Number System

1. The greatest among 1.5, 1.05, 1.05, 1.5 is 11. A nmber consists of two digits. If the number formed by
(1) 1.05 (2) 1.05 interchanging the digits is added to the original number, the
resulting number (i.e. the sum) must be divisible by
(3) 1.5 (4) 1.5
(1) 11 (2) 9
2. If a number is as much greater than 31 as it is less than 75,
then the number is (3) 5 (4) 3
(1) 106 (2) 44 12. In a question on division, the division, the divisor is 7 times
the quotient and 3 times the remainder. If the remainder is
(3) 74 (4) 53
28, then the dividend is
3. The greatest among the following numbers
(1) 588 (2) 784
(3)1/3, (2)1/2, 1, (6)1/6 is : (3) 823 (4) 1036
(1) (2)1/ 2 (2) 1 13. Which of the following numbers is NOT divisible by 18 ?
(1) 54036 (2) 50436
(3) (6)1/6 (4) (3)1/3
(3) 34056 (4) 65043
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4. The largest among the numbers ( 0.1) , 0.0121, 0.12 and 3 1 2
14. If of the difference of 2 and 1 is subtracted from
0.0004 is 4 4 3
2 1
(1) ( 0.1)2 (2) 0.0121 of 3 the result is
3 4
(3) 0.12 (4) 0.0004 -48 48
5. Which of the following numbers is the greatest of all ? (1) (2)
83 83
0.9, 0.9, 0.09, 0.09 -83 83
(3) (4)
(1) 0.9 (2) 0.9 48 48
15. A number when divided by 899 gives a remainder 63. If the
(3) 0.09 (4) 0.09 same number is divided by 29, the remainder will be :
6. A number x when divided by 289 leaves 18 as the remainder. (1) 10 (2) 5
The same number when divided by 17 leaves y as a (3) 4 (4) 2
remainder. The value of y is
16. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator. If
( 1) 5 (2) 2 the numerator is decreased by 2 and the denominator is
(3) 3 (4) 1 increased by 1, then the denominator becomes eight times
7. In a division sum, the divisor is 3 times the quotient and the numerator. Find the fraction.
6 times the remainder. If the remainder is 2, then the
dividend is 3 3
(1) (2)
(1) 50 (2) 48 8 7
(3) 36 (4) 28
4 2
8. Two numbers 11284 and 7655, when divided by a certain (3) (4)
8 7
number of three digits, leaves the same remainder. The sum
of digits of such a three-digit number is 9
17. A fraction becomes , if 2 is added to both the numerator
(1) 8 (2) 9 11
(3) 10 (4) 11 and the denominator. If 3 is added to both the numerator
9. The remainder when 321 is divided by 5 is 5
and the denominator it becomes . What is the fraction?
(1) 1 (2) 2 6
(3) 3 (4) 4 7 3
10. A number when divided by 119 leaves remainder 19. If the (1) (2)
9 7
same number is divided by 17, the remainder will be
(1) 12 (2) 10 5 7
(3) (4)
(3) 7 (4) 2 9 10
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18. A, B, C and D purchase a gift worth ` 60. A pays of 24. Arrange , , , in the ascending order :
2 5 8 7 6
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what others are paying, B pays rd of what others are 4 7 6 5 5 6 7 4
3 (1) , , , (2) , , ,
5 8 7 6 6 7 8 5
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paying and C pays th of what others are paying. What is
4 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4
the amount paid by D ? (3) , , , (4) , , ,
5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5
(1) 16 (2) 13
25. If the sum of five consecutive integers is S, then the largest
(3) 14 (4) 15 of those integers in terms of S is
1
19. In an office, there are 108 tables and 132 chairs. If of S - 10 S+4
6 (1) (2)
1 5 4
the tables and of the chairs are broken, how many people
4 S +5 S + 10
can work in the office if each person requires one table and (3) (4)
5 5
one chair ?
(1) 86 (2) 90 26. The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers is 147.
Then, the middle number is :
(3) 92 (4) 99
(1) 47 (2) 48
1 1
20. A person gives of his property to his daughter, to his (3) 49 (4) 51
4 2 27. If we write 45 as sum of four numbers so that when 2 is
1
sons and for charity. How much has he given away ? added to first number, 2 subtracted from second number,
5 third multiplied by 2 and fourth divided by 2, we get the
1 19 same result, then the four numbers are :
(1) (2)
20 20 (1) 1, 8, 15, 21 (2) 8, 12, 5, 20
1 9 (3) 8, 12, 10, 15 (4) 2, 12, 5, 26
(3) (4)
10 10 28. A number consists of two digits and the digit in the ten’s
place exceeds that in the unit’s place by 5. If 5 times the
6 6
21. By how much does exceed 7 ? sum of the digits be subtracted from the number, the digits
7 of the number are reversed. Then the sum of digits of the
8 8 number is
(1) 11 (2) 7
3 1
(1) 6 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) 13
4 8
29. 0.393939....... is equal to
3
(3) 6 (4) 7 3 39 13
28 4 (1) (2)
100 33
14
22. The product of two fractions is and their quotient is
15 93 39
35 (3) (4)
. The greater of the fraction is 100 990
24 30. The number, which is to be added to 0.01 to get 1.1, is
7 7 (1) 1.11 (2) 1.09
(1) (2)
4 6 (3) 1 (4) 0.10

