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CA Foundation Basic Arithmetic — practice questions

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CA Foundation · Quant · Order of Operations — Tap StepsRead the answer and worked solution →The sub-duplicate ratio of 25 : 36 isRead the answer and worked solution →The triplicate ratio of 2 : 3 isRead the answer and worked solution →The sub-triplicate ratio of 8 : 27 isRead the answer and worked solution →If the ratio of two quantities is 3 : 4 and the antecedent is 15, the consequent isRead the answer and worked solution →If a : b = 3 : 4, the value of (2a + 3b) : (3a + 4b) isRead the answer and worked solution →Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If 4 is subtracted from each, they become 3 : 5. The numbers areRead the answer and worked solution →Division of Rs.324 between X and Y in the ratio 11 : 7 gives themRead the answer and worked solution →The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 7 : 11. The angles areRead the answer and worked solution →The ratio compounded of 2 : 3, 9 : 4, 5 : 6 and 8 : 10 isRead the answer and worked solution →If p : q = 2 : 3 and x : y = 4 : 5, the value of (5px + 3qy) : (10px + 4qy) isRead the answer and worked solution →The number which when subtracted from each term of the ratio 19 : 31 reduces it to 1 : 4 isRead the answer and worked solution →The ratio of two numbers is 7 : 10 and their difference is 105. The numbers areRead the answer and worked solution →If 6 : x : : x : 24, then x equalsRead the answer and worked solution →Daily earnings of two persons are in ratio 4 : 5 and daily expenses in ratio 7 : 9. If each saves Rs.50, their daily earnings in Rs areRead the answer and worked solution →If x : y = 3 : 4, the value of (x^2*y + x*y^2) : (x^3 + y^3) isRead the answer and worked solution →The ratio compounded of 4 : 9 and the duplicate ratio of 3 : 4 isRead the answer and worked solution →P, Q, R are three cities. Avg temp of P : Q is 11 : 12, and P : R is 9 : 8. Avg temp of Q : R isRead the answer and worked solution →The value of log(8) base 2 isRead the answer and worked solution →The value of log(1/64) base 4 isRead the answer and worked solution →If log x = log 5 + 2 log 3 - log 9, then x equalsRead the answer and worked solution →If 2^x = 8, then x equalsRead the answer and worked solution →The value of log(75/16) - 2 log(5/9) + log(32/243) isRead the answer and worked solution →If a^x = b^y = c^z and b^2 = ac, then 1/x + 1/z equalsRead the answer and worked solution →If x = (sqrt(3) + 1) / (sqrt(3) - 1) and y = 1/x, then x^2 + y^2 equalsRead the answer and worked solution →If log(2) = 0.3010, the number of digits in 5^20 isRead the answer and worked solution →If a, b, c, d are in proportion (a : b :: c : d), then by componendo and dividendo, (a + b)/(a - b) equalsRead the answer and worked solution →The inverse ratio of 11 : 15 isRead the answer and worked solution →The duplicate ratio of 3 : 4 isRead the answer and worked solution →The value of x^(a-b) * x^(b-c) * x^(c-a) for any non-zero x isRead the answer and worked solution →

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CA Foundation · Quant · Order of Operations — Tap Steps

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Steps
  1. Parentheses (innermost first)
  2. Exponents / roots
  3. Multiplication and Division (left to right)
  4. Addition and Subtraction (left to right)
Instructions
Tap the BODMAS / PEMDAS order in correct sequence.

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The sub-duplicate ratio of 25 : 36 is

  1. 5 : 6
  2. 50 : 72
  3. 6 : 5
  4. 36 : 25
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Correct answer: A. 5 : 6

1. The sub-duplicate ratio of a : b is sqrt(a) : sqrt(b). 2. sqrt(25) = 5 and sqrt(36) = 6. 3. So the sub-duplicate ratio of 25 : 36 is 5 : 6. 4. Option C just doubles the original terms and is incorrect. _Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 1 Unit I 'Ratio', p.5 Ex.1(A) Q6_

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The triplicate ratio of 2 : 3 is

  1. 3 : 2
  2. 4 : 9
  3. 6 : 9
  4. 8 : 27
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Correct answer: D. 8 : 27

1. The triplicate ratio of a : b is a^3 : b^3. 2. 2^3 = 8 and 3^3 = 27. 3. So the triplicate ratio of 2 : 3 is 8 : 27. 4. Option D is the DUPLICATE ratio (squared, not cubed) so it is the trap. _Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 1 Unit I 'Ratio', p.5 Ex.1(A) Q7_

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