[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

A two-digit number x, when increased by x% becomes a perfect square 'y'. Find y

144                  324                      289                         400

?+?+?=30

the question marks can only be replaced by numbers 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15

Repeating numbers is allowed

If J and K are the roots of the equation x^2 -20x +p = 0 and L and M are the roots of the equation x^2-45x+q=0, and J,K,L and M are in GP, then (J+L)-(K+M)=

A)-13 or -325

B)13 or 325

C)13 or 220

D)-13 or -220

 A pile  has 34 coins. two friends neeta and leena are playing a game in which each of them draws 2 or 3 coins from a pile of 34 coins. the person to draw the last coin is the loser. how many coins should Neeta draw to ensure her win if she is the first one to draw? 

Answer -3

Approach pls

In 1 Km race, R beats S by one minute, And S beats T by 30 seconds. If R beats T by 250 m in same race, find time taken by R to run the race.

OA- 270 secs

To all the Quant-lords : I used to give 100 mins for Quant before the change in pattern and hence scored well in the section. Now I am screwed after having to solve the same in 60 minutes. Any suggestions as to how to improve attempts (maintaining the accuracy) and somewhere from where I can practice to improve speed significantly. Also if there is a list of shortcuts/strategies it would help. 

How many 5 digit numbers are there whose product of digits is 2000?

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  • 36
  • 30

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Proposition(a) is true. Determine the truth value of (b) as true, false or uncertain. (a) a few logicians are logical (b) no logicians are logical

674x3253y divide by 72. Find x and y. Plz explain d ans

2A+3B+5C =10. How many solutions are possible?

Kindly provide the approach too along with the answer. 

Thanks.

A six-digit natural number abcdef becomes defabc upon being multiplied by a natural number. Find the sum of its digits if they are distinct.

A)27 B)26 C)24 D)20

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Two people A and B start from P and Q at the same time towards each other.They meet at a point R,which is at a distance 0.4d from P.They continue to move to and fro between two points. Find the distance from P at which the fourth meeting takes place.

Any pattern for this kind of questions?

In how many ways 2000 can be written as product of three factors?

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