Simplification

1. Simplify 9. Simplify:
0.143  0.223  0.423  0.27 3  0.693 25
0.663  0.423 30.420.270.69  2
5
 6
  3  
2. Find the sum of the following: 12 5   813 / 4
  
1 1 1 1 1 1 1   
      (13.16) 2  (12.44) 2 
156 182 210 240 272 306 36  
3. Find the value of : 51.2  22.528 3
7

 1 7
   
5 1 1 5 1 1 3  64 6
    
  
12 99 70 12 99 70 
5 1 5 1 1 1  
1     
12 99 12 70 99 70
10. Simplify:
32 23 23
3 2 6 3 4 2
+ 3 2 1 
4  44 
316  of 2  3 2 9
÷ 4
4 3 4 444 4
 1 4 1 4  
1 6 of 3 5 4 3  1 9   3
4. Simplify:   
 1 1 of 6 1 4 1  2 1  p 0. 732  0.0679

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 5 3 3 6  11. Express as a rational number of the form :
q 0. 68  0. 587
1 11 12. Find the value of
4 1
2 16  1 
1/2
÷ 3
3 2 15  1
6 3 2   
4 8  4  12  8
5. Find the value of: 13. Simplify:
0.3  0.3  0.3  0.03  0.03  0.03 17.183  1.183
0.6  0.6  0.6  0.06  0.06  0.06 2
17.18  1.18  2.36  17.18  17.18  1.18

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0.23  0.23  0.23  0.001
+
0.23  0.23  0.023  0.01  7 3 18
6. Find the value of: 
 625

3 5

5 7


 
   125

4

8 3

  
1 1 29
4 2
7 4 1  
 10243 
3 5

1 1 1
3 1 2
2 7 1 14. Simplify:
2
1
5 3 4 6 1 1 1
5  of  of
36  4 5 7  3  3  3 3 3 3
  
3 3 3 49  3 4 6  3  3  3 1 1 1
( 0.15)  ( 0.29 )  ( 0.11)    of
7. Simplify: 3 3 3
–  4 5 7  3 3 3
( 0.33)  ( 0.87 )  ( 0.45)
p
3 3 3
( 0.49)  ( 0.27 )  (0.76) 15. Express as a rational number of the form q .
45( 0.49) ( 0.27) (0.76) 0.981  0.123 1301
8. Find the value of 
0.268  0.125 286
4
 17   19 
4 16. Find the sum of the following:
    1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 
 19   17           
2 2  3 15 35 63 99 143 195 255 17 
 17   19 
    1 17. Simplify:
 19   17  3
  

 67.233   7.233  2.233
 
  9.46 2  2  7.23  2.23  16.1229  
 
 67.23  67.23  67.23  5  25 
 
 
 94 2
15 24. Simplify:
 

 655361 6


23



  32768
1 30

5
  1  1
1   1   2
4 4

  1 1 1 1   2  2
   
 5 15 35 65  
7 16    1  2  1  2

 2561 5

 10 7


1   1   2
 2  2
18. Simplify: 25. Simplify:
 6 10 14 18 34 38 
36467 
2  4  36  144  400  ........  5184  8100  +
1  
3
5
4 13
7  8 3 
6 12
8
3
2
1 125  2 / 3 1 / 2


+    343
2 3
98






2
1   
2 1 2
26. Simplify:
19. Simplify:
0.753  0.603  0.153  2.052  0.00142
 3.763  4.533  1.713  
 
0.750.150.30 0.2052  0.000142  13.591.713.76 
 2 2 2 ÷
20. Simplify the following expression:  3 . 76   4 . 53   1 .71   3 .76 4 .53   
  4 . 53 1 .71   3 . 76  1 . 71  
 1 2 1   
    
 156 364 210 240 
4.793  2.563  7.353
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1.2.4  1.2.4.8  1.2.4.27  ....  4.797.687.35
 1.3.9  1.3.9.8  1.3.9.27.....  27. Simplify:
 
21. Simplify: 0.512  0.962  8.82  6.632  2.172
0.25 2  0.75  0.35 2  0.65  0.40 2  0.60  3
0.172  0.322 6.632.17  2.17 8.80 6.638.83
 0.25  0.35  0.40
0.25  0.35  0.35  0.40  0.40  0.25 28. If x  11  11  11  ...  and
3 2
+ 2 2  (23 )
y  11  11  11  ... to  then find the relation between
22. Simplify:
x and y.

