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Question 1: How many 4-digit numbers, each greater than 1000 and each having all four digits distinct are there with 7 coming before 3?

Question 2: How many pairs(a, b) of positive integers are there such that $a\le b$ and $ab=4^{2017}$ ?

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2017

d) 2020

Question 3: How many of the integers 1, 2, … , 120, are divisible by none of 2, 5 and 7?

a) 42

b) 41

c) 40

d) 43

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Question 4: Let N, x and y be positive integers such that $N=x+y,2<x<10$ and $14<y<23$. If $N>25$, then how many distinct values are possible for N?

Question 5: How many integers in the set {100, 101, 102, …, 999} have at least one digit repeated?

Question 6: Let m and n be natural numbers such that n is even and $0.2<\frac{m}{20},\frac{n}{m},\frac{n}{11}<0.5$. Then $m-2n$ equals

a) 3

b) 1

c) 2

d) 4

Question 7: If a, b and c are positive integers such that ab = 432, bc = 96 and c < 9, then the smallest possible value of a + b + c is

a) 49

b) 56

c) 59

d) 46

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Question 8: The mean of all 4-digit even natural numbers of the form ‘aabb’,where $a>0$, is

a) 4466

b) 5050

c) 4864

d) 5544

Question 9: How many 3-digit numbers are there, for which the product of their digits is more than 2 but less than 7?

Question 10: In a row at a bus stop, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. They both interchange their
positions. A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in the row?

a) 18

b) 19

c) 20

d) 21

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Question 11: The product of two positive numbers is 616. If the ratio of the difference of their cubes to the cube of their difference is 157:3, then the sum of the two numbers is

a) 58

b) 85

c) 50

d) 95

Question 12: In Roman Numerals, a number has been written as MMXVIII. In Arabic numbers it will be …………
(Note:- DO NOT include spaces in your answer)

Question 13: The number ${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ is divisible by:

a) 10

b) 11

c) 12

d) 15

Question 14: The average of 4 distinct prime numbers a, b, c, d is 35, where a < b < c < d. a and d are equidistant from 36 and b and c are equidistant from 34 and a, b are equidistant from 30 and c and d are equidistant from 40. The difference between a and d is:

a) 30

b) 14

c) 21

d) Cannot be determined

Question 15: A number G236G0 can be divided by 36 if G is:

a) 8

b) 6

c) 1

d) More than one values are possible.

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Answers & Solutions:

1) Answer: 315

Here there are two cases possible

Case 1: When 7 is at the left extreme

In that case 3 can occupy any of the three remaining places and the remaining two places can be taken by (0,1,2,4,5,6,8,9)

So total ways 3(8)(7)= 168

Case 2: When 7 is not at the extremes

Here there are 3 cases possible. And the remaining two places can be filled in 7(7) ways.(Remember 0 can’t come on the extreme left)

Hence in total 3(7)(7)=147 ways

Total ways 168+147=315 ways

2) Answer (A)

$ab=4^{2017}=2^{4034}$

The total number of factors = 4035.

out of these 4035 factors, we can choose two numbers a,b such that a<b in [4035/2] = 2017.

And since the given number is a perfect square we have one set of two equal factors.

.’. many pairs(a, b) of positive integers are there such that $a\le b$ and $ab=4^{2017}$ = 2018.

3) Answer (B)

The number of multiples of 2 between 1 and 120 = 60

The number of multiples of 5 between 1 and 120 which are not multiples of 2 = 12

The number of multiples of 7 between 1 and 120 which are not multiples of 2 and 5 = 7

Hence, number of the integers 1, 2, … , 120, are divisible by none of 2, 5 and 7 = 120 – 60 – 12 – 7 = 41

4) Answer: 6

Possible values of x = 3,4,5,6,7,8,9

When x = 3, there is no possible value of y

When x = 4, the possible values of y = 22

When x = 5, the possible values of y=21,22

When x = 6, the possible values of y = 20.21,22

When x = 7, the possible values of y = 19,20,21,22

When x = 8, the possible values of y=18,19,20,21,22

When x = 9, the possible values of y=17,18,19,20,21,22

The unique values of N = 26,27,28,29,30,31

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5) Answer: 252

Total number of numbers from 100 to 999 = 900

The number of three digits numbers with unique digits:

_ _ _

The hundredth’s place can be filled in 9 ways ( Number 0 cannot be selected)

Ten’s place can be filled in 9 ways

One’s place can be filled in 8 ways

Total number of numbers = 9*9*8 = 648

Number of integers in the set {100, 101, 102, …, 999} have at least one digit repeated = 900 – 648 = 252

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6) Answer (B)

$0.2<\frac{n}{11}<0.5$

=> 2.2<n<5.5

Since n is an even natural number, the value of n = 4

$0.2<\frac{m}{20}<0.5$  => 4< m<10. Possible values of m = 5,6,7,8,9

Since $0.2<\frac{n}{m}<0.5$, the only possible value of m is 9

Hence m-2n = 9-8 = 1

7) Answer (D)

Since $c<9$, we can have the following viable combinations for $b\times c=96$ (given our objective is to minimize the sum):

$48\times 2$ ; $32\times 3$ ; $24\times 4$ ; $16\times 6$ ; $12\times 8$

Similarly, we can factorize $a\times b=432$ into its factors. On close observation, we notice that $18\times 24and24\times 4$ corresponding to $a\times bandb\times c$ respectively together render us with the least value of the sum of $a+b+c=18+24+4=46$

Hence, Option D is the correct answer.

