UPSC Prelims 2023 · CSAT (Paper 2) · Q46

Basic Numeracy

Hard · Digit puzzle

Let pp, qq, rr and ss be 2-digit numbers where p < q < r < s. If pp + qq + rr + ss = tt0, where tt0 is a 3-digit number ending with zero, consider the following statements:

1. The number of possible values of p is 4.

2. The number of possible values of q is 5.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?