Topics to Remember:

⇨ Integer
⇨ Counting Number
⇨ Whole Number
⇨ Consecutive Number
⇨ Rational Number
⇨ Irrational Number
⇨ Tenths, Hundredths etc.

SYMBOLS
 is not equal to ; a  b (a is not equal to b).
> is greater than; a > b (a is greater than b).
< is less than; a < b (a is less than b).
 is grater than or equal to ; a  b (a is greater than or equal to b).
 is les than or equal to ; a  b ( a is less than or equal to b).
Absolute value of; x is absolute value of x.
Radical sign – square root of; 9 (square root of 9 )

NUMBER LINE
Numbering system Gi Linear representation n‡”Q Number Line GKwU axis (A¶) Gi gv‡S 0
Ges 1, 2, 3 ……… BZ¨vw`i gva¨‡g 0 ‡_‡K Ab¨vb¨ Point ¸‡jvi distance cout Kiv nq| (+) Ges (-) Gi
mvnv‡h¨ h_vµ‡g 0 Gi Wvb Ges evg w`K wb‡`©k Kiv nq|
A B C D

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

Number Line `yB w`‡K Amxg (Positive and negative infinity) ch©š— we¯Z…Z| cÖwZwU integral value
Gi gv‡S Amxg msL¨K fraction ev fMœvsk Av‡Q| Number Line Gi right side Gi point, left side Gi
point Gi †P‡q eo| Diagram G A<B<C<D Number Line ‡h †Kvb `ywU Point Gi distance mn‡RB
†ei Kiv hvq Ges Zv‡K positive value wn‡m‡e count Kiv nq|

Positive  Positive = Positive (Positive  Positive = Positive)

Positive  Negative = Negative (Positive  Negative = Negative)
Negative  Positive = Negative (Positive  Negative = Negative)
Negative  Negative = Positive (Negative  Negative = Positive)

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 EVEN + EVEN = EVEN FOR EXAMPLE, 4+4=8
EVEN + ODD = ODD FOR EXAMPLE, 2+3=5
ODD + EVEN = ODD FOR EXAMPLE, 4+3=7
ODD + ODD = EVEN FOR EXAMPLE, 3+1=4
EVEN  EVEN = EVEN FOR EXAMPLE, 24=8
EVEN  ODD = EVEN FOR EXAMPLE, 23=6
ODD  EVEN = EVEN FOR EXAMPLE, 32=6
ODD  ODD = ODD FOR EXAMPLE, 3  5 = 15

PRIME NUMBERS
Prime number ev †gŠwjK msL¨v†K 1 Ges H msL¨v Qvov Ab¨ †Kvb msL¨v w`‡q wbt†k‡l fvM Kiv hvq bv|

▪ Prime number is not evenly divisible by any other prime number.

▪ Negative numbers are not prime numbers.
▪ 0 is not a prime number.
▪ 1 is not a prime number.
▪ 2 is the only even prime number. It is the smallest prime number.

Determination of Prime Number

Step 1: Determine a very rough approximate square root of the number. Remember
that the square root of a number is that number which when multiplied b itself, gives
the original number. For example, the square root of 25 is 5.

Step 2: Divide the number by all of the primes, which are less than the approximate
square root. If the number is not divisible by any of these primes, then it is prime. If
it is divisible by one of the primes, it is not prime.

Example: Is the number 97 prime?

Solution: An approximate square root of 97 is 10. All of the primes less than 10 are
2, 3, 5 and 7. Divide 97 by 2, 3, 5 and 7. No integer result, so 97 is prime.

RULES OF DIVISIBILITY
1. Any integer is divisible by 2 if the last digit of the number is a 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
Example: The numbers 98, 6534, 70 and 32 are divisible by 2 because they and in 8,
4, 0 and 2, respectively.

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2. Any integer is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
Example: Is the number 34237023 divisible by 3?
Solution: Add the digits of the number. 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 0 + 2 + 3 = 24. Now, 24
is divisible by 3 (24  3=8) so the number 34, 237,023 is also divisible by 3.

3. Any integer is divisible by 4 if the last two digits of the number make a number
that is divisible by 4.
Example: Which of the following numbers is divisible by 4?
3456, 6787612, 67408, 7877, 34598.

Solution: Last two digits of the numbers, 56, 12, 08, 77, 98. Only 56, 12 and 08 are
divisible by 4, so only the numbers, 3456, 6787612 and 67408 are divisible by 4.

4. An integer is divisible by 5 if the lat digit is either a 0 or a 5.

Example: The numbers 780, 675, 9,000 and 15 are divisible by 5, while the numbers
786. 5,509 and 87 are not divisible by 5.

5. Any integer is divisible by 6 if it passes the divisibility tests for both 2 and 3.
Example: Is the number 12414 divisible by 6?
Solution: Test whether 12414 is divisible by 2 and 3. The last digit is a 4, so it is
divisible by 2. Adding the digits yields 1+2+4+1+4=12. 12 is divisible by 3 so the
number 12414 is divisible by 3. As it is divisible by both 2 and 3, it is divisible by 6.

6. Any integer is divisible by 8 if the last three digits are divisible by 8 (Since 1,000 is
divisible by 8, you can ignore all multiples of 1,000).
Example: Is the number 342169424 divisible by 8?
Solution: 424  8 = 53, so 342169424 is divisible by 8.

7. Any integer is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.

Example: is the number 243091863 divisible by 9?
Solution: Adding the digit yields 2+4+3+0+9+1+8+6+3=36.36 is divisible by 9, so
the number 243091863 is divisible by 9.

8. Any integer is divisible by 10 if the last digit is a 0.

Example: The numbers 60, 8900, 5640, and 34000 are all divisible by 10 because
the last digit in each is a 0.

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 Note that if a number P is divisible by a number Q, then P is also divisible by all
the factors of Q. For example, 60 is divisible by 12, so 60 is also divisible by 2,
3, 4 and 6 which are all factors of 12.

REMEMBER
{If n is an integer, even or odd} 2n + 1 = always odd 2n + 2 = always even

ROUNDING OFF
A number expressed to a certain number of places is rounded off when it is
approximated as a number with fewer places of accuracy round off A_© †Kv‡bv msL¨v‡K
GKUz cwieZ©b K‡i mnRZi AvKv‡i cÖKvk Kiv| For example, the number 8.987 is expressed
more accurately than the number rounded off to 8.99. A_©vr 8.987-‡K round off K‡i
8.99 AvKv‡i cÖKvk Kiv hvq|

‡Kv‡bv msL¨v‡K n place ch©š— round off Ki‡Z n‡j cÖ_‡g †`L‡Z n‡e msL¨vUvi nth digit-Gi wVK Wvbw`‡K
†Kvb digit Av‡Q| (nth digit ‡ei Kivi wbqg n‡jv decimal point- Gi Wv‡b n place ch©š— MYbv Kiv)|

A_©vr nth digit-Gi wVK Wv‡bi digit hw` 5-Gi †P‡q Kg nq, n‡e nth digit Gi Wv‡bi me digit ‡K ev`
w`‡jB n‡q †M‡jv| Avi nth digit Gi wVK Wv‡bi digit hw` 5 ev Zvi †P‡q †ekx nq, n‡e nth digit-Gi mv‡_ 1
†hvM Ki‡Z n‡e, Ges nth digit Gi Wv‡bi me digit ev` w`‡Z n‡e|

Example: Round off 8.73 to the nearest tenth.

Solution: `kwgK msL¨vi †¶‡Î tenth n‡jv `kwg‡Ki ci wVK cÖ_g msL¨vUvB|  G‡¶‡Î tenth place-G
Av‡Q 7| 7-Gi ci Av‡Q 3, †hUv 5-Gi †P‡q †QvU|  7-Gi Wv‡bi me msL¨v‡K ev` w`‡j _v‡K 8.7.

Example: Round off 986 to the nearest tenth place.

ABSOLUTE VALUE

The symbol denotes absolute value. The absolute value of a number is the
numerical value of the number without the plus or minus sign in front of it. Thus all
absolute values are positive. For example, + 3 is 3, and − 2 is 2. Here’s another
example:
If x is positive and y is negative x + - y = x + y

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FUNCTIONS
Suppose we have a function of x. This is denoted as f(x) (or g(y) or h (z) etc.) As an
example, if f(x) = x then f (3) = 3.
In this example substitute the value 3 wherever x appears in the function.
Similarly f (-2) = -2.
Consider another example:
If f(y) = y2 – y, then f(2) = 22 – 2 = 2. f (-2) = (-2)2 – (-2)=6

AVERAGE
The average of n numbers is merely their sum, divided by n.
Example: Find the average of: 20, 0, 80 and 12.
Solution: The average is the sum divided by the number of entries, or:

20 + 0 + 80 + 12 112
= = 28
4 4

MEDIAN
The median of a set of numbers is that number which is I the middle of all the
numbers.
Example: Find the median of 20, 0, 80, 12 and 30.
Solution: Arrange the numbers in increasing order:
0 12 20 30 80
Te middle number is 20, so 20 is the median.
Note: If there is an even number of items, such as
0 12 20 24 30 80
There is no middle number.
So in this case we take the average of the two middle numbers, 20 and 24, to get 22,
which is the median.

If there are numbers like 20 and 22, the median would be 21 (just the average of 20
and 22).

MODE
The mode of a set of numbers is the number that occurs most frequently.
If we have numbers 0, 12, 20, 30 and 80 there is no mode, since no one number
appears with the greatest frequency. But consider this:

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Example: find the mode of 0, 12, 12, 20, 30, and 80.
Solution: 12 appears most frequently, so it is the mode.
Example: Find the mode of 0, 12, 12, 20, 30, 30, and 80.
Solution: Here both 12 and 30 are modes.

PROGRESSION
Progression `yB ai‡bi
(i) Arithmetic Progression
(ii) Geometric Progression

Arithmetic Progression
MvwYwZK cÖMg‡b cvkvcvwk †h †Kvb `ywU term Gi difference mgvb|
(i) 5, 8, 11, 14 ……. Common difference +3
(ii) 3 – 1, -5, -9 ….. Common difference – 4
3 1 1
(iii) -2, − + ……. Common difference 1
4 2 4
(iv) a, a + d, a +2d ……Common difference d.
nth term (A.P) = a + (n – 1) d
GLv‡b, a = 1st term
d = Common difference
n = number of terms.
n
Sum (A.P) = {2a + (n – 1) d}
2
n(n+ 1)
Sum of first n positive integers =
2
Geometric Progression
G‡¶‡Î cvkvcvwk `ywU term Gi ratio mgvb
(i) 3, 6, 12, 24 ………….Common Ratio + 2
1 1
(ii) 8, 4, 2, 1, …………Common Ratio +
2 2
(iii) 2, -10, +50 …………Common Ratio -5
(iv) a, ar, ar2, ar3 …………… Common Ratio r.

nth term (G.P) = arn-1

a(1− r n )
Sum (G.P) = {whenr  1}
1− r
a(r 2 − 1)
= {whenr  1}
r −1

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 EXERCISE

1. If x is the first of five consecutive odd numbers, what is their average?

a. x b. x+1 c. x+2 d. x+ 3 e. x+ 4

2. What is the average of the following numbers: 35.5, 32.5, 34.0, 35.0, and 34.5?
a. 33.0 b. 33.8 c. 34.0 d. 34.3 e. 34.5

3. Which of the following CANNOT be the average of four positive even integers?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 6 d. 9 e. 12

3. 1, 3, 4, 5, 11 - two different numbers will be chosen from the list of these 5

numbers. Of the following, which could be the average (arithmetic mean) of the two
numbers?
i. 3 ii. 4 iii. 6
a. i only b. ii Only c. i & ii only d. i. ii & iii v. i & iii only

4. The average of 11 results is 40. Among these, average of the first five is 25 and
that of last five is 28. Determine the 6th result.
a. 65 b. 70 c. 60 d. 80 e. none

5. The average of first five odd natural numbers is

a. 4.3 b. 6 C. 5 d. 7 e. none

6. If a, b, c, d and e are five consecutive odd numbers, what is their average?

a. a b. c c. b d. a+b e. none

7. If P is an even number, and Q and R are both odd, which of the following must be
true?
a. P.Q is an odd number b. Q-R is an even number c. PQ-PR is an odd number
d. Q+R cannot equal P e. P+Q cannot equal R

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 Test Score Number of Students
90 2
85 1
80 1
60 3

8. The test scores of 7 students are shown above. Let M and m be the median and
mean scores, respectively. What is the value of M-m?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7

9. If a, b, c, d and e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is

(A) a (B) b (C) C (D) d (E) e

10. What is the next number in the following series: 1. 5, 9, 13....?

a. 11 b.15 c. 17 d. 19 e. 21

11. Which of the following is the next number in the series: 3, 6, 4, 9, 5, 12, 6 ?
a. 7 b. 9 c. 12 d. 15 e. 24

12. If a number is divisible by 102, then it is also divisible by:

a. 23 b. 11 c. 103 d. 5 e. 2

13. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 36?

a. 35,924 b. 64,530 c. 74,098 d. 152,640 e. 192,042

14. How many prime numbers are there between 56 and 100?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11 e. all of the above

15. If a number is divisible by 23, then it is also divisible by which of the following?
a. 7 b. 24 c. 9 d. 3 e. none of these

16. Which of the following number is divisible by 11?

a. 30,217 b. 44,221 c. 59,403 d. 60,411 e. none of the above

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17. Which of the following numbers is a prime?
a.147 b. 149 c.153 d.155 e.161

18. What is the product of 23 and 79 to one place of accuracy?

a. 1600 b. 1817 c. 1000 d. 1800 e. none

19. If the average of five consecutive even numbers is 8, which of the following is the
smallest of the five numbers?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8 e. none of the above

20. If a, b, and c are all divisible b 8, then their average must be

a. divisible by 8 b. divisible by 4 c. divisible by 2
d. an integer e. none of these

21. What is the next number in the following series: 4, 8, 2, 4, 1,...?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8 e. 16

22. The sum of four consecutive odd integers must be:

a. even, but not necessarily divisible by 4
b. divisible by 4, but not necessarily by 8
c. divisible by 8, but not necessarily by 16
d. divisible by 16
e. none of the above

23. Which of the following is-closest to the square root of 3/5?

a. 1/2 b. 2/3 c. 3/4 d. 4/5 e. 1

24. If a is 3 less then b/2, which of the following gives b in terms of a?

a. (a+3)/2 b. 2a + 3 c. 2 (a-3) d. 2(3-a) e. (a + 3)

25. When 16 and 9 are divided by n, the remainder is 2. What is n?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7

26. k is defined by (k) = k2 + 1/k2, then (2) = ?

a. 2 1/2 b. 4+1/2 c. 4 d. 41/2 e. none

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27. If x = 12, which of the following has the least value?
a. x-2 b. x/2 c. 2/x d. x/2-2 e. 2-x

28. If x is an odd integer, which of the following is even?

a. 2x + 1 b. x2 c. x + x -1 d. (x - 2) (x +2) e. (x + 1)

29. What is the smallest multiple of both 12 and 18?

a) 36 b) 48 c) 72 d) 128 e) 216

30. What of the following is (are) odd?

I. 24 x 31 II. 22 x 49 III. 33 x 101
a) I only b) II only c) III only d) I & III e) I, II, & III

31. If 8 s the 3rd number in a series of 3 consecutive whole numbers, what is the 1 st
number in the series?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 6 d) 7 e) 11

32. If 15 is the fifth number in a series of 5 consecutive odd members, what is the
third number in the series?
a) 5 b) 7 c) 9 d) 11 e) 13

33. Robert made the following deposits in a savings account.

Amount $ 15 $20 $25
Frequency 4 times 2 times 4 times
What was the average of all the deposits Robert made?
a) $18.50 b) $20.00 c) $21.00 d) $22.00 e) $22.50

34. Average weight of 4 packages is 16 pounds. When one of those packages is

removed, the average of the remaining 3 packages is 14 pound. What is the weight in
pounds of the package that was removed?
a) 16 b) 18 c) 21 d) 22 e) 24

40
35. Which of the following factions is not equal to ?
50

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 4 12 20 24 48
a) b) c) d) e)
5 15 25 35 60

10 62
36. How many odd integers are between and ?
3 3
a) 18 b) 10 c) 9 d) 8 e) 7

37. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11?

a) 30,217 b) 44,221 c) 59,403 d) 155 e) 161

38. If the sum of three different prime numbers is an even number, what is the
smallest of the three?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 7 e) cannot be determined.

39. On a number line, point B is at a distance of 5 from point C and point D is at a

distance of 7 from point C. What is the distance from point B to point D?
a) 2 b) 5 c) 7 d) 12 e) Can not be determined.

40. If a and b are integers and the sum of ab and b is odd, which of the following
could be true?
I. a and b are both odd II. a is even and b is odd III. a is odd and b is even
a) I only b) II only c) III only d) I and II e) I and III.

41. Which of the following is the best approximation of the product (1.005)
(20.0025)(0.0102)?
a) 0.02 b) 0.2 c) 2.0 d) 20 e) 200.

42. Six consecutive integers are given. The sum of the first three is 27. What is the
sum of the last three?
a) 29 b) 30 c) 32 d) 33 e) 36

43. By how much does r – s exceed s – r?

r −s
a) b) 2 (r – s) c) 2 (s – r) d) r – s e) –1
s −r

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44. A B C D E
In the diagram above, Ad – BE = 6 CD = 3 (BC). If AE = 8, then BC =
a) 6 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2 e) 1

45. A certain store five different brands of ice-cream, and sells a pint of each for
$2.75, $3.25, $2.50, $3.25 and $3.00 respectively. What is the positive difference
between the mode price and the median price?
a) $0.05 b) $0.25 c) $0.30 d) $ 0.50 e) $0.75

46. In a class there are 12 boys and 18 girls. If class average for an algebra exam is
90 and the boys average score is 87. What is the girls’ average score?
a) 88.5 b) 91 c) 92 d) 93 e) 94.5

47. 15 movie theatres average 600 customers per theater per day. If 6 of the theatres
close down but the total number of attendance remains the same, what is the daily
attendance per theater among the remaining theater?
(A) 600 (B) 750 (C) 1000 (D) 1200 (E) 1500

48. Mr. Bobby bought 50 shares at $60, and 2 months later purchased 25 shares a
$56. At what price should he purchase 25 additional shares in order to have an
average price $58 per share?
(A) $53 (B) $54 (C) $55 (D) $56 (E) $57

49. What average must a students earn in her sixth semester in order to attain a
scholastic average of 80% if semesters were as follows: 71%, 75%, 80%, 86%, and 88%?
(A) 78% (B) 80% (C) 82% (D) 84% (E)86%

50. The average of first five prime numbers is

(A) 3.6 (B) 5.4 (C) 5.6 (D) 7.8 (E) none

51. The average of first five odd prime numbers is

(A) 3.6 (B) 5.4 (C) 5.6 (D) 7.8 (E) none

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52. The average of the runs made by 10 players in a cricket team of 11 is 43. If the
eleventh players runs are also considered, the average of the 11 players runs
decreases by 1. How many runs did the eleventh player score?
a) 22 b) 32 c) 34 d) 42 e) none

53. Which of the following numbers must be odd?

a. The sum of an odd number and an odd number.
b. The product of an odd number and an even number
c. sum of an odd number and an even number
d. The product of two even numbers
e. The sum of two even numbers

54. If t is any integer, which following represents an odd number?

a. 2t b. 2t + 3 c. 3t d. 2t + 2 e. t + t

55. Which of the following resents the smallest possible value of (M-1/2)2 if M is an
integer?
a. 0.00 b. 0.25 c. 0.50 d. 0.75 e. 1.00

56. What is the next term in the series: 1, 1, 2,3,5,8, 13....?

a. 18 b. 21 c. 13 d. 9 e. 24

57. What is the next number in the series: 1, 4, 2, 8, 6 ......?

a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 15 e. 24

58. What is the next number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 25 ......?

a. 8 b. 12 c. 15 d. 24 e. 26

59. What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10, .... ?

a. 13 b.14 c.15 d. 16 e.18

60. The number 89.789 rounded off to the n rest tenth is equal to which of the
following?
a. 90.0 b. 89.9 c. 89.8 d. 89.99 e. 89.90

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61. Which of the following is the best approximation of the product (1.005) (20.0025)
(0.0102)?
a. 0.02 b. 0.2 c. 2.0 d. 20 e. 200

62. Which of the following numbers is divisible 24?

a. 76,300 b. 78,1328 c. 80,424 d. 81,234 e. 83,636

63. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24?

a. 13,944 b. 15,746 c. 15,966 d. 16,012 e. none of the above

64. In a class with six boys and four girls, the students all took the same test. The
boys scores were 74, 82, 48, 84, 88, and 95, while the girls scores 80, 82, 86, and
86. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The boys average was 0.1 higher than the average for the whole class.
b. The girls average was 0.1 lower than the boys average
c. The class average was 2.0 higher than the boys average
d. The boys average was 1 .0 higher than the class average
e. The girls average was 1 .0 lower than the boys average.

65. What is the next number in the series: 2, 5, 7, 8,... ?

a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11 e.12

66. What is the next term in the series: 3, 6, 2, 7, 1,... ?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 3 d. 6 e. 8

67. What is the average (to the nearest tenth) of the following numbers: 91.4, 91.5,
91.6, 91.7, 92.1, 92.3, and 92.4?
a. 91.9 b. 92.0 c. 92.1 d. 92.2 e. 92.3

68. What is the next number in the series: 5, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, ... ?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

69. What is the next term in the series: 9, 8, 6, 3...........?

a. 0 b.-2 c.1 d.-3 e. -1

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70. The sum of an odd and an even number is
a. a perfect square b. negative c. even d. odd e. none of these

71. If 1/3 of a number is 3 more than 1/4 of the number, then what is the number?
a. 18 b. 24 c. 30 d. 40 e. 48

72. If the sum of five consecutive integers is 40, what is the smallest of the five
integers?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 e. 8

73. If the integer 50 is the third of five consecutive integers, then the sum of these
integers is:
a. 25 b. 250 c. 240 d. 245 c. none

74. Which of the following numbers are prime numbers?

I. 11 II. 111 III. 1,111
a) I only b) II only c) I & II only d) I & III e) I, II, & III

75. If the 5th number in a series of 5 consecutive integers has the value n + 3, find
the 1st number in the series expressed in terms of n?
a) 0 b) 1 c) n – 1 d) n – 3 e) – 4n

76. The average of 3 numbers is 24. If 2 of the numbers are 21 & 23, the 3 rd number
=?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 26 d) 28 e) 30

77. In a certain group, 12 of the children are age 10 ad eight are age 15. What is the
average of the ages of all the children in the group?
a) 9.5 b) 10.5 c) 11 d) 11.5 e) 12

78. If the average of a and -5 is 10, then a

a) 25 b) 15 c) 5 d) -5 e) -15

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 1
79. The average of 6 consecutive integers is 18 . What is the average of the first 5
2
of these integers?
1 1
a) 12 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17 e) 18
2 2

80. A violinist practices 1 hour a day from Monday through Friday. How many hours
must she practice on Saturday in order to average 2 hours a day for the 6-days
period?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 8

81. If the average of x + 2, x + 4 and x + 6 is 0 then x =

a) -4 b) -3 c) -2 d) -1 e) 0

82. The readings in a freezer are 5O, 7O and 8O. What must the next reading be so
that the average will be 1°?
(A) -5° (B) -2° (C) -1° (D) 1° (E) 10°

83. What is the value of x if the average of 1.0, 0.8, 0.2 and x is exactly 0.6?
(A) .2 (B) .4 (C) .6 (D) 1 (E) 1.2

84. The average height of a group of 25 students goes up by 2 cm when a student of

height 165 cm replaces a student from the group. The height of the boy who went
out of the group was
(A) 115cm (B) 114cm (C) 112cm (D) 110 cm (E) none

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SET
A set is a well-defined class of objects, so that we can tell without ambiguities
whether any one object does or does not belong to that class, A_©vr wewfbœ e¯‘I mywba©vwiZ
msMÖn‡K †mU ejv nq| GLv‡b mywba©vwiZ ej‡Z GB †evSvq †h †Kvb e¯‘wU we‡ePbvaxb msMÖ‡ni Aš—f~©³ Avi †KvbwU
bq Zv mywbw`©ófv‡e ejv hvq|

A, B, C, X, Y, Z BZ¨vw` Capital Letter w`‡q set Gi bvgKiY Kiv nq, Aš—f~©³ e¯‘ mg~n‡K set Gi Dcv`vb
(element) ev m`m¨ (member) ejv nq| a hw` A set Gi element nq Zvn‡j aA Ges bv n‡j aA ‡jLv
nq|
GKwU set wewfbœfv‡e define Kiv nq| †hgb t
i. A = 4 ‡_‡K †QvU mKj abvZ¥K c~Y© msL¨vi †mU
ii. A = {1, 2, 3, 4}
iii. A = {x:x is an integer so that x  0 or x < 4}

VENN DIAGRAM
we‡ePbvaxb me e¯‘‡K rectangle Ges set ¸‡jv oval A_ev Circle-G †i‡L wewfbœ set Gi relation ‡`Lv‡bv
nq,
Relationship of two sets
GLv‡b U = Universal set ev we‡ePbvaxb mKj e¯‘
A = Set A
B = Set B
1 = only set A
2 = A  B ev A and B (AB) A_©vr A I B Gi uncommon element
Common Ges Uncommon Element
U = 1+2+3+4
= {A+B-AB} + A'B'

Example: All the 120 pupils in a certain school learn French or Spanish or both. 75
learn French and 60 learn Spanish. How many learn both?

