 2100 ,, ,, Y ,, ,,
420
 2100
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y  7 2
 24
69. (441 + 442 + 443) is divisible by– BBA 09-10 Ans. (b) 2
7 13 15 17 72. After a long career, Mr. Iqbal is retiring. If
None of these there are 25 associates who contribute
 441 + 442 + 443 = 441 + 41+41 + 42+41 equally to a parting gift for Iqbal in an
= 441 + 41.441 + 42.441 amount that is an integer, what is the total
= (1 + 4 + 42).441 value of the parting gift? BBA 13-14
= 21.441 7 Statement 1 : If four associates were fired for
underperformance, the total value of the parting
70. If x and y are two distinct positive integers gift would have decreased by Tk. 200.
divisible by 4, then which of the following is Statement 2 : The value of the parting gift is
necessarily divisible by 8? MBA 2013 greater than Tk. 1,225 and less than Tk. 1,275.
x+y x–y 73. When x is divided by 13, the answer is y with
x2 + y2 2x + y a remainder of 3. When x is divided by 7, the
None of these answer is z with a remainder of 3. If x, y, and
z are all possible integers, what is the
 x y 4
yz
x = 4a remainder of ? (3, 4, 5) BBA 15-16
13
y = 4b
0 3 4 7
 x2 + y2 = (4a)2 + (4b)2
= 16a2 + 16b2 None of these
= 16(a2 + b2); 8  x = 13y + 3
Ans. (c) x + y2
2 x = 7z + 3
71. Mr. Saif has n luxury apartments, where n is  13y + 3 = 7z + 3
an integer such that 20 < n < 50. If he divides  13y = 7z
the apartments equally among his 5 children, y=7 z = 13
he will have 2 apartments remaining. If he yz 7  13
 = =7
divides the apartments among 6 children, he 13 13
will have 1 apartment remaining. How many yz
 0
apartments will remain if he divides the 13
apartments among 7 children? BBA 13-14 Ans. (a) 0
3 2 4 1 y y y
74. If , and represent integers, then y can
None of these 3 4 7
 n be– MBA 03-04
20  n  50 42 56 70 84
5 2 126
y y y
 , ,
3 4 7
 (5  4 + 2), (5  5 + 2),
 y 3, 4, 7
(5  6 + 2), (5  7 + 2), (5  8 + 2) (5  9 + 2)
= 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47 3, 4, 7 = 3  4  7 = 84
6 Ans. (d) 84
1 75. 180 students in a group are to be seated in rows
so that there are an equal number of students in
 (4  6 + 1), (5 
each row. Each of the following could be the
6 + 1), (6  6 + 1), (6  7 + 1), (6  8 + 1) = 25,
number of rows EXCEPT. MBA 05-06
31, 37, 43, 49
= 37 4 20 30 40
37 = 7  5 + 2 90
 180
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 13
180 = 1  180 2 2 12 4 3
= 2  90 3 3 9 3
= 3  60
None of these
= 4  45
= 5  36 2 18 02
 = =
= 6  30 18 2 2
= 9  20 3 2 3
= 10  18 = =
2. 2 2
= 12  15 (e) None of these
 4, 20, 30, 90 40, 79. If (x + 4)2 = 9 and (y + 3)2 = 25 then the
180 y
minimum value of is– MBA 08-09
x
Ans. (d) 40 –1 –2 –8 –7
76. Which of the columns below has the greatest
None of these
value?
 (x + 4)2 = 9
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
x+4=3
(– 6)3 (– 6)4 (– 6)5 (– 6)6
 x =  3,  4
MBA 09-10
 x =  1,  7
Column 1 Column 2 (y + 3)2 = 25
Column 3 Column 4 y+3=5
All are equal y=53
 ( 6)  y = 2,  8
(6)6 y 2
= =2
( 6)3 =  63 x 1
( 6)4 = 64 y 2 2
= =
( 6)5 =  65 x 7 7
( 6)6 = 66 y 8 8
Ans. (d) Column 4 = =
x 7 7
77. The sum of a number and its inverse (or y
reciprocal) is equal to twice the number.  =2
x
What is the number? BBA 94-95 Ans. (b)  2
1 –1 1 or – 1 –2 80. If y is between 0 and 1, which of the
2 following increases as y increases?
