Official Quant thread for CAT 2013

(x+(x+(x^1/2))^1/2)^1/2.....infinite = 4. what is x?

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3 pipes can fill a reservoir in 10,15 and 20 hrs. respectively. The first was opened at 5 a.m., the second at 6 a.m., third at 7 a.m. When will the reservoir be filled?(a) 5:20 am (b) 6:30 am (c) 10:20 am (d) 4 pm

Is arun sharm LOD 2 equivalent to CAT questions ?


find the ranges of the values of x for which x^2-4x+2 lies between +1 and -1?

need approach plz

Somebody please solve this through fractions.. Im missing something

Q. A dishonest man sells goods at a prive 6.25% less than the cost price, but uses 12.5% less weight. What is the profit percentage ??

My approach
since he is selling 12.5% less. i.e. 1/8 less. ==> 1-1/8 = 7/8
matlab in 1 Rs he is selling 7/8

therefore profit =
1 - 7/8

------------- = 14.28 %
7/8

Now

This part is doubtful
since he is selling at price 6.25% which is exactly half of 12.5 % THUS Profit will be Half
i.e. 14.28 / 2 = 7.14 %

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if the sum of square of natural number is 4060. find n...??

I need the funda how to find the n for a large value ???

One person works for 7 days and another works for 9 days. If they work together and independently how long tey will take to complete the work?..

Two circle with cntre a and b hvng radi each 2 cm touch each othr extrnly at c and radi 2 cm meets the othr two at d and e.then area of quadrilatr abde is?

A road constructor had to make an 11 km long road in 40 days . The first 10 days, we employed 30 workers working for 8 hours a day and completed 2 km of the road. On the 11th day, he employed few boys who agreed to work for 9 hours a day so as to meet the deadline. If the work of 2 workers is equals the work of 3 boys, then find how many boys were employed?(a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 20

I cut a piece of paper in four equal parts. Now, I cut exactly one out of these four parts into four equal parts. Now, again if I keep on repeating the same process for infinite number of times, then which of the following can be the total number of parts of paper at any instant of time?

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Please explain attached. is there any way to do it methodically? I mean other than doing it by trial and error.


@grkkrg @psk.becks @placiddisciple please explain quants gurus mg

-----$$$ -->The teacher saw ____________ with her.

a. my conversation b. me to converse c.me conversing d.my conversing

Price of 3 chairs 2 tables and 5 sofas is Rs. 20000. Price of 6 chairs 4 tables and 2 sofas is Rs. 15000. What is he price of a single sofa....

a lock has a code consisting of 5 distinct letters from the first 11 english alphabets.
the lock opens,if any three letters of the code match,occuring not necessarily in the same positions,wht is the least numbers of 5-letter codes one shud try to be sure tht the lock is opened???
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Sooraj bought the balls of three colours such that atleast 1 ball of each colour is there; thecolours were red, green and blue. The cost of a red ball is 9 Rs, a green ball is 7 Rs and a blueball is 5 Rs. I spent a total of 53 Rs and purchased more than 7 balls. How many red balls did I purchase?


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find out the EMI if loan of 1 lakh rupees is taken at 12% for 20 years. plz explain the approach

The ratio of the present ages of a man & his wife is 5:4. Which of the following can't be a possible ratio of their ages 20 years ago?

A) 7:5
B) 3:2
C) 13:10
D) 6:5
Please do provide an explanation for your option.

a,bc are three consecutive oddnumbers.if abc=531117,find a+b+c

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any members who can give some tips and techniques for getting above 97 in cat 2013?????

There are eight boxes and each box contains seven gold coins. Each coin in one of the boxes weighs 12 grams and each coin in the rest of the seven boxes weighs 10 grams. What is the minimum number of weighing's required to identify the box containing 12 gram coins using an electronic weighing machine?