U = A+B-AB+AB’ U
4
120 = 75 + 60 – AB + 0
1 2 3
AB= 15

A B

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Three types of Venn Diagram for Two Sets:
(i)
A and B have some
A B Common elements

(ii)
A B
No common element for A
and B
A

(iii)
B
All the element of set B are in set A

Relationship of Three Sets:

A B U

8 9
5
2 A = {2, 3, 5, 8}
3 9
B = {2, 5, 7, 9}
10 C = {2, 3, 7, 10}
C

A, B I C Gi element ¸‡jv we‡ePbv Ki‡j `ywU set Gi relation ‡_‡K mn‡RB wZbwU set Gi relation
cvIqv hvq|
GLv‡b
U = {A+B+C-AB-BC-CA+ABC} +ABC

LCM AND HCF

1. `ywU msL¨vi L.C.M I H.C.F Gi ¸Ydj msL¨v `ywUi ¸Yd‡ji mgvb|

2. wKQy msL¨vi L.C.M ‡ei Kiv †¶‡Î †Kvb msL¨v hw` Ab¨ msL¨vi factor nq Zvn‡j Zv eliminate Kiv nq|
Example: Find the L.C.M of 9, 15, 18, 25

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 G‡¶‡Î 9, 18 Gi factor Ges 15 Gi factor 3 I 5.
So, 18 I 25 Gi L.C.M ‡ei Ki‡j DËi cvIqv hv‡e|

3. wKQy msL¨vi H.C.F ‡ei Kivi †¶‡Î GKwU msL¨v Aci GKwU msL¨vi factor n‡j, factor wU †i‡L Aci msL¨v
D‡c¶v Kiv hvq|
Example: Find the H.C.F of 9, 18 and 21
G‡¶‡Î 18 D‡c¶v K‡i 9 I 21 Ges H.C.F ‡ei Ki‡jB DËi cvIqv hv‡e|

4. hw` Ggb †Kvb number wbY©q Ki‡Z ejv nq hv wKQy number w`‡q divisible Zv n‡j number ¸‡jvi
L.C.M ‡ei Ki‡Z n‡e|
Example: find the number which is divisible by 2, 3, 5 and 7
Ans.: 210

5. hw` mgvb †Kvb Number ‡ei Ki‡Z ejv nq hv wKQy msL¨v w`‡q fvM Ki‡j cÖ‡Z¨K †¶‡Î GKB remainder
_v‡K Z‡e L.C.M Gi mv‡_ remainder ‡hvM Ki‡Z n‡e|
Example: Av‡Mi Ans. Gi mv‡_ 1 †hvM K‡i w`‡j cÖ‡Z¨K †¶‡Î 1 remainder _vK‡e|

6. cÖ`Ë number ¸‡jvi mg e¨eav‡bi wKQy remainder Aewkó _vK‡j L.C.M ‡_‡K e¨eavb we‡qvM Ki‡Z
n‡e|
Example: 210 ‡_‡K 1 we‡qvM Ki‡j A_©vr 219 †K 2, 3, 5, 7 w`‡q fvM Ki‡j h_vµ‡g 1, 2, 4 I 6
Aewkó _vK‡e (G‡¶‡Î e¨eavb 1)|

7. ‡Kvb msL¨v hv Øviv wKQy msL¨v divisible ‡ei Ki‡Z ej‡j H.C.F ‡ei Ki‡Z n‡e|

8. Fraction Gi comparison ev addition ev subtraction Gi †¶‡Î fraction ¸‡jv GKB

denominator wewkó (mgni wewkó) Ki‡Z nq, †m‡¶‡Î L.C.M e¨envi K‡i Least Common
denominator (L.C.D) wbY©q Kiv nq|

L.C.M and H.C.F of Fractions

L.C.Mof numerators
L.C.M of Fractions =
H.C.F of denominators
H.C.F of numerators
H.C.F of Fractions =
L.C.Mof denominators

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INEQUALITY

Equality G †hgb = sign e¨envi K‡i L.H.S mgvb ejv nq, Inequality ‡Z >, <,  Ges  sign e¨envi
K‡i L.H.S ‡K R.H.S Gi †P‡q h_vµ‡g greater, less, greater or equal Ges less or equal ejv nq|
G‡¶‡Î solve K‡i variable Gi GKwU particular value A_ev variable Gi value-I GKwU range cvIqv
hvq|

Basic Rules for Inequality

If x > y
(i) x a >y a
(ii) cx > cy (when C is positive)

(iii) x  y (when c is positive)

c c
(iv) cx < cy (when C is negative)
x y
(v)  (when C is negative)
c c
1 1
(vi) 
x y
(vii) – x < - y [multiplied by -1]
if x > y and a > b
(viii) x+a>y+b
PARTICULAR BEHAVIOR OF EXPONENTS

i) For x > 1 x3 > x 2 > x [e.g.8>4>2]

ii) For x = 1 x= x2 = x2 [1=12=13]
iii) For 0 <x<1 x>x2>x3 [5>25>125]
iv) For 1<x<0 x2>x3>x [25>-125>-5]
v) For x<-1 x2>x>x3 [4>-2>-8]

Negative Exponents
Negative exponent Gi gvb Positive exponent Gi reciprocal. For example, 2-3 =
1 1
= = 0.125
2 3
8

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Rules for Exponents:
(i) x0 = 1
(ii) xp, xq = xp+q
(iii) xp  xq = xp-q
1
(iv) x-p = (x  0, x is positive integer)
xp
(v) (xp)q = xpq
(vi) (xy)p = xp yp
p
x xp
(vii)   = p
y y
(viii) if xp = xq, p = q
(ix) if xp = yp and P is odd x = y
(x) if xp = yp and P is even  x =  y

x 1 1.414 1.732 2 2.236 2.449 2.6746 2.828 3 3.162

x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x2 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100
x3 1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000

x 3.317 3.464 3.606 3.742 3.873 4 4.123 4.243 4.359 4.472

x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
x2 121 144 169 196 225 256 289 324 361 400
x3 1331 1728 2197 2744 3375 4096 4913 5832 6859 8000

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 EXERCISE

1
1. Which of the following fractions is closest to ?
4
1 3 3 7 4
a) b) c) d) e)
5 10 20 20 15

2. A paints 1/4 of barn and B paints 1/8 of the remainder. What fraction of the barn
is left unpainted?
a) 1/32 b) 11/32 c) 21/32 d) 29/32 e) 23/32

3. In a certain shipment of 120 new cars, 2/3 of the cars are equipped with radios
and are equipped with air conditioners. If 20 of the cars are equipped with neither a
radio nor with an air conditioner, how many cars in the shipment are equipped with
both a radio and an air conditioner?
(A) 20 (B) 28 (C) 32 (D) 58 (E) 76

4. When the price of an article is reduced by of its former value, the number of
articles sold is increased to 21/10 of the original amount. The daily receipts are what
fraction of the former?
1 2 2 1
a) 3/5 b) 1 c) 1 d) 2 e) 2
2 3 5 2

5. In a survey of a town, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the
news on television, 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched
the news on television. What percent of the people surveyed neither read a
newspaper nor watched the news on television?
A) 0% (B) 5% (C) 10% (D) 15% (E) 20%

6. For which of the following expressions would the value be greater if 160 were
replaced by 120?
160 1
I. 1000 – 160 II. III.
1+ 160 1
1−
160

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a) None b) I only c) III only d) I and II e) I and III

7. What is the smallest integer than I that leaves a remainder 1 when divide by 6, 8
and 10?
a) 61 b) 49 c) 81 d) 119 e) 121

8. In the repeating decimal 0.097531097531 ......... what is the 44th digit to the right
of the decimal point?
a) 1 b) 0 c) 9 d) 7 e) 5

8. A wire is cut into three equal parts. The resulting segments are then cut into 4, 6
and 8 equal parts respectively. If each of the resulting segments has an integer
length, what is the minimum length of the wire?
a) 24 b) 48 c) 72 d) 96 e) 144

9. A gasoline tank that is 1/2 full has 8 gallons removed. The tank is then 1/10 full.
What is the capacity, in gallons, of the tank?
a) 2.5 b) 6.4 c) 15.8 d) 20 e) 40

10. A motion was adopted by a vote of 5 to 3. What part of the total vote was against
the motion?
a) 3/8 b) 3/5 c) 5/8 d) 5/3 e) 8/5

11. Which of the following fractions to the greatest?

403 79 527 221 99
a) b) c) d) e)
134 26 176 73 34

12. A group of three friends ate dinner at a restaurant. When they settled the check,
4 1
peter paid as much as John paid, and John paid as much as Ralph paid. What
5 3
fractions of the check did John pay?
15 12 5 5 1
a) b) c) d) e)
24 31 21 24 24

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13. it X**Y=x+xy+y for all numbers x and y, what is the value of z if 8** z = 3?
5 3 5
a) -5 b) − c) d) e) 5
9 8 9

a 2bc + ab2 c + abc2

14. It abc  0, then =
abc
a) a+b+c b) a+b+abc c) a3b3c3 d) 3abc e) 2abc

15. If the numerical value of (m+n)2 and (m-n)2 are equal, than which of the following
must be true?
i. m+n=0 ii. m-n=0 iii. mn = 0
a) i only b) ii only c) iii only d) i and ii only e) none

666. If x2 + 2x – 15 = (x + r) (x + s) for all values of x, one possible value of for r-s

is
a) 8 b) 2 c) -2 d) -3 e) -5

16. What is the largest possible value of the following expression?

(x + 2) (3 – x) (2 + x)2 (2x – 6) (2x + 4)
a) -56 b) -24 c) 0 d) 12 e) cannot be determined

17. Out of 7500 candidates, 75% offered English and 45% offered Maths. How many
offered both?
a) 1000 b) 1750 c) 2000 d) 1500 e) 2500

18. At City High School, the marching band has 48 members and the orchestra has
36 members. It a total of 12 members belong to only one of the two groups and all
students belong to at least one group, how many students belong to both groups?
a) 12 b) 18 c) 36 d) 48 e) 72

19. In a survey it has found that 65% of the people polled watched the news on
television, 40% read in a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news
on television. What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on
television nor read a newspaper?
a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25% e) 30%

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20. It @ x denotes the greatest integer that is les than or equal to x, then @ (-0.1) +
@ (0.1) =
a) -2 b) -1 c) 0 d) 1 e) 2

4 5 7
21. , and are fractions in simplest reduced form. Which of the following could
n n n
be the value of n?
a) 24 b) 25 c) 26 d) 27 e) 28

22. In a group of 15, 7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not
studied either. How many of these have studied both?
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 27 e) 28

x
23. For 2 x # 0. let (x) be defined (x) =
1
x+
x
 1
What is the value of   ?
2
a) 1/5 b) 1/2 c) 2 d) 2 1/2 e) 5

ca 2 − cb2
24. is equivalent to cb plus.
− a −b
a) ac b) –ca c) 1 d) -1 e) c

a x
25. If = c and = c , then a =
b a
a) x + b b)  xb c)  xb d)  x + b e) (x + b)2

26. If x2y2 = (3xy) 2, then xy2 =

1
a) 1 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16 e) 64
2

27. If xa + xb = 1 and    1, then a + b =

a) x b) -1 c) 0 d) 1 e) can not be determined

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27. If a, b and c are consecutive non-positive integers and a<b<c. Which of the
following must be true?
I. –a<-c II. abc < 0 III. abc is even
a) None b) II only c) II only d) II and III only e) I, II and III

28. If -1<xMy<0, then which of the following has the greatest value?
a) y – x b) x + y c) x – y d) 2x – y e) 2y – x

29. If t2 – 1/t-1 = 2, What value (s) may 't' have?

a) I only b) -1 only c) 1 or -1 d) no values e) an infinite number of values

30. For what values(s) of r is (r2 + 5r + 6)/ (r + 2) equal to 0?

a) -2 only b) -3 only c) 3 only d) -2 or -3 e) 2 or 3

31. If 3<x<7 and 6>x>2, which of the following best describes x?

a) 2<x<6 b) 2<x<7 c) 3<x<6
d) 3<x<7 e) no value of x can satisfy both of these conditions.

32. If x2 – 9 < 0, which of the following is true?

a) x < -3 b) x > 3 c) x > 9 d) x <-3 or x>3 e) -3 < x < 3

1
33. Which of the following is less than ?
6
3 8
a) 0.1667 b) c) 0.167 d) 0.1665 e)
18 47

34. Filling each of five cars with the same amount of fuel empties three-forth of a
gasoline storage tank. What part of the total capacity did each vehicle receive?
a) 1/5 b) 1/10 c) 2/15 d) 3/20 e) 4/15

5 1
35. Mr. Ted owned of an interest in a house. He sold of his interest for $1,000.
8 5
What was the total value of the house?
a) $3000 b) $4000 c) $6000 d) $8000 e) $600000

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 a +b 2 5
36. What is the value of the expression when a = and b = ?
a −b 3 7
14 1
a) -29 b) − c) − 1 d) -1 e) +29
15 3

37. What is the value of (a+b) (a+b) if ab = 6 and a2 + b2 = 13?

a) 6 b) 13 c) 25 d) 36 e) 78

3y 2 − x 2
38. If x = -2 y=3 and a =-1, what is the value of ?
1 2
a
2
a) 0 b) 1 c) 8 d) -8 e) -46

n−4 n +4
39. It n 4, which of the following is equivalent to ?
n −2
a) √n b) 2√n c) √n +2 d) √n -2 e) n+√n

40. For all real numbers x and y, it x * y = x (x – y), then x * (x * y) =

a) x2 – xy b) x2 – 2xy c) x3 –x2 – xy d) x3 – (xy)2 e) x2 – x2 + x2y

41. For all numbers, x # y = xy + y. It 3 # 2 = =7 # k, then k =

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 2/7

42. If # x = x2 – x for all whole numbers, then # (# 3) =

a) 2 b) 30 c) 58 d) 2 e) 2

43. If y2 + cy – 35 = 0 and – 7 is one solution of the equation, what is the value of c?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) Cannot be determined.

44. If the taxi fare is C cents for the first quarter-mile and s cent for each additional
quarter-mile, what is the charge, in cents, for a trip of x miles, where x is greater
than 1?
a) c + X (4x – 1) b) C + S (x – 1) c) C + S (x – 1)
d) Sx e) (C – 1) X + X

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PERCENTAGE

A percent is nothing but another special fraction form, one which always uses the
1
denominator (ni = fMœvs‡ki bx‡Pi msL¨vwU) 100. The percent sign, "%" is shorthand for
100
67 2
for example, 67% = . Suppose that, in a certain school, of the pupils are girl.
100 5
The ratio of the number of girls in the school to the total number of pupils is 2:5 or
40:100. On average, of every 100 pupils, 40 are girls and this fact may be more easily
expressed by stating that 40 percent (or 40%) of the pupils are girls. A percentage is
simply a ratio in which the second number is arranged to be 100.

1 1 1 2 6
1%= 12.5%= 33.33%= 66 2 % = 120%=
100 8 3 3 3 5
1 1 1 3 5
2%= 16.66%= 40%= 75%= 125%=
50 6 5 4 4
1 1 1 4 4
4%= 20%= 50%= 80%= 133 1 %=
25 5 2 5 3 3
1 1 3 100%=1 3
10%= 25%= 60%= 150%=
10 4 5 2

What percent is this of that?

This is what percent of that?
Of that, what percent is this?

"Create a fraction in which the number in the phrase "of that" is the denominator and
the other number in the question (the "this") is the numerator. Thus, convert the
fraction to a percent."

Example: 5 is what percent of 25?

Of 25, what percent is 5?
What percent is 5 of 25?

Notice that these questions are equivalent. Using the method:

this 5 1
= = = 0.2 = 20% .
of that of 25 5
20 2
What percent is 20 of 50? = = 0.40 = 40%
50 5

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 25 1
Of 125, what percent is 25? = = 0.20 = 20%
125 5
12
12 is what percent 6? = 2 = 200%
6
Example: If a jar contains 24 white marbles & 48 black marbles, what % of all marbles
in the jar are black?
1 2
a) 20% b) 25% c) 33 % d) 60% e) 66 %
3 3
Solution: Using the "this-of- that" strategy, we create a fraction:

black marbles 48 48 2 2
= = = = 66 %
of all marbles 24 + 48 72 3 3

Percent Increase/ Decrease

number incease / decease

Percent Increase / Decrease =
Original whole

Example: In 2003, the population of Dhaka city was 80 thousand and in 2005 it is
100 thousand. What is the percent increase of the population of Dhaka City?

new population - orginal population

Solution: Percent Increase =
original population
(100− 80) thousand
=
80 thousand
1
= = 25%
4

Percent Deviation

Percent deviation A‡bKUv percent increase / decrease Gi g‡Zv| Estimated amount Ges
actual amount Gi g‡a¨ difference _vK‡j percent deviation ‡ei Kiv nq|
Estimated Amount ~ Actual Amount
Percent Deviation =
Actual Amount
N.B. - sign Gi A_© n‡”Q, greater term ‡_‡K smaller term subtract Ki‡Z n‡e A_©vr `ywU ivwki
positive difference count Ki‡Z n‡e|

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Example: An entrepreneur initially estimated the cost of a new venture to be 1,20,000
Tk but the actual cost of incorporating was 1,00,000 Tk. what was the percent
deviation of his estimation?
Solution:
(1,20,000 − 1,00,000)Tk.
Deviation =
1,00,00Tk.
1
= = 20%
5

SIMPLE AND COMPOUND INTEREST

Basic Terminology:
• Invested Amount P = Principle (Avmj)
• Gain on Investment I = Interest (my`)
• % gain on Investment r = Rate of interest P.a (my‡`i nvi)
• Future value of P C = Accumulated Amount or total (my`vmj)
• Duration of investment n = Number or years (mgq)

Simple Interest
I= Pnr

Compound Interest
C= P (1+r) n

PROFIT AND LOSS

Selling Price Ges cost price Gi difference positive n‡j profit nq| GLv‡b cost price ‡_‡K
selling price Gi percent deviation n‡”Q percentage of profit.
Selling price Ges cost price Gi difference hw` negative nq Zvn‡j seller Gi loss nq| Cost
price ‡_‡K selling price Gi percent deviation n‡e percentage of loss.

Example: A retailer buys a radio from the wholesaler for $ 75. What will be the
percent of profit if he sells the radio for $ 100? What will be the percent of loss if he
sells for $ 60?
100 − 75
Solution: % profit = 100 = 33.33%
75

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 75 − 60
% loss = 100 = 20%
75

MARK UP AND DISCOUNT

KL‡bv KL‡bv seller cost price Gi Dci some percent profit a‡i GKwU price wVK K‡i| GB
percentage wU‡K mark up percentage Ges price wU‡K make up price e‡j| KL‡bv KL‡bv seller,
mark up price Gi Dci some percent price reduction offer K‡i| GB reduction ‡K discount
e‡j| Discount Gi ci final price cvIqv hvq| Cost price ‡K base a‡i deviation ‡_‡K Profit Ges
loss wbY©q Kiv hvq|

M.P

Discount
Mark up

C.P (100) Profit

K Loss

Example: If the discount is 10%. Profit is 8%. What is the percentage of profit/ loss if
the discount is 20%?

Solution: Cost price $100 n‡j 10% discount G selling price $108. Mark up price Gi Dci
100 108
10% discount Kivi ci selling price $108.  Mark-up price = = $120 GLb
90
$120 Gi Dci 20% discount Ki‡j,
80 120
Selling price = = $96
100
 Cost price $ 100 n‡j selling price $96  % Loss = 4%

SUCCESSIVE DISCOUNT

Mark up price Gi Dci GKevi discount Kivi ci discounted price Gi Dc‡i Avevi discount Kiv
n‡j Zv‡K successive discount Kiv e‡j| GB `ywU discount GKwU discount Gi equivalent.

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Example: successive discount of 20% and 25% are equivalent to a single discount of
what percent? MP 100

Solution: 20%
80 40
SP after d1
25%
60
SP after d2
 Single discount of 40%

CONCENTRATION

‡Kvb GKwU mixture-G †Kvb GKwU substance Gi concentration =

the amount of substance

Concentration =
the amount of mixture
Solid
‡Kvb GKwU solution Gi concentration, Concentration =
Solution

Example: A 10-gallon solution of disinfectant contains 1 gallon of disinfectants. What

is the percent concentration of the solution?
1
Solution: = 10%
10
`ywU solution ev GKwU solution Gi mv‡_ solid ev liquid add Kiv n‡j mixture Gi
Concentration n‡e
C1Q 1 + C 2 Q 2
Concentration (C) = %
Q1 + Q 2
C1 concentration Gi Q1 g. m solution1 Gi mv‡_ C2 concentrtion Gi Q2 gm solution2 add
Kiv n‡j mixture Gi percentage of concentration n‡e Dc‡ii formula Abyiƒc|
hw` solution2 Gi e`‡j solid add Kiv nq Zvn‡j C2 n‡e 100 Ges liquid add Kiv n‡j C2 n‡e O,
Dc‡ii C, C1, C2, Q1 I Q2 GB 5wUi 4wU Rvbv _vK‡j mn‡RB AciwU †ei Kiv hv‡e|

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 EXERCISE

1. A motion was adopted by a vote of 5 to 3. What part of the total vote was
against the motion?
(A) 3/8 (B) 3/5 (C) 5/8 (D) 5/3 (E) 8/5

2. In reading a Thermometer, Ms. Laila mistakenly observed a temperature of 72 0

instead of 770. What was her percentage error (to the nearest hundredth of a
percent)?
a. 49% b. 6.50% c. 6.64% d. 6.94% e. 6.95%

3. A sports jacket marked $48 is offered at a discount of 25 percent during a

storewide sale. At this reduced price the dealer makes a profit of 20 percent of the
cost. What is the cost to the dealer?
a. $26 b. $30 c. $34 d. $38 e. $42

4. Mr. Smith had Tk. 2000 to invest. He invested part of it at 5% per year, and the
remainder at 4% per year. After one year, his investment grew to Tk. 2095. How much
of the original investment was at the 5% rate? (mixture)
a. Tk. 500 b. Tk. 750 c. Tk. 1000 d. Tk. 1250 e. Tk. 1500

5. Coffee A normally costs 75 paisa per pound. It is mixed with coffee B, which
normally costs 80 paisa per pound, to form a mixture, which costs 78 paisa per
pound. If there are 10 pounds of the mix, how many pounds of coffee A were used in
the mix? (mixture)
a. 3 b. 4 c. 4.5 d. 5 e.6

6. Nowsheen has two quarts of a 30% acid solution and three pints of a 20% solution.
If he mixes them, what will be the concentration of the resulting solution? (mixture)
a. 22% b. 23% c.24% d. 25% e.26%

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7. How many pounds of a $1.20 per pound nut mixture must be mixed with two
pounds of a $0.90 per pound mixture to produce a mixture that sells for $1.00 per
pound? (mixture)
a. 0.5 b. 1.0 c. 1. 5 d. 2.0 e. 2.5

8. After filling the car's fuel tank, a driver drove from P to 0 and then to R. She used
2/5 of the fuel driving from P to 0. If she used another 7 gallons to drive from Q to R
and still had 1/4 of a tank left, how many gallons does the tank hold?
a. 12 b. 18 2 d. 21 e. 35

9. What is the concentration if two quarts of 30% solution and three pints of 20%
solution when they are mixed? (mixture)
a. 23% b. 26% c. 24% d. 25% e. none

10. Ten pints of 15% salt solution are mixed with 15 pints of 10% salt solution. What
is the concentration of the resulting solution? (mixture)
a. 10% b.12% c. 12.5% d. 13% e. 15%

11. Forty percent of the employees of a certain company are men, and 75 percent of
the men earn more than $ 25,000 per year. If 45 percent of all the company's
employees earn more than $ 25,000 per year, which fraction of the women employed
by the company earn $ 25,000 per year or less?
a. 2/11 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. 2/3 e. ¾

12. A man adds two quarts of pure alcohol to a 30% solution of alcohol in water. If
the new concentration is 40%, how many quarts of the original solution were there?
(mixture)
a. 12 b. 15 c. 18 d. 20 e. 24