 =x 1
i. (1 – y2) ii. (y – 1) iii. 2 BBA 09-10
1 y
x + = 2x
x I and II II and III
x2 + 1 II only I, II, and III
 = 2x
x None of these
 2x = x2 + 1
2
 0 1 y
 x2  1 = 0
 (x + 1) (x  1) = 0
1
 x = 1,  1 y (1  y2) (y  1)
y2
Ans. (c) 1 or 1
1 15 3
p n 0.25 =  16
78. The reciprocal of is and vice versa. Which 4 16 4
n p
1 3 1
2 0.5 =  4
of the following is the reciprocal of ? 2 4 2
18
BBA 06-07
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y 3 3
3 + .03 (3 + .03)2
Ans. (c) II only. 3 3
81. If X is greater than zero, but less than 1, which 3 + .3 3 + (.03)2
of the following is the largest? MBA 97-98 3
3 2 1 (3 + .3)2
X X X
X3 3
 = 0.9997  1
1 (3 + .03)2
X2 3
Ans. (d)
 x 0 1 (3 + .03)2
1 (2x + 4y + 6z) (x + 2y)
X = 0.5 = ( 84. If = , then z = ?
2 6 2
1 1 MBA 2013
X3 =   =
3

2 8 (x + 2y) (x + 2y)

1 2 1 6 3
X2 =   =
2 4 (2x + y) (2x + y)
1 6 3
X= None of these
2
1 1 (2x + 4y + 6z) (x + 2y)
= =8  =
X3 13 6 2
2  4x + 8y + 12z = 6x + 12y
1 1  12z = 6x  4x + 12y  8y
= =4  12z = 2x + 4y
X2 12
2 2(x + 2y)
z=
1 2+6
X3 x + 2y
z=
1 6
Ans. (d) 3 x + 2y
X (a)
82. If x is between 0 and 1, which of the 6
following increases as x increases? 7C
85. If A = , then C = ? MBA 2013
1 (B + 0.5C)
I. 1 – x2 II. x – 1 III. 2 MBA 99-00 2AB AB + 2A
x
I and II II and III (7 – 0.5A) 7
A (B + 0.5) 2AB
I & III II only
7 (14 – A)
I only
 0 1 x None of these

7C
1 A=
x (1  x2) (x  1) (B + 0.5C)
x2
 AB + 0.5AC = 7C
1 15 3
0.25 =  16  2AB + AC = 14C
4 16 4
 C(14  A) = 2AB
1 3 1
0.5 =  4 2AB
2 4 2 C=
14  A
x
2AB
Ans. (d)
14  A
Ans. (d) II only
86. If z is the sum of x and y, and x < y, which of
83. Which is closet to 1? MBA 05-06
the following is equal to (z – 2x)? MBA 2013
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 15
z–x–y z+x–y 2y – z 2z – x + y  (y  x) 13  ( 8) = 13 + 8 = 21
None of these Ans. (b) 21
 z=x+y xy 89. If x and y are negative and z is positive,
 z  2x = x + y  2x which of the following must be true?
=yx x y 1 1
I. (x – y) < (x – z) II. < III. <
2y  z = 2y  (x + y) = 2y  x  y = y  x z z y z
MBA 2013
Ans. (c) 2y  z only I Only II
5 1 only III both II and III
87. If of a number is 11 more than of the
8 6 None of these
3
number, what is of that number? MBA 2013  y z
4
1 1
18 20 2 32 
y 2
None of these
 =x 
5 1 1 1
x = x + 11 
8 6 y 2
5 1 Ans. (c) only III

  x = 11 90. The quantity 265737 will end in how many
8 6 zeroes? BBA 14-15
11x
 = 11 4 5 6 7
24
None of these
24  11
x= = 24  265837 = 26.56.5.37
11
= (2  5)6 . 5.37 = 106.5.37
3 3
 4 4
 24 = 18 2 536 7 7
6
Ans. (c) 6
Ans. (a) 18
88. If x and y are integers and – 9 < x < 9 and 0 91. The sum of all solutions for x in the equation
x2 – 8x + 21 = [x – 4] + 5 is equal to : BBA 15-16
< y < 14, what is the greatest possible value
of (y – x)? MBA 2013
–7 7 10 12
23 21 19 17 None of these
None of these  x2  8x + 21 = (x  4) + 5
2
 9x9 0  y  14  x  8x + 21 = x + 1
(y  x) y  x2  9x + 20 = 0
 x = 4, 5
x
x (4 + 5) = 9
x 8
(e) None of these
y 13
ANSWER OF PRACTICE PART
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
91.
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2 H.C.F and L.C.M

Practice Part 90
y y y  180
1. If , and represent integers, then y can
3 4 7
be– MBA 03-04 180 = 1  180
42 56 70 84 = 2  90
126 = 3  60
y y y = 4  45
 , = 5  36
3 4 7
= 6  30
y 3, 4, 7
= 9  20
= 10  18
3, 4, 7 = 3  4  7 = 84 = 12  15
Ans. (d) 84  4, 20, 30, 90 40
2 180 students in a group are to be seated in
rows so that there are an equal number of
Ans. (d) 40
students in each row. Each of the following
could be the number of rows EXCEPT. ANSWER OF PRACTICE PART
MBA 05-06 1. 2.
