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Simplification Tricks And Shortcuts For Bank PO Exam

Simplification is one of the most important topic to crack any bank PO exam. This topic carries a lot of weightage. We will be discussing the tips and tricks that will help you to ace this topic. This topic can help you to improve your score. No matter which banking exam you are preparing for, simplification is one topic that can really help you to sail through this recruitment process. In this space you will be getting all the tips and tricks to tackle this topic so that you can easily ace this topic.

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Simplification Tricks And Shortcuts For Bank PO Exam

Given below are some of the tips and tricks to solve Simplification.

1.Learn the basics firsts to ace this topic, it includes Tables, sqaure, Fractional Value.

Number
x
Square
x2
Cube
x3
1 1 1
2 4 8
3 9 27
4 16 64
5 25 125
6 36 216
7 49 343
8 64 512
9 81 729
10 100 1000
11 121 1331
12 144 1728
13 169 2197
14 196 2744
15 225 3375
16 256 4096
17 289 4913
18 324 5832
19 361 6859
20 400 8000
21 441 9261
22 484 10648
23 529 12167
24 576 13824
25 625 15625
26 676 17576
27 729 19683
28 784 21952
29 841 24389
30 900 27000

Some Other Important things you must remember is the fractional values:

Fraction Percentage Fraction Percentage Fraction Percentage Fraction Percentage
1/2 50 % 1/11 9.09 % 1/20 5.00 % 5/8 62.5 %
1/3 33.33 % 1/12 8.33% 1/21 4.76 % 7/8 87.5 %
1/4 25 % 1/13 7.69 % 1/22 4.54 % 2/3 66.66 %
1/5 20 % 1/14 7.14 % 1/23 4.35 % 5/6 83.33 %
1/6 16.67 % 1/15 6.66 % 1/24 4.166 % 4/5 80 %
1/7 14.28 % 1/16 6.25 % 1/25 4.00 %
1/8 12.5 % 1/17 5.88 % 1/30 3.33 %
1/9 11.11 % 1/18 5.55 % 3/8 37.5 %
1/10 10 % 1/19 5.26 % 2/5 40 %

2. Learn the different divisibility rules as it will help you to fasten your speed. Some of them are given below:

Numbers If a Number
Divisible by 2 End with 0,2,4,6,8 are divisible by 2
Divisible by 3 Sum of its digits  is divisible by 3
Divisible by 4 Last two digit divisible by 4
Divisible by 5 Ends with 0 or 5
Divisible by 6 Divides by Both 2 & 3
Divisible by 8 Last 3 digit divide by 8
Divisible by 10 End with 0
Divisible by 11 [Sum of its digit in  odd places-Sum of its digits in even places]= 0 or multiple of 11

3. Learn the BODMAS rule where, BODMAS stands for:

Brackets

Orders

Division

Multiplication

Addition

Subtraction

This rule implies that the bracket must be open first and then the first operation that needs to be done is of Division moving onto Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction.

4. Solve atleast 20 simplification questions in daily basis so that you get a great grasp on this topic.

5. As the saying goes that there is no substitute of practice , it is actually true in this topic.  The more your practice, the better you will be able to understand this concept and at times, are able to find the correlation in some calculations, can observe a pattern and might develop a few tips and tricks on his own to solve that particular question.

40+ Important Simplification Questions With Easy Tricks

Let’s Take Few Examples to Understand This Topic Better:

Q1. 0.03 × 0.01 – 0.003 ÷ 100 + 0.03 =?

A. 0.03027
B. 0.0327
C. 0.3027
D. 1.03027
E. 0.003027
Solution:

? = 0.0003 – 0.00003 + 0.03
= 0.03027

Q2. 25×3.25+50.4÷24 = ?

A.  84.50
B. 83.35
C.  83.53
D. 82.45
E.  92.84
Solution:

? = 81.25+2.1
= 83.35

Q3. 350% of ? ÷50+248=591

A. 4900
B. 4890
C. 4850
D. 4950
E. 4750
Solution:

350 × ?/100 × 1/50 = 343
? = 4900

Q4. 1/2 of 3842+15% of ? =2449

A.  3520
B.  3250
C.  3350
D. 3540
E. 2850
Solution:

1/2×3842+15/100× ?=2449
? =(528×100)/15
? =3520

Q5. (833.25-384.45)÷24= ?

A. 1.87
B. 20.1
C. 2.01
D. 18.7
E. 16.7
Solution:

?=448.8/24
?=18.7

Make sure you apply the tips and tricks mentioned above so that you can understand this concept better.

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