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Raj invested ₹ 10000 in a fund. At the end of first year, he incurred a loss but his balance was more than ₹ 5000. This balance, when invested for another year, grew and the percentage of growth in the second year was five times the percentage of loss in the first year. If the gain of Raj from the initial investment over the two year period is 35%, then the percentage of loss in the first year is
Answer: D. 10
Solution — first steps
Step 1. Let first-year loss fraction p, with 0<p<.5.
Step 2. Second-year growth fraction 5p gives total multiplier(1−p)(1+5p)=1.35.
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From a container filled with milk, 9 litres of milk are drawn and replaced with water. Next, from the same container, 9 litres are drawn and again replaced with water. If the volumes of milk and water in the container are now in the ratio of 16 : 9, then the capacity of the container, in litres, is
Answer: 45
Solution — first steps
Step 1. After two replacements, retained milk fraction=(1−9/V)².
Step 2. Given milk: water 16: 9, retained fraction 16/25.
Step 2. Given milk: water 16: 9, retained fraction 16/25.
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Last day solving checklist
- Name the unknown. Include its unit and state whether it is a count, amount, rate or parameter.
- Form the relationships. Translate each given condition into an equation or restriction.
- Choose the method. Use the formula, substitution, elimination, a sign chart or a bound appropriate to this concept.
- Check restrictions. Check integer counts, signs, nonzero denominators, domains and all original conditions.
- Verify the answer. Substitute into the original question; for an extreme, show a feasible example reaches it.
All 14 repeating CAT PYQs and how much each adds
| CAT PYQ | Repeating CAT PYQ | Questions | Representative | Cumulative questions | Cumulative share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reject nonphysical roots in quantity and time problems | 11 | CAT 2021 S1 Q16 | 11 | 21.15% |
| 2 | Logarithm base and argument restrictions | 10 | CAT 2021 S1 Q4 | 21 | 40.38% |
| 3 | Modulus branches and sign consistency | 6 | CAT 2021 S2 Q16 | 27 | 51.92% |
| 4 | Denominator zeros and composite or reciprocal inputs | 5 | CAT 2021 S1 Q1 | 32 | 61.54% |
| 5 | Radical arguments and square root signs | 4 | CAT 2023 S1 Q3 | 36 | 69.23% |
| 6 | Exponential substitutions zero bases and exponent conditions | 4 | CAT 2021 S2 Q15 | 40 | 76.92% |
| 7 | Feasible output range of rational expressions | 3 | CAT 2021 S2 Q13 | 43 | 82.69% |
| 8 | Piecewise function or region interval membership | 2 | CAT 2022 S3 Q6 | 45 | 86.54% |
| 9 | Positivity and nonzero roots in reciprocal identities | 2 | CAT 2023 S3 Q4 | 47 | 90.38% |
| 10 | Select a difference using its given sign | 1 | CAT 2021 S2 Q3 | 48 | 92.31% |
| 11 | Positive substitution needed for AM GM | 1 | CAT 2022 S3 Q2 | 49 | 94.23% |
| 12 | Given work time interval | 1 | CAT 2023 S3 Q8 | 50 | 96.15% |
| 13 | Select the negative shared root | 1 | CAT 2024 S1 Q20 | 51 | 98.08% |
| 14 | Open and closed floor band endpoints | 1 | CAT 2025 S1 Q22 | 52 | 100% |
Based on CAT Actual Quant Papers.