13. A man leaves his estates to his wife and two sons. If the wife receives 1/3 of the
estate and each son receives 1/2 of the remainder, find the value of the entire estate
if each son receives Tk. 4,00000 as his share?
(A) Tk. 6,000 (B) Tk.12,000 (C) Tk 16,000 (D) Tk.18,000 (E) Tk.24,000

14. An auto was purchased and marked up to 20% to Tk. 10,000. What was the
purchase price?

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(A) Tk. 8,000 (B) Tk. 8,200 (C) Tk 8333.33 (D) Tk.8,500 (E)Tk. 12,000

15. Q is what percent of 20 percent of 15?

(A) Q/300% (B) 3/100Q % (C) 3Q/100 % (D) 100/3Q % (E) I00Q/3 %

16. On the average an inspector rejects .08 percent manufactured instruments as

defective. How many instruments will he examine in order to reject 2?
(A) 25 (B) 250 (C) 2500 (D) 25,000 (E) 250,000

17. Jesmin gave her sister Laila Tk. 120, which was 15 percent of Jesmin's weekly
earnings. How much does Laila have now?
(A) Tk. 102 (B) Tk. 680 (C) Tk. 698 (D) Tk.800 (E) Tk.920

18. A merchant increased the original price of an item by 10 percent. If she then
reduces the new price by 10%, the final result in terms of the original price is
a. a decrease of 11% b. A decrease of 1% c. no net change
d. an increase of 1% e. an increase of 11%

19. A 1O-quart solution of alcohol and water has 30% alcohol. If 2-quarts of water
are added, what percent of the resulting solution is alcohol?
(A) 20 (B) 24 (C) 25 (D) 26 (E) 30

20. Six quarts of a 20% solution of alcohol in water are mixed with 4 quarts of a 60%
solution of alcohol in water. The alcoholic strength of the mixture is
(A) 80% (B) 40% (C) 36% (D) 331/3% (E) 10%

21. A worker is paid d taka an hour for the first 8 hours she works in a day. For every
hour after the first 8 hours, she is paid c taka an hour. If she works 12 hours in one
day what is her average hourly wage for that day?
(A) (2d+c)/3 (B) 8d+4c (C) (8d+12c)/12 (D) (4d+8c)/12 (E) d+ (1/3) c

22. Out of a total of 1,000 employees at a certain corporation, 52 percent are female
and 40 percent of these females work in research. If 60 percent of the total number
of employees works in research, how many male employees do NOT work in
research?
(A) 520 (B) 480 (C) 392 (D) 208 (E) 88

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23. 95% of the residents of Gulshan Model town live in private homes. 40% of these
live in air conditioned homes. What percent of the residents of Gulshan Model town
live in air conditioned homes?
(A) 3% (B) 30% (C) 3.8% (D) 38% (E) 40%
24. A lottery pays Tk 1.00 on the first ticket and twice as much on each succeeding
ticket. Calculate the total paid on eight tickets. (Arithmatic Progression)
A) Tk. 244 (B) Tk.425 (C) Tk. 255 (D) Tk.325 (E) Tk.525

25. A furniture salesman averages Tk.4,000 in commissions during a normal 40 hour

week. During a special sale his rate of commission is increased by 25 percent. What
is his average weekly commission during this period if he works 60 hours per week
while the special sale is in progress?
(A) Tk. 7500 (B) Tk. 1125 (C) Tk. 1500 (D)Tk. 1600 (E) Tk 6000

26. A merchant wishes to price a certain item so that when it is placed on sale she
still realizes a profit of 12.5% of the cost of the item. If the cost of the item is Tk. 32
and the sale price will be 25% less than the usual selling price of the item, then what
should be the usual selling price of the item?
(A) Tk. 48 (B) Tk. 42 (C) Tk. 40 (D) Tk. 36 (E)Tk. 34

27. Mr. Wasim invested a total of Tk. 12,000 for a one-year period. Part of the
money was invested at 5% simple interest and the rest was invested at 12% simple
interest. If he earned a total of Tk. 880 in interest for the year, how much of the
money was invested at 12%?
(A) Tk. 1,920 (B) Tk. 4,000 (C) Tk. 4,800 (D) Tk. 7,200 (E) Tk. 8000

28. During a sale, a certain item is sold at a price 40% below its usual selling price. If
the savings on the item is Tk. 12, then what is its sale price?
(A) Tk. 30 (B) Tk. 24 (C) Tk. 18 (D) Tk. 15 (E) Tk. 6

29. In a certain company, 55% of the workers are men. If 30% of the workers are
fulltime employees and 60% of these are women, what percentage of the full-time
workers in the company are men?
A) 12% (B) 40% (C) 60% (D) 66 2/3 % (E) 77%

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Topics to Remember:
⇨ Ratio
⇨ Proportion

WORK PROBLEMS
Work problem solve Ki‡Z Fraction of time Ges rate of work use Ki‡Z nq|

Time spent working

= Fractionalpart of job done
Timerequiredto do job
GKwU worker Gi rate of work n‡”Q †m unit time G KZUzKz KvR Ki‡Z cv‡i Zvi cwigvc|

Total work fractionalwork (1) fractionalwork (2)

Rate= = =
Totaltime fractionaltime (1) fractionaltime (2)

SPEED
‡Kvb moving object, unit time-G hZUzKz distance AwZµg K‡i Zv‡K Zvi speed e‡j| AZGe
speed Gi basic formula:
Distance
Speed =
Time

Average Speed

Average wbY©q Kiv mvaviY c×wZ‡Z average sped wbY©q Kiv hvq bv|
TotalDistance
Average speed =
Total Time
‡Kvb e¯‘ hw` D1 distance T1 mg‡q Ges D2 distance T2 mg‡q AwZµg K‡i Zvn‡j,
D1 + D 2
Average Speed =
T1 + T2

2S1S 2
Average speed Gi problem-G D1 = D2 n‡j, Average Speed =
S1 + S 2

Speed for a Boat

1. Upstream ev †mªv‡Zi cÖwZKz‡j boat Gi Total speed.

TS = Speed of the boat – Speed of the current
2. Downstream ev †mªv‡Zi AbyKz‡j total speed,

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 TS = Speed of the boat + Speed of the current
Crossing a Point or a Place

GKwU moving object ‡K Zvi MwZc‡_ †Kvb particular point AwZµg Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡Ri length AwZµg
Ki‡Z n‡e Ges †Kvb place AwZµg Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡Ri length Ges place wUi length Gi sum Gi
mgcwigvY length cross Ki‡Z n‡e|

Relative Speed

Relative speed ev Av‡cw¶K †eM Gi mvnv‡h¨ `ywU moving object Gi GKwUi mv‡c‡¶ AciwUi speed ev
`ywUi cvi¯úwiK Ae¯’vb Zzjbv Kiv nq| `ywU moving object A I B Gi speed S1 I S2 speed n‡j,
(1) hw` same direction- G A I B GKB mg‡q GKB point ‡_‡K h_vµ‡g S1 I S2 speed-G Start
K‡i Ges S1>S2 Zvn‡j unit time c‡i Zv‡`i distance n‡e S1 – S2.

(2) hw` same direction G PjvKvjxb mg‡q B mvg‡b _v‡K Ges S1>S2 n‡j Zv‡`i `yiZ¡ unit time-G
S1 – S2 cwigvY Kg‡e|

(3) Opposite direction G same point ‡_‡K start Ki‡j Zv‡`i distance unit time c‡i S1 +
S2 cwigvY n‡e|

(4) Opposite direction G `ywU point ‡_‡K ci¯‹c‡ii w`‡K Pj‡Z ïi“ Ki‡j distance unit
time-G S1 + S2 cwigvY n‡e|

Rotation of a Wheel

Wheel ‡K rotation-G Zvi circumference Gi mgcwigvY length AwZµg K‡i| Circumference C

n‡j Ges unit time-G wheel wU N evi rotate Ki‡j,
Distance = CN

Example: At a speed of 22 revolutions per minute, how long will it take a wheel with
radius 10", rolling on its edge to travel 10 feet?
22
Solution: C = 2  10" 
7
22
Speed = CN = 2  10"   22" [Per minute]
7
10 feet = 120"
Distance 120  60
 Time = = [seconds] = 5.2seconds
Speedc 22
2  10   22
7

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Two Wheels
r, d I c (radius, diameter, circumference) wewkó GKwU wheel n rotation-G ZZUzKz distance
AwZµg Ki‡j,
rn = RN
dn = DN
cn = CN

Equation ¸‡jvi †h‡Kvb wU‡Z PviwU value Gi wZbwUi gvb Rvbv _vK‡j 4th value wU mn‡RB wbY©q Kiv hvq|

Example: Two wheels have radius of 10m and 15m, respectively. If they roll along at
the same linear speed until the small wheel revolved 30 times, now many times has
the larger wheel revolved?
Solution
m = RN
1030 = 15N
N = 20

EXERCISE

1. If a man travels p hours at an average rate of q miles per hour, and then r hours at
an average rate of s miles per hour, what is his overall average rate of speed?
a. (pq + rs)/ (p+r) b. (q+s)/2c. (q+s)/ (p+r) d. (p/q) +(r/s) e. (p/s) +(s/q)

2. A father is four times older than his son. However, 20 years later, he will be only
twice as old as the son. What is the father's present age?
a. 42 years b. 25 years c. 26 years d.40 years e. 21 years

3. Town A and B are 420 miles apart. If a train leaves for b at 60 miles/hour, many
ours will it take before that train meets other train going from B to A at 45
miles/hour?
a. 5 b. 41 c. 4 d. 5.6 e.6.9

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4. If p pounds of coffee costs d dollars, how many pounds of coffee can be purchased
for x+10 dollars?
a. pd/(x+ 10) b. (x+ 10)/(pd) c. 1Opx/d d. (x+10)/d e. pd (x+ 10)

5. A fence 320 feet long has wooden posts each 40 feet apart. How many posts are
there?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11

6. Mike is older than Ned but younger than Oscar. If m, n and o are the ages of Mike,
Ned and Oscar respectively then which of the following is true?
a. m<n<o b. n<m<o c. o<n<m d. o<m<n e. n<o<m

7. Angelina Jolie can do a job in 2 hours. Brad Pitt can do the same job in 3 hours. If
they work together, how many hours will it take them to do the job?
(A) 1 1/5 (B) 1 5/8 (C) 1 1/2 (D) 1 2/3 (E) 1 3/4

8. It takes 6 hours for one pipe to fill a tank and 8 hours for another pipe to empty it.
Both pipes are open, how many hours will it take to fill the tank?

(A) 7 (B) 14 3/4 (C) 24 (D) 21 1/4 (E) 18 1/2

9. Four tractors working together can plough a field in 12 hours. How long will it take 6
tractors to plough a field of same size, if all tractors work at the same rate?
(A) 6 hrs. (B) 9 hrs. (C) 10 hrs. (D) 18 hrs. (E) 8 hrs.

10. It takes Nova an hour to do a job that Nazia can do in 40 minutes. One morning
they worked together for 12 minutes, then Nova went away and Nazia finished the job.
How long did it take her to finish?
(A) 8 mins. (B) 16 mins. (C) 20 mins. (D) 28 mins. (E) 33 mins.

11. A merchant bought a create of water-damaged goods, estimating that only 1/5
of the items would be saleable, in which case her cost per saleable item would have
been $1.20. If it turned out that 1/4 of the items were saleable, what was her actual
cost per saleable item?
a. $0.96 b. $1.00 c. $1.16 d. $1.24 e. $1.50

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12. Jahid started walking at 3 miles per hour. Helen started bicycling from the same
place 2 1/2hours later and followed the same route. If Helen was traveling at a rate of
8 miles per hour, in how many hours did she overtake Jahid?
(A) 3/2 (B) 7/4 (C) 9/4 (D) 2 (E) 5/2

13. Dalia’s investment earned her Tk. 15,000 in four years. If it earned her twice as
much in each successive year, how much did she earn in the forth year?
(A) Tk. 3,000 (B) Tk. 4,000 (C) Tk 6,000 (D) Tk. 8,000 (E)Tk. 15,000

14. It was calculated that 75 men could complete a work in 20 days. When work was
scheduled to commence, it was found necessary to send 25 men to another project.
How much longer will it to complete the strip?
(A) 10 days (B) 20 days (C) 30 days (D) 40 days (E) 60 days

15. A man travels for 5 hours at an average rate of 40 mph. He develops some motor
trouble and returns to his original starting point in 10 hours. What was his average rate
on the return trip?
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 26.6 (E) 40

16. A train 100 meters long, traveling at 48 km/h, completely crosses a bridge in 30
seconds. How long is the bridge?
a. 100 b. 150 c. 300 d. 200 e. 500

17. One hour after Rumi started walking from Dhaka to Narayanganj, a distance of 45
miles, Rocky started walking along the same road from Narayanganj to Dhaka. If
Rumi's walking rate was 3 miles per hour and Rocky's was 4 miles per hour, how
many miles had Rumi walked when they met?
a. 24 b. 23 c. 22 d. 21 e. 19.5

18. Machine A produces bolts at a uniform rate of 120 every 40 seconds, and
machine B produces bolts at the rate of 100 every 20 seconds. If the two machines
run simultaneously, how many seconds will it take them to produce a total of 200
bolts?
a. 22 b. 25 c. 28 d. 32 e. 56

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19. A man can row down a 10-mile stream in 2 hours and up in 5 hours. What is his
average rate, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?
a. 10 / 7 b. 712 c. 20 / 6 d. 3 e. 20/7

20. One cup of condensed milk weighs 11 ounces. How many ounces of milk will
remain unused for a recipe requiring 2 cups of milk when a housewife opens four 6-
ounces cans of condensed milk?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 12 (D) 20 (E) 22

21. Three pipes are used to fill a pool with water. One pipe alone can fill the pool in 9
hours. Another can fill it in 6 hours. The third can fill it in 3 hours. How many minutes
will it take it to fill this pool if all three pipes are used simultaneously?
(A) 1.63 (B) 11 (C) 54 (D) 56.4 (E) 98

22. On a certain toll road, the toll charge is 10 cents per mile for the first 50 miles,
20 cents per mile for the next 20 miles, and 30 cents per mile for the last 10 miles.
What is the average cost per mile (in cents) for the entire trip?
a. 10.5 b. 12 c. 12.5 d. 15 e. 18

23. Only sophomores, juniors and seniors attended a school meeting. 5/12 of those
who attended were juniors and 1/3 was seniors. If 36 sophomores attended, what
was the total number of students who attended the meeting?
a. 108 b. 144 c. 252 d. 288 e. 300

24. A silo is filled to capacity with w pounds of wheat. Rats eat r pounds a day. After 25
days, what percent of the silo's capacity have the rats eaten?
A) 25r/w (B) 25r/100w (C) 2500(r/w) (D) r/w (E) r/25w

25. A mother can do a job as fast as her two daughters working together. If one
daughter does the job alone in 3 hours and the other does the job alone in 6 hours,
how many hours does it take the mother alone to do the job alone?
(A) I (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

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26. Salam works twice as fast as Harun and three times as fast as Mannan. Mannan can
complete a job in 12 hours, what part of the job can Harun 6 hours?
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 3/4 (E) 1

27. An experimental car traveled the first half of a 120-mile test course at an average
speed of 40 miles per hour. What average speed must be maintained over the second
half of the course in order to average 60 miles per hour for the entire test course?
(A) 50 mph (B) 75 mph (C) 90 mph (D) 120 mph (E) 150 mph

28. A grocer purchased a quantity of bananas at 3 halis (1 hali = 4 nos.) for Tk. 50 and
sold the entire quantity at 4 halis for Tk.100. How many halis did the grocer purchase
if the profit from selling the bananas was Tk. 1,000?
(A) 40 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 120 (E) 240

29. A man spent exactly Tk. 2.50 on 3 paisa, 6 paisa, and 10 paisa stamps. If he
bought ten 3 paisa stamps, and twice as many 6 paisa stamps as 10 paisa, how many
10 paisa did he buy?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15 e. 20

30. A man exchanged a dollar bill for change and received 7 coins, none of which were
half dollars. How many of these coins were dimes?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 4 d. 5 e. cannot be determined

31. A man can travel 120 miles in either of two ways. He can travel at a constant rate of
40 miles per hour, or he can travel half way at 50 miles per hour, then slow down to 30
miles per hour for the second 60 miles. Which way is faster, and by how much?
a. The constant rate is faster by 10 minutes or more
b. The constant rate is faster by less than 10 minutes
c. The two ways take exactly the same time
d. The constant rate is slower by less than 10 minutes
e. The constant rate is slower by 10 minutes or more

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32. A certain power company charges Tk. 0.08 per kilowatt-hour for the first 1
000-kilowatt hours and tk. 0.06 per kilowatt-hour after that. If a man uses a 900-watt
toaster for 5 hours, a 100 watt lamp for 25 hours, and a 5-watt clock for 400 hours,
how much is he charged for the power he uses? (1 kilowatt = 1000 watts)
a. tk. 0.56 b. tk.0.64 c. tk. 0.72 d. tk. 560 e. tk. 720

33. The population of a village is 4500. 5/9th of the villagers are males. If 40% of the
males are married (none of them married more than one female and all the married
people live in that village), what is the percentage of the married female?
A) 16 B) 40 C) 50 D) 45 E) 35

34. At the first stop on her route, a driver unloaded two-fifths of the packages in her
van. After she unloaded another three packages at her nest stop, one half of the
original number of packages in the van remained. How many, packages were there in
the van before the first delivery?
a. 10 b. 18 c. 25 d. 30 e. 36

35. Stan can run 10 miles per hour, while Jack can run only 8 miles per hour. If they
start at the same time from the point, and run in opposite direction, how far apart (to
the nearest mile) will they be after 10 minutes?
a. 1 mile b. 2 miles c. 3 miles d. 4 miles e. 5 miles

36. One third of a certain journey was covered at the speed of 25 km per hour. One
fourth at the rate of 30 km per hour and the rest at the rate of 50 km per hour. Find
the average per hour of the whole journey?
a. 33 km/hr b. 25km/hr c. 60 km/hr d. 65 km/hr e. none

37. At a speed of 22 revolutions per minute, how long will it take a wheel of radius 10"
rolling on its edge to travel 10 feet?
a. 0.45 sec b. 5.2 sec c. 6.3 sec d. 7.4 sec e. none

38. A certain 90-mile trip took 2 hours. Exactly 1/3 of the distance traveled was by rail,
and this part of the trip took 1/5 of the travel time. What was the average rate, in miles
per hour, of the rail portion of the trip?
a. 12 mph b. 30 mph c. 45 mph d. 60 mph e. 75 mph

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39. On a certain trip, a motorist drove 10 miles at 30 miles per hour, 10 miles at 40
miles per hour, and 10 miles at 50 miles per hour. What portion of her total driving
time was spent driving 50 miles per hour?
a. 5/7 b.5/12 c.1/3 d.1 13/
51 e. 12/47

40. A man walks 7 kms turns left and walks 5 kms and again turns left and walks 4
kms. How far is he now from the starting point?
a. √16 b. √8 c. √7 d. √4 e. √34

41. A man walks 15 blocks to work every morning at a rate of 2 miles per hour. It there
are 20 blocks in a mile, how long does it take him to walk to work?
a. 12.5 min b. 15 min c. 22.5 min d. 37.5 min e. 45 min

42. If Walt can paint 25 feet of fence in an hour, and Joe can paint 35 feet in an hour,
how many minutes will it take them to paint a 150-foot fence, if they work together?
a.150 b. 200 c. 240 d. 480 e. 500

43. Bob's average score on five tests was 85. If he receives scores of 90, 80, 78 and 82
on four of the five tests, what was his score on the remaining test?
a. 80 b. 85 c. 90 d. 95 e. 100

44. If 1/3 of the girls at a school equals 1/5 of the total number of students, then
what is the ratio of girls to boys at the school?
a. 5:3 b. 3:2 c. 2:5 d. 1: 3 e. 1:5

45. In a certain year, the number of girls who graduated from City High School was
twice the number of boys. If 3/4 of the girls and 5/6 of the boys went to college
immediately after graduation, what fraction of the graduates that year went to college
immediately after graduation?
a. 5/36 b. 12/27 c. 7/9 d. 29/36 e. 31/36

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46. On six days in a week two cities had the same daily average temperature. But
because of sudden drop in the temperature on the seventh day in one of the cities
the average weekly temperature of the two cities different by 0.42 C. How much was
the difference between the average daily temperatures of the two cities on the
seventh day?
a. 2.380c b. 2.340c c. 2.940 c d. 2.400c e. none

47. If four men need tk. 24.00 worth of food for a three-day camping trip, how much
will two men need for a two-week trip?
a. tk. 12 b. tk. 24 c. tk. 28 d. tk. 42 e. tk. 56

48. Jeff makes tk. 5.00 every day, which he must spend tk. 3.00 for various expenses.
Peter makes tk. 10.00 a day, but has to spend tk. 7.00 each day for expenses. If the
two of then save together, how long will it take before they can buy a tk. 150 car?
a. 10 days b. 15 days c. 30 days d. 50 days e. 75 days

49. If 4 gallons of water occupy 30 cubic feet of space, how many gallons are needed
to fill a tank with a capacity of 360 cubic feet?
a. 12 b. 24 c. 30 d. 36 e. 48

50. A telephone call from city X to city Y costs $1.00 for the first three minutes and
$0.25 for every minute there after. What is the maximum length of time (in minutes)
that a caller could talk for $ 3.00?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 e. 13

51. Walking at a constant rate of 4 miles per hour, it takes Jill exactly one hour to
walk home from school. If he walks at a constant rate of 5 miles per hour, how many
minutes will the trip take?
a.48 b. 54 c. 56 d. 72 e.112

52. John walks 10 miles at an average rate of 2 miles per hour, and returns on a bicycle
at an average rate of 10 miles per hour. How long (to the nearest hour) does the entire
trip take him?
a. 3 hours b. 4 hours c. 5 hours d. 6 hours e. 7 hours

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53. A boy can swim 75 feet in 12 seconds. What is his rate?
a. 1 mph b. 2 mph c. 3 mph d. 4 mph e. 5 mph

54. A man travels for 6 hours at a rate of 50 miles per hour. His return trip takes him
7.50 hours. What is his average speed for the whole trip?
a. 44.4 miles per hour b. 45.0 miles per hour c. 46.8 miles per hour
d. 48.2 miles per hour e. 50.0 miles per hour

55. Stanley puts Tk. 100 in the bank for two years at 5% interest compounded annually.
At the end of the two years, what was his balance?
a. tk. 100 b. tk. 105 c. tk. 105.25 d. tk. 110 e. tk. 110.25

56. Tk. 336 is divided between A & B so that A gets 5/16 1h of what B gets. What
amount does A get?
a. tk . 105 b. tk. 80 c. tk. 75 d. tk. 125 e. tk. 100

57. Working independently, Machine X can fill an order in 15 hours. Working

independently, Machine Y can fill the same order in ten hours. If Machine X works
independently for 12 hours to fill an order and then Machine Y works independently to
complete the order, how many hours does it take Machine Y to complete the order?
a. 1/5 b. 3/4 c. 4/5 d. 1 e. none

58. A tank with capacity T gallons is empty. If water flows into the tank from pipe P
at the rate of X gallons per minute, and water is pumped out by pipe Q at the rate of Y
gallons per minute, and X is greater than Y, in how many minutes will the tank be
filled?
a. T/ (Y-X) b. T/ (X-Y) c. (T-X)/Y d. (X-Y)/(60T) e. 60T/(XY)

59. Three automatic looms produced quantities of material in the ratios of 5:4:3 during
operating times in the ratios of 1:2:3, respectively. What are the ratios of their
respective operating speeds?
a. 5:2:1 b. 4:2:1 c. 3:2:1 d. 1:1:1 e. 1:2:3

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60. One hour after Yusuf started walking from X to Y, a distance of 42 miles, Babul
started walking along the same road from Y to X. If Yusuf’s walking rate was 3 miles
per hour and Babul’s walking rate was 4 miles per hour, how many miles had I walked
when they met?
(A) 24 (B) 23 (C) 22 (D) 21 (E) 19.5

61. Machine X produces W widgets in five minutes. Machine X and Machine Y,

working at the same time produces W widgets in two minutes. How long will it take
Machine Y working alone to produce W widgets?
a. 2 min. 30 sec b. 2 min. 40 sec c. 3min. 20 sec
d. 3 min. 30 sec e. 3 min 40. Sec

62. It takes Piyal 14 minutes to bicycle I mile to school and 16 minutes to return. What
is average speed in miles per hour for the round trip ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

63. A bus travels a distance of 120 miles at 60 miles per hour and then returns at 40
miles per hour. What is the average speed in miles per hour for the round trip?
(A) 42 (B) 44 (C) 46 (D) 48 (E) 50

64. Raihan runs 320 yards in 30 seconds. If he runs the first 200 yard in 20 seconds,
what is average speed, in yards per second, for the remainder of the distance?
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 12 2/3 (E) 131/4

65. A hiker walked up a mountain path from a way station to an observation point
and back to the way station by the same route. His average speed for the ascent was
two miles per hour, and his average speed for the descent was four miles per hour. If
the observation point is exactly three miles from the way station, what was the hiker's
average speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?
a. 2 2/5 b. 2 2/3 c. 3 d. 3 1/3 e. 3 3/5

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ADVANCED PROBLEMS ON ALGEBRA AND ARITHMETIC

.05  .05  .05 + .04  .04  .04

1. What is the value of the following expression =?
.05  .05 − .05  .04 + .04  .04
a. 0.0009 b. 0.01 c. 0.09 d. 0.41 e. 1

2. The ratio of the no. of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. 20% of the boys and 25% of
the girls are scholarship holders. The percentage of the school-students who are not
scholarship holders is:
a. 56 b. 70 c. 77 d. 78 e. 79

3. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6
hours each would 21 women take, if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?
a. 20 b. 21 c. 25 d. 28 e. 30

4. A man bought a clock listed at Tk. 400. He was given successive discounts of 15%
and 10%. What did he pay for the clock?
a. Tk. 360 b. Tk. 350 c. Tk. 316 d. Tk. 306 e. Tk. 300

5. If I walk at 3 kmph, I miss a train by 2 mins. If however, I walk at 4 kmph, I reach

the station 2 mins before the arrival of the train. How far do I walk to reach the
station?

