Mathematics and Stastics

 Square Root & Cube Root   Step 1: First of all group the number in pairs of 2 starting from the right.   Step 2: To get the ten’s place digit, Find the nearest square (equivalent or greater than or less than) to the first grouped pair from left and put the square root of the … Read more

 TIME AND WORK In these problems the number of persons, quantity of work done and time taken are important factors. Also time taken by a person depends on the efficiency of that person which comes into picture when different people do the work such as women, children do the work … Read more

 Discount   The discount is referred to the reduction in the price of some commodity or service. It may anywhere appear in the distribution channel in the form of modifications in marked price (printed on the item) or in retail price (set by retailer usually by pasting a sticker on the item) or in list price (quoted for the buyer). The discount … Read more

 Pipes and Cistern   Inlet: A pipe connected with a tank or a cistern or a reservoir, that fills it, is known as an inlet.   Outlet: A pipe connected with a tank or cistern or reservoir, emptying it, is known as an outlet.   If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, … Read more

 Median Median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers. To determine the median value in a sequence of numbers, the numbers must first be arranged in value order from lowest to highest. If there is an odd amount of numbers, the median value is the number that is in the … Read more

 Multiplying Fractions There are 3 simple steps to multiply fractions Multiply the top numbers (the numerators).    Multiply the bottom numbers (the denominators).    Simplify the fraction if needed.   example:  1 / 2 ×  2 / 5 =? Step 1  Multiply the top numbers:         1 / 2 ×  2 / 5 = … Read more

 Commercial mathematics Banking Banking can be defined literarily as the business activity of accepting and safeguarding money owned by individuals and entities and release of the money whenever the needs arise by the owner. It is the business of managing money and where money is involved everything must be carefully assessed, valued and … Read more

 Relation between arc radius and angle     Arc length   =   [radius • central angle (radians)] Arc length   =   circumference • [central angle (degrees) ÷ 360]     Proof of the trigonometric ratios of complementary allied angles Two acute angles are complementary to each other if their sum is equal to 90°. In … Read more

   TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SPEEDY CALCULATIONS – MODULE IV – DIVISION Division is no more tedious as it used to be! In this module we deal with divisibility rules of various numbers, how to find remainders and general division rules. After reading this module and solving problems by heart you may find … Read more

 Age Problems   Important Formulas on “Problems on Ages”:   1. If the current age is x, then n times the age is nx. 2. If the current age is x, then age n years later/hence = x + n. 3. If the current age is x, then age n years ago = x – n. 4. The ages in a ratio a : b will be ax and bx. 5. If the current age is x, … Read more