ABC26GN2255 · Percentage

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Percentage · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?
(a)1
(b)14
(c)20
(d)21
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Clearly, the numbers which have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit, have squares that end in the digit 1. Such numbers from 1 to 70 are 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 29, 31, 39, 41, 49, 51, 59, 61, 69. Number of such numbers $=14$. ∴ Required percentage $=\left(\frac{14}{70} \times 100\right) \%=20 \%$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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