CSAT 2020

Q. How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4? 

Q. How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4?

(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13
Correct Answer: (c) 12

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Explanation : 

Integers between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit are:

To determine how many integers between 1 and 100 contain the digit 4 but are NOT divisible by 4, follow these steps:

1. Identify Numbers Containing the Digit 4:
Single-digit: 4
Two-digit: 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94

Total numbers with the digit 4: 19

2. Identify Numbers Divisible by 4 Among Them:
4 ÷ 4 = 1 → 4
24 ÷ 4 = 6 → 24
40 ÷ 4 = 10 → 40
44 ÷ 4 = 11 → 44
48 ÷ 4 = 12 → 48
64 ÷ 4 = 16 → 64
84 ÷ 4 = 21 → 84

Total numbers divisible by 4: 7

3. Calculate Numbers with Digit 4 but Not Divisible by 4:
19 (total with digit 4) – 7 (divisible by 4) = 12

Answer: 12

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Q. What is the value of Overall Average marks in Hindi?

Q. Consider the following data:
Girls’s Average marks in English = 9
Girls’s Average marks in Hindi = 8
Boys’s Average marks in English = 8
Boys’s Average marks in Hindi = 7
Overall Average marks in English = 8.8

What is the value of Overall Average marks in Hindi?

(a) 7.8
(b) 7.6
(c) 7.4
(d) 7.2
Correct Answer: (a) 7.8

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Explanation : 

Overall Average marks in Hindi

Let’s solve this step by step:

1. Given:
x = number of girls
y = number of boys

2. English marks equation:
Total marks = (9x + 8y)
Average = 8.8
Therefore: (9x + 8y)/(x + y) = 8.8 … (1)

3. Hindi marks:
Total marks = (8x + 7y)
From equation (1), we found: x = 4y

4. Substituting x = 4y in Hindi marks:
Total marks = 8(4y) + 7y
= 32y + 7y
= 39y

5. Final calculation:
Average Hindi marks = 39y/(5y)
= 7.8

Therefore, the overall average marks in Hindi is 7.8.

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Q. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of A and D? 

Q. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of A and D?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Correct Answer: (c) 3

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Explanation : 

Let a3bc and de2f be four digits

As per the given condition in the question, each letter represents a different digit greater than 3.
So we can replace the letters with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.
A3BC + DE2F = 15902
Step 1: Unit digit
If we add C & F, then we should get 12. Only then can we get 2 at the unit place in the sum (15902).
So, C, F can be (4, 8) or (5, 7)
Step 2: Tens digit
We got a carry of 1 from 12. Now, we know that the tens digit of the sum, 15902 is 0.
So, B + 2 = 9
Or B = 7
Hence, C, F cannot be (5, 7). They must be (4, 8).
Step 3: Hundreds digit
We got a carry of 1 from 10. Now, we know that the hundreds digit of the sum, 15902 is 9.
So, E + 3 = 8
Or E = 8 – 3 = 5
Hence, we found that B =7, C = 4/8, E = 5 and F = 4/8
So, A/D = 6/9
So, difference between A and D = 9 – 6 = 3

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Q. One page is turn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers? 

Q. One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers?

(a) 5, 6
(b) 7, 8
(c) 9, 10
(d) 11, 12
Correct Answer: (b) 7, 8

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Explanation : 

Torn pages numbers from a booklet ??

Let’s solve this step by step.

1) In a booklet, pages are numbered consecutively starting from 1.
2) When one page (which has numbers on both sides) is torn out, the sum of remaining numbers is 195.
3) Let’s say the last page number in the booklet is n.

4) Sum of all numbers from 1 to n = n(n+1)/2

5) When one page is torn out, it removes two consecutive numbers (front and back). Let’s call these numbers x and x+1.

6) So: [n(n+1)/2] – (x + (x+1)) = 195
Or: [n(n+1)/2] – (2x + 1) = 195

7) Let’s try some values:
If n = 20:
20×21/2 = 210
210 – (2x + 1) = 195
210 – 195 = 2x + 1
15 = 2x + 1
14 = 2x
x = 7

8) When x = 7, the torn page would have numbers 7 and 8.

9) Let’s verify:
– Total sum for n=20 is 210
– Removing 7 and 8 gives 210 – 15 = 195 ✓

Therefore, the torn page contains the numbers 7 and 8.

The answer is (b) 7, 8

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Q. How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits? 

Q. How many 5 digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?

(a) Zero
(b) One
(c) Nine
(d) Ten
Correct Answer: (a) Zero

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Explanation : 

5 digit prime numbers

To determine how many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 without repetition, we can use the fact that a number is prime if and only if it is divisible only by 1 and itself.

Next, consider the sum of the digits of any five-digit number formed using these digits. The sum is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15, which is divisible by 3. Therefore, Zero is the answer.

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