Simplification Tricks And Shortcuts For Bank PO Exam

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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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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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