The price of a pen and a pencil is rs. 35. The pen was sold at a 20% profit and the pencil at a 10% loss, if in the transcation a man gains rs 4, how much is the cost price of the pen?
Source_ CAT 500 (IMS 2015 Edition)
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A contractor employed 30 men to complete the project in 100 days . But later he realised that just after 25 days only 20℅ of the work had been completed. How many extra days than the scheduled time are required?
The number of divisors of every natural number upto 1000 is calculated. Which number has the highest number of factors?
A field is in the form of a rectangle of dimension 24 m × 56 m. There is 2700 m of fencing that is available. The field has to be divided into many identical smaller square plots, having integral sides (in metres), each of which is to be fenced. Find the side of each of the square plots such that the fencing material that is left out is minimum.
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Three persons - A, B and C - are playing the game of death. 3 bullets are placed randomly in a revolver having 6 chambers. Each one has to shoot himself by pulling the trigger once after which the revolver passes to the next person. This process continues till two of them are dead and the survivor of the game becomes the winner. What is the probability that B is the winner if A starts the game and A, B and C take turns in that order.
a)0.33
b0.3
c)0.25
d)none
Solve
Five different books are to be distributed among three children A, B and C so that A and B get at least one book. In how many ways can the books be distributed? (in numerical value)
Im getting 540 . But the answer seems to be 180
S1: 1(30)+2(29)+3(28).....+30(1) S2: 1(60)+2(59)+3(58).....+60(1) Then 2*S2/S1 is?? Explain please!!
ABCDEF is a regular hexagon of side a. P is a point inside the hexagon. If PG, PH, PI, PJ, PK, PL are drawn perpendicular to the sides AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FA, respectively, then the value of PG + PH + PI + PJ + PK + PL is equal to
In a class of 200 students who play cricket and hockey the number of students who play neither of the games is 16 less than those who play both.The number of students who dont play cricket is 24 more than those who do not play hockey. Find the number of students who play hockey.
- 104
- 120
- 80
- NOA
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If x, y and z are whole numbers such that x ≥ y, then how many solutions are possible for the equation x + y + z = 36?
In a survey of 7000 people reading newspapers, the following was found:
1. 25% of people who read 'Hindu' read 'Indian Express'.
2. 10% of people who read 'Indian Express' read 'Statesman'.
3. No one reads 'Hindu' as well as 'Statesman'.
4. 20% of people who read 'Statesman' read 'Deccan Herald'.
5. All those who read 'Deccan Herald' read 'Statesman'.
6. There are 2100 people who read Hindu, 2350 who read 'Indian Express' and 3500 who read 'Statesman'.
7. 769 people read 'Indian Express' or 'Deccan Herald' and 'Statesman' or 'Deccan Herald'.
Question 1: Find the number of people who read only one newspaper.
a) 6131
b) 5896
c) 6421
d) 6665
Question 2: If 338 people who read the Deccan Herald start reading the Hindu, and the number of people who read all four newspapers is now 1/4 of those reading exactly 3 newspapers, What is the number of people reading all four news papers?
a) 84
b) 100
c) 166
d) 50
Can anyone please suggest a better approach to solve this set theory question ?
Thanks in advance.
If f(n)=n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3) ..for how many numbers f(n) is divisible by 72 ....where n
can't exeed 1000.
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guys need help!! i was supposed to complete my bachelors in 2016, but due to some medical issues i was unable to appear in 2 papers during my 5th sem exams(3 yrs degree course), last year i applied as a final year student and took cat, since i'm from wbut and as per the rules and regulations of my university, it conducts special supplimentary exams for students who get backlogs in their final year in the month of september-oct n the result of the same is declared within 1 month ie oct-nov, so officially i'll b completing my degree in oct-nov 2016, now the ques is that wht should i fill in the box as final year marks since its not available n 6th sem result also not yet declared , and if i apply as an appearing student then wht i shld fill in the box asking for current semester ??
At the beginning of 2002 sunil had four dozen goats with him. he increased this stock by x% at the end of 2002, he sold off y% of this stock. At the beginning of 2003, he again increased his stock by x% and at the end of 2003, he again sold off y% of this stock. There were no other changes in the number of goats. At the end of 2003, he had five dozen goats with him after this sales. which of the following always holds true?
- 100y / 100-y < x < y
- X < Y
- 100y / 100-y > x > y
- X>100y / 100-y
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A set P comprises of 303 squares of natural numbers selected at random. What is the maximum number of elements of P that one can always find such that each of them gives the same remainder when divided by 9?
a.72 b.68 c.76 d.81