Practice FAST-NU Basic Mathematics questions with answers and explanations.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The score fraction is 42/50.
Multiplying by 100 gives 84%.
Choose an option to check your answer.
Starting from 100, a 10% increase gives 110.
A 10% decrease from 110 gives 99, which is 1% lower.
Choose an option to check your answer.
After a 20% increase, the quantity becomes 120% of the original.
The required reduction is 20/120 × 100 = 16⅔%.
Choose an option to check your answer.
Convert each value to decimals: 5/8 = 0.625, 0.60 = 0.60, 59% = 0.59, and 3/5 = 0.60.
Therefore, 5/8 is the greatest.
Choose an option to check your answer.
Multiply 2 × 3 = 6 and count three decimal places in total.
The product is 0.006.
Choose an option to check your answer.
Multiply both numbers by 10 to remove decimals.
Then 48 ÷ 6 = 8.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The third decimal digit is 6, so the second decimal digit is rounded up.
Thus, 18.746 becomes 18.75.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The reciprocal of 0.25 is 1 ÷ 0.25.
Since 0.25 = 1/4, its reciprocal is 4.
Choose an option to check your answer.
One third of 3/4 is 1/4 of the full tank.
The remaining amount is 3/4 - 1/4 = 1/2.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The decrease is Rs. 75.
The percentage decrease is 75/500 × 100 = 15%.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The square root is the number whose square equals 196.
Since 14 × 14 = 196, the answer is 14.
Choose an option to check your answer.
The cube root is the number that gives 729 when cubed.
Since 9³ = 729, the answer is 9.
