CAT Questions

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Here the given series 28, 12, 4, 2, -2 follows a pattern that

$$\begin{gathered} 28 \\ 28 - 24 = 28 - 16 = 12 \\ 12 - 23 = 12 - 8 = 4 \\ 4 - 22 = 4 - 4 = 0 (NOT 2) \\ 0 - 21 = 0 - 2 = -2 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 2.

The given number series follows a pattern that,

56

56 + 8 = 64

64 - 16 = 48

48 + 32 = 80 (Not equal to 90)

80 - 64 = 16

16 + 128 = 144 

Hence, the odd number in the given number series is 90.

The point or place of origin of an earthquake is called Focus. 

And,

The point where the seismic waves reach the surface is called as Epicenter.

Here the series follows the pattern that, product of succesive prime numbers i.e,

 2 × 3 = 6

 3 × 5 = 15

 5 × 7 = 35

 7 × 11 = 77

 11 × 13 = 143

 13 × 17 = 221

 17 × 19 = 323

So here in place of 77 the number 63 is written.

So the wrong number is 63.

$$\begin{gathered} 13 x ? + 47 x 114 x 539 = 31100 x 2000 \\ ? = 378 x 3 \\ ? = 1134 \end{gathered}$$

This can be easily simplified by Approximation process

Given 39.96% of 649.85 ÷13.07 = 45.14 - ? can be written as 

40% of 650 ÷13 = 45 - ?

$$\begin{gathered} 40 x 65010013 = 45 - ? \\ ? = 45 - 20 \\ ? = 25. \end{gathered}$$

In each term second two numbers are multiples of the first number. But in 4-15-24 15 is not multiple of 4.