4 20 30 40
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 17

3 Algebric Expression
Practice Part BBA 95-96
1 1 5 2 1
1. If of a number is 2 then of the number is– 1
4 2 3 3 3
BBA 95-96 0
1 1  3x  5 = 1
1 4
8 4  3x = 5 + 1 = 6
8 x=2
 =x x2=0
1 6. When x2 – 3x + 2 = 0 and x2 – x – 2 = 0, what
x=2 is the value of x?
4 BBA 97-98
2 –2 2 3 1
 x=22
4 4
1  x2  3x + 2 = 0 ... ... ... (i)
 x=4
2 x2  x  2 = 0 ... ... ... (ii)
Ans. (d) 4 (i)  x2  3x + 2 = 0
(a + b + c) (a + b)  (x2  x  2)  2x + 4 = 0
2. If = . Then what is the value
4 3  0  2x =  4
of c? BBA 95-96  2x = 4
(a + b) (a + b) (a + b) (a + b) x=2
3 4 8 12 Ans. (b) 2
None of these x 8
 7. If – = 1, x = ? BBA 99-00
4 x
a+b+c a+b –2 –4 8 both a & b
=
4 3 both b & c
 3a + 3b + 3c = 4a + 4b x 8
 3c = 4a + 4b  3a  3b   =1
4 x
 3c = a + b 2
x  32
a+b  =1
c= 4x
3 2
 x  32 = 4x
a+b  x2  4x  32 = 0
Ans. (a)
3 x2  8x + 4x  32 = 0
a  x(x  8) + 4(x  8) = 0
3. If = 1, what is the value of x? BBA 95-96
x+b  (x  8) (x + 4) = 0
(1 – a) a  x = 8,  4
(1 – a) (b – 1)
b (1 – 1b) Ans. (e) both b & c
None of these x x
a 8. If + 3 = + 4, x = ? BBA 99-00
 =1 2 3
x+b 6 8 12 –4
a=x+b None of these
x=ab x x
4. If x2 – y2 = 27. Then 3 (x + y) (x – y) = ? 
2
+3= +4
3
BBA 95-96
x x
81 36 27 24   =43
2 3
9
3x  2x
 (x2  y2) = 27  =1
6
 3(x + y) (x  y) = 3(x2  y2) = 3  27 = 81 x=6
5. What is the value of (x – 2). When 3x – 5 = 1?
 18 PHENOM’S IBA JOB SOLUTION PLUS  4th Edition
Ans. (a) 6  3x = 36
ab – b + a – b2  x = 12
9. If = 4, then b = ? BBA 01-02
Ans. (a) 12
a–b
2a 3 2 a 1 y 1
13. If = and 2x + y = 33, then what is the
None of these x 5
ab – b + a – b2 value of x? BBA 03-04
 =4 33
a–b 13 15 17.5
2
 ab  b + a  b = 4a  4b 5
 ab  b2 = 3a  3b None of these
 b(a  b) = 3(a  b) y 1
 =
b=3 x 5
Ans. (b) 3  x = 5y
x a 2x + y = 33
10. If + = 4, what is the value of x? BBA 02-03  2.5y + y = 33
a b
2
– a  + 4a a2  11y = 33
 b  b – 2b y=3
a 2b – 4 a+b  x = 5.3 = 15
None of these Ans. (c) 15
x a 14. If 4 is subtracted from one-fourth of a
 + =4 number, the result is 20. Which of the
a b
x a following is the number? BBA 05-06
 =4 12 24 36 96
a b
a a 2  a 2 None of these
 x = a 4   = 4a  =  + 4a  =x
 b b  b
a 2 1
Ans. (a)   + 4a  x  4 = 20
4
 b
11. If y = 8x + 12 and x = z + 2, what is y in x
 = 24
terms of z? BBA 03-04 4
z + 14 8z – 4 8z + 10 8z + 16  x = 96
None of these Ans. (d) 96
15. Which of the following is equal to the
 y = 8x + 12
average of (x + 2)2 and (x – 2)2? BBA 05-06
x=z+2
x2 x2 + 2
 y = 8(z + 2) + 12
= 8z + 16 + 12 x2 + 4 x2 + 2x
= 8z + 18 (Ans.) None of these
(e) None of these  (x + 2)2 + (x  2)2 = x3 + 4x + 4 + x2
12. If one number exceeds another number by  4x + 4
5 = 2x2 + 8
18 and the larger number is times the 2x2 + 8 2(x2 + 4)
2  = = = x2 + 4 (Ans.)
