Mathematics and Stastics

 Fractions Any unit can be divided into any numbers of equal parts, one or more of this parts is called fraction of that unit. e.g. one-forth (1/4), one-third (1/3), three-seventh (3/7) etc. The lower part indicates the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided, is called denominator. The upper part, which indicates the number … Read more

 MATHEMATICS AND QUATITUATIVE APTITUDE – SIMPLE INTEREST Introduction Money is not free and it costs to borrow the money. Normally, the borrower has to pay an extra amount in addition to the amount he had borrowed. i.e, to repay the loan, the borrower has to pay the sum borrowed and the interest. Lender … 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

 Average The word “average” is used in everyday life to describe where the middle number of a data set is. It’s the typical number you would expect to find in a series of numbers. In statistics, the average is called the “arithmetic mean,” usually just shortened to the mean. Both the average and … Read more

 PARTNERSHIP   Partnership : Partnership is an association of two or more parties, they put money for business.         Simple Partnership: Simple partnership is one in which the capitals of the partners are invested for the same time. The profit or losses are divided among the partners in the ratio … Read more

 Calculation of income tax (for salaried person and excluding house rent allowance) Salary is made up of various components such as:   Basic salary,    House rent allowance (HRA),   Special allowance Other allowances, reimbursements etc.   However, not all of the amount received as salary is fully taxable. A part of it … Read more

 BOAT AND STREAM Boat and stream problems is a sub-set of time, speed and distance type questions where in relative speed takes the foremost role. We always find several questions related to the above concept in SSC common graduate level exam as well as in bank PO exam. Upon listing … 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

 Area of triangle The area of triangles can be found by using the following formula:                         Area =  Base × height / 2 The red line represents the length of the base (call it b if you want) and the blue line represents the length of the height.   To get the area, … Read more

 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