[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

Kamla fasted on 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 15th...... day of the year 2010 and she continued fasting in this pattern thereafter. Bimla

fasted on 1st, 4th, 8th, 13th, 19th..... day of the year 2010 and maintained the pattern thereafter. When would they fast together

again?

[x] = Greatest integer less than or equal to x {x} = x − [x] How many real values of x satisfy the equation 5[x] + 3{x} = 6 + x?

A sequence 192, 360, 576 . is formed by multiplying the corresponding terms of two different Arithmetic Progressions. What is the eighth term of the sequence?

In the XY plane two distinct lines are drawn parallel to the line 3y − 4x = 15, each at a distance of 3 units from the given straight line. What are the lengths of the line segments of these two lines lying inside the circle x2 + y2 = 25?

There are two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 8 cm. PQ, a diameter of the larger circle, cuts the smaller circle at S and T. A tangent drawn from Q touches the inner circle at R. What is the length of PR (in cm)?

1. Half of the volume of milk and water mixture of ratio 7:5 is converted into a mixture of ratio 3:1 by replacement method. The mixture of the ratio 7:5 was formed from the mixture 7:3 by adding water in it. If 240 L milk is required in the replacement method. What is the total amount of water was added to prepare the mixture of 7:5?

Options- a) 100 L  b) 200 L c) 50 ml d) 400 L

Hi..wanted to know how many questions should be attempted in total in cat to score around 70 percentile?

How many factors of 10! leave a remainder of 2 when divided by 3??

  • 15
  • 16
  • 24
  • 26

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w+2x+3y+4z=200 No of soln if i) w,x,y,z are integers ii) w,x,y,z are natural no.s ? Please provide detailed approach

If the six digit number 15x67y is divisible by 56,then the value of x+y is ? 8 6 4 2

calculate the weight and percentage of zinc in the zinc copper alloy being given that the latter's alloy with 3 kg of pure zinc contains 90 percent of zinc and with 2kg of 90 percent zinc alloy contains 84% of zinc. SOLUTION ???


  • 2.4 kg or 80%
  • 3.4 kg or 60%
  • 7.4 kg or 18%
  • 1.4 kg or 88%

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A group of persons each from a different country are marching in a line. If the number of persons between the Indian and the Pakistani is two, are 18 countries represented by all the persons? 

I. The Indian is 9th from the front and the Pakistani is 7th from the last.  
II. There are 9 persons behind the Indian, who is the first one in the line.

Options:

1.

If the question can be answered by using any one statement alone, but not by using the other statement alone.

2.

If the question can be answered by using either statement alone.

3.

If the question can be answered by using both statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.

4.

If the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

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Mona has five pairs of shoes of different colours, including a pink pair. On no two consecutive days of the week, from Monday to Saturday, does she wear the same pair of shoes. If she does not wear the pink pair on Wednesday, in how many ways can she wear her shoes in a week?  can any1 help?

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is second solution real, my knowledge of quant says no !! @joy_srm @nitinchan 
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A man travelling at a speed of 5+1/7 kmph covers a certain distance in 2+1/2 hours. If he increases his speed by 2+2/35 kmph, in what time would he cover a distance which is 1+1/3 times more?

A is 20% more efficient than B.. Doesn't this mean no of days taken by A and B to complete a task will be 4:5?? 

Six textbooks have to be distributed among 3 students - X, Y, Z such that X and Y receive at least one textbook each. In how many ways can the textbooks be distributed?