smaller number, then the smaller number is– 2 2
BBA 03-04 16. If one number exceeds another number by
12 14 15 16 3
13 and the larger number is times the
None of these 2
 =x smaller number, then the smaller number is–
BBA 05-06
 = (x + 18)
13 36 31 39
5
x + 18 = x None of these
2
 =x
 2x + 36 = 5x
 = x + 13
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 19
3 x y 1
x + 13 = x  =2 =
2 y x 2
 2x + 26 = 3x xy y 1 1
 x = 36  = 1  = 1  = (Ans.)
x x 2 2
 = 36 m2 + m – 3
21. If = 1, then m could equal–
Ans. (b) 36 3
17. When 10 is divided by a positive integer n, BBA 07-08
the remainder is n – 4, which of the following –1 0 1 2
could be the value of n? BBA 05-06 3
3 4 7 8 m2 + m – 3
 =1
None of these 3
2
 10 7 3 = (7  m +m3=3
4)  m2 + m  6 = 0
Ans. (c) 7  m2 + 3m  2m  6 = 0
18. Ruma earns $ 8.5 per hour on days other  m(m + 3)  2(m + 3) = 0
than Sundays and twice that rate on  (m + 3) (m  2) = 0
Sundays. Last week she worked a total of 40  m = 2,  3
hours, including 8 hours on Sunday. What Ans. (d) 2
were her earnings for the week? BBA 05-06 x 2
22. If = , then y = ? BBA 08-09
$ 272 $ 340 (y + 1) 5
$ 398 $ 408 2x 2x 2 2x 2x
+
None of these 5 5 5 5+1 5–1
 = {8  2  8.5 + (40  8)  8.5} None of these
= $ 408 x 2
 =
Ans. (d) $ 408 y+1 5
1 5 4  5x = 2y + 2
19. If + = and x = 3y, then y = ? BBA 07-08  2y = 5x  2
x y 3
2 3 3.33 4 5x  2
y=
None of these 2
1 5 4 (e) None of these
 + = ... ... ... (i) 3 5
x y 3 23. If 9 is th of x, what number is th of x?
x = 3y ... ... ... (ii) 4 6
BBA 08-09
1 5 4
(i)  + = [(ii) 10 12 14.4 15
3y y 3
1 + 15 4 27
 3y = 3 3
 x=9
16 4 4
 =  x = 12
3y 3
16 4 5 5
 =  x =  12 = 10
3y 3 6 6
 12y = 48  = 10
y=4 1
24. There were n books in a store. After th of
Ans. (d) 4 6
x (x – y) the books were sold and 5 more books were
20. If = 2, then =? BBA 07-08 procured, the total number of books in the
y x
1 1 shop stood at 65. What was the original
–1 – 1 number of books in the shop? BBA 08-09
2 2
2 72 75 85 96
None of these
 20 PHENOM’S IBA JOB SOLUTION PLUS  4th Edition
1  =x
 n
6 1
(x + 13) = 2x + 1
1  1  n = 5n 3
 6 6  6x + 3 = x + 13
5n  5x = 10
5 +5
6 x=2
5n (e) None
+ 5 = 65
6 2
28. A number is 20 less than another. of
5n 3rd
 = 60
6 1
small number is equal to of greater
6  60 4th
n= = 72 number. The greater number is– MBA 97-98
5
Ans. (a) 72 32 30 20 24
25. Farhana earns Tk. 5.00 for every hour she None
works in a book store. Last week she worked  =x
for x hours. She purchased y kg of rice. Price  (x  20)
of per kg rice is Tk. 12.00. She saved the
2 1
remaining amount. Which expression below (x  20) = x
shows her savings? BBA 09-10
3 4
Tk. (5.00 x + 12.00 y)  8x  160 = 3x
Tk. (5.00x – 12.00 y)  5x = 160
Tk. 5.00 (x – y)  x = 32
Ans. (a) 32
Tk. 7.00 (xy)
29. If x2 + 3x + 10 = 1 + x2, then x2 = ? MBA 98-99
None of these 0 4 7 9
 5 x None of these
5x 12 y  x2 + 3x + 10 = 1 + x2
12y
 3x = 9  x = 3
 (5x  12y)  x2 = 32 = 9
= (5.00x  12.00y) Ans. (d) 9
(b) Tk. (5.00x  12.00y) 30. A batsman scored 96 runs from hitting a
26. Tickets to a cricket game costs Tk. 40 for total of 21 boundaries and over boundaries.
reserved seats and Tk. 30 for general seats. If How many boundaries did he hit? MBA 98-99
all 500 tickets were sold for Tk. 17600, how 15 16 18 17
many reserved seats were sold? MBA 97-98 None of these
240 275 270 260  n
None 4  21 + 6  n = 96
 x  6n = 96  84
40x + 30(500  x) = 17600  6n = 12
 40x + 15000  30x = 17600 n=2
 10x = (17600  15000) (e) None of these
 10x = 2600 31. Five times a number is 22 more than 4 times
 x = 260 another number. If the sum of three times
 260 the bigger number and 7 times the smaller
Ans. (d) 260 number is 32, what is the smaller number?
