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CAT 1995 | Question: 51
A person who has a certain amount with him goes to the market. He can buy $50$ oranges or $40$ mangoes. He retains 10% of the amount for taxi fare and buys $20$ mangoes, and of the balance he purchases oranges. The number of oranges he can purchase is: 36 40 15 20

A person who has a certain amount with him goes to the market. He can buy $50$ oranges or $40$ mangoes. He retains 10% of the amount for taxi fare and buys $20$ mangoes, ...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Aug 28, 2017

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CAT 2001 | Question: 35
The owner of an art shop conducts his business in the following manner: Every once in a while he raises his prices by $\text{X}\%$, then a while later he reduces all the new prices by $\text{X}\%.$ After one such up-down cycle, the price of a painting decreased by Rs ... $2,756.25$ Rs $2,256.25$ Rs $2,500$ Rs $2,000$

The owner of an art shop conducts his business in the following manner: Every once in a while he raises his prices by $\text{X}\%$, then a while later he reduces all the ...

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go_editor asked Mar 31, 2016

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CAT 2001 | Question: 26
At a certain fast food restaurant, Brian can buy $3$ burgers, $7$ shakes, and one order of fries for Rs. $120$ exactly. At the same place it would cost Rs. $164.5$ for $4$ burgers, $10$ shakes, and one order of fries. How much would it cost for an ordinary meal of one burger, one shake, and one order of fries? Rs. $31$ Rs. $41$ Rs. $21$ Cannot be determined

At a certain fast food restaurant, Brian can buy $3$ burgers, $7$ shakes, and one order of fries for Rs. $120$ exactly. At the same place it would cost Rs. $164.5$ for $4...

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go_editor asked Mar 31, 2016

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A milkman has 50 litres of milk. Find quantity of water to be added in it so that he gets 20% profit by selling at its cost price?

A milkman has 50 litres of milk. Find quantity of water to be added in it so that he gets 20% profit by selling at its cost price?

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Pooja Palod asked Dec 11, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 01
The price of Darjeeling tea ( in rupees per kilogram) is $100 + 0.10 n,$ on $n$-th day of $2007\; (n=1, 2, 3, \dots,100),$ and then remains constant. On the other hand, the price of Ooty tea ( in rupees per kilogram) is $89 +0.15 n$ ... On which date in $2007$ will the prices of these two varieties of tea be equal? May $21$ April $11$ May $20$ April $10$ June $30$

The price of Darjeeling tea ( in rupees per kilogram) is $100 + 0.10 n,$ on $n$-th day of $2007\; (n=1, 2, 3, \dots,100),$ and then remains constant. On the other hand, t...

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go_editor asked Dec 5, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 09
A shop stores $x$ kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount plus half a kg of rice. The second customer buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Then the third customer also buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. There after no rice left in the ... $5 \leq x \leq 8$ $9 \leq x \leq 12$ $11 \leq x \leq 14$ $13 \leq x \leq 18$

A shop stores $x$ kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount plus half a kg of rice. The second customer buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. ...

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go_editor asked Nov 28, 2015

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