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Mathematics for SSC GD

Elementary maths at about Class 10 level: number system, LCM and HCF, simplification, percentages, ratio, averages, profit and loss, interest, time and work, time and distance, and mensuration. It is 20 questions and 40 marks in the CBE.

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  1. 1A maths plan for SSC GDSSC GD maths has 20 questions at roughly Class 10 level, covering numbers, percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, interest, time and work, speed and basic mensuration. Many candidates fear it, but it is the most learnable section with daily practice. A six-week order, a daily routine, six solved examples and a practice set with answers. 6 min read
  2. 2Number system for SSC GDIs 1 a prime number? Which is the smallest four-digit number divisible by 12? What is the unit digit of 7 raised to 23? Number questions in SSC GD are quick marks once you know the types of numbers, place value, divisibility rules and a few patterns. Explained step by step, with solved examples and a practice set. 6 min read
  3. 3LCM and HCF for SSC GDWhen will three bells ring together again? What is the largest tile that fits a floor exactly? LCM and HCF questions in SSC GD come in a few fixed forms. Two methods, the product rule, the six common word problems, solved examples and a practice set with answers. 7 min read
  4. 4Simplification for SSC GDSimplification questions put brackets, "of", division, multiplication, addition and subtraction in one line. They are some of the quickest marks in SSC GD maths if you follow the right order. BODMAS explained simply, the "of" trap, missing-number and approximation questions, speed tricks, solved examples and practice. 6 min read
  5. 5Fractions and decimals for SSC GDFractions and decimals appear everywhere in SSC GD maths, in simplification, percentages, ratios and money problems. How to add, subtract, multiply, divide and compare fractions, convert between fractions, decimals and percentages, handle recurring decimals and solve fraction word problems, with solved examples and practice. 5 min read
  6. 6Percentage for SSC GDPercentage is the most useful topic in SSC GD maths. It is asked on its own and sits inside profit and loss, discount, interest and many word problems. Quick ways to find a percentage, increase and decrease, finding the original value, successive changes, marks and population questions, with solved examples and practice. 5 min read

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