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 29 1 7  1 7 9 
1  4 1    5  7  9 
 36 8 11   9 8 20 
23. Express as a rational number of the form p/q.
0.555  0.324
1.24  0.33
 Answers and explanation
1. Given expression is
1
3 3 3 3 3 4. Here, we have to find the value of [A – B] ÷ C – , where
0.14  0.22  0.42  0.27   0.69 2
0.663  0.423 30.420.270.69 1 4 7 19
1 of 3 of
A 6 5  6 5  7 19  5  3  7
0.143  0.223 1
1 of 6
1 6 19 6  5  6 19 12
of
or,
3  0.143  3  0.223 5 3 5 3
1 4 13 13
4 1 
0.423  0.273   0.693
 B 3 9  3 9
30.42 0.27 0.69  1 1 13 13
4 2 
3 6 3 6
0.14  0.223  30.420.27 0.69
3

270.143  0.223  30.420.27 0.69

or, 39  13
9 26  6 4

1 26 = 26  13 39  9 =
or, 1   9
27 9 6
Note: If a + b + c = 0 then the value of a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc 7 4 21  16 5
2. Given expression is Now, A  B    
12 9 36 36
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
      1 11 9 27 72  27
156 182 210 240 272 306 36 1
4 
45  8
C  2 16  2 16  16 

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1 1 1 1 3 3 27 27 4  27 16  81
   6 3 
or, 4 8 4 8 8
12 13 13 14
5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 =
         18
14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 36
1
1 1 1 Now,  A  B   C 
or,   2
12 18 36
5 5 1 5 18 1
3  2 1 0 =      0
or,  0 36 18 2 36 5 2
36 36
5. We have to find the value of A + B, where

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3. Here, we have to find the value of A + B, where
5 1 1 5 1 1 0.3  0.3  0.3  0.03  0.3  0.03
     A
12 99 70 12 99 70 0.6  0.6  0.6  0.06  0.06  0.06
A
5 1 5 1 1 1 0.3  0.3  0.3  0.03  0.03  0.03 1
1      
12 99 12 70 99 70 =
2 0.3  0.3  0.3  0.03  0.03  0.03
3
23
5  99  70  12  70  12  99  5 0.23  0.23  0.23  0.001
12  99  70 B
= 0.23  0.23  0.023  0.01
12  99  70  5  70  5  99  12
12  99  70 
0.233  0.13
0.232  0.23  0.1  0.12
5  99  70  12  70  12  99  5
=  a 3  b3 
12  99  70  5  70  5  99  12 = 0.23 – 0.10 = 0.13  2  a  b
2
 a  ab  b 
34650  840  1188  5
= 1
83160  350  495  12 Therefore, A + B =  0.13
23
34307 4901 7 7 = 0.125 + 0.130 = 0.255.
=  =
83317 4901 17 17
1 1
2 3
33  2 2  6 2
3
39  2 8  68 4 2
7 4 1
B  6.
316 316 1 1 1
3 1 2
8 2 7 1
39  28  2  3 39  2 8  2 8  38 2
= = 1
316 316 5
5
39  2  38
= = 39 816 = 3
316  28
7 7
Sum = A + B = 33
17 17
 29 9 2
  17 2  19 2 
1
 7 4        (1)
2
7 8
 2
1  19   17  
2 7 1 = 2 2
2  17   19 
1     1
5  19   17 
5
116  63  17 2  19 2  17 2  19 2 
28  1       1      1
=  19   17   19   17  
49  16 1 =
2  17 2  19 2 
14 1
2       1
1  19   17  
5
5
2 2
 17   19  289 361 5184
=     1 =   1= 1
53 14 1  19   17  361 289 104329
=  
28 65 1
2
5 25
2 2
24  6
 3  5 
 12 5   813 / 4
=
53

1

53 130
 1   

130
2
24 130 53 (13.16) 2  (12.44) 2  
53 9. 
51.2  22.528 3
7


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7. Given expression is   1  7 
3
(0.15)  ( 0.29 )  ( 0.11)
3 3 3  64 6  
-   
3
( 0.33)  ( 0.87 )  (0.45)
3 3
 
3 3 3
( 0.49)  ( 0.27 )  (0.76)
(13.16  12.44) (1316
.  12.44)
45( 0.49) ( 0.27) (0.76) = +
4  12.80  4  5.632
3 3 3
( 0.15)  ( 0.29 )  ( 0.11) 3 2 25 ( 3 )
=   4
3
( 3  0.11)  (3  0.29 )  ( 3  0.15)
3 3 12 5 5 6
3 4
1 3 1