MBA 99-00
27. One third the sum of 13 and a certain
number is the same as 1 more than twice the 5 4 3 2
number. Find the number? MBA 97-98 1
6 5 4 3  =x
None =y
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 21
5x = 4y + 22 ... ... ... (i)  n = 8,  10
3x + 7y = 32 ... ... ... (ii)  8
(i) (ii) Ans. (b) 8
x = 6, y = 2 3y x
 2 34. What must be subtracted from to get ?
x y
Ans. (d) 2 MBA 02-03
5 y 3+y {2y2 + (y – x) (y + x)} 2y
32. If = 3 and = 2 then =? MBA 99-00
xy x
x 6 x+5
11 9 3 (x2 – 3y2) (3y – x)
3 xy xy
3 4 11
None of these None of these
5 3y x
 =3  = 
x x y
x 1 x+5 1+3 3y  x2
2
 =  = =
5 3 5 3 xy
20 2y2 + y2  x2
x+5= ... ... ... (i) =
3 xy
y 2y y 2y2 + (y + x) (y  x)
=2 =4 =4 =
6 6 3 xy
 y = 12 ... ... ... (ii) 2y2 + (y + x) (y  x)
3 + y 3 + 12 3 9 (a)
 = = 15  = xy
x+5 20 20 4 35. On an average, Arif sells 10 dozens of apple
7 per day and Karim sells 12 dozens of apple
9 per day. Arif's selling price is 1.5 times as
Ans. (c)
4 much as that of Karim's. If Karim's weekly
33. A boy purchased some chocolates from a sales is Tk. 4,200, what is Arif's weekly sales
shop for Tk. 120. In the next shop he found in taka? MBA 02-03
that the price per piece of chocolate is Tk. 3 4,800 5,000 5,250 5,500
less than that charged at the previous shop, None of these
and as such he could have purchased 2 more  (10  7) = 70
chocolates. How many chocolates did he buy
from the first shop? MBA 00-01
(12  7) = 84
7 8 9 10
None of these
84 4200
 n
4200
 84
120
 n
= 50
(n + 2)  (1.5  50)
= 75
  120   (75  70)
 n + 2
120 120 = 5250
 =3 Ans. (c) 5250
n n+2
120n + 240  120n 36. If one number exceeds another number by 13
 =3 3
n(n + 2) and the larger number is times the smaller
2
 3n + 6n  240 = 0 2
 n2 + 2n  80 = 0 number, then the smaller number is– MBA 03-04
 n2 + 10n  8n  80 = 0 13 26 31 39
 n(n + 10)  8(n + 10) = 0 65
 22 PHENOM’S IBA JOB SOLUTION PLUS  4th Edition
 =x = 120
 = x + 13
 Instructor 120  1
3  5
x + 13 = x = 24
2
 2x + 26 = 3x  Instructor (24  2) = 48
 x = 26 Ans. (b) 48
Ans. (b) 26 40. Which of the following equals x + xy + (x +
37. The difference between the sum of two xy) y? MBA 04-05
numbers and the difference of the two x (1 + y)2 x (2 + y + y2)
numbers is 6. Find the larger of the two 2x (1 + y) 2xy (1 + y)
numbers if their product is 15. MBA 03-04
x2y (1 + y2)
3 5 17 20  x + xy + (x + xy)y
23
= x + xy + xy + xy2
 x y = x + 2xy + xy2
(x + y)  (x  y) = 6 = x(1 + 2y + y2)
 2y = 6  y = 3 = x(1 + y)2
15 15 (a) x(1 + y)2
xy = 15  x = = =5 41. Coins are to be put into 7 pockets so that
y 3
 5 each pocket contains at least one coins. At
Ans. (b) 5 most 3 of the pockets are to contain the same
38. A post office imposes a service charge of Tk. number of coins and no two of the remaining
75 per order on any money order in the pockets are to contain an equal number of
amount of Tk. 2500 or less, and Tk. 100 per coins. What is the least possible number of
order on any money order in amount from coins needed for the pockets? MBA 05-06
Tk. 2501 through Tk. 70000. If Mariam 7 13 17 22
purchases 3 money orders in the amounts of None of these
Tk. 1825, Tk. 2500, and Tk. 12750, what is  1
the total service charge for her money
orders? MBA 04-05
175 225 250 275
300
1st Pocket 2nd Pocket 3rd Pocket 4th Pocket
 1825 2500
75 12750    
100 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 2 coin
 (75  2 + 100) = 250
Ans. (c) 250 5th Pocket 6th Pocket 7th Pocket
39. Of the 400 students in a graduating class, 30   
percent were women and, of these, one-fifth
became instructors. If the number of men 3 coin 4 coin 5 coin
who became instructors was twice the  (1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5)
number of women who became instructors, = 17
how many of the men became instructors? Ans. (c) 17
MBA 04-05
42. There were 36,000 hardback copies of a
120 48 40 24
certain novel sold before the paperback
20 version was issued. From the time the first
 = (400  30%) paperback copy was sold until the last copy
30 
= 400 
of the novel was sold, 9 times as many
 100 paperback copies as hardback copies were
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 23
sold. If a total of 441,000 copies of the novel 2x + y = 44 ... ... ... (ii)
were sold in all, how many paperback copies (ii)  (i)  x = 4.5
were sold?  4.5 (Ans.)