3 4 5 4
a. km b. km c. 1 km d. kms e. kms
4 5 4 3

6. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it a
perfect square?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 8

7. A father is thirty times older than his son. However, 18 years later, he will be only
thrice as old as the son. What is the father’s present age in years?
a. 26 b. 21 c. 25 d. 40 e.60

8. An article is sold at a profit of 20%. If both Cost Price and sales price were to be
Tk. 20 less, the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of the article?
a. Tk. 32 b. Tk. 42 c. Tk. 50 d. Tk. 60 e. Tk. 72

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9. A dealer sold two ratio sets for Tk. 396 each, gaining 10% on one and losing 10%
on the other. Which of the following statements is true?
a. He neither gains nor loses b. He loses 1% c. He gains 1%
d. He gains 10% e. He loses 10%

10. Three strings of a musical instrument vibrate 6, 8 and 12 th second of a minute

respectively. If all three begin to vibrate together, what is the shortest interval of time
before all three vibrate together again?
a. 24 sec b. 12 sec c. 8 sec d. ½ sec e. ¼ sec

11. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 100 days. If, however,
there were 10 men less, it would take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How
many men were there originally?
a. 50 b. 75 c. 82 d. 100 e. 110

12. The factions below are in their lowest terms. Supply the missing figures.

1 3
5 x * =20.
* 4
a. 3, 1 b. 4, 1 c. 1, 5 d. 3, 3 e. 4, 3

13. The population of a town is 10,000. If the males increase by 5% and the females
by 6% the population will be 10540. How many females are there?
a. 3000 b. 3500 c. 4000 d. 4500 e. 5000

14. At simple interest, what sum will amount to Tk. 1120 in 4 years and to tk. 1200
in 5 years?
a. Tk. 750 b. Tk. 800 c. Tk. 850 d. Tk. 1000
e. Cannot be determined since rate is not given.

15. Ten years ago Ram was thrice as old as Sham was but 10 years hence; he will be
only twice as old. What is Ram’s present age?
a. 30 years b. 50 years c. 60 years d. 70 years e. 80 years

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16. Tk. 336 is divided between A and B so that A gets what B gets. What amount
16
does A get?
a. Tk. 75 b. Tk. 80 c. Tk. 100 d. Tk. 105 e. Tk. 125

187. A sum money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 2 years. In how
many years will it be 9 times itself?
a. 14 b. 9 c. 12 d. 18
e. Data is insufficient since neither the rate nor the principal is given.

18. Two trains travel in the same direction at 50 and 32 kmph, respectively. A man in
the slower train observes that 15 seconds elapses before the faster train completely
passes him. What is the length of the faster train?
a. 75 meters b. 100 meters c. 150 meters d. 341.66 meters e. Data insufficient

19. The average of 60 results is 40 and the average of another 40 results is 60. What
is the average of all the results?
a. 20 b. 45 c. 48 d. 60 e. 100

20. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B in 20 days. They work together, but 2
days before the completion of the work, A leaves. In how many days is the work
competed?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9 e. 10

1
21. B receives of the profits of a business as wages and the rest is divided between
8
B and A in proportion to their capitals of Tk. 6000 and Tk. 8000 respectively. If in a
year B receives Tk. 1000 totally, what does A receive?
a. Tk. 800 b. Tk. 1000 c. Tk. 1200 d. Tk. 1250 e. Tk. 1500

22. A train, 110 meters long passes a telegraph pole in 3 it seconds. How long will
take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?
a. 4 seconds b. 5 seconds c. 7.5 seconds d. 10 seconds e.15 seconds

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23. To complete a piece of work, A and B take 30 days B and C, 24 days and C and A,
20 days. They all work for 10 days when B and C leave. How many more days will A
take to finish the work?

45 9 90
a. b. c. 8 d. e. 18
11 2 7

24. A reduction in the price of apples enables a person to purchase 3 apples for Tk. 1
instead of for Tk. 1.25. What is the percentage reduction in price?
1 1
a. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 33 e. 8
3 3

25. In what ratio must 25% alcohol be mixed with 50% alcohol to get a mixture of 40%
alcohol strength?
a. 1: 2 b. 2: 1 c. 2: 3 d. 3: 2 e. 3: 1

26. A machine is sold at profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Tk. 40 less, there would
have been a loss of 10%. What was the cost price?
a. Tk. 175 b. Tk. 200 c. Tk. 225 d. Tk. 250 e. Tk. 260

1 1 1
27. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of : : . If the perimeter is 52 cms, the
2 3 4
length of the smallest side is:
a. 9 cms b. 10 cms c. 11 cms d. 12 cms e. 13 cms

28. What is the least number which must be subtracted from 10420 to make it a
perfect square?
a. 219 b. 200 c. 189 d. 25 e. 16

29. Four numbers are such that if the 1st is decreased by 4, the 2nd multiplied by 4,
the 3rd increased by 4 and the last divided by 4, the result is the same. If the sum of
all of numbers is 250, what is the 2nd number?
a. 10 b. 36 c. 44 d. 160 e. cannot be determined

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30. A motorist travels to a place 100 kms away at an average speed of 50 kmph and
returns at 40 kmph. His average speed for the whole journey is very nearly-
a. 50 kmph b. 48 kmph c. 45.4 kmph d. 45 kmph e. 44.4 kmph

31. Two trains for Sylhet leave Dhaka at 8.30 A.M. and 9.00 A.M. and travel at 60 and
70 kmph respectively. How many kms from Dhaka will the two trains be together?
a. 32.22 b. 60 c. 90 d. 100 e. 150

32. 5 liters of water is added to a certain quantity of pure milk costing Tk. 2 per liter.
If, by selling the mixture at the same price as before a profit of 20% is made, what is
the amount of pure milk in the mixture?
a. 15 liters b.18 liters c. 20 liters d. 25 liters e. 30 liters

33. A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men

and after 35 days, an additional 100 men, and completes the work. How many days
behind schedule would have been, if he had not engaged the additional men?
a. 5 b. 8 c. 12 d. 15 e. Data is insufficient

34. The greatest number of three digits which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, and 5 or 8
is:
a. 980 b. 970 c. 960 d. 930 e. 900

35. A can do piece of work in 20 days and B in 40 days. A begins the work and
thereafter A and B work on alternate days. The work is then finished during the
course of the ............ day when.... is working.
a. 26th, A b. 27th, A c. 25th,B d. 26th,B e. 27th,B

36. x% of y is y% of what?

Y X
a. x b. c. d. 100x e. None of the above
100 100

37. A number consists of two digits the sum of which is 7. If however, 9 is added to
the number, the digits are reversed. What is the number?
a. 25 b. 52 c. 43 d. 34 e. Data insufficient.

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 2
38. =?
2+ 2
a. 0.414 b. 0.828 c. 0.4713 d. 1.414 e. 0.2071

39. Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads.

Cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pairs of gloves
Cost of 3 pairs of gloves = Cost of 2 cricket bats.
If a cricket bat costs Tk. 54, what is the cost of a cricket ball?
a. Tk. 10 b. Tk. 12 c. Tk. 14 d. Tk. 16 e. Tk. 18

40. Of three numbers whose average is 60, the first in 1/4th of the sum of the others.
What is the first number?
a. 30 b. 36 c. 42 d. 45 e. None of these

41. 1 litre of water is added to 5 litres of a 20% solution of alcohol in water. The
strength of alcohol is now:
a. Unaltered b. 5 % c. 10% d. 12.5% e. 16.66%

42. The average salary of workers in an industry is Tk. 200, the average salary of 150
technicians being Tk. 400 and that of non-technicians being Tk. 125. What is the
total number of workers?
a. 250 b. 275 c. 400 d. 550 e. None of these

43. At how many minutes past 8 O’clock does the minute hand coincide with the hour
hand between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.?

2 7 1
a. 40 b. 42 c. 43 d. 43 e. 44
7 11 11

44. At an examination 7500 candidates appeared, Each offered either Physics or

Chemistry or both. If 75% offered Physics and 45% Chemistry, how many offered
both?
a. 1000 b. 1500 c. 1750 d. 2000 e. Data insufficient

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45. I derive an annual income of Tk. 688.25 from Rs. 10000 invested at simple
interest partly at 8% p.a and partly at 5% p.a. How much of my money is invested at
5%?
a. Tk. 3725 b. Tk. 4225 c. Tk. 4800 d. Tk. 5000 e. Tk. 6275

46. The daily wages of a workers increases by 10% but the number of hours worked
by him per week drop by 10%. If he was originally getting Tk. 100 per week, what will
be getting per week now?
a. Tk. 105 b. Tk. 101 c. Tk. 100 d. Tk. 99 e. Tk. 95

47. Of 100 articles, ½ are sold at a 20% profit and the rest at a 40% profit. If all had
been sold at a 25% profit, the total profit would have been Tk. 100 less than before.
What is the cost price of each article?
a. Tk. 5 b. Tk. 10 c. Tk. 15 d. Tk. 20 e. Tk. 25

48. A train leaves Sylhet at 7.30 a.m. and reaches Dhaka at 11.30 a.m. Another train
leaves Dhaka at 9.30 a.m. and reaches Sylhet at 1.00 p.m. At what time do the two
trains cross one another?
a. 10.20 a.m b. 10.26 a.m c. 10.32 a.m d. 11 a.m e. Data insufficient

49. A cistern normally takes 5 hours to be filled by a tap but because of a leak, takes
1 hour more. In how many hours will the leak empty a full cistern?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 12 d. 20 e. 30

50. A man’s property of Tk. 19000 is divided between his wife, 3 sons and 2
daughters. The wife gets twice what each son gets and thrice what each daughter
gets. What is each daughter’s share?
a. Tk. 2000 b. Tk. 4000 c. Tk. 6000 d. Tk. 8000 e. Tk. 9000

51. The price of sugar has increased by 60%. In order to restore the original price, the
new price must be reduced by:

1
a. 35% b. 37 ½% c. 33 % d. 40% e. 60%
3

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52. A mixture of 70 litres of wine and water contains 10% of water. How much more
water would be added to make the water 12.5% of the resulting mixture?
a. 1 litre b. 2 litre c. 5 litre d. 9 litre e. 10 litre

53. A man pays 5% of his salary as tax. If after spending 95% of the remainder, he has
Tk. 114 left, what is his salary before taxation?
a. Tk. 1500 b. Tk. 1600 c. Tk. 1880 d. Tk. 2280 e. Tk.
2400

54. 10 men begin to work together on a job but after some days 4 of the men leave.
As a result, the job which could have been completed in 40 days is completed in 50
days. How many days after the commencement of the work did the 4 men leave?
a. 18 b. 20 c. 21 d. 25 e. 30

55. If in 3 successive years, the rate of interest is 5, to 10 and 20% p.a. What will Tk.
1000 amount to in 3 years at cumulative interest?
a. Tk. 1048 b. Tk. 1157.52 c. Tk. 1386 d. Tk. 1525 e. None of these

56. I invest Tk. 5000 in one company and Tk. 10000 in another. The latter pays me
1% more interest than the former. If my annual income from both the sources
together is Tk. 1750, what rate % does the first company pay me?
a. 9 b. 9.5 c. 10 d. 11 e. 12

3 1
57. is what part of ?
48 12

3 4 1
a. 12 b. c. d. e. None of these
4 3 12
58. A and B can together complete a piece of work in 10 days and B and C in 20. A
works at it for 4 days, B for 6 days and C later completes it in 22 days. The time
taken by C alone to the work is:
a. 25 days b. 30 days c. 35 days d. 40 days e. Data insufficient

59. A and B’s salaries together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B,
85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?
a. Tk 500 b. Tk. 750 c. Tk. 1250 d. Tk. 1500 e. Tk. 1600

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60. The lowest number of 4 digits which is a perfect square is:
a. 1000 b. 1024 c. 1089 d. 1156 e. 1225

61. In a partnership between A and B, A’s capital is 2/5 of the total and is invested
for 2/3 years. If his share of the profit is 4/7 of the total, of how long is B’s capital in
the business?

1
a. 1/4 year b. year c. ½ year d. 1 year e. Data is insufficient
3

62. A gets 30% marks in an examination but fails by 50 marks, whereas, B gets 50
marks more than necessary for passing when he scores 40%. What is the passing
percentage and what are the maximum marks?
a. 35%; 1000 b. 35%; 900 c. 33%; 100 d. 33%; 900 e. 33.33%; 8000

63. The sum of two numbers is twice their difference. If one of the numbers is 10,
what is the other?

1 1 1
a. 3 b. 30 c. 30 or - 3 d. 30 or 3 e. -30 or 3
3 3 3

64. A and B put in Tk. 300 and 400 respectively into a business. A reinvests into the
business his share of the first year’s profit of Tk. 210 whereas B does not. In what
ratio should they divide the second year’s profit?
a. 3: 4 b. 3: 5 c. 39: 50 d. 51: 40 e. 39: 49

65. A dealer professing to sell at cost, uses a 900 grams weight for a kilogram one.
What is his gain %?

1
a. 0.9 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11 e. 11
9

66. Two toothed wheels geared together have 24 and 45 teeth respectively. How
many revolutions would the 1st wheel have made before the same teeth are in contact
again for the first time?
a. 8 b. 15 c. 24 d. 400 e. 1080

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81. 6 kgs of tea at Tk. 6 per kg and 4 kgs of tea at Tk. 7 per kg are mixed together
and the mixture is sold at a 10% profit. What is the selling price per kg of the
mixture?
a. Tk. 6.28 b. Tk. 6.38 c. Tk. 6.48 d. Tk. 6.94 e. Tk. 7.04

82. A sum of Tk. 9610 is divided between A, B and C so that for every taka that A
has, B has 20 paisa and for every Taka that B has, C has 20 paisa. What is C’s share
equal to?
a. Tk. 30 b. Tk. 41 c. Tk. 310 d. Tk. 410 e. tk. 3100

83. A man went to a shop and was shown some shirts costing Tk. 100 each and some
pants costing Tk. 150 each. If he had Tk. 1200 with him, what was the maximum
number of pants that he could have purchased, if he had also wanted to purchase
some shirts?

a. 3 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 e. 8

84. Tk. 1050 was divided between 1500 men and women so that each man got tk. 1
and each woman, 50 paisa. How many women were there?
a. 350 b. 700 c. 900 d. 1400 e. Data insufficient

85. A dealer sold 20 pens for Tk. 60 and gained 20%. How many pens did he buy for
Tk. 60% ?
a. 22 b. 24 c. 25 d. 26 e. 30

86. In a class of 33, 20 play cricket, 25 football and 18 volleyball; 15 play both
cricket and football, 12 football and volleyball and 10 cricket and volleyball. If each
student plays at least one game, how many play only cricket?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 7 d. 8 e. None of these

87. In what ratio should a sum of money be divided so that one child A, who is 10
years old now and another child B, who is 12 years old now get the same amount
when each is 18 years old, simple interest being calculated art 10% p.a.?
a. 9:8 b. 8: 9 c. 18: 12 d. 12: 18 e. 8: 6

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88. The ratio of the incomes of A and B as also those of B and C are as 3: 2. If a third
of A’s income exceeds a fourth of C’s income by Tk. 1000, what is B’s income?
a. Tk. 2000 b. Tk. 2500 c. Tk. 3000 d. Tk. 4250 e. Tk. 4500

89. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school of 432 students is 5:4. How
many new girls should join the school so that the ratio becomes 1:1?
a. 16 b. 48 c. 60 d. 240 e. 320

90. 5 men do a piece of work in 20 days of 8 hrs each. In how many days of 10 hrs.
each can 8 men do it?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12

91. A and B invest Tk. 3000 and Tk. 4000 respectively in a business. If a doubles is
capital after 6 months, in what proportion should A and B divide that year’s profit?
a. 9:10 b. 9:8 c. 8:9 d. 3:4 e.4:3

92. A bungalow is sold by A to B at a profit of 10% and by B to C at a loss of 10%. If C

pays Tk. 980100 for it, what did the bangalow cost A?
a. Tk. 900000 b. Tk. 970299 c. Tk. 98010
d. Tk. 990000 e. Tk. 100000
93. With the profit margin increased, a trader earns 25% more than before. If his
earnings now are Tk. 800 per month, what were they before?
a. Tk. 600 b. Tk. 6000 c. Tk. 640 d. Tk. 7500 e. Tk. 10000

94. 2 men or 3 women can do a piece of work in 10 days. In how many days can 4
men and 3 women do the work together?

2 1 1 1
a. 2 b. 2 c. 3 d. 3 e. 5
3 3 3 2

95. How long will two trains 110 meters and 90 meters long, traveling at 36 and 50.4
kmph, take to completely pass one another if they are traveling in the same direction?
a. 5 secs b. 8.9 secs c. 8.95 secs d. 25 secs e. 50 secs

96. My watch is 1 min slow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and is 2 minutes fast at 1 p.m. on
Thursday. When did it show the correct time?

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a. 1.00 a.m. on Wednesday b. 5.00 a.m. on Wednesday
c. 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday d. 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday
e. 5.00 a.m. on Thursday

97. After A has finished ½ of a piece of work in 10 days; B joins him for 5 days. Later
A completes the work which still remains in 4 more days. In how many days could B
alone have done the complete work?
a. 7.5 b. 16.66 c. 33.33 d. 100 e. 120

98. B invests Tk. 500 more than A in a business but A’s investment ins in the
business for 4 months whereas B’s investment is for 3 months only. If A’s share of a
total profit of Tk. 520 is Tk. 40 more than B’s , how much did A contribute to the
business?
a. Tk. 2500 b. Tk. 3000 c. Tk. 3500 d. Tk. 4000 e. Tk. 4500

99. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is twice the difference of the number and
its reciprocal. What is the number?
a.  3 b.  1 3 c. Either (a) or (b)
d.  2 e. None of these

100. Of an amount Tk. 1500 divided between A, B and C, B’s share is Tk. 70 more
than C’s and A’s share is Tk. 100 less C’s. What is A’s share?
a. Tk. 410 b. Tk. 425 c. tk. 460 d. Tk. 490 e. Tk. 410

101. If 5 men can paint a wall 100 meters long in 10 days of 8 hours each, in how
many days of 6 hours each will 8 men paint a wall 30 meters long?

3 1
a. 1 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 5
4 2

102. If a man walks to his office at 3/4 of his usual rate, he reaches office 1/3 of an
hour later than usual. What time does he usually take to reach his office?

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a. ½ hour b. 1 hour c. 1 ¼ hours d. 1 ½ hours e. 1 hours
3

103. In a partnership between A, B and C, A’s capital is Tk. 5000. If his share of a
profit of Tk. 800 is Tk. 200 and C’s share is Tk. 130, what is B’s capital?
a. 3250 b. 6250 c. 10250 d. 11750 e. Data is insufficient

104. The price of sugar increased by 30% and then decreased by 30%. What was the
percentage increase or decrease in the final price as compared to the original price?
a. No increase or decrease b. 9% decrease
c. 10% increase d. 10% decrease e. 9% increase

105. For the same article, if loss 20%, S.P. = Tk. 60. If gain 20%, S.P. = ?
a. tk. 66.66 b. Tk. 75 c. Tk. 80 d. Tk. 90 e. Tk. 100

106. A sum of Tk. 45 is made up of 100 coins, partly of 50 paisa and partly of 25
paisa. How many are the 50 paisa coins?
a. 20 b. 40 c. 50 d. 75 e. 80

107. Two typewriters were purchased for tk. 8000. The first was sold at a profit of
40% and the second at a loss of 40%. If the S.P. was the same in both the cases, what
was the cost price of the first typewriter?
a. Tk. 2400 b. Tk. 5600 c. Tk. 3600 d. Tk. 3200 e. Tk. 5714.28

108. A temporary worker engaged on a contract basis is paid Tk. 10 every day he
attend work and tk. 5 is deducted from his salary, as a fine, every day he remains
absent. If in a month of 30 working days he earned Tk. 240, for how many days was
he absent from work that month?
a. 12 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3 e. 2

112. Divide Tk. 1000 into two parts so that if the two parts are invested at 4% and 5%
simple interest, the total yearly income may be Tk. 46.50.

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a. Tk. 350 at 4%; Tk. 650 at 5% b. Tk. 650 at 4%; 350 at 5%
c. tk. 400 at 4%; Tk. 600 at 5% d. Tk. 600 at 4%; tk. 400 at 5%
e. tk. 500 at 4%; Tk. 500 at 5%

2 3 1
113. The L.C.M. of , and is:
5 5 2
6 1 3 1
a. 6 b. c. d. e. none
10 10 25 16

114. A bag contains an equal number of one taka, 50 paisa and 25 paisa coins. If the
total value is tk. 35, how many coins of each type are there?
a. 15 b. 18 c. 20 d. 25 e. 27

115. What is the least number by which 2352 is to be multiplied to make it a perfect
square?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 e. 18

116. By mistake, instead of dividing Tk. 117 between A, B and C in the proportion of
1 1 1
: : , it was divided in the proportion of 2:3:4. Who gains the most and by what
2 3 4
amount?
a. A; Tk. 28 b. B; Tk. 3 c. B; Tk. 20 d. C; Tk. 25 e. C; Tk. 52

117. A and B rent a field for tk. 110. A puts in 20 cattle for 4 weeks and B, 30 cattle
for 12 weeks. What rent does B have to pay?
a. Tk. 24 b. Tk. 31.43 c. Tk. 90 d. Tk. 96 e. Tk. 100

120. The population of a village is 4500. 5/9th of the villagers are males. If 40% of the
males are married, what is the percentage of the married females?
a. 16 b. 40 c. 45 d. 50 e. Data is insufficient

121. At what time between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. will the hour and the minute hands of
clock point in opposite directions?

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a. At 15 mins past 9 p.m. b. At 16 mins past 9 p.m.
4 1
c. At 16 mins past 9 p.m. d. At 17 mins past 9 p.m.
11 11
3
e. At 17 mins past 9 p.m.
11
1 1 1
+ +
2.6  20 − 1.4  1.4
122. − 3 5 7 =?
1.2 1 1 1 
+ + 
3  2 13 
1
a. -2 b. -1 c. 0 d. e. 1
2

123. A tradesman marks his goods at 30% above cost but is constrained to give a
discount of 30% to clear his stock. What is his % age gain or loss?
a. No loss or gain b. Gain of 1% c. Loss of 1%
d. Gain of 9% e. Loss of 9%

124. The surface area of a cube is 150 sq cms. What is the length of its diagonal in
cms.

5 3
a. 2.5 b. c. 5 d. 5 2 e. 5 3
2
125. Tk. 720 is divided between 2 men, 5 women and 8 boys so that the share of a
man, a woman and a boy are as 3:2:1. How much does each boy get?
a. Tk. 24 b. Tk 30 c. Tk. 45 d. Tk. 72 e. Tk. 25

126. The average age of 40 boys of a class is 12 years. When 10 new boys are
admitted, the average is increased by 0.1 year. What is the average age of the new
boys?
a. 12.1 years b. 12.4 years c. 12.33 years d. 12.5 years e. 13 years

127. A customer pays Tk. 3993 for a machine. If the manufacturer, wholesaler and
retailer each makes a profit of 10%, what is the manufacturing cost of the machine?
a. Tk. 2700 b. Tk. 2883 c. Tk. 3000 d. Tk. 3300 e. Tk. 3663

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128. A group of workers engaged in plastering a wall completed ½ of the work on
one day and ¼ of the remaining work the next day. If still 45 square meters of the
wall remained to be plastered, what was the area of the wall?
a. 120 sqm b. 180 sqm c. 240 sqm d. 300 sqm e. 320 sqm

131. What is the least square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 8?

a. 900 b. 6400 c. 4900 d. 3600 e. 2500

In a school, 100 students offered Bangla as an optional subject, 70 French and 70

English. Of these, 63 offered Bangla only, 47 French only, 12 Bangla and French only
and 6 French and English only.
129. How many offered all three subjects?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

130. How many offered English only?

a. 20 b. 24 c. 3 d. 39 e. 45

131. How many students were there totally?

a. 240 b. 212 c. 192 d. 175 e. 162

132. A, B and C enter into partnership with a total capital of tk. 2000 less than C’s.
What is B’s share of the years profit off tk. 2460?
a. Tk. 300 b. Tk. 420 c. Tk. 450 d. Tk. 720 e. Tk. 1320

133. If A:B, B:C, C:D are all as 2:3, A:D is as

a. 2:9 b. 9:2 c. 4:27 d. 8:27 e. 27:8

134. The captain of a cricket team of 11 players is 25 years old and the wicket keeper
is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the whole
team?
a. 21.5 years b. 22 years c. 22.5 years d. 23 years e. 25 years

135. Of 1000 in habitats of a town, 60% are males of whom 20% are literate. If of all
the inhabitants 25% are literate, what per cent of the females of the town are literate?
a. 22.5 b. 27.5 c. 30 d. 32.5 e. 37.5

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136. A man can row 4 ½ kms. an hour in still water but takes twice as long to row up
a stream as down it. What is the rate of the stream in kmph?
a. 1.5 b. 2.25 c. 3 d. 3.75 e. Data is insufficient.

