[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

A diamond expert cuts a huge cubical diamond into 960 identical diamond pieces in minimum number of 'n' cuts. If he wants to maximize the number of identical diamond pieces making the same number of 'n' cuts to it. so maximum of such diamond pieces are?

a)1000 b)2000 c)1331 d)none

pls post detailed approach.

Min +ve value of (3+x)(6+x)/(2+x) ?

puys..give me some tips to attemp DI ques. I take lot of time to attemp DI ques , thus usually leaves DI section to attempt more from quant.

Any suugestion to improve the attemp from DI

1 and 8 are the first two natural numbers for which 1+2+3+4+...+n  is a perfect square. Which number is the fourth such number?

Approach please

Since a lot has been going on in Greece lately. So i thought of writinga blog on this. I decided to write this in three parts. Here is the second part of my blog titled 'What's Up With Greece?' . Check the link below


http://overthecofffeee.blogspot.in/2015/07/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none_10.html

For those who haven't gone through the first part can find it in the link below


http://overthecofffeee.blogspot.in/2015/07/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html

Fresh watermelon contains 75% water while pulp contains only 5% water. How many kilograms of pulp can be obtained from 76 kg of fresh watermelon?

A)20

B)19

C)40

D)38

Explain!!

If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a + [b] + {c} = 3.8, [a] + {b} + c = 3.2 and {a} + b + [c] = 2.2, what is the value of [a^2] + [b^2] + [c^2]? Where, [k] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to k, and {k} denotes the fractional part of k, e.g. {2.35} = 0.35 

concept plzz 

If a, b, c are distinct positive integers, what is the highest value a x b x c can take if a + b + c = 31?

If x (x + 3) (x + 5) (x + 8) is less than 250, how many integer values can x take?

Will leaving Rcs be a good strategy?? They take a lot of time, and what's the use, if after spending so much time I am getting negatives... I need advice on this...

Not related to quant, posting here because could not find the page -

what is IIM vishkhapattanam/IIM Andhrapradesh ?

I have received their mail regarding admission, also they are using iimb.ernet.in

Question fermat's theorem:

Q. What is the remainder when 32^180 / 149? The answer is being different on taking 32 as it is and by expanding it as 2^5 and then finding the remainder. Pls exlpain this error of if theres a fundamental thing that I am missing out.

Wilson's Theorem:

Q. What is the remainder when 95! is divided by 97?

pls explain the process because as far as i know wilson's theorem says that

(p-1)! =pk-1...

SO how are we extrapolating to (p-2)?

Find the remainder when 25!is divided by 23^2 ?

A big cube is cut into 64 identical and smaller cubes. If 6 litres of paint was used to paint the original cube, how many more litres paint will be required to paint the smaller cubes on all faces?...Please give a detailed approach for this one.....

a, b, c are distinct natural numbers less than 25. What is the maximum possible value of |a - b| + |b - c| - |c - a|?

Puys aspiring for SNAP 15 may join the thread, as it will be helpful..

Since a lot has been going on in Greece lately. So i thought of writing a blog on this. I decided to write this in three parts. Here is the second part of my blog titled 'What's Up With Greece?' . Check the link below


http://overthecofffeee.blogspot.in/2015/07/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none_10.html

For those who haven't gone through the first part can find it in the link below


http://overthecofffeee.blogspot.in/2015/07/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html

if p and q are the roots of x^2+5x-75=0, What is 1/(5+p)^2 +

1/(5+q)^2 ?? 

An explanation will be appreciated. No OA given. 


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