CAT 1991QA Question 34

Number TheoryEasy

A third standard teacher gave a simple multiplication exercise to the kids. But one kid reversed the digits of both the numbers and carried out the multiplication and found that the product was exactly the same as the one expected by the teacher. Only one of the following pairs of numbers will fit in the description of the exercise. Which one is that?

Answer & solution

Correct answer: 13, 62

  • A

    14, 22

  • 13, 62

  • C

    19, 33

  • D

    42, 28

Solution

The last digits obtained by multiplying the units place digits should be the same as that obtained by multiplying the tens place digits.

Hence, option (b).

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