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PROBABILITY TRICK
Apti Trick - THE BIRTHDAY PROBLEM Out of n persons, the possibility that birthdays of two persons dont coincide is given by P (Not Same Birthday) = 365Pn / 365n Similarly, the possibility that at least two of them will have the same birthdays is given by . For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

NUMBER SYSTEM
How many times a digit n appears in a certain range (except 0)? From 1 9, the digit n is used 1 time From 1 99, the digit n is used 20 times. From 1 999, the digit n is used 300 times From 1 9999, the digit n is used .. For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

PERECENTAGES
Quick Calculation of Percentages 15 % of 290 ? Now, 10 % of 290 = 29, 5 % is half of it = 14.5 Hence, 15 % 0f 290 = 29 + 14.5 = 43.5 For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

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PROFIT/LOSS
BUY X & GET Y FREE OFFER If articles worth Rs X are bought and articles worth Rs. Y are obtained free along with the Rs. X articles, then Discount = Rs. Y Discount % = (Y / X+Y) * 100 For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

SIMPLE/COMPOUND INTEREST
Difference between Simple Interest & Compound Interest Years After 1 year After 2 years
PR/100

S.I

C.I

Difference

PR/100

PR/100 PR R + 3P 100 100

0
2

R P 100

After 3 years
PR/100

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PROGRESSIONS
1. It is always convenient to take three terms in an A.P. as (a d), a & (a + d). Four terms in an A.P. could be taken as a 3d, a d, a + d and a + 3d.
2. If nth term of any sequence is T n = 3n + 2, then (n+1)th term will be .. For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

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Time-Speed-Distance
Application of Relative Speed in Train Problems Train 1, Length L1, Speed S1 Train 2, Length L2, Speed S2 Sobj be the speed of any moving object T=Time taken by the train to cross the object Then, 1. If Train of Length L1 crosses any stationary object of negligible length, then T = L1 / S1 2. If Train of Length L1 crosses any moving object of negligible length, then T = For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS

Number of triangles with one side common to a n sided polygon = n * (n 4) Number of triangles with two sides common to a n sided polygon = n Number of triangles with no side common to that of a n sided polygon = . For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

TIME & WORK

If A and B together can do a piece of work in x days, B and C together can do in y days and C and A together can do in z days, then the same work can be done By A alone in 2xyz / (xy + yz - zx) days By B alone in . days For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

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Geometrical Mensurations
PROPERTIES of POLYGONS

For any n sided polygon Measure of Each Interior Angle = (n - 2)*1800 / n Measure of Each Exterior Angle = 3600/n Number of Diagonals = .. For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
DESCARTEs RULE of SIGNS If the coefficients of all the powers of x of an equation are positive, the equation does not have any positive root For example, the equation x4 + 4x3 + 5x2 + 9x + 1 = 0 will have no positive root. If the coefficients of all even powers of x in an equation are of one sign and the coefficients of all the odd powers of x are of the opposite sign, the equation does not have any negative root. The equation x5 2x4 + 9x3 5x2 + 7x 20 = 0 will not have any negative root. For more such tips & tricks, get access to the complete book of Aptitude Tips, Tricks & Formulae for All Competitive Exams, here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/56253-aptitude-tips-tricks-formulae-for-all-competitive-exams

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FINDING 3-Digit Squares

Finding 3 digit squares can be a 2 minute process if you practice the following trick Suppose you have to find square of 192 Then just round up / down the given number to nearest multiple of 100 as follows +8 192 -8 184 200
Here 36,800 = 200 * 184

36800 + 82 = 36800 + 64 = 36864

CLOCKS
Speed of Hour and = 3600/ 6 = 60/second Speed of Minute Hand = 3600/ (60 x 12) = 0.50/second Relative Speed of Hour and Minute Hands = 60 0.50 = (11/2) 0/second =5.50/second Minute and hour hands meet for 11 times in 12 hours Hands of clock will be 22 times at right angle to each other in 12 hours. Angle between two hands of a clock is given by |30H 11/2M|0 .........To be Continued

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