CAT Ratios Bible Top 10 Must Solve Ratios Questions covering 90% of Syllabus – Page 10
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Anil can paint a house in 60 days while Bimal can paint it in 84 days. Anil starts painting and after 10 days, Bimal and Charu join him. Together, they complete the painting in 14 more days. If they are paid a total of ₹ 21000 for the job, then the share of Charu, in INR, proportionate to the work done by him, is
Answer: C. 9100
Solution — first steps
Step 1. Anil works 24 days of 60, so completes 2/5.
Step 2. Bimal works 14 days of 84, completing 1/6.
Step 2. Bimal works 14 days of 84, completing 1/6.
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- 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 | Work rate ratios and individual contributions | 12 | CAT 2021 S1 Q19 | 12 | 20.69% |
| 2 | Mixture ratios replacement and dilution | 8 | CAT 2021 S1 Q11 | 20 | 34.48% |
| 3 | Income payroll and savings on a common scale | 5 | CAT 2021 S1 Q17 | 25 | 43.10% |
| 4 | Unit prices equivalent costs and trading ratios | 5 | CAT 2021 S1 Q3 | 30 | 51.72% |
| 5 | Speed time length and meeting ratios | 5 | CAT 2021 S2 Q5 | 35 | 60.34% |
| 6 | Investment shares interest and returns | 5 | CAT 2021 S2 Q8 | 40 | 68.97% |
| 7 | Subgroup counts with different percentages | 4 | CAT 2021 S2 Q7 | 44 | 75.86% |
| 8 | Geometric side angle and altitude ratios | 3 | CAT 2022 S2 Q1 | 47 | 81.03% |
| 9 | Stock and population ratios after transfers | 3 | CAT 2024 S1 Q1 | 50 | 86.21% |
| 10 | Allocate a conserved total among groups | 3 | CAT 2023 S2 Q16 | 53 | 91.38% |
| 11 | Integer multiplier and divisibility of ratios | 2 | CAT 2022 S1 Q8 | 55 | 94.83% |
| 12 | Price ratio with a product condition | 1 | CAT 2021 S3 Q17 | 56 | 96.55% |
| 13 | Recover group size ratio from averages | 1 | CAT 2022 S1 Q20 | 57 | 98.28% |
| 14 | Age ratios with a constant difference | 1 | CAT 2024 S2 Q22 | 58 | 100% |
Based on CAT Actual Quant Papers.