[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

    When 40! is expressed in base 8 form, what is the last non-zero digit in the base 8 expansion?

In a class of 5 students, average weight of the 4 lightest students is 40 kgs, Average weight of the 4 heaviest students is 45 kgs. What is the difference between the the maximum and minimum possible average weight overall?

∆PQR has ∠PRQ = 90°. What is the value of PR + RQ?

I. Diameter of the inscribed circle of the ∆PQR is equal to 10 cm.

II. Diameter of the circumscribed circle of the ∆PQR is equal to 18 cm. 

ans dis qn based on data sufficiency. pls explain d method also

  • if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together.
  • if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
  • if the question can be answered by using either statement alone
  • if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.

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Let X be a real number. Is the modulus of X necessarily less than 3?

I. X(X + 3)

II. X(X - 3) > 0

pls explain d method also

  • if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
  • if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
  • if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
  • if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together.

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In a right angle triangle ABC, AC  is divided by the point O which is also  centre of a semi circle on AC in such a way AO =15 cm ,CO=20 cm .Find the radius of semicircle?

All possible pairs are formed from the divisors of 21600. How many such pairs have HCF of 45?  Ans is 49 ...Approach plz

Sorry Guys for posting off place and off time but plz do help as that was the sole purpose of getting an unbiased response.

I want to join 2 paid mock test series and start attending them by the next week .

which should i go for .

CL / IMS / TEST FUNDA cat test series      

I didnt mention TIME as I have decided not to join it this year. I had it last year.

Plz help me with two series. people who have experience with either of the series would be saviors of the day .

TIA

which Mock series to refer for September 2015 CMAT ?? 


  • CL
  • IMS
  • TESTFUNDA
  • OLIVEBOARD
  • HITBULLSEYE
  • Any other,please write it in comments
  • TIME

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Guys, i plan to give all major MBA Exams this time !! i have enrolled in CAT Mocks and giving them too !! Now with notifications of other B Schools coming out ,i have to start giving their mocks soon in order to understand their pattern & difficulty level. the exams i plan to give apart from CAT are NMAT/IIFT/XAT/SNAP/TISS/MHCET. can u suggest me one instititute's mock series ,so that i can enroll in all of them together. that way it would be cheaper & better ,instead of enrolling in a different mock series for a different exam !

  • Any other Please Comment
  • CL
  • TIME
  • IMS
  • TESTFUNDA
  • OLIVEBOARD
  • HITBULLSEYE(Since its free,so will be giving it anyways )

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Two men P and Q purchased a grindstone 1 yard in diameter for Rs. 15, of which the first pays Rs. 8 and the other Rs. 7. If the axle hole is 1 foot in diameter, how many inches of the radius may P grind down before sending it to Q?   Note: There are 36 inches in a yard. A) 7 B) 9 C) 5 D) 3

Highest power of 3 in 58! - 38!

Find the Sum of the first 20 terms of the series , 1,6,21,52,105,186,.....?????

need shortcut for the below


8 men and 4 women together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. The work done by a man in one day is double the work done by a woman in one day. If 8 men and 4 women started working and after 2 days 4 men left and 4 new women joined, in how many more days will the work be completed?

In a triangle ACD, B lies on AC and cuts AD at E. BE || CD. BC = AB = 3. AE = 4. AD = 10.

Find the area of trapezium BEDC ?

Of 128 boxes of oranges, each box contains at least 120 and at most 144 oranges. The number of boxes containing the same number of oranges is at least

(pls explain d method also)

  • 5
  • 6
  • 103
  • cannot be determined

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Ashish is given Rs. 158 in one-rupee denominations. He has been asked to allocate them into anumber of bags such that any amount required between Re 1 and Rs. 158 can be given by handingout a certain number of bags without opening them. What is the minimum number of bags required?

(pls explain d ans also)

  • none of these
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13

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CMAT Notification is generally out in 1st week of July but this year,its already 17th yet no notification is there ! till when can it be expected ?? or is even AICTE planning something different for CMAT just like IIM A is doing for CAT ??  

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