[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

Statement- some cats are rats

some rats are ants

some ants are flies

conclusion- some flies are rats

some ants are not rats

No rat is fly

No cat is fly

options- only 1 and 4 follow

only 2 follow

only 1 and 2 follow

none of these

plz explain

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Is there any formula for finding number of solutions of 1) ax+by+cz=d 2)a/x + b/y=1/c     3) a/x - b/y=1/c 4) x^2 - y^2=z ???

43. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 15, 20 and 30 min respectively. They were all turned on at the same time but after 5 min the first two pipes were turned off. In what time will the cistern be full?

1) 7.5 min 2) 5 min 3) 13 min 4) 12.5 min 5) None of these

44. Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

1) 1hr 2) 2 hr 3) 6 hours 4) 8 hours 5)None of these

please explain it in breifly

3,6,9,15, ?? ,1650

A number when successively divided by 3, 5 and 8 leaves remainders 1, 4 and 7 respectively. Find the respective remainders if the order of divisors be reversed.

Please post the procedure as well. Thanks! 😃

@ time and distance


7. Two buses travel to a place at speed of 95 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. If the second bus takes 52 hours more than the first for the journey, then what is the length of the journey?

On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by a 3-digit number N, we get the same remainder. What is the sum of the digits of N?

Please post the procedure as well. Thanks! 😃

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Which of the following numbers will completely divide (49^15 - 1)?

a. 8

b. 14

c. 48

d. 50

Please post the procedure as well. Thanks! 😃

If x and y are positive integers such that (3x+7y) is a multiple of 11, then which of the following will be divisible by 11?

a. 4x + 6y

b. x + y + 4

c. 9x + 4y

d. 4x - 9y

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Please give an alternate solution to the trial and error method if possible. 

Find the highest power of 3 that divides 4^84 -1 

If a^2+b^2+c^2 =1, then what is the range in which ab+bc+ca lies?

A) [-1/2,3]

B)[-1/2,1]

C) [-2,1]

D) [-1,1]

In triangle ABC, angles B and C are equal to 80. D and E are points on AB and AC such that angle DCB is 60 and angle EBC is 70. Lines CD and BE intersect at F. Find angle DEF. 

Provide the solution.

If f(x) = max {x2 - 4, -4x, 4x}, then find the minimum value of f(x).

-4,-2,1,0

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in how many ways can 6 distinct letters be put in 2 identical boxes?

1 .7

2 .64

3 .32

4 .42

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1. What is the volume of a cubical box in cubic centimetres?

(I) One face of the box has an area of 49 sq.cms.

(II) The longest diagonal of the box is 20 cms.

the answer is ==both together are not sufficicent

please xplan? 

7. x is not equal to 0, is x + y = 0? (I) x is the reciprocal of y (II) x is not equal to 1

ans is   


If statement (I) alone is sufficient but statement (II) alone is not sufficient

please xplain

is there a shortest way available by using some values ?


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Answer : D