137. In a 200 meters race, A beats B by 20 meters while in a 100 meters race, B beats
C by 5 meters. By how many meters will A beat C in a kilometer race, assuming that
the speeds of the various competitors are the same in the various races?
a. 150 b. 145 c. 130 d. 125 e. 110

138. A puts into a business Tk. 4000 for 4 months, B Tk. 8000 for 8 months and C
Tk. 1200 for 12 months. What is A’s share of a profit of Tk. 8260e at the end of 1
year?
a. Tk. 590 b. Tk. 1400 c. Tk. 2000 d. Tk. 3600 e. Tk. 4000

0.67  0.67  0.67 − 0.001

139. =?
0.67  0.67 + 0.067 + 0.01
a. 0.671 b. 0.68 c. 0.77 d. 0.57 e.
0.66

140. The annual increase in population of a town is 5%. If the present population is
70560, what was it 2 years ago?
a. 64000 b. 64500 c. 6600 d. 67208 e. 67032

141. A bicycle is sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Tk. 10 less, the profit
would have been 5% only. What is the cost price of the bicycle?
a. Tk. 180 b. Tk. 200 c. Tk. 220 d. Tk. 225 e. Tk. 250

142. A and B cycle from Dhaka to Sylhet, a distance of 192 kms. At 18 and 14 kmph,
respectively. A reaches Sylhet and starts back for Dhaka. How far from Sylhet will he
meet B?
a. 12 kms. b. 16 kms c. 24 kms. d. 42 kms. e. 60 kms.

143. 20% of which number exceeds a sixth of it by 10?

a. 126 b. 150 c. 180 d. 240 e. 300

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144. An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio of 5:3 and another contains
copper and tin in the ratio of 8:5. If equal weights of the two are melted together to
form a 3rd alloy, find the weight of tin per kg in the new alloy.

40 5 5 28 19
a. kg. b. kg c. kg. d. kg. e. kg.
129 13 26 5 208

145. A certain sum of money is divided between A, B and C in the proportion of

2:3:4. If C were to give B Tk. 20, and B were to give A half of what he now has, the
amounts which A and C have would be the same. What is the amount divided between
the three?
a. Tk. 450 b. Tk. 480 c. Tk. 500 d. tk. 540 e. Tk. 600

146. The cost of transportation of goods amount to 5% of the cost price. What is the
cost price of goods sold for Tk. 1890 at 2% profit on the outlay?
a. Tk. 1417.50 b. Tk. 1500 c. Tk. 1575 d. Tk. 1600 e. Tk. 1675

147. The sum of the present ages of A, B and C is 90 years. 6 years ago their ages
were in the ratio of 1:2:3. What is C’s present age?
a. 24 years b. 30 years c. 32 years d. 42 years e. 60 years

148. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 30 days and C in 60 days. If A is

assisted on alternate days by B and C, in how many days is the work finished?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8 e. 12

149. A milkman makes a profit of 10% on the sale of milk. If he were to add 10%r to
the milk, by what percent would his profits be increased?
a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 21 e. None

150. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a train is 45 kmph and including stoppages,
it is 36 kmph. For how many minutes does the train stop per hour?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 18 e. 25

151. If a man takes 2 hours to row 3 kms upstream or 15 kms downstream, what is
the speed of the current (in kmph)?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 11

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152. Three hikers, A, B and C start on a trip with Tk. 50 each and agree to share the
expenses equally. If at the end of the trip A has Tk. 20 left with him, B Tk. 30 and C
Tk. 40, how must they settle their accounts?
a. B must pay A Tk. 10 b. C must pay A Tk. 20 c. C must pay A Tk. 20 and B Tk.
10 d. C must pay A Tk. 10 e. C must pay B Tk. 10

153. In the examination of 5 subjects, all with the same maximum a candidate scores
60% in the aggregate and marks in proportion to 5:4:4:3:4 in the individual subjects.
What was his highest score in any subject?
a. 60% b. 72% c. 75% d. 80% e. Cannot be determined

154. A and B have respectively Tk. 30000 and 40000 in a business, A receives Tk.
100 per month out of the profit for running the business and the rest of the profit is
divided in proportion to the investments. If in a year A totally receives Tk. 3900, what
does B receive?
a. Tk. 3500 b. Tk. 3600 c. Tk. 3900 d. Tk. 4000 e. Tk. 4200

155. The average weight of 5 men is reduced by 1 kg. When one man weighing 80
kgs, is replace by a new man. What is the weight of the new man?
a. 70 kgs. b. 72 kgs. c. 74 kgs. d. 75 kgs. e. 76 kgs.

156. If 10% more is gained by selling a machine for Tk. 1000 than for Tk. 720, what
is the cost price of the machine?
a. Tk. 750 b. Tk. 760 c. Tk. 800 d. Tk. 850 e. Data is insufficient

157. In an election contested by 2, the winner secures 60% of the valid votes and wins
by a majority of 648 votes. If 95% of the vote were valid, what was the number of
invalid votes?
a. 36 b. 72 c. 90 d. 171 e. 180

158. The depreciation on a scooter is 10% p.a. What is the value of a scooter
purchased 3 years ago for Tk. 4000?
a. Tk. 2900 b. Tk. 2916 c. Tk. 3000 d. Tk. 3400 e. Tk. 3600

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159. A circle of radius 9 cms. Has its radius decreased by 2 cms. What is the
approximate percentage decrease in area?
a. 39 b. 61 c. 31.5 d. 39.5 e. 61

160. A runs 1¼ times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 200 meters, how far must A
run before he catches p with B?
a. 666.66 m. b. 750 m. c. 900 m. d. 1 km. e. 1.2 kms.

161. When a discount of 10% is given on goods being sold at a profit of 20% the sales
double. What is the ratio of the previous end present profits?
a. 2:1 b. 9:10 c. 4:5 d. 5:4 e. 10:9

162. A man owes a friend tk. 800 now but not being able to discharge the debt fully
agrees to pay tk. 25 now and tk. 425 after 1 years. At what rate % is the simple
interest being calculated?

13 1
a. 6 ¼ b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 ½ e. 12
17 3

163. To 5 litres of 20% sulphuric acid, 5 litres of 100% pure sulphuric acid is added.
What is the strength of the acid in the mixture now?
a. 50% b. 52.5% c. 57.5% d. 60% e. 67.5%

164. Two gaps can fill a tank in 12 and 18 mins respectively. Both are kept open for 2
mins and then the first is turned off. In how many mins more will the tank be filled?
a. 9 b. 10 c. 10.5 d. 12 e. 13

165. The average attendance in a school for the first 4 days of the week is 32 and for
the first 5 days is 33. How many students were present on the fifth day?
a. 34 b. 33 c. 35 d. 37 e. 40

166. One clock gains 15 seconds per day and another loses 45 seconds per day. After
what length of time will the first clock be 12 hours ahead of the second?
a. 12 days b. 120 days c. 240 days d. 480 days e. 720 days

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167. A salesman’s terms were changes from a flat commission of 5% on all his ales to
a fixed salary of Tk. 1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Tk. 4000. If
his remuneration according to the new scheme was Tk. 600 more than by the first
scheme, what were his sales worth?
a. Tk. 6000 b. Tk. 8000 c. Tk. 12000 d. Tk. 16000 e. Tk. 2000

168. The sum of the cubes of three numbers is 8072 and the ratio of the first to the
second as also of the second to the third is a 3:2 what is the second number?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 9 e. 12

169. The total number of undergraduate students in a college is 270. If 2/3 of the
number of students in the Science stream is the same as ¾ of the number of students
in the Art stream and 3/5 of the number of students in the Commerce stream, how
many are the Science students?
a. 75 b. 80 c. 90 d. 95 e. 100

170. A’s share in a partnership is Tk. 1000 more than B’s. But A’s capital is invested
for 8 months while B’s is for 12 months. If A’s share of the yearly profit is the same
as that of B, what is A’s capital?
a. Tk. 1500 b. Tk. 2000 c. Tk. 3000 d. Tk. 4000 e. Data insufficient.

171. The average age of A and B is 20 years. If C were to replace A, the average
would be 19 and if he were to replace B, the average would be 21. What are the ages
of A, B and C?
a. 18, 20, 22 b. 18, 22, 20 c. 22, 20, 18 d. 20, 22, 18 e. 22, 18, 20

172. It costs Tk. 6000 and Tk. 6100 respectively to paint the four walls of two square
halls, both of the same height. If the length of one hall exceeds the length of the
other hall by I meter and the cost of painting is Tk. 5 per sq. meter, what is the
height of the two halls?
a. 3 m b. 5 m c. 7.5 m d. 8 m e. 10 m

173. A and B’s salaries are together equal to Tk. 2100. A spends 80% of his salary
and B 30%. If their savings are now in the proportion of 4%, what is A’s salary?
a. Tk. 900 b. Tk. 980 c. Tk. 1200 d. Tk. 1400 e. Tk. 1550

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174. A sells B a plot of land for Tk. 45000, losing 10% in the transaction. B sells it to
C which would have given A a profit of 10 by what per cent does B gain?

100 75 300 220 250

a. % b. % c. % d. % e. %
3 2 9 6 11

175. In what proportion should one variety of oil at Tk. 9.50 a kg. be mixed with
another at Tk. 10 per kg., to get a mixture worth Tk. 9.60 per kg?
a. 1:5 b. 10:4 c. 4:1 d. 2:1 e. 1:3

176. At a club meeting, each member shook hands with every other member present.
If there were totally 190 hand shakes, how many members were there at the meeting?
a. 190 b.100 c. 95 d. 20 e. None of these

177. A motor cyclist goes from Dhaka to Chittagong a distance of 192 kms, at an
average speed of 32 kmph. Another man starts from Dhaka by car, 2 ½ hours after
the first and reaches Chittagong ½ an hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of
the motor cycle and the car?
a. 1:2 b. 1:3 c. 10:27 d. 5:4 e. None of these

178. A dealer offered a machine for sale for Tk. 275 but even if he had charged 10%
less, he would have made a profit of 10%, what did the machine actually cost him?
a. Tk. 200 b. Tk. 220 c. Tk. 225 d. Tk. 222.75 e. 242.50

179. A manufacturer offers a 10% discount on the marked price of a machine and yet
makes a profit of 10% if he gains Tk. 900 per machine, what is the catalogue price of
each machine?
a. Tk. 9000 b. Tk. 9900 c. Tk. 1000 d. Tk. 11000 e. None of these

180. What is A’s share of a profit of Tk. 1100, if in a partnership with B he has
contributed Tk. 8000 for 5 months against B’s capital of Tk. 6000 for 8 months?
a. Tk. 500 b. Tk. 550 c. Tk. 600 d. Tk. 660 e. Tk. 880

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181. For a certain article, if the discount is 20%, the profit is 20%, What is the profit if
the discount is 10%?
a. 10% b. 26% c. 20% d. 35% e. 40%

182. A dishonest milkman tops up his bucket, which is only 4/5 th full of milk, with
water. He again removes 5 litres of this mixture from the bucket and adds an equal
quantity of water. If milk is now 60% of the mixture, what is the capacity of the
bucket in litres?
a. 15 b. 20 c. 22.5 d. 25 e. 30

183. In an examination, 60% of the candidates pass in English, 50% in Maths and 20%
fail in both the subjects. What is the total pass percentage?
a. 20 b. 10 c. 50 d. 60 e. 30

184. A train from Dhaka to Chittagong and another from Chittagong to Dhaka started
at the same time, crossed one another enroute and reached their destinations 4
hours and 1 hour respectively after crossing. If the first train was traveling at 24
kmph, at what speed was the second traveling?
a. 12 kmph b. 48 kmph c. 60 kmph d. 72 kmph e. 90 kmph

185. A train 100 meters long completely passes a man walking in the same direction
at 6 kmph in 5 secs. And a car traveling in the same direction in 6 secs. At what
speed was the car traveling?
a. 18 kmph b. 20 kmph c. 24 kmph d. 30 kmph e. 45 kmph

186. A man can now 1 km. upstream in 20 mins and downstream in 15 mins. What is
the speed of the current?

3 1 1
a. 1 kmph b. kmph c. kmph d. kmph e. None of these
4 2 4

187. What is the smallest positive number, which leaves a remainder of 1 when it is
divided by 3, 4, 5 or 7?
a. 61 b. 85 c. 141 d. 106 e. 421

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188. In a kilometer race, A can give B a 100 meter start and C, a 150 meter start. How
man meters start can B give C?

50 8500 500
a. 50 b. c. d. e. None of these
9 9 9

189. A salesman gets a flat commission of 10% on all sales and a bonus of 2.5% on all
sales exceeding Rs. 10,000. If in a particular month he earns Tk. 2875, what was his
sales worth?
a. Tk. 20000 b. Tk. 22500 c. Tk. 23000 d. Tk. 25000 e. Tk. 85000

190. The marked price of an article is Tk. 100. If it is sold at a discount of 10%, a
profit of 35% is made. What loss or profit will be made if it is sold for Tk. 30 less than
the marked price?
a. 10% loss b. 8% loss c. 3.33% d. 5% gain e. None of these

191. When an article is sold for Tk. 420 a profit of 20% is made. What should the
selling price be if a profit of 25% is desired?
a. Tk. 425 b. Tk. 427.50 c. Tk. 437.50 d. Tk. 440 e. Tk. 445

192. The number of numbers between 100 and 300, which begin or end with 1 is:
a. 200 b. 120 c. 110 d. 109 e. 100

193. The average of the 1st 3 of 4 numbers is 16 and of the last 3 is 15. If the sum of
the 1st and the last numbers is 13, what is the last number?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6 e. 8

194. The average of 9 reading was 9, that of the 1 st 5 being 10 and that of the last 5
being 8. What was the 5th reading?
a. 5 b. 7.5 c. 8 d. 9 e. 10

195. A’s income is 20% less than B’s. How much is B’s income more than A’s?
a. 12.5% b.16.66% c. 18% d. 20% e. 25%

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196. Two liquids are mixed in the proportion of 3:2 and the mixture is sold at Tk. 11
per litre at a 10% profit. If the first liquid costs Tk. 2 more per litre than the second,
what does it cost per litre?
a. Tk. 11.75 b. Tk. 11 c. Tk. 10.80 d. Tk. 10.40 e. None of these

197. Of 50 bicycles each costing the same, 40% are sold at a profit of 20% and the
remaining at a profit of 10%. If the total gain is Tk. 1400, what is the cost price of
each bicycle?
a. Tk. 175 b. Tk. 200 c. Tk. 225 d. Tk. 250 e. Data insufficient

198. In 3 years a sum of money amounts to Tk. 747.50 at simple interest. If the rate
is however increased by 50%, it amounts to tk. 796.25. What is the sum?
a. Tk. 550 b. Tk. 650 c. Tk. 675 d. Tk. 682.50 e. Data
insufficient

199. The cost price of an article is Tk. 50. What is the list price, if even after a
discount of 12%, a profit of 10% is made?
a. Tk. 60 b. Tk. 61.50 c. 62.50 d. 65.66 e. 70

200. Two poles, 18 and 12 meters high, stand upright in a field. If the distance
between their feet is 8 meters, what is the distance between their tops?
a. 6 meters b. 15 meters c. 10 meters d. 6 5 meters e. 2 65 meters

201. A husband is 6 years older than his wife. 20 years ago, the husband was 15
times older than his son but now; the wife is twice as old as the son. What is the
wife’s present age?
a. 35 years b. 40 years c. 44 years d. 50 years e. 55 years

202. A and B together invested Tk. 10000 in a business. At the end of the year, of a
profit of Tk. 500, B’s share was Tk. 150. What was A’s investment?
a. Tk. 3000 b. Tk. 5500 c. Tk. 7000 d. Tk. 7500 e. Data insufficient

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203. Part of 130 liters of oil was sold at a 12% and the remaining at a 25% profit. If a
total profit of 18% was made in the entire transaction how many liters oil was sold at
a 12% profit?
a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d. 100 e. Data insufficient

204. A thief sports a policeman 100 meters away and takes to his heels. If the
policeman gives chase immediately, how far would the thief have run before he is
overtaken? The speed of the thief and the policeman are 8 and 10 kmph respectively?
a. 4 kms b. 2 kms c. 1 km d. 500 meters e. 400 meters

205. One- fourth of some goods of Tk. 1000 cost are sold at a loss of 10%. At what
gain per-cent must the remainder be sold to gain 20% on the whole investment?
a. 30 b. 35 c. 50 d. 52.5 e. 62.5

206. In an examination, A gets 10% marks less than B and B gets 10% marks less than
C. If A gets 810 marks, what marks does C get?
a, 900 b. 345 c. 963 d. 973 e. 1000

207. The average age of 10 men is decreased by 1 year when 2 of them, 26 and 30
years of age, are replaced by 2 women. What was the average age of the 2 woman?
a. 22.5 years b. 23 years c. 24 years d. 25 years e. Data insufficient

208. A and B’s incomes are in the ratio of 3:2 and their expenses as 5:3. If both save
Tk. 200, what is A’s income?
a. Tk. 800 b. Tk. 100 c. Tk. 1200 d. Tk. 1420 e. Tk. 1500

209. Sales tax on sugar is reduced by 10%. If the revenue from the sale of sugar
remains unaltered, by what percent must the sales increase?

2 1 1 2
a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 e. 16
11 3 4 3

210. A tank can be filled by one tap in 10 minutes and by another in 30 minutes.
Both the taps are kept open for 5 minutes and then the first one is shut off. In how
many minutes more is the tank completely filled?
a. 5 b. 6.5 c. 7.5 d. 10 e. 12

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211. At what time between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. are the hands of a clock 7 minutes
space apart?

3
a. At 36 mins. and 51 mins past 8 p.m.
11
b. At 46 mins. and 50 mins past 8 p.m.
c. At 37 mins. and 54 mins past 8 p.m.

5 5
d. At 35 mins and 48 mins past 8 p.m.
7 7
e. None of the above.

212. A man takes 5 hours to walk to a certain place and return by car. He would have,
however, gained 3 hours if he had gone both ways by car. How long would he have
taken to walk both ways?

1
a. 6 hours b. 6 hours c. 7 hours d. 8 hours e. 10 hours
2

213. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10 days. After working with B and C for 4
days A leaves and then B and C complete the remaining work in 10 days more. In how
many days can A alone do the work?
a. 20 b. 25 c. 26 d. 30 e. 40

214. Three peoples A, B and C, 100 m, 60 m. and 67 m. long stand along a straight
row in that order from left to right. If the distance between the tops of A and B, A and
C are respectively 41 and 65 meters, what is the distance between the feet of B and
C?
a. 40 m. b. 40.7 m c. 47 m. d. 65 m. e. None of these

215. The average age of boys and girls in class is 10.5 years; that of the boys is 10.6
and that of the girls, 10.1. If there are 60 boys in the class, how many girls are there?
a. 15 b. 20 c. 22 d. 25 e. 27

216. Of 200 candidates at a test, 40% are girls. If 5% of the girls fail the test and the
total pass percentage is 92, what percent of the boys fail the test?
a. 5 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12 e. 20

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217. A sweetmeat vendor has 5 packets each containing the same number of sweets.
If he sells each sweet at 12 paisa per one he gains Tk. 3 on the whole, whereas, he
gains Tk. 15 if he sells each at 16 paisa per one. What did each packet of sweets cost
him?
a. Tk. 4.50 b. Tk. 6.60 c. Tk. 12.00 d. Tk. 25.00 e. Tk. 33.00

218. A and B start walking around a circle at the same time from the same point and
in the direction. If the circumference of the circle is 1 km. and A and B walk at the
rates of 100 and 125 meters per min., when will they be first together at the starting
point?
a. After 40 min b. After 62.5 min c. After 70 min
d. After 100 min e. After 125 min

219. The average age of a husband, his wife and son 3 years ago was 27 years and
that of the wife and son 5 years ago was 20 years. What is the husband’s present
age?
a. 32 years b. 35 years c. 37 years d. 40 years e. Data is insufficient

220. 1 c.c. of water weighs 1 gm. How much does 1 cubic meter of water weigh?
a. 100 gms b. 1 kg c. 10 kgs d. 100 kgs. e. 100 kgs

221. A takes twice is long as B and C together take to do a piece of work and B takes
twice as long as A and C together. However, the 3 men together can complete work in
30 days. How long would C alone take to do the work?
a. 50 days b. 63 days c. 72 days d. 90 days e. 120 days

222. 2000 kgs. of oil is sold at a profit of 25% and the sales proceeds are invested in
the purchase of ghee which is sold at a profit of 10%. If totally a profit of Tk. 7500 is
made, what is the cost price of one kg?
a. Tk. 9 b. Tk. 10 c. Tk. 10.50 d. Tk. 30 e. None

223. A sewing machine with a marked price of tk. 00 was being sold at a 10%
discount for each payment and during a stock clearance a further discount was
offered so that the machine now cost Tk. 342. What was the second discount offered?
a. 2.5% b. 5% c. 7.5% d. 8% e. 10%

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224. It is between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and the hands of a clock make an angle of 60
with one another. What is the time?

4 4
a. 16 mins. past 5 p.m. b. 36 mins. past 5 p.m.
11 11

2
c. 38 mins. past 5 p.m. d. Either (a) or (c) e. Either (b) or (c)
11

225. The ratio of the present ages of A and B is 11:4 and 15 years ago it was 8:1. If 5
years ago the ratio of the ages of B and C was 3:1, what is C’s present age?
a. 10 years b. 20 years c. 25 years d. 35 years e. 50 years

226. 12 men complete ¾ of a piece of work in 14 days. What is the additional number
of men required to complete the work in 2 more days?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 16 d. 18 e. 20

227. A starts a business with Tk. 1000 and later B joins him with a capital of Tk.
4000. If at the end of the year they both get an equal share of the profit, how many
months after the business stared did B join it?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8 e. 9

228. A man walks 4 kms turns left and walks 3 kms and again turn left and walks 3
kms. How far is he now from the starting point?
a. 1 km b. 2 kms c. 3 kms d. 10 kms e. 10 kms

229. The average temperature from Monday to Wednesday was 50 and from Tuesday
to Thursday was 55. If the temperature on Thursday was 56, what was it on Monday?
a. 41 b. 46 c. 50 d. 65 e. none of these

230. A 10% rebate enables one to get a meter of cloth extra for Tk. 45. What was the
original price per meter of cloth?
a. Tk. 5.50 b. Tk. 5.25 c. Tk. 5.0 d. Tk. 4.75 e. Tk. 4.50

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231. It rained as much on Wednesday as on all the other days of the week combined.
If the average rainfall for the whole week was 3 cms, how much did it rain on
Wednesday?
a. 2.635 cms b. 3 cms c. 10.5 cms d. 15 cms e. 18 cms

232. The wheel of a vehicle is 20/7 meters in circumference. If the wheel makes 7
revolutions in 5 secs, what is the speed of the vehicle in kmph?
a. 1 b. 1.4 c. 10 d. 14 e. 14.4

233. Two alloys of copper and zinc contain 45% and 60% of copper respectively. In
what proportions should they be mixed together to obtain an alloy with 50% copper?
a. 1:2 b. 1:3 c. 3:1 d. 3:1 e. 3:5

234. When some coins were arranged in stacks of fifty, there were 5 lefts over; in
stacks of twenty, 10 lefts over, in stacks of twenty-five, 15 left over and in stacks of
thirty-five, 25 left over. At least how many coins were there totally?
a. 1040 b. 1060 c. 1600 d. 2090 e. 2110

235. A shepherd bought 15 rams and 20 goats for Tk. 13500. If he would gain tk.
100 by exchanging 2 rams for 3 goats, how much did each goat cost?
a. Tk. 175 b. Tk. 200 c. Tk. 250 d. Tk. 300 e. Tk. 375

1 1 1
236. A, B and C enter into partnership with capitals in the proportion of : : after
2 4 8
6 months A withdraws half his capital. How much will C receive out of a total profit of
Tk. 3000 at the end of the year?
a. Tk. 150 b. Tk. 300 c. Tk. 500 d. Tk. 550 e. Tk. 750

237. A trader purchases goods at 90% of cost and sells them at 20% above cost. What
is his gain percent?

1 1
a. 25 b. 30 c. 33 d. 37 e. 50
2 2

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238. A sum of Tk. 1000 is borrowed at a certain rate of interest. After 4 months, Tk.
500 is again borrowed but this time at a rate of interest that is thrice the original
rate. At the end of the year, the total interest on both the amounts is Tk. 100. What
was the original rate of interest p.a.?
a. 3.3% b. 5% c. 8% d. 10% e. Data is insufficient

239. Ms. Nazia can pay for an article in either two ways. She can pay the last price
with a down payment of 20%and the balance in five installments of $16 each. Or she
can pay the each rice of 588. How much does Ms. Nazia save by paying the each
price?
a. $8 b. $8.40 c. $8.80 d. $9.60 e. $12

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ANGLE
When two lines intersect, they from an angle & their point of intersection is vertex of
that angle.

