Simplification and Approximation Questions and Answers for IBPS, SBI, SSC, Clerk, PO Exam

What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equations?

1. 8.5939 + 16.84 x 6.5 ÷ 4.2 =?

  1. 25
  2. 42
  3. 44
  4. 35
  5. 40

2. 1.542 x 2408.69 + 1134.632=?

  1. 4600
  2. 4800
  3. 5200
  4. 6400
  5. 3600

3. 9980 ÷ 49 x {(4.9)}^{2} – 1130 =?

  1. 3800
  2. 4500
  3. 2600
  4. 3000
  5. 4080

4. \sqrt {625}\sqrt {529} =\sqrt {?}

  1. \sqrt {2}
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 16
  5. None of these

5. 36% of 220 – 12% of 140 =?

  1. 62.4
  2. 63.4
  3. 64.2
  4. 66.4
  5. None of these

6. 58 + 621 ÷ 23 – 45 = ?

  1. 50
  2. 60
  3. 40
  4. 30
  5. None of these

7. {(0.04)}^{2} ÷ (0.008) x {(0.2)}^{6} = {(0.2)}^{?}

  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. None of these

8. 92 x 7 ÷ 8 – 63.80 = ?

  1. 16.6
  2. 18.7
  3. 17.7
  4. 16.7
  5. None of these

9. 16.5% of 2400 = \frac {2}{3} of (?)

  1. 594
  2. 584
  3. 264
  4. 236
  5. None of these

10. 36.934 – 48 + 17.449 = ?

  1. 6.833
  2. 8.633
  3. 6.283
  4. 7.383
  5. None of these

11. {(√6+1)}^{2} = ? +2√6

  1. 7
  2. √6
  3. 4√6 + 7
  4. 4√6
  5. None of these

12. 2\frac {1}{9}  x 1\frac {2}{19} ÷ 2\frac {1}{3} = ? – 1\frac {1}{2}

  1. 3\frac {1}{2}
  2. 1\frac {1}{4}
  3. 2\frac {1}{2}
  4. 2\frac {1}{4}
  5. None of these

13. {3}^{2} x {4}^{2} x 5 ÷ 36 = {(?)}^{2} – 80

  1. \sqrt {10}
  2. 100
  3. 10
  4. 10\sqrt {10}
  5. {100}^{2}

14. 447.75 ÷ 28 x 4 = ?

  1. 60
  2. 70
  3. 72
  4. 80
  5. 75

15. {(3.5)}^{2} x 19.25 + ? = 275

  1. 15
  2. 20
  3. 30
  4. 28
  5. 40

16. 85% of 225 + 32.91 x 5.01 = ?

  1. 340
  2. 355
  3. 375
  4. 345
  5. 370

17. {(15.96)}^{2} + 75% of 285 = ?

  1. 435
  2. 485
  3. 440
  4. 420
  5. 470

18. 1679 ÷ 14.95 x 5.02 = ?

  1. 540
  2. 525
  3. 545
  4. 565
  5. 520

19. 6\frac {5}{6} x 5\frac {1}{3} + 17\frac {2}{3} x 4\frac {1}{2} = ?

  1. 112\frac {1}{3}
  2. 663
  3. 240
  4. 116\frac {2}{3}
  5. None of these

20. 35% of 1478 + 29% of 3214 = ?

  1. 1600
  2. 1250
  3. 1300
  4. 1450
  5. 150

21. \frac {5}{7} of 1596 + 3015 = ? – 2150

  1. 7200
  2. 48000
  3. 5300
  4. 52000
  5. 6300

22. 5798 – ? = 7385 – 4632

  1. 3225
  2. 2595
  3. 2775
  4. 3045
  5. None of these

23. 152\sqrt {?} + 795 = 8226 – 3486

  1. 425
  2. 985
  3. 1225
  4. 1025
  5. 675

24. 1\frac {3}{4} + 1\frac {5}{8} – 2\frac {4}{5} + \frac {1}{2} = ?

  1. 2\frac {7}{40}
  2. 1\frac {7}{40}
  3. 2\frac {3}{40}
  4. 1\frac {3}{40}
  5. None of these

25. 14 x 18.6 ÷ 12 + 19.3 = ?

