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Number System Question Answers

The document contains 10 math problems with multiple choice answers. It provides the questions, multiple choice options, and explains the step-by-step workings to arrive at the correct answer for each problem. The problems cover a range of math topics including finding sums and remainders, prime numbers, and divisibility.

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Number System Question Answers

The document contains 10 math problems with multiple choice answers. It provides the questions, multiple choice options, and explains the step-by-step workings to arrive at the correct answer for each problem. The problems cover a range of math topics including finding sums and remainders, prime numbers, and divisibility.

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1.Find the sum of the smallest four-digit number and the largest five-digit number.

A. 199900
B. 100999
C. 211000
D. 211999
Ans: (B) The smallest four-digit number = 1000
The largest five-digit number = 99999
Required sum = 100999
2. A positive integer which when added to 999 gives a sum which is greater than when it is
multiplied by 999. Which of the following could be the value of the positive integer?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 1
D. 2
Ans: (C) Let the positive integer = x
Then, 999 + x > 999x
By Trial and error when x = 1
1000 > 999
So, the required positive integer is 1.
3. What is the total number of primers less than 100?
A. 25
B. 21
C. 29
D. 27

Ans: (A) The prime numbers less than 100 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43,
53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97. These add upto 25.
4. If 43p is divisible by 3, then what is the largest value p can take?
A. 8
B. 2
C. 5
D. 0
Ans: (A) A number is divisible by 3 when sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
4+3+P=7+P
So, P can be 2, 5, 8. So the largest value is 8.
5. If the number 6pq 5 is divisible by both 3 and 5, which of the following digits can replace p
and q?
A. 5, 9
B. 9, 5
C. 5, 7
D. 9, 7
Ans: (D) If p is 9 and q is 7. The number is 6975. 6975 is divisible by both 3 and 5.
6. There are four prime numbers written in ascending order. The product of the first three is
1001 and that of the last three is 2431. Find the first prime number.
A. 7
B. 11
C. 3
D. 5
Ans: (A) Let the four prime numbers be a, b, c, d.
abc = 1001 and bcd = 2431

=
=

=
a=7

7. What is the remainder when 152 698 is divided by 5.


A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3
Ans: (A) The remainder when 152 is divided by 5 = 2
The remainder when 698 is divided by 5 = 3
Their product = 2 3 = 6
The remainder when 6 is divided by 5 = 1.
8. What is the remainder when 753 is divided by 4?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Ans: (C) The remainder when 75 is divided by 4 is 3.
The remainder when 3 3 3 is divided by 4 is 3.
So, the required remainder is 3.
9. What is the remainder when 412 363 312 is divided by 15?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3

Ans: (B) 41, 36 and 31 when divided by 15, leave remainders 11, 6 and 1 respectively.
412 363 312 when divided by 15, leaves remainder
112 63 12 =26136.
As remainder cannot exceed the divisor.
Remainder is 6 ie, remainder obtained on dividing 26136 by 15.
10. Find the largest four digit number exactly divisible by 55.
A. 9900
B. 9955
C. 9945
D. 9960
Ans: (B) The largest four digit number = 9999.
55)9999(181

The required number = 9999 44 = 9955.

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