Angle
Verte
x
Angle Gi kxl©we›`y‡K vertex Ges `yB evû‡K leg e‡j|  sign w`‡q angle indicate Kiv nq|
▪ Circle Zvi center-G 3600 angle aviY K‡i|
▪ `ywU Line intersect Ki‡j †h PviwU angle cvIqv hvq Zv‡`i mgwó 3600
▪ GKwU we›`yi Pviw`‡K m„wó me Angle ¸‡jvi †hvMdj 3600

360 degree/3600
Right Angle: 900 angle ‡K right angle (mg‡KvY) ejv nq Ges vertex G GKwU †QvU box w`‡q right
angle indicate Kiv nq|

`ywU line point of intersection-G 900 angle m„wó Ki‡j Zv‡`i ci¯ú‡ii Dci
perpendicular ev j¤^ ejv nq Ges ┴ sign e¨envi K‡i Zv‡`i wPwýZ Kiv nq|
GKwU angle `„k¨Z 900 n‡j Zv‡K right angle a‡i problem solve Kiv Pj‡e
bv| ┴ ev sign A_ev 900 ev right angle D‡j-L _vK‡Z n‡e|

A straight angle (mij†KvY) is an angle whose sides lie on a straight line. The measure
in degrees of a straight angle is 1800.

1800 B
A

A right angle (mg‡KvY) is an angle whose side are perpendicular to each other. The
measure in degrees of a right angle is 900.

C
C
O

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If the sum of two angles is a straight angle, the angles are supplementary and each
angle is supplement of each other. wP‡Î x GKwU †KvY| Kv‡RB Gi m¤ú~iK 1800 - x ev x Gi
m¤ú~iK (1800- x)|
1800 -x
x
A B
O
If two supplementary angles are equal, they are both right angles.
B

A O C

If the sum of two angles is a right angle, then the angles are complementary and each
angle is complement of each other.
D
E

900 -x

A B C

An acute angle is an angle less than a right angle.

D A

B C

An obtuse angle is an angle greater than a right angle but less than a straight angle.

wP‡Î ∠ABC GKwU ¯’~j †KvY|

C
B
If the two lines intersect, the opposite angles are vertical angles and have the same
measure.

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bx‡Pi wP‡Î AB mij †iLv CD mij †iLv‡K O we›`y‡Z †Q` K‡i‡Q| Kv‡RB ∠AOC I ∠BOD wecÖZxc †KvY
(vertical angles) Ges G‡K Ac‡ii mgvb| Avevi ∠AOD I ∠BOC wecÖZxc †KvY G‡K Ac‡ii mgvb|
A C

D B
Adjacent Angles: Adjacent angle ev mwbœwnZ †KvY n‡”Q common vertex Ges GKwU common leg
wewkó `ywU angle.

Fred’s Theorem: L1 Ges L2 parallels (L1 ll L2) Ges L3 (transversal ev †Q`K) Zv‡`i intersect
Ki‡j †h 4 wU Angle m„wó nq Zv‡`i Lye mn‡R wnmve Kiv hvq| L3
1
2
Big Small
L1
3 Small 4Big.
4
5 Big Small 6
L2
Small Big
7 8
GLv‡b, me¸‡jv Big angle mgvb Ges me¸‡jv Small angle mgvb|
1=4, 2=3, 5=8, 6=7 (Vertical Angles)
1=5, 2=6, 3=7, 4=8 (Corresponding Angles)
3=6, 4=5 (Alternate Angles)

TRIANGLE
A triangle is three sided polygon.

Basics of Triangles

▪ The sum of the degree measures of the interior angles of triangle is 1800.

▪ Triangle Gi †h †Kvb `ywU side Gi mgwó 3rd side Gi †P‡q eo (side length limitation)

x a b
x = b+c
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 ▪ Exterior angle, `~ieZ©x interior angle `ywUi mgwói mgvb|

▪ wZbwU Vertex- G wZbwU exterior angle Gi mgwó 3600 c

x+y+z= 2(a+b+c) = 3600

y
x

▪ Δ–Sign Øviv triangle indicate Kiv nq| a b

▪ Triangle Gi angle ¸‡jv‡K Capital letter G Ges angle ¸‡jvi small letter G †jLv nq|
A

▪ e„nËi †Kv‡Yi wecixZ evû ¶z`ªZi †Kv‡Yi wecixZ evû A‡c¶v e„nËi|
c b
▪ e„nËi evûi wecixZ †KvY ¶z`ªZi evûi wecixZ †Kvb A‡c¶v e„nËi,
if a >b then  A >  B B C
a

Types of Triangles

Equilateral Triangle: Equilateral triangle ev mgevû wÎfy‡Ri side Ges angle wZbwU mgvb|

Isosceles : Isosceles ev mgwØevû wÎfy‡Ri `ywU side Ges `ywU angle mgvb|

Scalene : Scalene ev welgevû wÎfy‡Ri †Kvb equal side ev angle ‡bB|

600

600 600

N.B. In a scalene (or in any tringle) largest angle is opposite to

the longest side. Hypotenuse
Height/base

Right Triangle : A triangle having a 900 angle is a right

Base/Height
triangle.

450
Isosceles Right Triangle : A right triangle whose height
and base are equal in length is a Isosceles Right triangle. 450

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» Median: A median is the segment form a vertex to the midpoint of the side opposite
to the vertex. A_©¨vr †Kvb GKwU wÎfy‡Ri GKwU kxl©we›`y n‡Z wecixZ evûi ga¨we›`y ch©š — Aw¼Z mij †iLv‡K
ga¨gv e‡j|

▪ lsosceles Ges equilateral trianle-G height Ges median GKB line (lsosceles base-Gi
Dci)

▪ Median triangle †K mgvb `ywU †¶‡Î wef³ K‡i|

▪ mg‡KvYx kxl© †_‡K median hypotenuse Gi A‡a©K|

c
a

» Pythagorean Theorem: right triangle ABC G photenuse c 2 = a 2 + b2

(where c= hypotenuse and a, b= other two sides) c
b

GB equation e¨envi K‡i `ywU side Gi gvb Rvbv _vK‡j 3rd side †ei Kiv hvq|
a

‡h wÎfy‡Ri evû¸wji ‰`N¨© 3,4 ev 5 ev evû¸wji ˆ`‡N©¨i AbycvZ 3:4:5, H wÎf~RwU right triangle.

awi, GKevû Rvbv Av‡Q x| Z‡e,

▪ 450, 450, 900 wÎf~‡Ri evû¸wj n‡e, x, x, 2x
▪ 300, 600, 900 wÎfy‡Ri evû¸wj n‡e x, 3 x, 2x

The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths 6 7

of its sides.

8
In the accompanying figure, the perimeter 6+7+8=21.

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AREA
Triangle
Quantity Formula
Area 1
a c A= bh
2
h
1
A = ab Sin C
2
b Perimeter p =a +b + c

Right Triangle
Quantity Formula
c 1
a Area A= ab
2
Perimeter p =a +b + c
b
Hypotenuse c 2 = a 2 + b2

Equilateral Triangle
Quantity Formula
1 2
Area A= s
s
4
s
h Perimeter p = 3s

1
Altitude h= 5 3
s 2

Important Concepts on Triangles

▪ ABC G B n‡Z AC Gi Dci j¤^ h1, C n‡Z AB Gi Dci h2, A ‡_‡K BC– Gi Dci j¤^ h3 n‡j
A

1 1 1
Area of Δ ABC = ACh1 = AB h2 = BCh3
2 2 2 h2

h1

h3
C B
▪ ABC-G AB = BC n‡j, A_©vr Δ ABC – isosceles n‡j
A s
D,BC- Gi ga¨we›`y n‡e|

hh
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B B C
D
D C
 1
Area of ΔABC - BCAD-BDAD
2
AB (ev AC), AD I BD (ev BC) G wZbwUi `ywUi gvb Rvbv _vK‡j
Area wbY©q Kiv hv‡e|

▪ Δ ABC Gi wZbwU evû a, b I c n‡j,

a +b +c
Area = s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c) hLb s =
2

SIMILARITY OF TRIANGLES

▪ GKwU triangle Gi `ywU angle Ab¨ GKwU triangle Gi `ywU angle Gi mgvb n‡j triangle `ywU
similar,
A X

c
h1
bb z
h2
y

B C Y Z
a x

A = X, B = Y n‡j (¯^vfvweKfv‡eB C = Z )

AB BC CA h1 AB XY
i) = = = ii) =
XY YZ ZY h BC YZ
2 A
2
Area ΔABC AB2 BC2 CA2 h1
ii) = = = =
Area ΔXYZ XY2 YZ2 ZA2 h 2
2 D
F
E

▪ Triangle Gi GKwU- side Gi parallel ‡Kvb line `ywU similar figure ˆZwi K‡i|
B C
G
DE II BC n‡j, Δ ADE Ges Δ ABC similar Avevi AF ┴ DE n‡j
AG ┴ BC Ges Δ AFE I Δ AGC similar n‡e|

▪ Triangle Gi `yB evûi mid-points †hvM Ki‡j Zv 3rd side Gi parallel Ges A‡a©K n‡e|

1
DE = BC Ges DE ll BC Ges Δ ADE I Δ ABC similar.
2

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CONGRUENCY OF TRIANGLES

`ywU triangle congruent n‡j, G‡`i GKwUi side ¸‡jv AciwU side Ges angle ¸‡jv AciwU GKB iKg
angle ¸‡jvi mgvb| G‡`i area mgvb, GKB iKg height ¸‡jv mgvb|

`ywU triangle me©mg ev congruent n‡e hw` t

▪ GKwUi wZbwU side AciwUi wZbwU side Gi mgvb nq|
▪ GKwUi †h †Kvb `ywU evû Ges Aš—f~³© †KvY AciwUi `ywU evû Ges Aš—f~©³ †Kv‡Yi mgvb nq|
▪ GKwUi `ywU †KvY Ges GKwU evû AciwUi `ywU †KvY Ges Abiƒc evû (GKB iKg †KvY msjMœ) mgvb nq|
▪ `ywU right triangle Gi hypotenuse `ywU Ges Aci GKwU side mgvb nq|

REMEMBER

▪ GKwUi wZbwU angle AciwUi wZbwU angle Gi mgvb n‡j triangle `ywU similar, congruent bq|
▪ GKwU triangle Gi `ywU angle AciwUi `ywU angle Gi mgvb n‡j, 3rd angle `ywUI mgvb|
▪ `ywU right triangle Gi hypotenuse mgvb Gi GKwU side mgvb n‡j 3rd side mgvb n‡e|

EXERCISE

1. What is the value of x? 3x 2x

5x 2x

A) 300 B) 250 C) 200 D) 150 E) 100

2. If the supplement of an angle is 3 times its complement, what is the angle?

A) 450 B) 300 C) 200 D) 150 E) 100 Q

6 6
3. What is the area of the triangle PQR? 6 6
A) 9 B) 2 3 C) 9 3 D) 18 E) 18 3
O
P R
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4. A man travels 4 miles north, 12 miles east and then 12 miles north. How far is the
place from the starting point?
A) 17 B) 20 C) 21 D) 24 E) 28

5. The hypotenuse of an isosceles, right triangle measures 10 feet. How long is one
of the legs?
A) 8 B) 6 2 C) 5 3 D) 7 E) 5 2

x
2x
6. In the figure above, y =?
A) 8 B) 10 C) 14 D) 30 E) Cannot be determined. y y

300 L1
7. In the figure above, x – y =?
A) 0 B) 300 C) 600 D) 1200 E) 1350 x L2
y
L1 L2

600

8. In the figure, x = ?
A) 15 B) 30 C) 45 D) 60 E) Cannot be determined. X0

y
9. In the figure, v = 2w, w = 2x and x = .
3
w x
What is the value of y?
v y

A) 180 B) 360 C) 450 D) 540 E) 600

e d l1
10. In the above, l1, ll l2 and l2 ll l3 what is the value of c
l2
b
a + b + c +d + e? a l3

A) 1800 B) 2700 C) 3600 D) 4500 E) cannot be determined.

11. What is the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle with an area of
32?
A) 4 B) 4 2 C) 8 D) 8 2 E) 3
P

12. In Δ PQR, if QR = 6, PR =
1200
A) 12 B) 6 3 C) 6 D) 3 3 E) 3 Q
300
S
R

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 C
13. In the right triangle ABC above, x =?
2x-2
x
A) 6 B) 8 C) 6 2 D) 10 E) 13
A x+2 B
A

14. In the figure, DE is parallel to BC. If the area of triangle

ADE is half that of trapezoid DECB, what is the ratio of AE D
F
E

to AC?
A) 1:2 B) 1: 2 C) 1:3 D) 1: 3 E) 1: 5
B C

15. In the figure above, if AC = 12, DC = 18, and DB = 15, F

what is the length of AF ? E

A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 12 E) 18

A B C
16. Triangle with sides in which of the following ratios must be right triangles?

I. 2 : 1: 3 II. 1: 1: 2 III. 2: 2 : 2
A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and III only E) I, II and III

17. In the following diagram, angle 1 is equal to 40, 3 3

and angle 2 is equal to 500. What is the number of
degrees in angle 3? 4
5
6

a) 700 b) 900 c) 1100 d) 1900 e) Cannot be determined.

3
18. In triangle PQR, PR = 7.0, and PQ = 4.5 which of
the following cannot possibly represent the length of QR?
a) 2.0 b) 3.0 c) 3.5 d) 4.5 e) 5.0

19. Angles A and B of triangle ABC are both acute angles. Which of the following best
describes angle C?
a) Angle C is between 00 and 1800 b) Angle C is between 00 and 900
c) Angle C is between 600 and 1800 d) Angle C is between 600 and 1200
e) Angle C is between 600 and 900

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 A
20. In this diagram, AB = AC, and BD = CD. Which of the following statements
is true?
a) BE = EC b) AD is perpendicular to BC c) Triangle BDE and CDE are E

congruent d) Angle ABD equal angle ACD e) All of these. B C

21. In the diagram, if BC = CD = BD = 1, and angle ADC is a right

A
angle, what is the perimeter of triangle ADC?
D
a) 3 b) 2+ 2 c) 2+ 3 d) 3+ 3 e) 4 B

22. If two lines, AB and CD, intersect at a point E, which of the D C

following statements is not true?

a) Angle AEB equals angle CED. b) Angles AEC and BEC are complementary
c) Angle CED is straight angle d) Angle AEC equals angle BED e) Angle BED plus angle
AED equals 180 degrees.

23. City A is 200 miles from City B, and City B is 400 miles from City C. Which of the
following best describes the distance between City A and City C? (The cities A, B, C do
not all lie on a straight line)
a) It must be greater than zero b) It must be greater than 200 miles
c) It must be less than 600 miles and greater than zero d) It must be less than 600
miles and greater than 200 e) It must be exactly 400 miles.

24. If a ship is sailing in a northerly direction, and then turns to the right until it is
sailing in a southwesterly direction, it has gone through a rotation of:
a) 450 b) 900 c) 1350 d) 1800 e) 2250.

25. In the diagram shown, AB is parallel to CD. Which

1
of the following statements is not necessarily true?
A B
a) 1+ 2 = 1800 b) 4 = 7 c) 3
4
5 + 8 + 2 + 4 = 3600 d) 2 + 3 = 1800 5 5
7 8
C D
e) 2 = 6 .
A
C

26. In this diagram, AB and CD are both perpendicular to BE.

If EC = 5, and CD = 4, what is the ratio of AB to BE?
a) 1:1 b) 4:3 c) 5:4 d) 5:3 e) none
B D E

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27. All right isosceles triangles must be
a) similar b) congruent c) equilateral d) equal in area e) none

28. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:7, the triangle is
a. acute b. isosceles c. obtuse d. right e. equilateral

29. A triangle has a base b and an altitude a. A second triangle has a base twice the
altitude of the first triangle and an altitude twice the base of the first triangle. What is
the area of the second triangle?
a) ½ ab b) ab c) 2ab d) 4ab e) ½ a2b2.

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QUADRILATERAL
A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides. The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral
is 3600

A D

B C

GLv‡b A + B + C + D = 3600 | AC GKwU diagonal, Quadrilateral ABCD Gi Area ΔABC

Ges ΔACD Gi area- i †hvMdj, Perimeter side PviwUi †hvMdj|

Parallelogram
i) Quadrilateral Gi Opposite evû¸‡jv mgvb n‡j, ev
ii) Opposite side ¸‡jv mgvš—ivj n‡j, ev
iii) `ywU Opposite side mgvb I mgvš—ivj n‡j Quadrilateral wU GKwU parallelogram

The diagonal of the parallelogram divides the parallelogram in to two congruent

triangles.

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

Parallelogram
b
c Quantity Formula
a A = bh
h Area
a A = absinc
c Perimeter p = 3s
b

Rectangle
†Kvb Parallelogram Gi angle ¸‡jv 900 n‡j ev diagonal `ywU mgvb n‡j †mwU GKwU rectangle
AvqZ‡¶Î|
me rectangle-B Parallelogram wKš‘ me Parallelogram- B rectangle bq|

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 Rectangle
a Quantity Formula
Area A = ah
Perimeter p = 2a + 2b
b

Rhombus
I. Quadrilateral Gi all sides
mgvb n‡j,
II. Opposite side ¸‡jv mgvš—ivj n‡j,
III. Angle ¸‡jv not equal to 900 Quadrilateral wU GKwU Rhombus.
Rhombus
a

d2 Quantity Formula
a d1 Area A = ah
a
h Perimeter p = 4a

▪ d1 d2 not necessary equal.

▪ me rhombus-B Parallelogram wKš‘ †Kvb Quadrilateral parallelogram n‡jB Zv
rhombus n‡e bv|
▪ Rhombus Gi angle ¸‡jv not necessarily equal to 900.

Square
Rhombus Gi angle ¸‡jv 900 n‡j ev diagonal ¸‡jv mgvb n‡j rhombus wU GKwU square.
Rectangle Gi evû¸‡jv mgvb n‡j ev diagonal `ywU j¤¢fv‡e †Q` Ki‡j rectangle wU GKwU square ev
eM©‡¶Î|
Square
s

Quantity formula
d A=a2
s s
Area 1 2
A= d
2
Perimeter P = 4s

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Trapezoid
Trapezoid-Gi `ywU Side parallel Ges Aci `ywU Side nonparallel.

B Trapezoid
Quantity formula

1
Areas A= h (B+b)
2
Perimeter P =B +b + c + d
b

POLYGON

Regular Polygon
Polygon- Gi side ¸‡jv mgvb n‡j Zv‡K regular polygon e‡j Regular Polygon Gi interior angle
¸‡jv mgvb| G‡¶‡Î GKwU
(n − 2)1800
Angle =
n

Some Polygons

No. of
Name Total Interior Angle = (n-2) 1800 Each Angle (if regular)
sides
3 Triangle 1800 600
4 Quadrilateral 3600 900
5 Pentagon 5400 1080
6 Hexagon 7200 1200
7 Heptagon 9000 128.50
8 Octagon 10800 1350
9 Nonagon 12600 1400
10 Decagon 14400 1440

3 3 2
Extra: Area of a regular hexagon x where ‘x’ is one side of the regular hexagon.
2

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 EXERCISE

A D

1. What is the area of the square? 3

A) 9 B) 12 C) 16 D) 20 E) none
B C

100

2. What is the area of the trapezoid shown above? 25 25

A) 1200 B) 1400 C) 1500 D) 1800 E) none

140
A B

3. ABCD is a rectangle. AD = 12 AB =16, DE = ?

E
A) 8 B) 10 C) 14 D) 15 E) none
D C
4. If 8x represents the perimeter of a rectangle and 2x + 3 represents its length,
what is its width?
A) 6x+3 B) 6x - 3 C) 3 D) 2x - 3 E) 10x + 3

5. If the diagonal of a table with a square top is 6 feet, what is the area of the table
top (in sq. ft.)?
A) 18 B) 9 C) 18 D) 18 2 E) 36

6. In a square, the perimeter is how many times the length of the diagonal?
a) 2 2 b) 2 c) 2 d) 2 2 e) 4

7. ABCD is a rectangle; the diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. Which of the following

statements is not necessarily true?
a) AE = BE b) Angle AEB equals angle CED c) AE is perpendicular to BD
d) Triangles AED and AEB are equal is area e) Angle BAC equals angle BDC

8. Ayub Bacchu lives on the corner of a rectangular field which measures 120 yards
by 160 yards. If he wants to walk to the opposite corner, he can either travel along
the perimeter of the field, or cut directly across in a straight line. How many yards
dies he save by taking the direct route?
a) 40 yards b) 60 yards c) 80 yards d) 100 yards e) 110 yards

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9. In this diagram, if PQRS is a parallelogram, which of
Q R
the following can be deduced:
1. QT + PT = RT + ST T

2. QS is perpendicular to PR
3. The area of the shaded portion is exactly three P S

times the area of ∆QRT.

a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 2 only d) 1 and 3 only e) 1, 2 and 3

10. If ABCD is a square and diagonals AC and BD intersect at point E, how many
isosceles right triangles are there in the figure?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 8.

11. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 150% and with is decreased by 40%
what happens to the area of the rectangle?
a) It increases 76% b) It decrease 24% c) It increases by 100%
d) increases by 50% e) none.

12. On side of rectangle is x inches. If the perimeter is P inches, what is the length (in
inches) of the other side?
p−x p − 2x
a) p-x b) p-2x c) d) e) 2p – 2x.
2 2

13. A picture in an art museum is 6 feet wide and 8 feet long. If its frame has a width
of 6 inches, what is the area of the frame to the area of the picture?
a) 5/16 b) 5/4 c) 4/5 d) 5/12 e) none.

14. What is the maximum number of the glass tumblers (each with 4 inches
circumference) that can be placed rectangularly on the table 48” 32”?
a) 36 b) 48 c) 92 d) 96 e) 192.

15. To avoid paying to toll on a direct road, I go west 10 miles, south 5 miles, west
30 miles and north 35 miles. What is the length (in miles) of the toll road?
a) 30 b) 45 c) 50 d) 70 e) 85.

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16. The length of a rectangle is l and the width is w. If the width is increased by 2
units, by how many units will the perimeter be increased?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 2w d) 2w+2 e) 2w+4.

17. The area of the rectangle KLMN equals 100. Base NM equals 20. What is the area
of triangle ANM if A is any point on KL?
a) 25 b) 50 c) 75 d) 100 e) cannot be determined.

18. If a rectangle has a diagonal of length 10 and a side of length 6, what is the area
of the rectangle?
a) 60 b) 56 c) 50 d) 48 e) 40.

19. If the length of rectangle A is one-half the length of rectangle B, and the width of
rectangle A is one-half the width of rectangle B, what is the ratio of the area of
rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?
a) 1 b) 1/2 c) 1/3 d) 1/4 e) 5/2.
20. The length of each side of square A is increased by 100 percent to make square
B. Then each side of square is increased by 50 percent to make square C. By what
percent is the area of square C greater than the sum of the areas of square A and B.
a) 50% b) 75% c) 80% d) 100 e) 120%.