45,000 360,000
45. For a certain performance, x tickets for
364,500 392,000 lower-level seats were sold at Tk. 10 each
396,900 and y tickets for balcony seats were sold at
 36000 Tk. 6 each. If there were no other tickets sold
and the number of tickets sold for lower-
level seats was 3 times the number of tickets
=x sold for balcony seats, which of the following
expresses the total number of dollars from

ticket sales in terms of x? MBA 05-06
9x
12x 16x 28x 32x
36000 + x + 9x = 441,000 36x
 10x = 4410000  36000  Total amount = 10x + 6y
 10x = 405000
= 10x + 2x x = 3y
 x = 40500
= 12x  2x = 6y]
 (9  40500) (a) 12x
= 364500 46. A two-digit number has 3 in its unit digit. The
(c) 364,500 (Ans.) sum of its digits is one seventh of the number
43. A parking garage rents parking spaces for itself. What is the number? MBA 05-06
Tk. 100 per week or Tk. 300 per month. How 73 63 53 50
much does a person save in a year by renting None of these
by the month rather than by the week?  =x
MBA 05-06
=3
Tk. 1400 tk. 1600
Tk. 2200 Tk. 2400  = 10x + 3
None of these 1
x + 3 = (10x + 3)
 1 = 52 = 12 7
 7x + 21 = 10x + 3
 (52  100)
 3x = 18
= 5200
x=6
 (12  300)  (10x + 3) = (10  6 + 3) = 63
= 3600 Ans. (b) 63
 (5200  3600) 47. Half the difference between two number is 2.
= 1600 The sum of the greater number and twice
(b) 1600 the smaller number is 13. Find the smaller
44. At a certain cafeteria, burger and french number. MBA 07-08
fries cost Tk. 39.50, and a burger and salad 2 3 5 7
cost Tk. 44.00. If salad cost twice as much as None of these
French Fries, how much do French Fries  =x
cost? MBA 05-06 =y
Tk. 3.00 TK. 4.50 1
Tk. 6.00 Tk. 7.50 (x  y) = 2
2
None of these  x  y = 4 ... ... ... (i)
 x x + 2y = 13 ... ... ... (ii)
 2x (ii)  (i)  3y = 9
y y=9
 x + y = 39.5 ... ... ... (i)  3
 24 PHENOM’S IBA JOB SOLUTION PLUS  4th Edition
Ans. (b) 3  y = (6 + 4) = 10
48. If y% of x = 29 then x = ? MBA 07-08 Ans. (b) 10
29x 51. A rope is cut into 3 pieces with each piece twice
2900
y as long as the previous one. If the length of
29y the longest piece is 3 meters, what was the
29xy
x length of the rope in meter? MBA 08-09
None of these 6.5 6 5.5 5.25
 x y% = 29 None of these
y 
x = 29
100 x
29  100  2x 4x
x=
y  = (x + 2x + 4x)
2900
x= = 7x
y
3
(e) None of these 4x = 3  x =
4
49. If 2x + y = 4, and 2x – y = 8, then 3x – y = ?
3
MBA 08-09  = 7   = 5.25 (Ans.)
