PRACTICE EXERCISES FROM BLOCK ONE - SOLUTIONS TO PRACTISE EXERCISE ONE

1. n+2 should be positive. This means that n should be less than 2. 2n > 2 means n is greater than or equal to 1. The integer 1 is the only value that satisfies both of these. Option b is correct. 2. 4+6=10 & +1/6 = 5/12. Thus, option c is correct. 3. X must be a factor of 12. For this to happen the values of x must be 1,2,3,4,6 and 12. A Total of 6 such values. 4. K+4 being divisible by 7, means that k leaves a remainder of 3 when divided by 7. Thus, for k+2n to be divisible by 7, we need 2n to leave a remainder of 4 when divided by 7. This occurs at n =9. Option a is correct. 5. 271(22-2-1) = 271. Option c is correct. 6. 11,13,15 fit the situation. Hence, option a is correct. 7. Try experimenting with values to see that (x-1)yz is the closest to xyz. 8. Option d can be checked to be true every time experimentally. 9. Mushtaq at 9 and Iqbal at 31 cards would satisfy the conditions. Start from the options and use trial and error. 10. 150/50= 3 and 150/25=6 can be found to be the correct values by picking up values from the options and working it out from there. 11. Check through options. You would get 480/10-480/6 = 32 if you use option c. 12. 570,572,574,576,578. Besides there would be 45 even numbers between 100 and 198 which do not have a 5 in them. Similarly there would be 45 such numbers between 200 and 298 which satisfy the same logic. Thus, we have 45x 8 +5 =365. 13. 203 2x32 +3 = 21. 21 2x3 +1. Two steps. 14. Option b fits the description as we have 13x62 = 31 x 26 15. 8+12=202+0=2; 7 +14 =212+1=3. Hence, 10+18 =28 2+8=10. Option a is correct. 16. 124 has nothing in common with 55 (in terms of common prime factors). Hence, n should be 124 if the number 55n has to be divisible by 124. 17. At k=-1 the two equations become inconsistent with each other and hence would give no answer. 18. For p=5, the remainder would be 6. The way the question is structured, this remainder should be maintained every time. Option a is correct. 19. Option b can be verified experimentally. 20. If X starts with 4 coins, it would leave 7 coins. After this whatever Y does, X can bring the number of coins down to 1 and ensure a win. 21. The average of a and b would always be between a and b. Option a is correct. 22. The commissions would be Rs.4 and Rs 2.5- a total of Rs.6.5. 23. 56x12 =Rs.6.72 which would be rounded off to Rs.6.75. 24. Experimentally you can verify option b. 25. [24/3] + [8/3] +[2/3] = 8+2+0=10.