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  7
6 7 3
3
( 0.49)  ( 0.27 )  (0.76)
3 3 (64)
–
45( 0.49) ( 0.27) (0.76) 25.60  0.72 12  2
= 
3 3 3
( 0.15)  ( 0.29)  (0.11) 4(12.80  5.632) 27
= 3 3 3 –
27 [( 0.15)  ( 0.29)  ( 0.11) 18.432 8
3 3 = 
( 0.49  0.27 )  3( 0.49 ) ( 0.27 ) ( 0.49  0.27 )  ( 0.76) 4(18.432) 9
45( 0.49 ) ( 0.27 ) ( 0.76) 1 8 9  16 25 7
[Since a3 + b3 = (a + b)3 - 3ab (a + b)]     1
2 9 18 18 18
3 3
1 ( 0.76)  3( 0.49 ) ( 0.27 ) ( 0.76)  ( 0.76)
=  2 3 4
27 45( 0.49 )( 0.27 )( 0.76)  
3 2 1 4  44 3 2 9
4
1 1 5  9 14 10.  of 2  ÷ 4
=    4 3 4 444  
27 15 135 135 3
8. Given expression is
4 4 2 2 2 2 4
 17   19   17 2   19 2  3 2  9 444
    1         1 3 3 9
 19   17   19    17   =  of  ÷ 4
= 4 3 4 444 4
 17 
2
 19 
2
 17   19 
2 2  
    1     1 3
 19   17   19   17 

2 3 3 4  16 16 81
 17 2  19 2  2
 17   19 
2
=   ÷ 
       2        1 4 2 4 81 256
 19   17    19   17 
= 3 2 1 1 1
 17   19 
2 2
=  5 =  80  80
    1 4 3 16 2 2
 19   17 
[a2 + b2 = (a + b)2 - 2ab]
 14. Here we have to simplify the sum which is in the form
732 679  6 A+B÷C

0. 732  0.0679 999 990
11. = 68 587 3 4 6 3 24
0. 68  0. 587   4  5 of 7  36 
99 999 36
  4 35 
Here, A =  3 4 6  49 3 5 6 49
732 673 80520  74703    
  4 5 7  4 4 7
999 990 109890
= 68 587 = 7548  6457 3 35 4  4  7 36
     1
99 999 10989 4 24 3  5  6 49

5817  10989 5817 3  3  3 3  9 12

B=   4
= = 3  3  3 1 3 3
14005  109890 140050
1/2
 15  1 1 1 1 1 1
 of 
12.  2    3 3 3  3 9
 4  12  8
C= 1 1 1 1 1
1/2  of 
1  1 3 3 3 3 9
=  {8  2 15}  -
4  2 32 2
1 9

1/ 2 3 9 27
1 2 2   3 1   
=  {( 5 )  ( 3 )  2 15} 3 1 1 4 4
4 
9
1 1 
–    A+ B÷ C

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2 3 2 
27 4 16 16
2
1 =1+ 4÷ 1 4  1 1
1  2 1 1  4 27 27 27
=  ( 5  3 )   
 2  2 3 2
0.981  0.123 1301
15. We have 
0.268  0.125 286
1 1  3 2 
= ( 5  3) -  
2 2  ( 3  2 ) ( 3  2 )  981 123

999 999 1301
 
5 3 3 2 5 2 268  2 125  12 286
=    = 
990 900

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2 2 2 2 2
B 981  123 858
13. We have to simplify the sum which is in the form A  .
C 999 1301 999 1301
   
Here, 266 113 286 2660  1243 286

17.183  1.183 990 900 9900
A 2
17.18  1.18  2.36  17.18  17.18  1.18 858 9900 1301 9900 1100 101
   =  9
17.18  1.18 3 3 999 3903 286 999 111 111
 2
17.18  1.18  2  1.18  17.18  17.18 1.18 16. We have to find the sum of
 2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  16 

17.183  1.183 
 3 15 35 63 99 143 195 255 17 

17.18  1.182  17.18  1.18
2
[Note: This type of question is often asked in SSC Main examina-
 17.18  1.18  a 3

 b 3  a  b  a 2  ab  b 2  tion. Students are advised not to go for the traditional method:
taking LCM of the denominator and then proceeding. Rather,
= 16
check whether the numerator is the same or not and the
73 18 difference between the denominator of 2nd term - 1st term =

