SIMPLIFICATION AND APPROXIMATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

Directions(Qs.1-5).What value will replace the question mark in the following

equations?
1 1 1 2
Qs.1. 4 + 3 +? +2 = 13
2 6 3 5
2 3
a) 3 c) 3 e) 3
5 4
b) 2 3
d) 5
2
Ans:c
9 19 7 67
𝑙𝑒𝑡 + 𝑥 + =
2 6 3 5
67 9 19 7
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛, 𝑥 = −( + 𝑥+ )
5 2 6 3
67 60 17 2
 𝑥= − = =3
5 6 5 5
5
Qs.2. ? = 4 − 1
1+ 1
3+ 1

n
2+

i
4

a)
1
c)
1

e . e) None of the

b)
8
1
d)
9
1

p i r above

Ans:a
16 31

A s
n ?= 4 − k 5

. b a 1+ 1
3+ 9
1

w w (4)

w ?= 4−
1+
5
1
4
3+
9
5
?= 4 −
1
1 + 31
9
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5
?= 4 −
40
31
31 1
?= 4 − =
8 8

1 1 1 1
Qs.3 ? = (1 − ) (1 − ) (1 − ) … … … … . . (1 − )
3 4 5 100

a) 0 c) 2.5 e) 50
b) 1 d) 1/50
Ans:d
2 3 4 98 99 2 1
?= × × ………× × = =
3 4 5 99 100 100 50
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Qs.4 ? = ( − ) + ( − ) + ( − ) + ⋯ … . +( − )
2 3 3 4 4 5 9 10

a) 0 c) 2.5 e) None of these

b) 1 d) 1/50
. i n
Ans:e
i r e
1 1
2 3
1 1
3 4
1 1
4 5
1 1
9 10
1 1
s
?= ( − ) + ( − ) + ( − ) + ⋯….+( − ) = ( − ) =
2 10
4
p
=
10 5
2

k A
1
a n
4
. b
Qs.5. 47.3 + 𝑜𝑓 38.4+? = 141.7

a) 56.78
b) 143.23
w w c) 84.8
d) 83
e) 56.87

Ans:c w
38.4
47.3 + +? = 141.7
4
47.3 + 9.6+? = 141.7
? = 141.7 − 47.3 − 9.6 = 84.8
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Qs.6. Evaluate 123 × 123 + 2 × 123 × 277 + 277 × 277 =?

a) 120000 c) 200 e) 16000
b) 180000 d) 400
Ans:e
Given expression is of the form 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)2
(123 + 127)2 = (400)2 = 160000
Qs.7. Evaluate√2 × 2.7 × +2.3 × 2.3 − 2 × 2.3 × 2.7 =?
a) 0 c) 2.5 e) 4
b) 1 d) 0.4
Ans:d
Given expression is of the form √(𝑎 − 𝑏)2 = 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 2.7 − 2.3 = 0.4
0.3×0.3×0.3+1.7×1.7×1.7
Qs.8 Evaluate
0.09−0.51+2.89

a) 2 c) 2.5 e) 5
b) 1 d) 3
. i n
Ans:a
i r e
Given expression is of the form
𝑎3 +𝑏3
𝑎2 −𝑎𝑏+𝑏2
s p
= 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 0.3 + 1.7 = 2

Qs.9. Evaluate
0.75×0.75−0.74×0.74
=?
k A
a) 0.0001
1.49

a n c) 0.001 e) None of these

b) 1
. b d) 1.001
Ans:e
w w
w 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
(𝑎 + 𝑏)
= 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 0.75 − 0.74 = 0.01

Qs.10. Evaluate 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.7 + 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 + 3 × 0.7 × 0.7
a) 0 c) 2 e) 1.26
b) 1 d) 3
Ans:b
Given expression is of the form 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 3𝑎𝑏 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)3 − 3𝑎𝑏(𝑎 + 𝑏) + 3𝑎𝑏
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(0.7 + 0.3)3 − 3 × 0.7 × 0.3(0.7 + 0.3) + 3 × 0.7 × 0.3 = 1 − 0.63 + 0.63 = 1

1
Qs.11 Evaluate 3 =?
√4 −5
5 5
a) 46 c) 23 e) None of the
7 5 above
b) 43 d) 163
Ans:e
1 5
= 5 = 43
4−3
4
243 −5
Qs.12.[ ] =?
32

a) 4/9 c) 2/27 e) 81/16

b) 16/81 d) 2/3
Ans:b
4 4 4 4
−
243 1 32 2 5×5
2 2 4 16
5 5

n
5 5
[
32
] =
243 5
4 =[
243
] = [ 5] = [ ]
3 3
=[ ] =
3
e .
81 i
[
32
]

p i r
Qs.13.Find the value of x, if 5 𝑥−3
.3

A s
2𝑥−8
= 225
a) 5
b) 1/5
n d) 25k
c) 2.5 e) 250

Ans:a
. b a


w w
5𝑥−3 . 32𝑥−8 = 225
5𝑥−3 . 32𝑥−8 = 52 . 32

 w
𝑥 − 3 = 2,2𝑥 − 8 = 2
𝑥=5
Qs.14. If 8𝑥+1 = 64 then what is the value of 32𝑥+1
a) 0 c) 9 e) 27
b) 1 d) 729
Ans:e
8𝑥+1 = 64
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8𝑥 × 81 = 64
64
8𝑥 = =8
8
 𝑥=1
Therefore 32𝑥+1 = 33 = 27
9(2𝑛−7)
Qs.15. Find the value of 312+𝑛 ×
35𝑛

a) 1/3 c) 1/27 e) None of the

b) 1/9 d) 1/81 above
Ans:b

12+𝑛
32(2𝑛−7) 12+𝑛
34𝑛−14 12+𝑛+4𝑛−14−5𝑛 −2
1 1
=3 × = 3 × = 3 = 3 = =
35𝑛 35𝑛 32 9
Directions(Qs.16 -20)What approximate value will come in place of question
mark(?) in the following questions(You are not expected to calculate the exact
value)

. i n
Qs.16. 9228.789 − 5021.832 + 1496.989 =?

i r e
a) 6500
b) 6000
c) 6300
d) 5700
s p e) 5100

Ans:b
k A
9200-5000+1500=5700(apxmt)
a n
. b
[Hint:solve these type of questions after looking at the options given]

w
Qs.17. 1002 ÷ 49 × 99 − 1299 =?
w
a) 700
b) 600
w d) 250
e) 400
c) 900
Ans:a
1000 ÷ 50 × 100 − 1300 = 700
Qs.18. 29.8%𝑜𝑓260 + 60.01%𝑜𝑓510 − 103.57 =?
a) 450 b) 320 c) 210
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d) 280 e) 350
Ans:d
30 60
× 260 + × 510 − 104 = 78 + 306 − 104 = 280
100 100
Qs.19. 21.982 − 25.022 + 13.032 =?
a) 25 c) 10 e) 140
b) 120 d) 65
Ans.a
222 − 252 + 132 = 484 − 625 + 169 = 28
Nearest value is 25.

√2498√625
Qs.20. =?
√99

a) 110 c) 200 e) 125

b) 90 d) 160
. i n
Ans:e
i r e
√2498√625
=
√2500√625
s p= 50 ×
25
= 125
√99
k A
√100 10

a n
. b
w w
w