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A mixture P is formed by removing a certain amount of coffee from a coffee jar and replacing it with cocoa powder. The same process is repeated to form mixture Q. If the ratio of coffee and cocoa in the mixture Q is 16:9, then the ratio of cocoa in mixture P to that in mixture Q is:
Answer: B. 5/9
Solution — first steps
Using the given information and performing the replacements, the final ratio of cocoa in mixture P to Q is 5/9.
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The minor angle between the hours hand and minutes hand of a clock was observed at \(8: 48 \mathrm{am}\). The minimum duration, in minutes, after 8.48 am when this angle increases by \(50 \%\) is
Answer: B. \(\frac{24}{11}\)
Solution — first steps
Step 1. At 8:48, the minute hand is at 48×6=288°.
Step 2. The hour hand is at 8×30+48×0.5=264°.
Step 2. The hour hand is at 8×30+48×0.5=264°.
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The salaries of three friends Sita, Gita and Mita are initially in the ratio 5 : 6 : 7, respectively. In the first year, they get salary hikes of 20%, 25% and 20%, respectively. In the second year, Sita and Mita get salary hikes of 40% and 25%, respectively, and the salary of Gita becomes equal to the mean salary of the three friends. The salary hike of Gita in the second year is
Answer: A. 26%
Solution — first steps
Step 1. Take initial salaries as5,6,7 units.
Step 2. After year1 they become6,7.5,8.4.
Step 2. After year1 they become6,7.5,8.4.
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Minu purchases a pair of sunglasses at Rs.1000 and sells to Kanu at 20% profit. Then, Kanu sells it back to Minu at 20% loss. Finally, Minu sells the same pair of sunglasses to Tanu. If the total profit made by Minu from all her transactions is Rs.500, then the percentage of profit made by Minu when she sold the pair of sunglasses to Tanu is
Answer: C. 31.25%
Solution — first steps
Option 3
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Jayant bought a certain number of white shirts at the rate of Rs 1000 per piece and a certain number of blue shirts at the rate of Rs 1125 per piece. For each shirt, he then set a fixed market price which was 25% higher than the average cost of all the shirts. He sold all the shirts at a discount of 10% and made a total profit of Rs 51000. If he bought both colors of shirts, then the maximum possible total number of shirts that he could have bought is
Answer: 407
Solution — first steps
407
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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 16 repeating CAT PYQs and how much each adds
| CAT PYQ | Repeating CAT PYQ | Questions | Representative | Cumulative questions | Cumulative share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repeated fractional replacement | 6 | CAT 2021 S2 Q4 | 6 | 10.71% |
| 2 | Compound growth factors and equivalent simple interest | 6 | CAT 2021 S1 Q10 | 12 | 21.43% |
| 3 | Cost marked price discount and free item multipliers | 5 | CAT 2024 S1 Q21 | 17 | 30.36% |
| 4 | Successive percentage changes with unknown rates | 5 | CAT 2021 S2 Q18 | 22 | 39.29% |
| 5 | Weighted subgroup payroll or investment growth | 5 | CAT 2023 S2 Q8 | 27 | 48.21% |
| 6 | Percentages of groups and remaining shares | 5 | CAT 2021 S2 Q7 | 32 | 57.14% |
| 7 | Weighted sale revenue and overall profit | 4 | CAT 2021 S2 Q22 | 36 | 64.29% |
| 8 | Profit shares and successive trading transactions | 4 | CAT 2021 S2 Q8 | 40 | 71.43% |
| 9 | Percentage stocks constrained to integer counts | 3 | CAT 2023 S3 Q14 | 43 | 76.79% |
| 10 | Component percentages after adding mixtures | 3 | CAT 2021 S3 Q1 | 46 | 82.14% |
| 11 | Compound balances after repayments | 2 | CAT 2023 S2 Q12 | 48 | 85.71% |
| 12 | Workforce and efficiency percentages | 2 | CAT 2022 S3 Q16 | 50 | 89.29% |
| 13 | Simple interest rates and reinvestment | 2 | CAT 2022 S1 Q16 | 52 | 92.86% |
| 14 | Percentage changes in speed or angle | 2 | CAT 2025 S3 Q16 | 54 | 96.43% |
| 15 | Unit price percentage and quantity ratio | 1 | CAT 2021 S1 Q3 | 55 | 98.21% |
| 16 | Reciprocal day growth factors | 1 | CAT 2022 S2 Q7 | 56 | 100% |
Based on CAT Actual Quant Papers.