B =  625 


3 5
 5 7


  1254

 8 3
 x (say), 3rd term - 2nd term = y (say), 4th term - 3rd term z
(say) and so on. If y - x = z - y .... and the first condition
 543 5 5 77 3  5348 31 8  54  5 4  50  1 satisfies then split each fraction into two fractions such that
29 29 the second split part of the fraction must be the first split
 3 5
C   1024

3
  3 5
 
3
 
  210  
 
part of the immediate next fraction.]
Here numerator of each fraction is 2 (ie, constant) ex-
cept the last fraction. For the time being we leave the last
 21033 52 9  2 4 = 4 fraction. Also the difference of difference in the denomina-
tor is 15 - 3 = 12; 35 - 15 = 20 [20 - 12 = 8]; 63 - 35 = 28 [28 - 20
B 1 1
 A  16   16 = 8] and so on. Now splitting each fraction into two, we have
C 4 4
 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 1 
1                  ......
 3   3 5   5 7   7 9   9 11 
  1 1  16
........     2
 15 17  17 18. 36467 ×
1
16 16 3
  =0 5
4
17 17 7
6
2
B C 8
17. We have to simplify the sum which is in the form A  1
D 3
1
Here 2
1
2
3
2
  7.233  2.233  
 67.233    
  9.462  2  7.23  2.23  16.1229 
A=   2
67.23  67.23  67.23  5  25 = 36467 
  1
  3
  5
4
7
6
 3
 2
 7.233  2.233  8
 67.233     1
  7.23  2.23  2  7.23  2.23  7.23  2.23
2
 3
=   1 2
67.23  67.23  67.23  5  5 2 2
  5
 
 

2
 3 = 36467 
 7.23  2.23
3 3
  1

K
 67.23  
3
 3
2 5
 7.23  7.23  2.23  2.23  
2
 4
  7
= 67.23  67.23  67.23  5  5 2 6
 2
8
  5
  3
12

 a3  b3 
 a 2  b 2  ab  a  b  = 36467 
2
  1
3
5
67.233  53 4
7
= 6
67.23  67.23  67.23  5  5 2

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24
8
= 67.23 - 5 = 62.23 41
94



Now, B   65536
1 6
 23

 = 36467 
2
1
94 3

 8
=  4

 
1 6 2 3 
 = 4
2 9
8 1 6  
3 4
4
6
5
7  41
328  24
1 1
= 4 2 = 2 = 16 2
4 = 36467 
1
15 3

Now C   32768

1 30
2 5 15


 5
= 8

  
1 30 2 5 
 4
5  352
2399
1 2
= 8530  5 15 = 81 = 8 2
= 36467 
1  2399
3
7 16 11356

Now D   256


1 5 10 7 

7 16
 8
=  2

  
1 5 10 7 

2  11356
= 36467   22712
1 10 7 36467
8   1
=2  5  7 16
= 2 1 = 2 19. We have to simplify the sum, which is in the form of A + B,
where
1
B C 8
Now A  = 62.23  16 A
0.753  0.603  0.153
D 12 0.750.150.30
1 1 Let a = 0.75, b = 0.60 Then, a - b = 0.15
= 62.23   = 62.23 + 1 = 63.23 we know that
2 2
a 3  b 3  a  b  3aba  b 
3

3  0.75  0.600.75  0.60 

 A 0.750.150.30
 3  0.75  0.60  0.15  29 1 7  1 7 9 
= 6 22. 1 36  4 8  111    5 9  7 8  9 20 
0.75  0.15  0.30    

B
2.052  0.00142  65 33 18   46 63 189 
0.2052  0.000142 =  36  8  11    9  8  20 
   
10  0.2052  10  0.000142  65 27   46 63 20 
= =  36  4    9  8  189 
0.2052  0.000142    

=

100 0.205  0.00014 
2
 100
2
  65  243   92  15  308 77
=  36    18   36  18
   
0.2052  0.000142
Hence, the sum = A + B = 6 + 100 = 106 308 18
=  2
20. We have to simplify the sum, which is in the form of A + B, 36 77
where 555  5 324

1 2 1 1 0.555  0.324 990 999
A    23. =
156 364 210 240 1.24  0.33 1  24  2    33 
 90   99 

1 1 1 1
=   
156 182 210 240
550 324 5 108 5 12
Applying the rule given in previous issue, we have   
= 990 999  9 333  9 37
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  22    1  56 1 56  15
=         90   3  
12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16     45 3 45

