[ThE bmr]

Originally Posted by first_timer

just a point though....there's also "none of these" as option.
So simply going by the divisibility by 9 rule, we may not get the correct answer.

Hope u are getting what I'm trying to say

The question ain't right.

according to the question the couple has started the journey from lucknow.

so it will be something like L____B____P

now anywhere in between in Mrs. Sinha asks how far we have to go, and Mr. replies that its "Half as far as the distance from Buxer to here".

that means Patna is in between Buxer and Lucknow.
but this is a contradiction, so the answer must be none of these

[Mani_23]

Originally Posted by justtj

Its very clear from the question that we will have to look for answer from the given options as a value of distance cant be derived from just the ratios...


so if 4 answers r given, and 1 satisfies it.. i will go with it..

ya i understood your point well..
u got that Quant book?
or anyone else does?
lets check & verify..

yes!!
its is true ..u can get the answer without looking at the answers..if one satisfies y do we need to look on the other option(NONE OF DESE)..and in dis question dere is no such number figure given to get the answer.....

[naga25french]

Originally Posted by ankurg38

There is chessboard with dimensions 8cm x8cm . What is the radius of the largest circle that can be drawn on that board such that the circumference of the circle lies only on the black color .

is it 1.5 cm ??

[first_timer]

Originally Posted by justtj

Its very clear from the question that we will have to look for answer from the given options as a value of distance cant be derived from just the ratios...


so if 4 answers r given, and 1 satisfies it.. i will go with it..

ya i understood your point well..
u got that Quant book?
or anyone else does?
lets check & verify..

no I don't have that book unfortunately...
And the question clearly states "The distance between patna and lucknow is:"
If it was like " The distance between patna and lucknow can be:" then 450 would have been perfect I guess...

Problem statement and the option are somewhat ambiguous, imo.

[justtj]

Originally Posted by ThE bmr

The question ain't right.

according to the question the couple has started the journey from lucknow.

so it will be something like L____B____P

now anywhere in between in Mrs. Sinha asks how far we have to go, and Mr. replies that its "Half as far as the distance from Buxer to here".

that means Patna is in between Buxer and Lucknow.
but this is a contradiction, so the answer must be none of these

I think you misunderstood the question....

its like L______B______Q_______P

when the question is asked, they are somewhere in between Buxor and Pata, we call it Q...
so distance covered from Buxor to Q is double the distance from Q to Patna..

[rajaramvarun]

Originally Posted by justtj

let me edit the question first before answering....


Mrs. and Mr. Sinha travel from Lucknow and break their journey at Buxer, Somwhere between Patna and Lucknow. Mrs. Sinha asks "How far have we travelled?" Mr replies "Half as far as from here to Lucknow".

Somwhere betwween Buxer and Lucknow Mrs asks "How far we hav to go?", Mr. replies "Half as far as the distance from Buxer to here." Dist between Patna and Lucknow is.


ok..
solution:

Lucknow = L
Patna = P
Buxor = B
Where question is asked = Q
from the information given,
we can say
LB:BP = 1:2
BQ:QP = 2:1

therefore,
LB : BQ : QP = 3 : 4 : 2

so the total distance must be a multiple of 9..
since from 750 km, 600 km, 450 km
only 450 is divisible by 9

hence, answer is C)450 km

Why not option no 4?

[justtj]

Originally Posted by kinnar32

I have a query from Nishit Sinha Quant(TSD)

Mrs. and Mr. Sinha travel from Lucknow and break their journey at Buxer. Somwhere between Patna and Lucknow, Mrs. Sinha asks "How far have we travelled?" Mr replies "Half as far as from here to Lucknow".
Somwhere betwween Buxer and Lucknow Mrs asks "How far we hav to go?", Mr. replies "Half as far as the distance from Buxer to here." Dist between Patna and Lucknow is:
A)750 km
B)600 km
C)450 km
D)None of these

hey,
no one else here seems to have the book u mentioned...
please post the answer from Book.. so that we can verify the answer

{which i suppose m getting wrong }

[naveenthomas123]

Originally Posted by kinnar32

I have a query from Nishit Sinha Quant(TSD)

Mrs. and Mr. Sinha travel from Lucknow and break their journey at Buxer. Somwhere between Patna and Lucknow, Mrs. Sinha asks "How far have we travelled?" Mr replies "Half as far as from here to Lucknow".
Somwhere betwween Buxer and Lucknow Mrs asks "How far we hav to go?", Mr. replies "Half as far as the distance from Buxer to here." Dist between Patna and Lucknow is:
A)750 km
B)600 km
C)450 km
D)None of these

My answer is d) because I don't think this question is right. It doesn't make sense. How can a person travel from A to B, and when asked how far he has travelled, say that he travelled half the distance between A and B????? Aren't the statements in this question similar?

[ThE bmr]

Originally Posted by justtj

hey,
no one else here seems to have the book u mentioned...
please post the answer from Book.. so that we can verify the answer

{which i suppose m getting wrong }

U kidding !!!

the question says somewhere between Lucknow and Buxor, the question was asked ....

[Mani_23]

Originally Posted by naveenthomas123

My answer is d) because I don't think this question is right. It doesn't make sense. How can a person travel from A to B, and when asked how far he has travelled, say that he travelled half the distance between A and B????? Aren't the statements in this question similar?

dis question no doubt contains ambiguity..its hard to get a relation..question is ryte...