Speed Maths Practice for SSC & Bank Exams
Build calculation speed for SSC CHSL, CGL and bank prelims with fresh questions every round: squares 1–50, cubes 1–30, percentages, fractions to percent, multiplication tricks, simplification and approximation, at easy, medium or hard level.
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- Updated October 2026
1Pick topics
2Level and round
| Topic | Easy | Medium | Hard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add / subtract | 2-digit | 3-digit | 4-digit |
| Multiply | ×1-digit, ×11, ×5 | teens, ×25, ×15, ×99 | 2-digit pairs, near 100, ×125 |
| Squares / cubes | 1–20 / 1–10 | 11–35 / 5–20, roots | 21–50 / 11–30, roots |
| Percent, fractions | 10%, 25%, halves, fifths | 12.5%, eighths, thirds | 37.5%, sevenths, ninths |
Approximation counts any answer within 3% of the exact value. Fractions that never end (1/3, 1/7) need two decimal places.
3Squares · Easy
20 questions, easy level
Press Start. A right answer moves on by itself; press OK or Enter to check anything else.
Your weak topics
Your progress
Quick answer
MuftTools.in's free speed maths practice gives timed calculation drills for SSC and bank exam aspirants: addition and subtraction up to 4 digits, multiplication tricks, squares 1–50, cubes 1–30, percentages, fractions ↔ percent, simplification and approximation. Pick topics and a level, play 20 questions or a 1, 2 or 5-minute round, and see right answers a minute, accuracy and your weakest topics.
- Topics
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication tricks, squares, cubes, percentages, fractions ↔ percent, simplification, approximation
- Levels
- Easy, Medium and Hard for every topic
- Rounds
- 20 questions, or 1, 2 or 5 minutes
- Scoring
- Right answers a minute, questions a minute, accuracy and seconds per question
- Approximation
- Any answer within 3% of the exact value counts
- Progress
- Weak topics, streak, level and personal best, saved only on this device
Why calculation speed matters in SSC and bank exams
Arithmetic sections in government job exams are short on time, not on difficulty. The SSC CHSL 2026 notice (uploaded 7 September 2026) gives Tier-I four parts of 25 questions each, worth 2 marks a question, in 60 minutes with a sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject, and deducts 0.50 marks for a wrong answer. Quantitative Aptitude there is described as "Basic Arithmetic Skill". The IBPS PO/MT-XVI notification gives the prelims Quantitative Aptitude test 35 questions, 30 marks and 20 minutes, separately timed, with a quarter of the question's marks deducted for each wrong answer.
That works out to roughly 35 seconds a question in both papers, and the time also has to cover reading the question and the options. Most questions hide a few small calculations, such as a square, a percentage, a division or a fraction. If each of those takes ten seconds instead of three, the paper runs out before the questions do. Speed drills make those small steps automatic, so your time goes on the actual problem.
How to use the drills
- Pick topics. Tap one, such as Squares, to focus on it, or several to mix them. Mixed: all topics turns on all nine.
- Pick a level. Easy, Medium or Hard changes the size of the numbers and the tricks used. The table under the buttons shows what each level asks.
- Pick a round. 20 questions measures accuracy and pace on a fixed set. A 1, 2 or 5-minute round is a sprint: answer as many as you can before the clock stops.
- Answer. Type on the keyboard or tap the on-screen pad. A right answer is taken as soon as it is complete. For anything else press OK or Enter, and the tool shows the correct answer with a short method hint where one helps.
- Review. The result shows right answers a minute, questions a minute, accuracy and seconds per question, then every mistake and every answer that was right but slow. Practise these again asks each one twice more.
What each topic covers
| Topic | What you get |
|---|---|
| Addition and subtraction | 2-digit, 3-digit and 4-digit numbers; three numbers at a time on the higher levels |
| Multiplication tricks | ×5, ×11, ×15, ×25, ×99 and ×125, teens × teens, numbers near 100, and plain 2-digit and 3-digit products |
| Squares and cubes | Squares from 1 to 50 and cubes from 1 to 30, plus square roots and cube roots of perfect powers |
| Percentages | "x% of y" and "z is what % of y", from 10% and 25% up to 37.5%, 87.5% and 175% |
| Fractions ↔ percent | Halves to sixteenths, plus sevenths, ninths, elevenths and thirteenths, in both directions |
| Simplification | Mixed operations with BODMAS: brackets, "of", division, multiplication, squares and percentages |
| Approximation | Decimals such as 49.87 × 20.13 or 39.98% of 1,250.3; any answer within 3% of the exact value counts |
Every question is generated in your browser with its exact answer, so a round never repeats the same question and the checking does not depend on an answer key typed by someone else.