  1. 41
  2. 33.5
  3. 291.9
  4. 8.32
  5. None of these

26. {8}^{4.2} x {64}^{2.1} x {7}^{8.4} x {56}^{3.5} = {56}^{?}

  1. 18.2
  2. 9.8
  3. 11.9
  4. 12.6
  5. None of these

27. {(4)}^{2} + {(3)}^{2} = \sqrt {?}

  1. 25
  2. 5
  3. 125
  4. 425
  5. None of these

28. 53% of 120 + 25% of 862 = ?% of 500

  1. 42.50
  2. 55.82
  3. 63.68
  4. 38.89
  5. None of these

29. 16\sqrt {524} + 1492 – 250.0521 = ?

  1. 1600
  2. 1800
  3. 1900
  4. 2400
  5. 1400

30. \sqrt {9280 ÷ 16 x 4 - 16}=?

  1. 48
  2. 38
  3. 28
  4. 58
  5. None of these

31. 1\frac {5}{14} + 3\frac {4}{7} + 4\frac {9}{28} = ?

  1. 8\frac {1}{4}
  2. 9\frac {1}{4}
  3. 9\frac {1}{14}
  4. 9\frac {3}{14}
  5. None of these

32. 2900 ÷ 8 ÷ 5 + {6}^{2} = ?

  1. 118.5
  2. 10.85
  3. 108.5
  4. 11.85
  5. None of these

33. {5}^{2} + {12}^{2} – (26 ÷ 2) = {?}^{2}

  1. 21
  2. 18
  3. 15
  4. 16
  5. 17

34. (53 x 18) + (85 x 7) = ?

  1. 1549
  2. 1595
  3. 1954
  4. 1945
  5. None of these

35. 477 ÷ 53 + 64 x 3 = ?

  1. 200
  2. 201
  3. 202
  4. 203
  5. 204

36. 36. 7831.63 + 2593.59 + 194.67 – 5452.21 = ?

  1. 5167.86
  2. 5267.68
  3. 5167.68
  4. 5267.86
  5. None of these

37. 666666 – 565656 + 111111 – 999999 = ?

  1. -878787
  2. 878787
  3. 787878
  4. -787878
  5. None of these

38. \frac {2}{3} of \frac {3}{5} of 85% of ? = 952

  1. 2750
  2. 2780
  3. 2785
  4. 2900
  5. None of these

39. \frac {39}{49} x \frac {147}{272} ÷ \frac {27}{32} = ?

  1. \frac {1}{3}
  2. \frac {3}{7}
  3. \frac {2}{9}
  4. \frac {4}{9}
  5. None of these

40. \frac {21}{25} ÷ \frac {9}{20} x \frac {5}{12} ÷ \frac {10}{17} = ?

  1. 7\frac {77}{125}
  2. 11\frac {9}{10}
  3. \frac {119}{450}
  4. 1\frac {29}{90}
  5. None of these

41. 197 x ? + {16}^{2} = 2620

  1. 22
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 16
  5. None of these

42. 287.532 + 1894.029 – 657.48 = 743.095 + ?

  1. 870
  2. 790
  3. 780
  4. 770
  5. 890

43. 158.25 x 4.6 + 21% of 847 + ? = 950.93

  1. 35
  2. 40
  3. 25
  4. 50
  5. 45

44. 85.147 + 34.912 x 6.2 + ? = 802.293

  1. 400
  2. 450
  3. 550
  4. 600
  5. 500

45. 9548 + 7314 = 8362 + ?

  1. 8230
  2. 8500
  3. 8410
  4. 8600
  5. None of these

46. 17\frac {2}{3} of 180 + \frac {1}{4} of 480 = ?

  1. 3180
  2. 3420
  3. 3200
  4. 3300
  5. None of these

47. 6.39 x 15.266 + 115.8 of \frac {2}{5} = ?

  1. 145
  2. 165
  3. 180
  4. 130
  5. 135

48. 8577 – ? = 7429 – 4358

  1. 5706
  2. 5526
  3. 5426
  4. 5626
  5. None of these

49. 857 of 14% – 5.6 x 12.128 = ?

  1. 48
  2. 36
  3. 60
  4. 52
  5. 46

50. 5\frac {3}{5} ÷ 3\frac {11}{15} + 5\frac {1}{2} = ?

  1. 7
  2. 8\frac {1}{2}
  3. 7\frac {1}{2}
  4. 6\frac {1}{2}
  5. None of these