CAT Questions

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Walking at 3/4th of usual rate implies that time taken would be 4/3th of the usual time. In other words, the time taken is 1/3rd more than his usual time

so 1/3rd of the usual time = 15min
or usual time = 3 x 15 = 45min = 45/60 hrs = 3/4 hrs.

Let the number be n. Then,

50% of n - 35% of n = 24

50/100 n - 35/100 n = 24

n = (24 x 100)/15 = 160.

Days in 4 years => 

Let the first year is Normal year i.e, its not Leap year. A Leap Years occurs once for every 4 years.

4 years => 365 + 365 + 365 + 366(Leap year)

4 years => 730 + 731 = 1461

Therefore, Number of Days in 4 Years = 1461 Days.

Cost price of the article is given by

= 400x100/(20+20)

= Rs.1000

Let the cost price be Rs. 100
Then, market price is Rs. 140
Now, the first discount is of 28.57% Rs.140 =~ Rs. 40
Hence, its selling price = 140 - 40 = Rs. 100
Now since Rana is selling at cost price, any further discount will be equal to loss percentage.
The next dicount of 12.5% will be the loss percentage to Rana.

Dhanraj Pillay is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team.He currently serves as the manager of the team.