5 7 9 11  4
None of these 52. The cost, in taka of manufacturing X units of
 2x + y = 4 ... ... ... (i) products is (9,000 + 400 X). The amount
received when selling these x units of
2x  y = 8 ... ... ... (ii) products is taka 500 x. What is the least
(i) + (ii)  4x = 12  x = 3 number of products that must be
(i)  2.3 + y = 4 manufactured and sold so that the amount
y=46 y=2 received is at least equal to the
 3x  y = 3.3  ( 2) = 9 + 2 = 11 manufacturing cost? MBA 09-10
Ans. (d) 11 10 18 45 90
50. If Anwar gets 2 taka from Boby, they will None of these
have the same amount of money. If Boby  500x = 9000 + 400x
gets 2 taka from Anwar, he will have thrice
 100x = 9000  x = 90
as much money as Anwar. How much money
did Boby have? MBA 08-09
Ans. (d) 90
53. A class of 20 students borrowed library
6 8 10 12
books for their research projects. Some of
None of these the students borrowed 3 books each, and the
 x rest borrowed 2 books each. If a total of 52
y books were borrowed, how many of the
2 students borrowed 3 books each? MBA 09-10
(x + 2) 8 9 10 12
(y  2) 13
2 
(y + 2) =x
(x  2) 3x + 2(20  x) = 52
x + 2 = y  2  x + 4 = y ... ... ... (i)  3x + 40  2x = 52
y + 2 = 3(x  2)  x = 12
 y + 2 = 3x  6 Ans. (d) 12
 x + 4 + 2 = 3x  6 [(i) 54. Which of the following equals x + xy + (x +
xy) y? MBA 10-11
 2x = 12
x (1 + y)2 x (2 + y + y2)
x=6
2x (1 + y) + y 2xy (1 + y)
PART-A  MATHEMATICS 25
None of these x 3
58. If = , then which of the following cannot
 x + xy + (x + xy)y y 7
= x + xy + xy + xy2 be a possible value of (y – x)? BBA 94-95
= x + 2xy + xy2 4 21 24 84
= x(1 + 2y + y2) None of these
= x(1 + y)2 x 3
(a) x(1 + y)2  =
y 7
55. Nasreen weight X pounds where X is a whole (a) x = 3 y=7 yx=73=4
number. If she gains 7 pounds, she will 63 147
weight less than 120 pounds. If she gains 9 (b) x = ,, ,, ,, y =  y  x = 21
4 4
pounds, she will weight more than 120
pounds. What is Nasreen's weight in (c) x = 18 ,, ,, ,, y = 42  y  x = 42  18 = 24
pounds? BBA 93-94 (d) x = 63 ,, ,, ,, y = 147  y  x = 147  63 = 84
110 111 112 113 
None of these 59. A man buys some pens and pencils. The pen
 x + 7  120 costs Tk. 7 each and the pencil costs Tk. 3
each. If the man spends exactly Tk. 81 and
 x  113 x + 9  120 buys the maximum number of pen possible
 x  111 under these conditions, what is the ratio of
111 113 112 pen to pencil? BBA 97-98
 112 3:2 5:2 4:3 5:3
Ans. (c) 112 None of these
56. If a + b = 5 and a – b = 3, then a2 + b2 = ?  x y
BBA 94
8 8 6 4 81  7x
 7x + 3y = 81  3y = 81  7x  y =
4 2 3
 a+b= 5 ab= 3 74
x=1 y=
1 3
a2 + b2 = {(a + b)2 + (a  b)2} 77
2 x = 2 ,, y =
1 1 1 3
= {( 5)2 + ( 3)2} = (5 + 3) =  8 = 4 x = 3 ,, y = 20
2 2 2
Ans. (d) 4 53
x = 4 ,, y =
57. Total production cost is measured by the 3
following rule : 46
x = 5 ,, y =
Total production cost = Material cost + 3
Labor Cost + Overhead Cost In a certain x = 6 ,, y = 13
production period, material cost was Tk. 30 32
x = 7 ,, y =
3 3
and was of the labor cost. Overhead cost 25
4
x = 8 ,, y =
was Tk. 10 more than labor cost. What was 3
the total production cost in Taka? BBA 94 x = 9 ,, y = 6
85 90 100 110 11
x = 10 ,, y =
120 3
 4
x = 11 ,, y =
4 4 3
= 30 +   30 +   30 + 10
3  3  
= 30 + 40 + 50 9 6
= 120 (Ans.)  9:6=3:2
Ans. (e) 120
 26 PHENOM’S IBA JOB SOLUTION PLUS  4th Edition
60. In a concert, 100 tickets were sold in two 1
unequal lots at two different rates. First lot  x=3 y=
6
was sold at Tk. 5 per ticket and the second x 3
lot was sold at Tk. 3.50 per ticket. If the total  = =36
y 1
sales proceeds was Tk. 410, how many 6
people got the cheaper tickets? BBA 97-98
 x = 18y (Ans.)