8) Answer (D)

The four digit even numbers will be of form:

1100,1122,1144…1188,2200,2222,2244….9900,9922,9944,9966,9988

Their sum ‘S’ will be (1100+1100+22+1100+44+1100+66+1100+88)+(2200+2200+22+2200+44+…)….+(9900+9900+22+9900+44+9900+66+9900+88)

=> S=1100*5+(22+44+66+88)+2200*5+(22+44+66+88)….+9900*5+(22+44+66+88)

=> S=5*1100(1+2+3+…9)+9(22+44+66+88)

=>S=5*1100*9*10/2 + 9*11*20

Total number of numbers are 9*5=45

.’. Mean will be S/45 = 5*1100+44=5544.

Option D

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9) Answer: 21

Let the number be ‘abc’. Then, $2<a\times b\times c<7$. The product can be 3,4,5,6.

We can obtain each of these as products with the combination 1,1, x where x = 3,4,5,6. Each number can be arranged in 3 ways, and we have 4 such numbers: hence, a total of 12 numbers fulfilling the criteria.

We can factories 4 as 2*2 and the combination 2,2,1 can be used to form 3 more distinct numbers.

We can factorize 6 as 2*3 and the combination 1,2,3 can be used to form 6 additional distinct numbers.

Thus a total of 12 + 3 + 6 = 21 such numbers can be formed.

10) Answer (B)

After interchanging the positions, A becomes 11th from the left. So B must have been 11th from the left and 9th from the right before the interchange. Hence the total number of people = 11+9-1=19

11) Answer (C)

Assume the numbers are a and b, then ab=616

We have, $\frac{a^3-b^3}{{(a-b)}^3}$ = $\frac{157}{3}$

=> $3(a^3-b^3)=157(a^3-b^3+3ab(b-a))$

=> $154(a^3-b^3)+3\ast 157\ast ab(b-a)$ = 0

=> $154(a^3-b^3)+3\ast 616\ast 157(b-a)$ = 0        (ab=616)

=>$a^3-b^3+(3\times 4\times 157(b-a))$    (154*4=616)

=> $(a-b)(a^2+b^2+ab)=3\times 4\times 157(a-b)$

=> $a^2+b^2+ab=3\times 4\times 157$

Adding ab=616 on both sides, we get

$a^2+b^2+ab+ab=3\times 4\times 157+616$

=> ${(a+b)}^2=3\times 4\times 157+616$ = 2500

=> a+b=50

12) Answer: 2018

In Roman numerals,

The values of M = 1000, D = 500, C = 100, L=50, X = 10, V = 5, 1 = 1.

The value of MMXVIII = 1000+1000+10+5+1+1+1 = 2018

2018 is the correct answer.

13) Answer (B)

Option A:

${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ mod 10

=$7^{371}-6^{371}$

Since 7 and 10 are co-prime to each other

E(10) = 10*($(1-\frac{1}{2})(1-\frac{1}{5})$

=4

$7^4$ mod 10 = 1

$7^{4\ast 92}\ast 7^3$ mod 10 = $1\ast 7^3$ mod 10 =3

$6^{371}$ mod 10 = 0

Hence ${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ is not divisible by 10

Option B:

${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ mod 11

$4^{371}-4^{371}$ mod 11

Hence ${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ is divisible by 11

Option C:

${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ mod 12

$1^{371}-2^{371}$ mod 12

Hence ${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ is not divisible by 12

Option D:

${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ mod 15

$7^{371}-{11}^{371}$ mod 15

${37}^{371}-{26}^{371}$ is not divisible by 15

B is the correct answer.

14) Answer (B)

Given,

The average of the four prime numbers = 35.

a + b + c + d = 35 * 4 = 140.

Since a and d are equidistant from 36.

a + d = 72 — Eq (1)

b + c = 68 — Eq (2)

a + b = 60 — Eq (3) and c + d = 80 — Eq (4)

Using equation (3) let us look for the prime values of a and b and the corresponding values of c and d using Eq 2 and 1.

Also given that a < b < c < d.

(a, b, c, d) = 29, 31, 37, 43

d – a = 43 – 29 = 14

B is the correct answer.

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15) Answer (A)

36 = 9*4 Since 9 and 4 are co-prime to each other, we can say that for a number to be divisible by 36 it must be divisible by both 9 and 4.

For G236G0, to be divisible by 4, last two digits should be divisible by 4.

Hence G0 should be a multiple of 4.

Possible values of G are 2, 4, 6, 8, 0

For the number to be divisible by 9, the sum of the digits should be a multiple of 9

G+2+3+6+G+0 = 11+2G should be a multiple of 9

If G = 0, 11+2G is not a multiple of 9

If G = 2, 11+2G is not a multiple of 9

If G = 4, 11+2G is not a multiple of 9

If G = 6, 11+2G is not a multiple of 9

If G = 8, 11+2G is a multiple of 9.

Hence 8 is the correct answer.

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