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1 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70% of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are
72 and 88, respectively
75 and 96, respectively
72 and 80, respectively
75 and 90, respectively
2 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
If (a + b√3)2 = 52 + 30√3, where a and b are natural numbers, then a + b equals
7
8
9
10
3 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64. Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is
4 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
If 1068 is divided by 13, the remainder is
4
5
8
9
5 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayna in the same job. They undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayna on the second day, Mohit and Ayna on the third day, and this three-day pattern is repeated till the work gets completed. Then, the fraction of total work done by Sam is
1/5
1/20
3/10
3/20
6 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length 10√3 meters such that the chord subtends an angle of 120° at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is
7 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
Consider the sequence t1 = 1, t2 = – 1 and 
for n ≥ 3. Then, the value of the sum 
, is
– 1024144
– 1022121
– 1023132
– 1026169
8 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The number of distinct real values of x, satisfying the equation max {x, 2} – min {x, 2} =|x + 2| – |x − 2|, is
9 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
Aman invests Rs 4000 in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. If the ratio of the value of the investment after 3 years to the value of the investment after 5 years is 25 : 36, then the minimum number of years required for the value of the investment to exceed Rs 20000 is
10 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The sum of all distinct real values of x that satisfy the equation 10x + 4/10x = 81/2, is
2 log10 2
3 log10 2
4 log10 2
log10 2
11 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 6 km per hour more, it would have needed 4 hours less. Had the speed been 6 km per hour less, it would have needed 6 hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is
720
800
780
640
12 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
If 3a = 4, 4b = 5, 5c = 6, 6d = 7, 7e = 8 and 8f = 9, then the value of the product abcdef is
13 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on this marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is
10
15
20
25
14 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was
15 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides of length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG is
72(2 + √2)
36(1 + √2)
72(1 + √2)
36(2 + √2)
16 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The number of distinct integer solutions (x, y) of the equation |x + y| + |x − y| = 2, is
17 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
For any non-zero real number x, let f(x) + 2f(1/x) = 3x. Then, the sum of all possible values of x for which f(x) = 3, is
2
3
– 2
– 3
18 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
For some constant real numbers p, k and a, consider the following system of linear equations in x and y:
px – 4y = 2
3x + ky = a
A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for (x, y), is
ap + 6 = 0
2a + k ≠ 0
ap − 6 = 0
kp + 12 ≠ 0
19 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
Rajesh and Vimal own 20 hectares and 30 hectares of agricultural land, respectively, which are entirely covered by wheat and mustard crops. The cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Vimal are in the ratio of 5 : 3. If the total cultivation area of wheat and mustard are in the ratio 11 : 9, then the ratio of cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Rajesh is
1 : 1
3 : 7
4 : 3
7 : 9
20 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The midpoints of sides AB, BC and AC in ΔABC are M, N and P, respectively. The medians drawn from A, B and C intersect the line segments MP, MN and NP at X, Y and Z, respectively. If the area of ΔABC is 1440 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of ΔXYZ is
21 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
The number of all positive integers up to 500 with non-repeating digits is
22 CAT 2024 Slot 3 - Quant
After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became 187.5% of his initial salary. If the percentage of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percentage of salary increase in the first increment was
30
27.5
25
20