Quant by Arun Sharma

Hi Puys,
Please solve and explain the following question

the ratio of Jims salary for October to his salry for November is 1.5:1.333 and the ratio of salary for November ato December is 2:2.6666. the worker got 40 rs. More for December than for October and received a bonus constituting 40% of salary for 3 months. Find the bonus.( assume that the no. of workdays is same in every month)
a) 368.888 b) 152.5555 c) 265.6 d) 222.22 e)none


Oct:Nov = 3/2:4/3 = 9:8
Nov:Dec = 2:8/3 = 6:8

Combining the ratio for three months gives us 27:24:32

Now the difference between Oct and Dec is Rs.40
So, 5x=40 => x=8

Total salary for 3 months = x(27+24+32) = 83*8

Bonus = 40*83*8/100 = 265.6
ggl26ban Says
Cant this be solved in any other way , this wilson's theorem is a bit confusing ...


Another way would be

1-P(A U B) = 1 - (P(A) + P(B) - P(A intersection B))

= 1-(6/10 + 5/10 - 3/10)
= 1- 8/10
= 2/10
= 1/5

Try to draw a Venn diagram and you'll understand the previous solution as well.
can someone help me with the following probs..

Q.67-Lod2-NS-> K is a 3-digit number such tat the ratio of number to the sum of its digits is least. what is the difference between hundreds and the tens digit of K.
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) none of these.


hi i did this through a little bit of error and trial method
let x, y, z, be the hundreds, tens and units digit.
clearly we want the ratio of 100x+10y+z/x+y+z
now we want this ratio to be least .
for this two objectives must be fulfilled
numerator should be least and denominator should be max
the max effect will be when we when the units digit is highest eg 100/1 and 109/10.hence deno is max
similiary in order to have less numerator to be min let the hundred digit be 1
now in case of tens digit just check a litle by putting 1 and 9 .thus we see 199 is the no ..


hope this solves some of the doubt



this process wuld nt help if the ratio asked to be highest .



this process wuld nt help if the ratio asked to be highest .


when u consider sets of 10 i.e, suppose 101-109. 101 has highest ratio and 109 has least.similarily 111-119 and so on. so for least consider 109,119..199..299..999.among these the order is like dis.. 199 is least for 109-199.299 is least for 209 to 299 and so on.. s0 199 has least ratio.

now for highest anyways u can see 100, 200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900 all have same ratio and its the max.

observing for 4-5 numbers one can get this pattern. it is not time consuming process.

Find the 28383rd term of series 12345678910111213....

a 3 b 4 c 9 d 7

plz xplain the steps

Find the 28383rd term of series 12345678910111213....

a 3 b 4 c 9 d 7

plz xplain the steps


1-9 there are 9 terms
10-99 there are 180 terms
100-999 there are 2700 terms
till now in total 2700+180+9=2889 terms
we need 28383 rd term
28383-2889=25494
25494/4=6373.5
starting frm 1000 6373rd number is 6372
therefore 28383rd number is 2nd digit of 6373
hence the answer is (A) 3

where in delhi(preferably in south delhi) can i buy arun delhi at cheaper price or where can i buy 2nd hand arun sharma books!!!!!!!!!!

there is a sunday market in Daryanj(central delhi) where u will get a lot of MBA prepration books especially many Arun Sharma's books at cheap rate...

hey can anyone give me the working steps of these questions????
1)Find the average of first 97 natural numbers?
2)Find the average of first 10 multiples of 3?

RVP10 Says
there is a sunday market in Daryanj(central delhi) where u will get a lot of MBA prepration books especially many Arun Sharma's books at cheap rate...

are those books new and what abt the old books market near jnu and iit
hey can anyone give me the working steps of these questions????
1)Find the average of first 97 natural numbers?
2)Find the average of first 10 multiples of 3?

1)
They will form an A.P of c.d =1
Sum of an A.P=(n/2)*(a + l)
Average=Sum/n= (1/2)*(a + l)
Average=(1/2)*(1+ 97)
= 49

2)First term will be 3,last term will be 30,difference=3,n=10
Hence average = (1/2)*(a + l)
= (1/2)*(3+30)
=33/2
hey can anyone give me the working steps of these questions????
1)Find the average of first 97 natural numbers?
2)Find the average of first 10 multiples of 3?


First find the sum of all the numbers from 1 to 97

use the formula

Sum = (/2) * (first number + last number)

Sum = 97/2 * 97+1

Sum = 48.5 * 98 = 4753

Divide the sum by the number of terms

4753/97 = 49.

sum of 1st 10 nos.=(10)(11)/2=55
since nos r multiples of 3 therefore =55x3=165
avg is =165/10=16.5

styrene Says
are those books new and what abt the old books market near jnu and iit

u will not find the latest edition there...but still a year or two old version u will find there......but u will many good MBA books...thats guranteed and u can obviously bargain with them.......sorry no idea about those jnu and iit market


thanks everyone for their reply....really appreciated

thanks everyone for their reply....really appreciated

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Hi Guys,
I also want to buy this book... but the name i can see is
How To Prepare For Quantitative Aptitute For The Cat, 4/e by Arun Sharma


Is this the same book that you ppl are referring?

I am new in PagalGuy. Can you please tell me which books should I buy for Quant, Verb and Data? I want to start my preparation soon. Please help!
Hi Guys,
I also want to buy this book... but the name i can see is
How To Prepare For Quantitative Aptitute For The Cat, 4/e by Arun Sharma


Is this the same book that you ppl are referring?


yes ...... if u want to buy new one try flipkart.com or some bookseller else visit sunday market @ darya ganj

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