Official Quant thread for CAT 2013

@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
Take -A
@gs4890 said:
@[email protected]@rachit_28@blade014@aimingCAT12@pankaj1988@Torque024@mailtoankit@lopagarggYo man !! Thatz what i wanted So, just to inform the latecomers , this is the IIFT quant even going on. I am the first one to post 5 question(have already posted 2). @pankaj1988 will be the next one to post 5 q's, after that anyone can volunteer.Even will go on till 4am or more for die hard IIFT lovers Q.3Mr. and Mrs. Gupta have three children - Pratik,Writtik and Kajol, all of whom were born in differentcities. Pratik is 2 years elder to Writtik. Mr. Guptawas 30 years of age when Kajol was born inHyderabad, while Mrs. Gupta was 28 years of agewhen Writtik was born in Bangalore. If Kajol was 5years of age when Pratik was born in Mumbai, thenwhat were the ages of Mr. and Mrs. Guptarespectively at the time of Pratik's birth?A. 35 years, 26 years B. 30 years, 21 yearsC. 37 years, 28 years D. None of the above
35,26
@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
D) 750000?
@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
A??
@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
Option A

Let the amt be 100
After vehicle - 60
After giving 12 each(20% of 60) to his 2 sons - 36
After renovation - 18
After LCD TV - 4.5
Remaining = 13.5

13.5----135000
100----?

Q.5 (IIFT 11)

The ratio of number of male and female journalists
in a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper has
two sections, political and sports. If 30 percent of
the male journalists and 40 percent of the female
journalists are covering political news, what
percentage of the journalists (approx.) in the
newspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?

A. 65 percent B. 60 percent
C. 70 percent D. None of the above

Last Q from my side

Over to you @pankaj1988 :)


@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
1000000..a
edit...each son tha...thats where in words paper setter lay the trap
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
65
@gs4890 4. A ?
@gs4890 said:
Q.4Mr. Sinha received a certain amount of money bywinning a lottery contest. He purchased a newvehicle with 40 percent of the money received. Hethen gave 20 percent of the remaining amount toeach of his two sons for investing in their business.Thereafter, Mr. Sinha spent half of the remainingamount for renovation of his house. One-fourth ofthe remaining amount was then used for purchasinga LCD TV and the remaining amount - Rs. 1,35,000/- was deposited in a bank. What was the amountof his cash prize?A. Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rs. 9,00,000/C.Rs. 8,00,000/- D. None of the above
1000000??
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
Take - A
Two cars A and B start simultaneously from two points P and Q with certain speeds towards each other. After reaching a point R, speed of A decreases by 1/3. It then meets B at a po int S where SQ = 2PR. If he speed of A had beco me 1/3 less at the midpoint of RS the cars would have met at T
where ST = PR/4. Find RS: PR.
(a) 5: 1 (b) 6: 1 (c) 8:1 (d) 10:1
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
Option A
Let the total journos be 90
Male - 50
Female - 40

Politics - Male= 15 (30%) and female = 16 (40%)
Total = 31/90
Remaining = 59/90 = 65%(approx)
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
A)
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
A?
@kingsleyx said:
Two cars A and B start simultaneously from two points P and Q with certain speeds towards each other. After reaching a point R, speed of A decreases by 1/3. It then meets B at a po int S where SQ = 2PR. If he speed of A had beco me 1/3 less at the midpoint of RS the cars would have met at Twhere ST = PR/4. Find RS: PR. (a) 5: 1 (b) 6: 1 (c) 8:1 (d) 10:1
8:1 ??? ...no pen pencil..sab hawa me he
@gs4890 said:
Q.5 (IIFT 11)The ratio of number of male and female journalistsin a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The newspaper hastwo sections, political and sports. If 30 percent ofthe male journalists and 40 percent of the femalejournalists are covering political news, whatpercentage of the journalists (approx.) in thenewspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?A. 65 percent B. 60 percentC. 70 percent D. None of the aboveLast Q from my sideOver to you @pankaj1988
(59/90)x100=65%
Q.6 If a not equal to pi. and tan a is GM of sin a and cas a, determine the square of expression 2-4sina^2+3sina^4-sina^6
1,4,1/4, none

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@gs4890 3. A ?
@rachit_28 said:
@gs4890 3. A ?
quote the qstn plz