7 4 a
31. If a * b = a + b + , then the value of 12 * 4 is :
(3) (4) b
3 5
(1) 20 (2) 21
3 (3) 48 (4) 19
23. In an examination, a student was asked to find of a 32. If sum of two numbers be a and their product be b, then the
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sum of their reciprocals is
3
certain number. By mistake, he found of it. His answer 1 1 b
4 (1) + (2)
was 150 more than the correct answer. The given number is a b a
(1) 500 (2) 280
a 1
(3) 240 (4) 180 (3) (4)
b ab

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (4)
7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (4)
13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (2)
19. (2) 20. (2) 21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (3)
25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (2) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (2)
31. (4) 32. (3)

1. (4) 1.05 < 1.05 < 1.5 < 1.5 Hence, required number = 191
Remember : Sum of digits = 1 + 9 + 1 = 11
1.05 = 1.0555....... 9. (4) 31 = 3; 32 = 9; 33 = 27; 34 = 81; 35 = 243
1.5 = 1.555......... i.e. unit’s digit is repeated after index 4.
2. (4) If the number be x, then x – 31 = 75 – x Remainder after dividing 21 by 4 = 1
Þ 2x = 75 + 31 = 106 Þ x = 53 \ Unit’s digit in the expansion of (3)21 = 3
3. (4) LCM of 3, 2 and 6 = 6 \ Remainder after dividing by 5 = 3
1 1 1 10. (4) When we divide the number by 119, remainder = 19
\ ( 3)
3
= (32 )
6
= (9) 6 Q 119 is exactly divisible by 17
\ the required remainder = remainder obtained by
1 1 1 dividing
2
2 = (23) = (9)
6 6 19 by 17 = 2
11. (1) Let the number be 10x + y
1 1 1 After interchanging the digits, the number obtained
6 6 6
(1) = 1; (6) = (6) = 10y + x
According to the question
4. (3) (0.1)2 = 0.01
Resulting number
0.0121 = 0.11 ´ 0.11 = 0.11
1 = 10x + y + 10y + x = 11x + 11y
0.0004 = 0.02 = 11 (x + y) which is exactly divisible by 11.
12. (4) Let the quotient be Q and the remainder be R. Then
9 9 Divisor = 7Q = 3R
5. (2) 0.9 = ; 0.9 = = 1,
10 9 3 3
\ Q= R = × 28 = 12
9 1 9 1 7 7
0.09 = 90 = 10 ; 0.09 = 99 = \ Divisor = 7Q = 7 × 12 = 84
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\ Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder
6. (4) Here, the first divisor (289) is a multiple of second
= 84 × 12 + 28 = 1008 + 28 = 1036
divisor (17).
13. (4) A number will be exactly divisible by 18 if it is divisible
\ Required remainder = Remainder obtained on
dividing 18 by 17 = 1 by 2 and 9 both. Clearly 65043 is not divisible by 2.
7. (1) Divisor = 6 × 2 = 12 \ Required number = 65043
Again, Divisor = 3 × quotient
13 2 æ 9 5 ö 3 13 æ 27 - 20 ö 3
14. (3) ´ -ç - ÷ ´ = -ç ÷´
12 4 3 è 4 3 ø 4 6 è 12 ø 4
\ Quotient = =4
3
13 7 3 13 7
Dividend = 12 × 4 + 2 = 48 + 2 = 50 = - ´ = -
6 12 4 6 16
8. (4) If the remainder be x, then (11284 – x) and (7655 – x)
are divisible by three digit number. 104 - 21 83
= =
i.e. (11284 – x) – (7655 – x) 48 48
= 3629 is divisible by that number. 15. (2) Required remainder = remainder got when 63 is
divided by 29 = 5
3629 = 19 × 191