21. What is the greatest number of rectangles with integer side lengths and perimeter
10 that can be cut from a piece of paper with width 24 and length 60?
a) 144 b) 180 c) 240 d) 360 e) 480.

22. The perimeter of a rectangle is 6w. If one side has length w/2, what is the area of
the rectangle?
w2 5w 2 5w 2 11w2 11w2
a) b) c) d) e) .
4 4 2 4 2

23. In the figure, if the area of parallelogram JKLM is n, and if the length of KN is n +
1/n, then the length of JM is L
K

1 1 n2 n2
a) b) c) n+1 d) e) .
n n +1 n +1 n2 + 1

J N M

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24. What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides equal to 6?
3 3 3 3
a) b) c) 3 3 d) 9 3 e) 54 3 .
4 2

25. Which of the following figures has the largest area?

a) a square with a perimeter of 12 inches
b) a circle with a radius of 3 inches
c) a right triangle with sides of 3, 4 & 5 inches
d) a rectangle with a diagonal of 5 inches
e) a regular hexagon with a perimeter of 18”.

26. Which of the following figures has the smallest perimeter or circumference?
a) a circle with a diameter of 2 feet.
b) a square with a diagonal of 2 feet.
c) a rectangle with sides of 6” and 4 feet
d) a pentagon with each side equal to 16 inches
e) a hexagon with each side equal to 14 inches.

27. A man wishes to cover is floor with tiles, each one measuring ¾ inch by 2 inches.
If his room is a rectangle, measuring 12 feet by 18 feet, how many such tiles will he
need?
a) 144 b) 1,152 c) 1,728 d) 9,216 e) 20,736.

28. If a rectangle with a perimeter of 48 inches is equal in area to a right triangle with
legs of 12 inches and 24 inches, how many inches is the rectangle’s diagonal?
a) 12 b) 12 2 c) 12 3 d) 24 e) none.

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CIRCLE
A circle is a figure in a plane consisting of all the points which are the same distance
from a fixed point called the centre of the circle.

A line segment from any point on the circle to the centre of the
circle is called a radius. All radii of the same circle have the same o r
length. Radius is represented by r.

Circle O
Center ev mid-point Abymv‡i circle-Gi bvgKiY Kiv nq |
Circumference (c) n‡”Q circle- Gi GKwU e„ËvKvi †iLvi ˆ`N©¨- A_©vr circle Gi perimeter n‡”Q
circumference (cwiwa)
Radius n‡”Q Center I Circumference Gi †h †Kvb we›`y ms‡hvMKvix †iLv|

Circumference Gi `ywU we›`y †hvM Ki‡j Zv †K›`ªMvgx n‡j Zv‡K diameter ev e¨vm e‡j| diameter Gi
length `ywU radius Gi †hvMd‡ji mgvb|


diameter/e¨v
m
‡h †Kvb circle-Gi circumference Ges diameter Gi ratio GKwU constant ()| GwU GKwU irrational
number, Gi Avmbœ gvb 3.14 ev 22/7|

r, d, c, A (Area) Gi †h †Kvb GKwU Rvbv _vK‡j Aci wZbwU wbY©q Kiv hvq| †Kvb Circle Gi radius r n‡j,
d = 2r
c = 2r = d

πd2
A = r2 =
4

Chord ev R¨v circumference Gi †h †Kvb `ywU we›`y ms‡hvMKvix †iLv

 

▪ Diameter circle Gi e„nËg chord

▪ Center Ges chord- Gi ga¨we›`y ms‡hvMKvix †iLv chord Gi Dci Perpendicular.

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 ▪ Center ‡_‡K chord Gi Dci j¤^, chord ‡K mgwØLwÛZ K‡i|
▪ mgvb mgvb chord ‡K›`ª ‡_‡K mgvb `~ieZx©|
▪ Center ‡_‡K mg`~ieZx© chord ci¯úi mgvb|
▪ e„nËi chord, center Gi wbKUZi|
▪ center Gi wbKUZi chord e„nËi|
▪ Arc ev Pvc n‡”Q Circumference Gi Ask|

Central and Inscribed Angles:

Arc Center-G Central Ges circumference Gi Dc‡i inscribed angle aviY K‡i|
a. a = b = c A_©vr GKB Pvc AC-Gi Dc‡i me inscribed angle mgvb|
x
b. a = b = c = A_©vr inscribed angle, central angle- Gi A‡a©K|
2
c. mgvb mgvb chord mgvb mgvb arc wQbœ K‡i|

Related Problems

1. How to find the LENGTH of an ARC (Pvc)

n0
Length of arc =  2π r 2
360

2. How to find the AREA of a SECTOR

n0
Area of a sector =  π r2
360

3. How to find the dimensions of an Inscribed or Circumscribed Figure

Example: If area of the square is 16, what is the circumference of the circle?

Set-up: For circumference, you need diameter or radius. The circle’s

diameter is the square’s diagonal, which (it’s a 450-450-900 triangle).
Circumference = π  2r = 4π 2 .

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Circle
Quantity Formula
Area A = xd = 2xr
Circumference C = xd = 2xr

Semicircle
Quantity Formula
Area 1 2
A= xr
2
Length 1
L= xd = xr
2
Perimeter 1
P = d( x + 1) q
2

SPECIAL PROBLEM: CLOCK

▪ Clock Gi Center Pvwiw`‡K total angle 3600

▪ Minute Gi hand 60 m A_©vr 3600 Nyi‡j 1 hour nq ev hour hand 300 Ny‡i|
x 10
▪ x minute- G hour hand degree Ny‡i| A_©vr cÖwZ minute-G hour Gi hand Ny‡i|
2 2
▪ cÖwZ minute-G minute Gi hand 60 Ny‡i|

Example: What is the degree measure of the acute angle between the hands of minute
and hour at 5: 45?

Solution: 5:00 ‡_‡K minute Gi hand 45 minute Nyi‡j hour Gi hand w¯’i _vK‡j angle wU n‡Zv
600 (vii ‡_‡K ix Gi gv‡S 300 * 4 = 1200)
450
wKš‘ 45 minute G hour hand Nyi‡e
2
 Acute angle = 1200 – 22.50
= 97.50

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 EXERCISE

1. The ratio of the radii of two circles is 1:3 which of the following represents the
ratio of the areas of the circles?
a) 1:4 b) 1:16 c) 1:8 d) 1:12 e) 1:9.

2. If the hand of a clock moves 45 degrees how many minutes of time have passed?
a) 6 b) 7.5 c) 15 d) 5 e) 6

3. The ratio of the area of a circle to the radius of the circle is

a)  b) 2 c) 2 d) 22 e) not determinable.

4. If the circumference and the area of a circle are numerically equal, what is the
numerical value of the diameter?
a) 22/7 b) 4 c) 222/7 d) 2 e) 1.

5. How many degrees are included between the hands of a clock at 3:30?
a) 500 b) 600 c) 750 d) 1200 e) 1500.

6. When the radius of a circle is doubled, the area is multiplied by

a) 2 b) 2 c) 2r d) 3.14 e) 4.

7. A square is inscribed in a 20-inch diameter circle. What is the length of a side?

a) 10 2 b) 10 c) 9 2 d) 9 e) 8 2 .

8. How many degrees are there in a angle formed by the hands of a clock at 2:30?
a) 100 b) 105 c) 110 d) 115 e) 120.

9. A central angle intercepts an are length of 11 inches on a 14- inch-diameter circle.

What is the measure of the angle?
a) 300 b) 450 c) 600 d) 900 e) 1200.

10. A central angle in a circle is 600. If the radius is 6, what is the lngth of the arc
opposite the 600 angle?
a)  b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5.

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11. Area of circle 0 = 9 . What is the area of ABCD?
a) 24 b) 30 c) 35 d) 36 e) 48.

12. Find the area of a circle whose circumference is x.

a) x/42 b) x2 / 4 c) x2 / 4 d) x2 e) x.

13. In the figure at the right, ABCD is a square and semi circles are constructed on
each side of the square. If AB is 2, what is the area of the entire figure?
a) 2+4 b) 2 – 4 c) 4 + 8 d) 4 – 2 e) 4 + 2.

14. 0 is the center of the circle at the right, XO is perpendicular to YO and the area of
the triangle XOY is 32. What is the area of circle O?
a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 124 e) 256.

15. Four equal circles each of diameter 1 foot four equal circles each of diameter 1
foot touch at four points as shown in the figure. What is the area (in square feet) of
shaded portion?
π π
a) 1− b) 1 -  c) 1 – 4 d)  e)
4 4

16. A circular garden twenty feet in diameter is surrounded by a path three feet wide.
What is the area, in square feet, of the path?
a) 9 b) 51 c) 60 d) 69 e) 90.

17. What is the area, in square inches, of a semicircle with a diameter of 16 inches?
a) 32 b) 64 c) 128 d) 256 e) 512.

18. The area of a circle with radius r is equal to the area of a rectangle with base b.
Find the altitude of the rectangle in term of , r and b.
2ππ
a) πr b) c) r2b d) r2/b e) r2/b2.
b

7 7
0

Center
19. The area of the circle = ?
a) 49 b) 49 c) 14 d) 256 e) none.

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20. The circumference of the circle = ?
a) 14 b) 49 c) 7 d) 14 e) none.

21. If the central angle is 700, find x?

a) 70 b) 35 c) 90 d) cannot be determined e) none.

B
A

C O

22. In the figure above, if the area of the circle with center O is 100 and CA has a
length of 6. If ∠OAC= 900 what is the length of AB?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6

23. In the figure above, if the length of each side of the square is 8, what is the ratio
of the area of the larger circle to the area of the smaller circle.
a) 2 2 b) 2 c) 2 d) 25 e) 5 2

24. To represent a family budget on a circle graph, how many degrees of the circle
should be used to represent item that is 20% of the total budget?
a) 20 b) 36 c) 60 d) 72 e) 90

25. Four equal circles each of diameter 1 fool touch at four points as shown in the
figure. What is the area (in square feet) of the shaded portion?
π π
a) 1 - b) 1 -  c) 1 - 4 d)  e)
4 4

26. How many degrees are included between the hands of a clock at 5:00?
a) 500 b) 600 c) 750 d) 1200 e) 1500.

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86. AT 7.30, how many degrees are included between the hands of a clock?
a) 150 b) 300 c) 450 d) 600 e) 750.

27. Though how many degrees does the hour hand of a clock move in 70 minutes?
a) 350 b) 600 c) 800 d) 900 e) 1200.

28. If the diameter of a circle doubles, the circumference of larger circle is how many
times the circumference of the original circle?
a) a b) 2a c) 4 d) 2 e) none.

29. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 50%, what will be the percent decrease in
the circumference of the circle?
a) 50% b) 25% c) 75% d) 100% e) 225%.

30. If the radius is doubled and height is divided by 3, what will be the ratio of the
new volume to the original volume of a cylinder?
a) 4:3 b) 3:4 c) 2:3 d) 3:2 e) none.

31. How many degrees are included between the hands of a clock at 7:42 (acute
angle)?
a) 500 b) 320 c) 210 d) 1200 e) 3390.

32. The area of a circle with radius r is equal to the area of a rectangle with base b.
Find the altitude of the rectangle in terms of , r, and b.
2π r π r2 π r2
a) πr b) c) r2 b d) e)
b b b2

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COORDINATE GEOMETRY

y-axis
x-axix Ges y-axis ‡h we›`y‡Z wgwjZ nq ‡m we›`ywU
n‡”Q origin hvi coordinate (0, 0) cÖ_g msL¨vwU (x) x-axis (0, 0)
w`‡q Avgiv eyS‡Z cvwb †Kvb we›`y origin ‡_‡K KZUzKz
Wv‡b A_ev KZUzKz euv‡q Ae¯’vb Ki‡Q| Avevi coordinate
Gi wØZxq msL¨vwU (y) w`‡q Avgiv eyS‡Z cvwi †Kvb we›`y origin
‡_‡K KZUzKz Dc‡i A_ev bx‡P Ae¯’vb Ki‡Q|

(-, +) (+,+)
p(2,3)

p(2,3)

(-, -) (+,-)
(0,0)

A_©vr msL¨v + (plus) n‡j we›`ywUi Ae¯’vb Wvb w`‡K Ges wØZxq msL¨vwU + (plus) n‡j we›`ywUi Ae¯’vb Dc‡i
eySvq|

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

Distance (d) = (x1 − x )2 + (y1 − y )2

2 2
‡hLv‡b (x1, y1) GKwU we›`yi coordinate Ges (x2, y2) Aci we›`ywUi coordinate.

Example. What is the distance from point A (3, 4) to point B (-3, -4)?
Solution:

d = {3 − ( −3)}2 + {4 − ( −4)}2

= (6)2 + (8)2 = 36 + 64 = 100 = 10

COORDINATES OF THE MIDPOINT OF A LINE SEGMENT
g‡b Kwi GKwU we›`yi coordinate (x1, y1) Ges Aci we›`yi coordinate (x2, y2) Zvn‡j ga¨ we›`yi
coordinate (x, y) :
x +x y +y
x= 1 2 and y = 1 2
2 2
Example : A line segment AB is drawn from point (2, 3) to point (4, 7). What are the
coordinates of the midpoint?

g‡b Kwi

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x1 = 2, x2 = 4, y1 = 3, y2 = 7
AZGe m~Î Abyhvqx,
2+ 4 3+7
x= = 3, y = =5
2 2
AZGe AB Gi ga¨we›`y Gi Coordinate (3, 5)

Area of a Triangle: wZbwU point A(x1, y1), B (x2, y2) Ges C (x3, y3) n‡j
1
Area of Δ ABC = [x1 y2 + x2 y3 + x3 y1 + x3 y1 – y1 x2 – y2 x3 – y3 y1]
2

N. B Point ¸‡jvi sequence Gi KviY negative sign Avm‡j Zv ignore Ki‡Z n‡e|

2 + 6 4 + ( −2)
Example : A (2, 4) Ges B (6, -2) n‡j midpoint n‡e [ , ] ev (4, 1)
2 2
Area of a triangle : wZbwU point A (0, 4), B (2, 8) Ges C (6, 5) n‡j
1
Area of Δ ABC = 4 0
2
2 8

6 5

0 4

1
= (0 + 10 + 24 − 8 − 48 − 0)
2
1
= ( −22)
2
= -11
area negative n‡Z cv‡i bv| AZGe G‡¶‡Î area n‡e -11 Gi absolute value ev 11.

EXERCISE

1. Point P (4, 2) is the midpoint of line OPC, where O is at origin (0, 0). The co-
ordinate of C are
a) (2, 1) b) (4, 8) c) (4,4) d) (8, 2) e) 8, 4)

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2. A line segment is drawn form point (8, -2) to point (4, 6). The co-ordinates of the
midpoint of this line segment are
a) (12, 4) b) (12, 8) c) (6, 4) d) (6, 2) e) (6, - 2)
3. Lines joining point (- 4, 0) with point (0, 5) with point (4, 0) will form
a) circle b) right triangle c) rectangle d) square e) isosceles triangle

4. Point A (-3, -4) is drawn to point B (3, 4). Which of the following is true?
a) The length of AB = 5 units b) AB is parallel to the x-axis
c) AB passes through point (7,8) d) AB passes through the origin
e) AB is the radius of a circle with center at (0, 0).

5. ΔABC has the following vertices: A (1,0), B(5,0) & C (3,4). Which of the following is
true?
a) AB=BC b) AB=AC c) CA=CB d) AC>BC e) AC<BC

6. The following points are vertices of quadrilateral ABCD: (0,4) (4,0), (0,-4) & (-4,0).
The area of ABCD is
a) 8 b) 16 c) 32 d) 48 e) 64

7. The vertices of triangle ABC are (4,3), (4,7) and (8,3). The area of triangle ABC
equals.
a) 4 b) 4√3 c) 8 d) 12.5 e) 16

8. What is the distance from point A (3,4) to point B (-3,-4)?

a) 2 b) 5 c) 10 d) 13 e) 14

9. The vertices of triangle ABC are (-1,2), (-1,1) and (-3,2). Triangle ABC is
a) obtuse b) isosceles c) right d) equilateral e) either isosceles or equilateral

10. The coordinates of a point equally distant from A (4,-2) and B (4, 6) and on the y-
axis are
a) (0,2) b) (0, 4) c) (0,8) d) (2,0) e) (2,2)

11. What is the area of a triangle with vertices at (5, 3), (11, 3) and (8, 8)?
a) 7 b) 15 c) 24 d) 30 e) 64

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SOLID GEOMETRY
Rectangular Solid

Quantity Formula
Volume V = lwh
V = Bh
Surface Area S = 2wh + 2hl + 2lw

Cube

Quantity Formula
Volume V = e3
Surface Area S = 6e2

Cylinder

quantity Formula
volume V = Bh
V = xr2h
Surface area S1 = 2xrh (without bases)
S2 = 2Πr (h + r)
(with bases)
Sphere

Quantity Formula
volume 4 3
V= r
3
Surface Area S = 4xr2

Hemisphere

Quantity Formula
Volume 2 3
V= r
3
Surface Area S1 = 2Πr2 (Without bases)
S2 = 3Πr2 (With bases)

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Cone
A
Quantity Formula
Volume V= 1 / Π r2 h
3

Total Surface Area S1 = Πr(r+1)

O B

EXERCISE

1. What is the length of the line segment connecting the two most distant vertices of
a 1 inch cube?
a) 1 inches b) 2 inches c) 3 inches d) 5 inches e) 6 inches.

2. If the volume of a cube is 64 inches, the sum of its edges, in inches, is

a) 48 b) 32 c) 24 d) 16 e) 12.

3. If area of the base of a rectangular solid is tripled, what is the % increase in its
volume?
a) 200% b) 300% c) 600% d) 800% e) 900%.

4. If water flows into a rectangular tank at the rate of 6 cubic feet per minute, how
long will it take to fill the tank, which measures 18”  32”  27”?
a) less than 1 minute
b) less than 2 minutes, but not less than 1 minute
c) less than 3 minutes, but not less than 2 minute
d) less than 4 minutes, but not less than 3 minute
e) 4 minutes or more.

5. A cylindrical ingot 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height is melted and 12

spheres, all of the same size, are made from the material obtained. What is the
diameter of each sphere?
a. 2 cms. b. 3 cms. c. 3.5 cms. d. 4 cms e. none

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6. A large cube is formed from the material obtained b melting three smaller cubes of
3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes
and the large cube?
a. 2: 1 b. 3: 2 c. 25: 18 d. 27: 20 e. None of these
7. The ratio of the rates of flow of water in pipes varies inversely as the square of the
radius of the pipes. What is the ratio of the rates of flow in 2 pipes of diameter 2 and
4 cms?
a. 1: 2 b. 1: 4 c. 1: 8 d. 2: 1 e. 4: 1

8. A cylinder 6” in diameter is partially filled with water. A sphere 3” in diameter is

gently dropped into the cylinder. To what further height will the water in the cylinder
rise?
a. 6” b. 3” c. 2” d.1/2” e. None

9. A cylinder has its heights and diameter equal to‘d’ units. What is the volume of the
cylinder in cubic units?
a. d3/4 b. d/4Π c. Πd3/4 d. Πd2 e. none of these

10. In the above question, what is the ratio of the numerical values of the surface
area of the sides and the volume?
a. 4/d b. 4d c. d/4 e. d e. none of these

11. The volume of a circular cylinder whose base in 3 cms. In diameter and whose
height is thrice this, is (in sq. cms.):
a. 81Π b. 81Π /4 c. 324Π d. 81Π /8 e. none

12. What is the total length of the edges of a cube 1 cc in volume?

a. 1/16 cm b. 16 cms c. 1/12 cm d. 12 cms e. 25 cms

13. What is the volume of a cube with a surface area of 96?

a) 8 b) 16 c) 27 d) 48 e) 64

14. A cylinder has a volume of 72 cubic inches and height of 8 inches. If the height
is increased by 4 inches, what will be the new volume, in cubic inches?
a) 84 b) 96 c) 108 d) 120 e) 144

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15. A cube and a rectangular solid are equal in volume. If the lengths of the edges of
the rectangular solid are 4, 8 and 16, what is the length of an edge of the cube?
a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 d) 16 e) 16 2

16. What is the volume of a cylinder with diameter 6 and height 6?

a) 36 b) 54 c) 54 d) 16 e) 216

17. If the length of an edge in a cube is 3 3 , what is the length of the longest
diagonal?
a) 3 6 b) 9 c) 9 3 d) 2 e) 2 3

18. If the edges of a cube add up to 4 feet in length, what is the volume of the cube
(in cubic inches)?
a) 64 b) 125 c) 216 d) 16 e) 64

19. The volume of a sphere is equal to the volume of a cylinder. If the radius of the
sphere is 4 meters and the radius of the cylinder is 8 meters, what is the height of
the cylinder?
4 16
a) 4 meters b) meters c) 8 meters d) meters e) 16 meters
3 3

20. If the radius of the base of a cylinder is tripled, and height is divided by three,
what is the ratio of the volume of the new cylinder to that of the original cylinder?
a) 1:9 b) 1:3 c) 1:1 d) 3:1 e) 9:1

21. A rectangular block with a volume of 250 cubic inches was sliced into 2 cubes of
equal volume. How much greater, in square inches, is the combined surface area of
the 2 cubes than the original surface area of the rectangular block?
a) 5 sq. inches b) 10 sq. inches c) 25 sq. inches
d) 50 sq. inches e) 125 sq. inches.

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ADVANCED GEOMETRY

Theorems Related to Lines and Angles.

▪ If a line segment meets a ray at its terminal point, the sum of the adjacent
angles thus produced is equal to two right angles.

▪ If the sum of two adjacent angles is two right angles, then the exterior arms of
the angles lie on one straight line.

▪ If two straight lines intersect, the vertically opposite angles are equal.

▪ If a straight liner intersects pair of parallel straight lines, then

(a) The alternate angles are equal,
(b) The corresponding angles are equal, and
(c) The sum of the interior angles on the same side of the
intersecting line is equal to two right angles.

▪ If two straight lines are intersected by another straight line if,

(a) the alternate angles are equal, or,
(b) the corresponding angles are equal, or,
(c) the sum of the interior angles on the same side of the
intersecting line is equal to two right angles then,
in each case, the two straight lines are parallel.

▪ All straight lines parallel to a given straight line are parallel to one another.

Theorems Related to Triangles.

▪ If two sides and the included angle of a triangle are respectively equal to the
corresponding sides and the included angle then two triangles are congruent.

▪ The angles opposite to two equal sides of a triangle are equal.

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 ▪ If two angles of a triangle are equal, then their opposite angles are also equal.

▪ If three sides of one triangle are equal to the corresponding three sides of the
other triangle then two triangles are congruent.

▪ If any two angles and a side of a triangle are respectively equal to the two
angles and the corresponding side of another triangle, then two triangles are
congruent.

▪ If the hypotenuses of two right-angled triangles are equal and one side of one
triangle is equal to the corresponding side of another triangle, then two
triangles are congruent.

▪ If two sides of a triangle are unequal, the angle opposite to the greater side is
greater than the angle opposite to the less.

▪ If two angles of a triangle are unequal, the side opposite to the greater angles
is greater than the side opposite to the shorter angle.

▪ The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third.

▪ Of all line segments that can be drawn to a given straight line from a given
point outside it, the perpendicular is the shortest.

▪ The sum of three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.

▪ The exterior angle formed by producing any side of a triangle is, greater than
each of the two opposite interior angles.

Theorems related to Quadrilaterals.

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 ▪ If two opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, then its other
two sides are also equal and parallel.

▪ The opposite sides and angles of a parallelogram are equal to one another and
each diagonal divides the parallelogram into two congruent triangles.

▪ The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

▪ The diagonals of a thorn I bus bisect each other at right angles.

Theorems Related To Line, Angle, Triangle And Quadrilateral.

▪ If the bisector or the vertical angle of an isosceles triangle bisects the base
and perpendicular to it.

▪ If the triangle formed by joining the middle points of the sides of an

equilateral triangle is equilateral.

▪ If the medians of an equilateral triangle are equal to one another.

▪ If the sum of any two exterior angles of a triangle is greater than two right
angles.

▪ If D is a point inside a triangle ABC, then, AB + AC> BD + DC.

▪ If D is the middle point of the side BC of triangle ABC then, AB + AC> 2AD.

▪ The sum of the medians of a triangle is less than its perimeter.

▪ If A is the vertex of an isosceles ∆ABC, and the side BA is produced to D such

that BA=AD; then, ∠BCD = 1 right angle.

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 ▪ If the bisector of the angles ∠B and ∠C of a triangle ∆ABC intersect at O, then,
∠BOC = 900 + 1/2∠A.

▪ If the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are produced then the bisectors of the
exterior angles formed at B and C meet at O; then ∠BOC = 900 - 1/2∠A.

▪ In the adjoining figure,

∠C = I right and ∠B = 2∠A then, AB =2BC
C
B

▪ If the line segment joining the middle points of any two sides of a triangle is
parallel to and half the third side.

