Simplification for SSC CPO | Concepts & Practice

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Avoid common traps

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Solve faster in exam

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Simplification revision for SSC CPO: understand the base rule, apply the correct formula or relation, check common traps, then practise with approved questions.

Simplification tests operation order, fractions, decimals, powers and roots. Accuracy depends on respecting BODMAS/PEMDAS and reducing expressions before multiplying large values.

SSC CPO focus: Solve the core method first, then use the approved practice questions on this page to build exam-speed accuracy.

Simplification revision rule: concept → formula/relation → one worked example → timed practice → error review.

Core concept
Key formula/relation
Common trap
Approved practice

Follow brackets/orders, then division/multiplication, then addition/subtraction
a^m × a^n = a^(m+n)
a^m / a^n = a^(m-n)

Cancel common factors before multiplication and convert compatible decimals or percentages into fractions when it simplifies the work.

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Read the exact requirement before choosing a shortcut.
Keep units, signs and percentage bases consistent.
Use the final few seconds to verify direction and magnitude.

Using a memorised shortcut without checking its condition.
Skipping unit or base conversion.
Doing long arithmetic before identifying the underlying relation.

Practice example: Simplify: 1024 ÷ 32 + 18 × 3.

Solution: The answer is 86.

Find the value of 8³-3³.
Simplify: 1176 ÷ 42 + 19 × 3.
Evaluate: 15²-11².

Learn the shortcut first

Shortcut before you solve

Simplification becomes faster when you respect the operation order and cancel early.

Faster solving steps

Use this 4-step method before solving to keep your thinking fast and repeatable.

Step 1 Identify relation

Spot the pattern, relationship, or core idea first.

Step 2 Apply same pattern

Use the same rule instead of re-solving from scratch.

Step 3 Eliminate wrong options

Remove confusing choices before comparing the last few.

Step 4 Confirm final answer

Pick the option that matches the shortcut most cleanly.

Practice Questions

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Now apply the trick on real questions

Use the shortcut above before solving these questions

Apply brackets, powers, division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction in order.

Tip: When fractions are present, simplify common factors before multiplying.

Step 1

Division and multiplication are solved from left to right.

Step 2

24 Ã· 6 = 4, then 4 x 3 = 12.

Rule

BODMAS gives the order, but multiplication and division follow left-to-right sequence.

3-second trick

Do not rush to multiply first when division comes earlier.

Trap to avoid

Ignoring left-to-right order inside multiplication and division.

Correct answer

12

Thinking path

First divide 24 by 6.
Then multiply the result by 3.
The answer is 12.

Final answer: 12

Why this is fast: A clean left-to-right scan avoids most simplification mistakes.

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