K
1 1 43 1
=    185  108 293
12 16 48 48
333 333 293  45 1465
= 56  15  41  333  41  1517
1
 A  48 45 45
13 24. We have to simplify the sum, which is in the form of A + B,
1.2.4  1.2.4.8  1.2.4.27  1.2.4.64...
Now, B  1.3.9  1.3.9.8  1.3.9.27  1.3.9.64... where
 
1 1 1 1
13 A=   
 8.13  8.23  8.33  8.43....  5 15 35 65
= 3 3 3 3 
 27.1  27.2  27.3  27.4 .... 4 4 11 11 74 74 941
=1       

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5 5 15 15 105 105 1365
13

= 

 8 13  2 3  33....   8
13
   = 1
941 424



3 3 3
 27 1  2  3 ....   27
  1365 1365
4 4
31 3 1 1   1 1   2
2 
2  2  2
= 3 3    
  B= 2 2
 1 1   1 1   2
1 2 1  32  2  2
Hence, the sum = A  B       
48 3 48
1
33 11 Let a = 1 Then,
 = 2
48 16
21. We have to simplify, which is in the form of A + B - C, where 2
1  2 1
a4  2 a  2 
0.25 2  0.75  0.352  0.65 a 4  a 4  2 4
a 
2  a 
A =  0.40  0.60  3 0.25  0.35  0.40 a 2  a 2  2 a 2  1  2 a  1 
2

0.25  0.35  0.35  0.40  0.40  0.25 a 2  a


Let a = 0.25, b = 0.35 and c = 0.40.
Now, putting the value of ‘a’ in the above, we get
Now,
2 2
a 2 (b  c)  b 2 (c  a )  c 2 (a  b)  3abc  9  2  5 2  25
A=   1      
(ab  bc  ca )  4  3  4 3  36
Now,
(a  b  c) (ab  bc  ca )
= A+B
(ab  bc  ca )
424 25 5088  11375 16463 83
= a + b +c = 0.25 + 0.35 + 0.40 = 1 =    1
1365 36 16380 16380 16380
3
B = 2 2  2 2 2  2  2 8  
C = 2 3  2 3 2  2 6
2
25. We have to simplify the sum, which is in the form of A + B +
Sum = A + B - C = 1 + 2 - 26 = 1 + 256 - 64
8 C, where
= 1 + 192 = 193
 Therefore, 2nd part of the given expression is
 6  10  14  18  
 4 36 144 400  a 3  b3  c3
A=  34 38  1
...   3abc
 5184 8100 
As we know, a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc  0
3  5  7  9   if a + b + c = 0
= 2 4 36 144 400 17 19 
  a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc
 ...   Hence, the required answer is 10 ÷ 1 = 10.
5184 8100 
27. Let x = 0.17 and y = 0.32
a = 6.63
1  1  1  1  1 
12 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2  b = 2.17
= 2 c = – 8.8
1 1 1 1 
 ...  2  2  2  2  Hence the given expression becomes
 8 9 9 10 
3x 2  3y 2  c 2  a 2  b 2
 1  99 99
= 21  100   2  100  50 x2  y2 ab bc ac
 


B = 1252 3 1 2
 125
2 3 1 2  

9 x 2  y 2 a 3  b 3  c3
 x 2  y2 abc
= 1251 3  531 3 = 51  5
a 3  b 3  c3
8 3
13  9
 12
  abc
  
C =    343
2 3

98
  

K
  since a + b + c = 0
  
 a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc
2  9  1  8  1
= 343 3 8 2 3 3
3abc
1 3 1
 9  abc  9  3  12
= 343 3  7  3  7
Hence, the sum = A + B + C 28. x  11  11  11  ... to 
99 49 49
=  5  7 = 12  1   13
50 50 50 x 2  11  11  11  ...
26. Let a = 3.76
b = 4.53  x 2  11  x

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c = 1.71  x 2  x  11  0
 13.59 = 3b
Then 1st part of the given expression is Again, y  11  11  11... to 
3 3 3
a  b  c  3abc
 abc  y 2  11  11  11... to 
a  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
2

In 2nd part, let a = 4.79  y 2  y  11  0

 y 2  11  y
b = 2.56
c = –7.35 Now, x 2  x  11  y 2  y  11

 x 2  y2  y  x
 x - y = 1 (This is the required relation).