▪ In ∆ABC the perpendiculars drawn from the vertices B and C to opposite sides
are BE and CF. If BE = CF, then AB = AC.

▪ The difference between any two sides of a triangle is less than the third.

A
▪ In the adjoining figure. ∠B = I right angle and D is the middle
D
D

point of the hypotenuse AC of the triangle ABC; then BD=1/2 AC.

B
C
▪ If one side of a triangle be produced, then, the exterior angle so formed is
equal to the sum of the two interior opposite angles.

▪ If in ∆ABC, AB>AC and the bisector AD of ∠A intersects BC at D. Then ∠ADB is

an obtuse angle.

▪ The sum of the diagonals of a quadrilateral is greater than half the perimeter.

▪ The quadrilateral formed by joining the middle points of the adjacent sides of
a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

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 ▪ A rectangle is formed by joining the middle points of the adjacent sides of a
rhombus.

▪ If the diagonals of a parallelogram are equal, it is a rectangle.

Theorems Related to Area.

▪ The areas of Parallelogram regions on the same base and between the same
parallels are equal in area.

▪ The areas of Parallelogram region on equal bases and between the same
parallel lines are equal.

▪ If a triangular region and a parallelogram region stand on the same base and
lie between the same parallel lines then the area of the triangular region is
half that of the parallelogram region.

▪ The areas of the triangular region on the same base and between the same
parallel lines are equal.

▪ All triangular regions of equal areas standing on the same base and on the
same side of it are between the same parallels.

▪ Any median of a triangle divides the triangular region into two triangular
regions of equal areas.

▪ The diagonals of a parallelogram divide the parallelogram region into four

equal triangular regions.

▪ A parallelogram region and a rectangular region of equal area stand on same

base and on the same side of it. Then, the perimeter of I parallelogram region
is greater than that of the rectangular region.

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Pythagoras and its Application.

▪ In ∆ABC, ∠A = 1 right angle and D is a point on AC, then BC2+AD2= BD2+AC2.

▪ In ∆ABC, ∠A= 1 right angle and BE and CF are medians, then 4(BE 2+CF2) =
5BC2.

▪ ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle and AD is perpendicular to on BC, then 4AD 2=

3AB2

▪ ∆ABC is a right-angled isosceles triangle. P is a point on BC, its hypotenuse,

then PB2 +PC2 =2PA2.
Theorems on Circles.

▪ The perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle on any chord other than
the diameter bisects the chord.

▪ The perpendicular bisector of any chord of a circle passes through the centre.

▪ Any straight line can not intersect a circle more than at two points

▪ The line segment joining the centers of two intersecting circles bisects their
common chord at right angles.
B

▪ In the figure, O is the centre of circle and chord AB=chord AC.

then, ∠BAO=∠CAO. A O

▪ Equal chords of a circle are equidistant from the centre. C

▪ Diameter is the greatest chord of a circle.

▪ Of the two chords of a circle the greater chord is the nearer to the center than
the shorter.

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 ▪ Standing on the same arc the angle at the circumference is half the angle at
the center.

▪ Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal.

A

▪ The angle in a semicircle is a right angle.

D
▪ Given AD┴BC and AE is a diameter of a circle,
B C
then ∠BAD=∠EAC. E

▪ The sum of two opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle is two

right angles.

▪ If one side of a cyclic quadrilateral is produced, the exterior angle formed is

equal to the opposite interior angle.

▪ A parallelogram inscribed in a circle is a rectangle.

▪ The chords AB and CD of a circle with center O meet at right angles at some
point within the circle, then, ∠AOD+ ∠BOC= 2 right angles.

▪ The opposite angles of the quadrilateral ABCD are supplementary to each

other. If the line AC is the bisector of ∠BAD, then, BC=CD.

▪ Standing on equal arcs the angles either at the centre or at the circumference
are equal.

▪ Equal chords in equal circles cut off equal areas.

▪ The tangent drawn at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius

through the point of contact.

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 ▪ Only one tangent can be drawn to a circle at a given point on it.

▪ The perpendicular to a tangent at its point of contact passes through the line.

▪ The perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to any tangent to it passes
through the point of contact.

▪ The perpendicular at a point to the radius of the circle is a tangent to the

circle through that point.

▪ If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, the distances of
the points of contact from the point are equal.

Geometric Proportion.

▪ If the heights of two triangular regions are equal then their areas and bases
are proportional.

▪ If the bases of two triangular regions are equal then their areas and heights
are proportional.

▪ A straight line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two
sides or those sides produced proportionally.

Theorems related to Similarity of Triangle.

▪ If two triangles are equiangular, their corresponding sides-pre proportional.

▪ If the sides of two triangles are proportional then they are equiangular and the
opposite angles of their corresponding sides are equal.

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 ▪ If one of the angles of a triangle is equal to one of the angles of the other, and
the sides adjacent to the equal angles are proportional, the two triangles are
similar.

▪ The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the
squares on any two corresponding sides.

EXERCISE
A

1. In the figure AB=AC and DE is parallel to BC. If ∠ABC

= 700, what is the value of DEC? D
E

A) 1400 B) 1200 C) 1100

D) 800 E) none of these
B C

2. City B is 5 miles east of City A. City C is 10 miles

southeast of City B. Which of the following is the closest distance from City A to
City C?
A) 15 miles B) 12 miles C) 13 miles
D) 14 miles E) none of these

3. A picture measuring 16cm×24cm has a frame 1 cm wide on all sides. About how
many times greater than the area of the frame is the area of the picture?
A) 1.2 B) 4.5 C) 12
D) 45 E) 80

M
4. In the circle shown, O is center and MN>NO. Here, ∠MON=x0,
∠OMN= y0 ∠MNO=z0 which of the following may not be true?
A) MN<2MO B) x>y C) z=y N
O
D) x= y+z E) x>600

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 1
5. The shaded region (ΔEDB) has an area = of
3
rectangle ABCD. What is the area of ABCD?
A) (1/2) y2 B) x>y C) z=y
D) 4x2 E) 6x2

6. In the figure, O is the center of the circle and ∠OCB=350. What is

the value of ∠BAC?
A) 650 B) 600 C) 550
D) 500 E) none of these

7. In the figure, BD=AD, DC+AC and ∠ACB =1200. What is the value of ∠ABC?
A) 150 B) 200 C) 250
D) 300 E) none of these
8. The size of the smaller angle between the hands of the
clock at half past six, expressed in degrees, is
A) 7.50 B) 150 C) 22.50
D) 300 E) More than 22.50 but less than 300

9. Referring to the figure below, the area of the shaded

portion is

A) 2r2 (π − 2) B) 2r2 (2 − π ) C) 2r2 (π − 4)

D) 2r2 (4 − π ) E) r 2 (2 − π )

10. Referring to the figure below, ∠BAC = 900 and D is

the midpoint of BC. If BC= 10 cm what is the value
of AD in cm?
A) 3 B) 4 C)5
D) 5 2 E) none of these

11. In figure, ∠ABD = ∠ DBE = ∠EBC. If ∠DPQ = 800

and ∠EQC = 600, what is the value of ∠ABC?
A) 300 B) 450 C) 600
D) 750 E) None

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12. ABCD has an area equal to 28 sq cm BC is parallel to
AD, BA is perpendicular to AD. It BC is 6 cm and AD is
8 cm, what is the length of CD?
A) 2√5 B) 2√3 C) 2√2
D) 9 E) none of these

418. In the figure, ∠ABE =∠BDC = 900. AB = 4 cm and ∠BAE

= 450. If CD + AE, What is the area of the triangle BCE, is
sq cm?
A) 8 B) 2√2 C) 12
D) 12√2 E) none of these

13. ABDC is a square and E is the mid point of DB. Find the
percentage of the square that is shaded.
A) 50 B) 60 C) 65
D) 75 E) none of these

14. In the figure below, DE is parallel to BC. AD = DB = 3 and DE = 4. What is the

area of the quadrilateral DBCE?
A) 18 B) 12 C) 20
D) 16 E) none of these

15. If the diameter of a wheel is 2 feet, approximately how many

times it rotates to cross 2 miles?
A) 2130 B) 1850 C) 1680
D) 1056 E) none of these

16. In the figure, QR is parallel to ST and PQ>PR. If ∠T is 350, which of the following
can be a value of ∠PQR?
(I) 25 (II) 30 (III) 35
A) only II B) only II C) only III
D) Both I & II E) Both II & III

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17. Towns A and C are connected by a straight road which is 60 km long. The
straight line distance between town A and town B is 50 km. and the straight-line
distance between town B and town C is 50 km. How many kilometers is it from
town B to the point on the road connecting towns A and C which is Closest to
town B?
A) 30 B) 40 C) 50
D) 60 E) None

18. C is centre of the Circle. If diameter of circle is 5 cm, AB = ½ AC and AE = 4 cm,

find the area of triangle ACE?
A) 3 B) 6 C) 9
D) 12 E) none of these

19. If the Co-ordinates of a quadrilateral is (2, 5), (-3, 0),

(4,-1) and (6, 0), what is the area of the quadrilateral?
A) 35 B) 33.33 C) 30 D) 27 E) none of these

20. A triangular plot with sides 28 meters, 35 meters, & 56 meters is to be

surrounded by a fence built on posts set 7 meters apart. After posts are placed
at each corner, how many more additional posts will be needed?
A) 14 B)15 C)16 D) 17 E) 20

21. If AC = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm and ∠BAC = 900 cm, find the area of Δ

ABC?
A) 5 B) 6 C) 8
D) 10 E) 12

22. In the figure below, what is the sum of the angles labeled g, h
and c?
A) 1800 B) 2400 C) 3600
D) 9000 E) cannot be determined

23. ABC is an equilateral triangle. If ∠FGH = 500, FG = FH, BD = AE

and DH = EG, what is the value of ∠CDF?
A) 800 B) 900 C) 1000
D) 1100 E) none of these

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24. In Δ ABC, AB ┴ BC, DE is parallel to BC. AD = BD = 3 and DE =
4. Find area of BCED.
A) 12 B) 18 C) 20
D) 24 E) none of these

25. In the figure below, O is the center of the circle. The perimeter
of triangle ODC is 16 units and AB = 6 units. Find Perimeter of
the rectangle ABDC.
A) 24 B) 28 C) 32
D) 36 E) none of these

26. O is the center of the circle at the right. XO is perpendicular YO

and the area of triangle XOY is 32. What is the area of Circle O?
A) 16Π B) 32 Π C) 64 Π
D) 128 Π E) 256 Π

27. A square room has a square carpet symmetrically placed in it. This leaves an
uncovered area of 9m2. The area of the whole room is 25m2. What is the length
of one side of the carpet?
A) 10 B) 8 C) 6
D) 4 E) 2

28. Two circles have the same radius 1 unit. If each circle passes through the center
of the other circle, what is the area common to the two circles?
A) Π/3 B) Π/2-√3/2 C) 0.75
D) 3Π/4-√3 E) 2Π-√3

29. A 60 feet rope has its end joined together to form a loop. It is used to form the
following geometrical shapes. Then which shape encloses the maximum area
within it?
A) Square B) A circle C) A rhombus
D) A rectangle with length twice the breadth E) An equilateral triangle.

30. If radius of the earth is 4 times that of the moon, how many times of surface of
the moon is that of the earth? (Assume that the moon & the earth are perfect
sphere)

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 A) 4 B) 16 C) 64
D) 6 E) 24

31. In the figure below, If AL = LB, Which of the following

must be true?
A) AD+DB>BP+CP B) AD+DB>LM C) AL+BL<LM
D) AD+DC<BP+PC E) none

32. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. D is the midpoint of OC. BC=OD. If
∠OCB = 400, what is the value of ∠BAO?
A) 650 B) 700 C) 750
D) 800 E) none of these

33. In the figure, E is the mid point of AC.AC is perpendicular to AB; AD = DB. If BC
= 4 cm what is the value of BE2+CD2?
A) 25 B) 24 C) 20
D) 16 E) none of these

34. A rectangular garden is 20 feet by 10 feet in dimension and is enclosed by

fencing on all sides. The same total length of fencing is used to enclose a square
garden. What is the difference in square feet between the area of the rectangular
garden and the square garden?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 5
35. In figure below, AB is diameter & “O” is the center. If ∠AOD is greater than 90 0,
which of the following is true?
(I) ∠CAB = ∠ABD
(II) ∠CBA = ∠CAB
(III) area of Δ ACB ≠ area of Δ ABD
A) only I B) only II C) only III
D) Both II and III E) Both I & II
36. What is the area of the trapezium in the figure below?
A) 10.5 B) 14.5 C) 16.5
D) 21 E) cannot be determined

37. If ∠ADC = 1500, AB = y cm and BC = x cm, find the

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 area of parallelogram ABCD.
3xy xy 2xy
A) B) C)
4 2 3
3xy
D) E) none of these
2

38. Points A and B have coordinates as shown in the

figure. Find the combined area of the two
shaded rectangles.
A) 20 B) 26 C) 32
D) 35 E) 87

39. In the figure below, the circle is inscribed in the

equilateral triangle. If the diameter of the circle is 2, what
is the sum of the shades area?
A) 3 3−π B) 3 3 − 4π C) 3 3 − 3π
D) 6 3 − 3π E) 108 − π

40. Co-ordinates of 4 points are : A(5,8), B(7,8), C(13,2), & D(3,2). Find the area of
quadrilateral ABCD.
A) 30 B) 24 C) 48 D) 35 E) 36

41. In the figure below, BC = 4, AB = 6 and AD = 3 units & ∠AEC = 900. What is the
value of EC?
A) 2.4 B) 2 C) 1.5
D) 1 E) none of these
42. In the figure, AB II PQ. ∠XYB = 400 and ∠XZQ = 350.
What is the value of ∠XYZ?
A) 600 B) 750 C) 850
D) 900 E) none of these
43. In the figure, AB is tangent to the circle at A. AC is
diameter. If BC = 12,
and AB = 8, what is the area of the circle ?
A) 8Π B) 9Π C) 12Π
D) 20Π E) 24Π

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44. In the figure, AC bisects ∠DCE. AB is perpendicular to DC.
∠BAC = 400 & ∠DEC = 200. What is the measure of ∠EDC?
A) 450 B) 500 C) 600
D) 800 E) cannot be determined

45. In the figure if AD = BD + DC, what it the value of ∠BAC?

A) 700 B) 800 C) 900
D) 1000 E) None

46. The length of a room is 1.5 times of its breadth. If the area of the room is 216 sq
meters, what is the perimeter of the room?
A) 60 B) 54 C) 48 D) 42 E) none of these

47. In the figure below, O is the center of the circle. OC is perpendicular to AB and is
2 cm less than AC. If the diameter of the circle is 20 cm, what
is the length of AB in cm?
A) 8.5 B) 10 C) 15
D) 18 E) none of these

48. ABCD is a parallelogram. E lies on AD such that length ED is three times the
length of AE. Area of triangle ABE is 7 sq ft. The area of ABCD, in sq ft., is
A) 28 B) 49 C) 56
D) 42 E) none

49. In the figure below, four equal circles are drawn

within a square whose perimeter is 32. What is the area of the
shaded portion?
A) 36-16 Π B) 64-16 Π C) 64-32 Π
D) 32 Π-32 E) 64 Π-64

50. In the figure, ∠ABD = ∠CBD. AB = 7 inches, AC = 8

inches and BC = 9 inches. Find the length of AD.
A) 4.5 B) 4 C) 3.5
D) 3 E) none of these

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51. A square floor with side of 5 meter is to be covered with square tiles. If each tile
has a perimeter of 0.8 meter, what is the minimum number of tiles needed to
cover of floor?
A) 144 B) 425 C) 500
D) 625 E) none of these

52. If AB = BX and XC = CD in the figure above, what is s in terms of p and r?

A) 180 − 2(p + r ) B) p+r-90 C) 3 (p +r)
D) p +r E) none of these

53. Which three lines could not construct a triangle?

A) 45 cm, 46 c, 44 cm
B) 24 cm, 27 cm, 23 cm
C) 25 cm, 13 cm, 12 cm
D) 15 cm, 16 cm, 17 cm
E) 33 cm, 39 cm, 37 cm

54. In triangle ABC, AB = AC. All of the following statements are true except
A) AB<AC+BC B) AC<AB+BC C) BC<AB+AC
D) AC+BC=AB+BC E) BC+AC>AB+BC

55. The area of a square plot it twice that of another square plot. If the diagonal of
the bigger plot is x, what is the diagonal of the smaller plot?
A) x /2 B) x /4 C) 2x /3
D) 2x/2 E) none of these

56. A circle has a radius of 4. If P and Q are points on the circumference, the
maximum length of an arc which could separate P and Q is
A) 2 B) 2Π C) 4
D) 4Π E) 8Π

57. A rectangular area of 16 meters by 12 meters is surrounded by a road 3 meters

wide. The area of the road (in sq meter) is:
A) 78 B) 132 C) 204
D) 216 E) none of these

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58. In the figure below, which is the longest arm?
A) T B) S C) R
D) Q E) P

59. In the figure, AB = AC and ∠A is 600. AF bisects ∠A. If ∠D

is 1000, what is the value of ∠B?
A) 140 B) 130 C) 120
D) 100 E) none of these

60. How many squares with side 2" long are needed to cover a square 3' long?
A) 18 B) 64 C) 96
D) 120 E) none of these

61. Three angles of a triangle are in the proportion 5:6:7. Then what is the
difference in degrees between the biggest and the smallest angles?
A) 15 B) 20 C) 25
D) 30 E) 10

62. Streets L, M and N are straight and level, and they intersect to form a triangle. If
streets L & M intersect at a 400 angle and if street N is perpendicular to street M,
at what acute angle do streets L & N intersect?
A) 300 B) 350 C) 400
D) 750 E) 500

63. The figure below shows the floor dimensions of an L-shaped room. All angles
shown are right angles. If carpeting costs Taka 1200 per square meter, what will
be the cost of carpeting for the entire floor?
A) Taka 48,000 B) Taka 76,000 C) Taka 96,000
D) 100,800 E) Taka 139,200

64. What is the value of (X-1) where X is the difference between the diagonal &
breadth of a rectangle? The length and breadth of the rectangle are 8 and 6
respectively
A) 47 B) 63 C) 31 D) 35 E) none

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65. The diagonal a rectangle is 10. The area of the rectangle is:
A) 100 B) 80 C) 40
D) 20 E) cannot be determined
66. A circle with radius 2 is intersected by a line at points R and T. The maximum
possible distance between R and T is
A) 1 B) 2 C) Π
D) 4 E) 4Π

67. A square floor sides of 8 feet each is to be completely covered with non-
overlapping square tiles, each with sides of 1 foot. If every tile along the outer
edge of the floor is black tiles are needed?
A) 28 B) 29 C) 30
D) 32 E) 64

68. What is the largest number of non-overlapping sectors that can be created
within a circle when it is crossed by three straight lines?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5
D) 6 E) 6

69. How many degrees are between the hands of a clock at 2:40?
A) 1400 B) 1450 C) 1500
D) 1600 E) 1700

70. A circular area of radius 1 foot is cut out from the middle of a square paper with
each side being 2 feet long. What is the remaining area of the square in square
feet?
A) 0.8 B) 1.0 C) 4- Π
D) 1.5 E) none of these

71. If the length of the longest side of the triangle shows below is 36. What is the
perimeter of the triangle?
A) 51 B) 63 C) 81
D) 108 E) 162

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72. The figure below is an equilateral triangle divided into four congruent, small
equilateral triangles. If the perimeter of a smaller triangle is 1,
what is the perimeter of the largest triangle?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6
D) 8 E) 16

73. Which one is the biggest?

A) a rectangle B) a triangle C) a square
D) a circle E) We can’t say

74. A circular region has circumference ‘c’ inches and area k square inches. If c =
3k, what is the radius of the circle in inches?
A) 2/3 B) (2/3) C) 2/3
D) 4 Π/9 E) none of these

75. Three straight lines cross thought a circle. What is the maximum number of non
overlapping sectors in which the circle is divided?
A) 7 B) 6 C) 5
D) 4 E) none of these

76. A rectangular tank is ‘L’ cm long, ‘W’ cm wide and ‘H’ cm high. If the height of
the tank is reduced by 1 cm, the volume of the tank will be reduced by:
A) LW cc. B) HLW cc. C) LW sq cm
D) 1 cc. E) (H-1) cc.

77. The length of a rectangle is 10cm more than its breadth; the area of the
rectangle is 56 cm what is the breadth of the rectangle?
A) 8 B) 10 C) 4
D) 14 E) 12

78. The area of the triangle ABC is 40 sq cm D is the mid point of BC and E is the
mid point of AC. If AD = 4√2 cm, what is the area of the
triangle ADE in sq cm?
A) 10 B) 10√2 C) 12
D) 12√2 E) none of these

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79. In Δ ABC, point P, Q & R are midpoints of AB, BC & CA
respectively. If AB = 10, AC = 15, & BC = 17, what is
the perimeter of the Δ PQR?
A) 21 B) 16 C) 14
D) 10 E) cannot be determined

80. A rectangular floor is 16'×10'. It is to be carpeted so that ½ the area is covered

by carpet costing Tk. 7.50/square foot square foot & the other half is carpeted at Tk.
2.50/square foot. Find total cost of covering whole floor with carpet.
A) 1600 B) 600 C) 200
D) 800 E) none of these

81. 2 sides of a triangular field are of same length, 13 ft. 3rd side is 10' in length.
Find area of the field in square feet?
A) 60 B) 65 C) 130
D) 50 E) none of these

82. In the figure, ∠BAC = 450, BD = 4 cm and DC = 2AD.

What is the length of the side AC?
A) 24 B) 18 C) 12
D) 8 E) none of these

83. Total length of 3 sides of an equilateral triangle is 12'. Find the area of the
triangle in square feet.
A) 2 B) 12 C) 4√3
D) 6 E) none of these

84. In a triangle PQR, PR is the longest side. Then the largest angle is
A) P B) Q C) R
D) 900 E) none of these

85. In the figure, AD = BD. If ∠ABD = 250, ∠ACD =?

A) 500 B) 650 C) 700
D) 750 E) none of these

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86. Consider the following triangle ABC. ∠A =900 and ∠C = 300, ∠B- ∠BAD =?
A) 300 B) 450 C) 600
D) 750 E) none of these

87. A triangular area is to be painted at a cost of 2.25

per square foot. If each side of the triangular area is 16 feet in length, then what
is the total cost of painting the area in Taka?
A) 550.25 B) 249.42 C) 322.86
D) 280.46 E) none of these
88. What is the length in feet of each side of a square whose total area is equal to
the total area of a circle of radius 1 foot?
A) 1.52 B) √Π C) 1.75
D) 2.22 E) none of these

89. In the figure AB = AC = 10 cm and ∠B is 300 what is the

area of triangle ABC?
A) 30 B) 25√3 C) 25
D) 20√3 E) 20

90. Triangle ACB is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the

area of the shaded region?
A) 16√2-32 B) 16√2-16 C) 8√2-16
D) 32√2-16 E) none of these

91. AB and CD are straight lines which are parallel to each other. What is the value of
angle x in degrees?
A) 100 B) 300 C) 750
D) 1500 E) cannot be determined

92. If p is lees than q, which of the following is greater than p and less than q?
A) pq B) q-p C) (p+q)/2
D) pq/2 E) q2-p2
93. In the figure, AC and BC are radii of circles with center A
and B respectively. The length of AB is 6.BC is tangent to
the circle with center A. If AC = 4, what is BC?
A) 5 B) 4√3 C) 4√5
D) 6/4 E) 2√5

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94. The area of a triangle is 30 square inches. Find the length of its base in inches, if
the height is 6 inches?
A) 5 B) 2 C) 10
D) 7.5 E) none of these

95. A circle passes through each of the four center points of a square whose one
side is √2.What is the area of the circle minus the area of the square?
A) Π-2 B) 2Π-2 C) 4 Π-2 D) 2 E) none
96. A triangular plot with sides of 25 feet, 40 feet, and 55 feet is to be surrounded
by a fence built on pillars set 5 set apart. How many pillars will be required to
surround the plot?
A) 21 B) 22 C) 23
D) 24 E) none of these

97. The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. The rectangle is covered with 392
pieces of blocks each having an area of 1.5 sq cm what is the length of the
rectangle?
A) 36 B) 42 C) 48
D) 52 E) 54

98. A field is rectangular and its width is 1/3 as long as its length. What is the area
of the field, in square yards, if the length of the field is 120 yards?
A) 480 B) 2,400 C) 4,800
D) 5,000 E) 7,200

99. A circle is inscribed inside a square as shown in the figure. What is the ratio of
the circle to the area of the square?
A) Π/4 B) 4/ Π C) Π/2
D) Π/3 E) none

100. What is the maximum number of points of intersection of two circles which have
unequal radii?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2
D) many E) none of these

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