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x-4 x 14 35
16. (2) Original fraction =
x \ xy ´ y = 15 ´ 24
In case II, 8 (x – 4 – 2) = x + 1
49 7
Þ 8x – 48 = x + 1 Þ 7x = 49 Þ x = 7 Þ x2 = Þx=
36 6
7-4 3
\ Original fraction = = 23. (2) Let the number be x.
7 7
3 3 21x - 6 x
17. (1) Solve this question by options. Then, x - x = 150 Þ = 150
4 14 28
7
Original fraction =
9 28 ´150
Adding 2 to numerator and denominator, fraction Þ 15 x = 28 × 150 Þ x = = 280
15
9
= 24. (3) Firstly, we express every fraction in decimal form.
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Adding 3 to numerator and denominator, fraction 4 7 6 5
= 0.8; = 0.875 ; = 0.857 ; = 0.833 = 0.83
10 5 5 8 7 6
= = 25. (4) Sum of five consecutive integers = S
12 6
18. (2) A + B + C + D = 60 S
\ Third integer =
B+C+D 5
A= Þ 3A = 60 Þ A = ` 20
2 S S + 10
\ Largest integer = +2=
A+C+D 5 5
B= Þ 4B = 60 Þ B = ` 15
3 26. (3) \ x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 147
Þ 3x + 6 = 147 Þ 3x = 141
A+B+D
C= Þ 5C = 60 Þ B = ` 12 141
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Þ x= 47
D = 60 – (20 + 15 + 12) = ` 13 3
\ Middle Number = x + 2 = 47 + 2 = 49
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19. (2) Unbroken table = ´ 108 = 90 27. (2) The number are : 8, 12, 5, 20
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28. (3) Let unit's digit be x
3 Ten's digit = x + 5
Unbroken chairs = ´132 = 99
4 Number = 10 (x + 5) + x = 11x + 50
Unbroken pairs = 90 Again, 11x + 50 – 5 (2x + 5)
1 1 1 Þ 10x + x + 5
20. (2) Part of the property given away = + +
4 2 5 Þ 11x + 50 – 10x – 25
Þ 10x = 20 Þ x = 2
5 + 10 + 4 19
= = \ Required sum = 2x + 5 = 2 × 2 + 5 = 9
20 20
29. (2) 0.393939.......
8 48 g g
21. (1) First number = 6 × = 39 13
7 7 = 0.39 = =
99 33
6 1 3 30. (2) Required number = 1.1 – 0.01 = 1.09
Second number = ´ =
7 8 28 a
31. (4) a * b = a + b +
48 3 b
Required difference = -
7 28 12
\ 12 * 4 = 12 + 4 + = 16 + 3 = 19
192 - 3 189 27 3 4
= = = =6
28 28 4 4 32. (3) If the numbers be x and y then
22. (2) Let the fractions be x and y, where x > y x + y = a and xy = b

14 x 35 x+ y 1 1 a
\ xy = and = \ = + =
15 y 24 xy y x b

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