75 60 50 40 64. Mr. Quddus rents a room for N months. He
30 pays Tk. K for each of the first 7 months,
 x and half that rate for each additional month.
 3.5x + (100  x)  5 = 410 Find the total charge if N > 7. BBA 93-94
 3.5x + 500  5x = 410 N
7k + 2kN 7k +
 1.5x = 90 2
90 k+k
x= = 60 K + 2k (N – 7)
1.5 2 (N – 7)
 = 60 k
7k + (N  7)
Ans. (b) 60 2
61. If x is an integer and y = 9x + 13, what is the  7 = 7k
greatest value of x for which y is less than k
100? (N  7) = (N  7) 
BBA 95-96 2
12 11 10 9 k
8  7k + (N  7) (Ans.)
2
 y = 9x + 13 65. The ancient Arabs calculated the area of a
y  100 1
circle by subtracting the diameter of the
 9x + 13  100 7
 9x  87 circle from the diameter and then squaring
 x  9.67 the result. If d represents the diameter and A
x the area, which of the following represents a
formula for this method? BBA 94
x 9 2 2
1 1
Ans. (d) 9 A = 2 d – d A = d –  d
2

62. If the product of (1 + 2), (2 + 3) and (3 + 4) is

 7  7 
2
1 1 2
equal to one half the sum of 20 and x, then x = ? A = d – d A = d – 
BBA 96-97  7   7
2
1
210 190 105 85 A = d –  d
10 7 
 (1 + 2)  (2 + 3)  (3  4) 1 1
 d = d
1 7 7
= (20 + x) 1
= d  d
2
2 
1  7 
357= (20 + x) 1 2
2 Ans. (c) d  d
 20 + x = 210  x = 190  7 
Ans. (b) 190 66. Three apples and four oranges cost Tk. 32.
1 Four apples and three oranges cost Tk. 31.
63. If x = 3 and y = then the value of x in terms One apple, 1 orange and 1 papaya cost Tk.
6
28. What is the cost of a papaya? BBA 94
of y is– BBA 96-97
18 20 21 17
1 62 31
2y 19
2y 3y 6y
 x
18y
y
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z 69. A cake weighing 750g has three ingredients :
3x + 4y = 32 ... ... ... (i) flour, sugar, and fruits. There is twice as
4x + 3y = 31 ... ... ... (ii) much flour as sugar and one and a half times
x + y + z = 28 ... ... ... (iii) as much sugar as fruits. What is the quantity
(i) + (ii)  7x + 7y = 63 of sugar (in gram) in the cake? BBA 97-98

 7(x + y) = 63 50g 125g 250g 100g

x+y=9 None of these
(iii)  9 + z = 28  Fruits xg
 z = 28  9 = 19  Sugar ,, ,, (1.5x)g
 19  Flour ,, ,, (2  1.5x)g = 3xg
Ans. (e) 19 x + 1.5x + 3x = 750
67. The expression (x + 4) (2x – 3) is equivalent 1500
 5.5x = 750  x =
to which of the following? 11
I. 2x (x + 4) – 3 (x + 4), II. (x + 4) (2x + 3), III. 2x2 – 12  Sugar 1.5  1500g
BBA 95-96  11 
I only II only 2250
= g = 204.55g (Ans.)
III only II & III 11
I, II, III (e) None of these
 (x + 4) (2x  3) 1 1
70. The sum of of the price of a pen and rd of the
= 2x2  3x + 8x  12 4 3
= 2x2 + 5x  12 1
price of a pencil is Tk. 11. If th of the price of the
(i) 2x(x + 4)  3(x + 4) 8
= 2x2 + 8x  3x  12 1
pen is equal to th of the price of the pencil, what
= 2x2 + 5x  12 5
(ii) (x + 4) (2x + 3) is the price of the pen in Taka? BBA 98-99
= 2x2 + 3x + 8x + 12 32 16 12 24
= 2x2 + 11x + 12 None of these
(iii) 2x2  12  x
(i) y
68. Which of the following information alone is x y
sufficient to find out the value of 4x2 + 12xy + = 11
4 3
+ 9y2? BBA 97-98 3x + 4y
yx = 9 2x = 3y  = 11
12
2x + 3y = 2 x=4  3x + 4y = 132 ... ... ... (i)
None of these x y
= 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2 =  5x = 8y  5x  8y = 0 ... ... ... (ii)
 8 5
= (2x)2 + 2.2x.3y + (3y)2 (i) (ii) x = 24 y = 15
= (2x + 3y)2  24
 (2x + 3y) Ans. (d) 24
(c) 2x + 3y = 2
ANSWER OF PRACTICE PART
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31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
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