Things worth learning by heart
Drills work best alongside a small set of facts you simply know. These five save the most time:
- Squares to 30 and cubes to 20. They appear in simplification, in square-root questions and in quick checks of your own answers.
- Percent as fractions. 12.5% = 1/8, 16.67% ≈ 1/6, 37.5% = 3/8, 62.5% = 5/8, 87.5% = 7/8, 11.11% ≈ 1/9. "62.5% of 480" is then 5/8 of 480, that is 300.
- Multiplying by 5, 25 and 125. Multiply by 10, 100 or 1,000 and divide by 2, 4 or 8. So 64 × 25 = 6,400 ÷ 4 = 1,600.
- Numbers near 100. For 96 × 93, the shortfalls from 100 are 4 and 7. Subtract one shortfall from the other number (96 − 7 = 89), then put 4 × 7 = 28 after it: 8,928.
- Squares ending in 5. For 65², multiply 6 by the next number, 7, to get 42, and write 25 after it: 4,225.
The hint after a wrong answer reminds you of the matching trick, so the method sticks to the question type where you need it.
A practice routine that builds speed
Speed comes from many short, accurate repetitions rather than long sessions. A routine many aspirants can keep alongside full mock tests:
- Warm up with one 1-minute round on squares or multiplication tricks, to get the hands and eyes moving.
- Do two 20-question rounds on your weakest topic. The Your weak topics panel shows each topic with its accuracy and average time; red and yellow tiles are where to spend effort.
- Finish with a 2-minute mixed round at the level just above your comfort zone.
- Watch accuracy, not only speed. With negative marking, a fast wrong answer costs marks. Your level only rises when speed and accuracy improve together.
Fifteen minutes a day is enough to see a change in a few weeks. The progress box keeps a daily goal, a streak of days with practice, a personal best and a level from Starter to Speed master, with the last ten results as a small line chart.
Reading your results
Right answers a minute is the main number: it rises when you get faster without losing accuracy. Questions a minute includes wrong answers, so a big gap between the two means you are rushing. Seconds per question is easier to compare with the exam: if a squares round takes 4 seconds a question, a percentage step inside a longer question will not slow you down. The Right, but slow list catches right answers that took longer than 8 seconds and longer than twice your average for the round. Those are the facts that are known but not yet automatic.
Privacy and limits
There is no sign-up. Questions, answers and results stay in the browser on your device and are never sent anywhere. This is a calculation trainer, not a full mock test. It does not cover data interpretation, word problems or the reasoning and English sections, and the exam patterns above may change, so always read the current notice for your exam on the official website.
Frequently asked questions
How much time do I get per maths question in SSC CHSL and IBPS PO?
In the SSC CHSL 2026 notice, Tier-I Quantitative Aptitude has 25 questions with a sectional timer of 15 minutes, about 36 seconds a question. In the IBPS PO/MT-XVI notification, the prelims Quantitative Aptitude test has 35 questions in 20 minutes, about 34 seconds a question. Calculation speed decides how many you can attempt.
Which topics should I practise first?
Start with squares up to 30, cubes up to 20 and the fraction values of common percentages (12.5% = 1/8 and so on), because they come up inside many arithmetic questions. Then move to simplification and approximation, which combine several of these steps in one question.
How is approximation checked?
The exact value of the expression is worked out from the numbers shown, and any answer within 3% of it counts as right. If you miss, the tool shows the exact value and the range that would have counted.
How do I type answers like 33.33?
Use the decimal point on the on-screen pad or the keyboard. Fractions that never end, such as 1/3 or 1/7, are checked to two decimal places, so 33.33 and 14.29 are both accepted. Questions like 37.5% = ?/8 need a whole number.
What do the levels mean?
Easy uses 2-digit sums, squares to 20, cubes to 10 and simple percentages. Medium moves to 3-digit sums, teens multiplication, ×25, eighths and square and cube roots. Hard uses 4-digit sums, 2-digit products, numbers near 100, sevenths and ninths, and longer simplification. The table under the level buttons gives the details.
Are the questions taken from previous exam papers?
No. Every question is generated in your browser, so each round is new and the answers are checked exactly. The topics follow the arithmetic named in the official syllabus, such as computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, percentages and square roots in the SSC CHSL notice.