[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

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Find the highest natural number N,less than 400, such that N can be written as the sum of consecutive natural numbers in 11 ways but cannot be written as sum of 11 consecutive natural number.

Approach guys!

What is the value of k if x^3 + kx^2 + x +3 = 0 and x^3 + 2x^2 + kx + 2 have a common root ?

If 7x+13y=k,x and y are positive integers. How many values can k take such that the given equation has 5 solutions exactly?

Approach btana please ?

A batsman in his 12th innings makes a score of 65 and thereby increases average by 2 runs. What is his average after the 12th inning if he had never been not out

Options- 41

                 43

                  45

Plz explain

A certain virus increases by 15 times in 10 mins. In how much time will it double itself?

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In how many ways can a man climb 12 steps, if he can use either 1 step or 2 steps at a time ? Mention approach. Don't mention only answers

http://i.imgur.com/ak2m3ba.jpg

How to approach this question ? Can someone please help 

What is the least value of n such that n! has exactly 2394 zeros

A number can be written as sum of consecutive natural numbers in 6 ways but is not a sum of 6 consecutive numbers. Find such number greater than 1 but less than 1000.

http://i.imgur.com/xvkK2gM.png

PLEASE MENTION THE APPROACH. THANKS.

A drug with 80% efficiency is given to a group of 5 patients.

1.What is the probability all the 5 will be cured.

2. Only one will be cured.

3.Not more than 4 will be cured.

Let F(x)= 1 + x + x^2 +x^3 + x^4 + x^5 + x^6.

What is the remainder when F(x^7) is divided by F(x)

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Find the highest natural number N, less than 400, such that N can be written as sum of consecutive natural numbers in 11 ways but cannot be written as sum of 11 consecutive natural numbers.

If S = 1 * 2 + 2 * 2^2 + 3 * 2^3 + 4 * 2^4 +....... + 20 * 2^20, find the remainder when S is divided by 19

In how many ways, 18 identical chocolates can be distributed among 3 identical boxes?

A,B,C,D are among the pariticipants in a race which has only 1 winner. Their respective probabilities of winning are 1/4,1/5,1/6,1/8.What is the probability that
1. at least one of A and B wins the race
2. Neither A nor B wins.

3. A wins, given that B does not win.