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Quant Test 106

1. If x + y + z = 1 and x, y, z are non-negative numbers, then what is the minimum possible value of the
following expression: [2 – x + yz]– 1 + [2 – y + xz]–1 + [2 – z + xy]– 1 .

j 27/16
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j 25 / 9
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j 38 / 25
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j 3/2
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j 12/ 5
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Directions for Questions from 2 to 3:

Answer the question on the basis of the information given below.
When two unbiased dice are tossed simultaneously, the numbers that appear on the top surface of the two dice are ‘a’ and ‘b’.

2. What is the probability that (a × b) is a perfect square?

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j 1/3
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j 7/36
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j 1/6
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j 2/9
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3. What is the probability that a b is a perfect square?

j 1/2
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j 2/3
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j 23/36
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j 11/18
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j 5/13
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4. In a unit square ABCD, points E and F are marked on the sides AB and BC respectively such that AE = BF. G is the point of intersection of the line
segments DE and AF. What is the minimum possible length (in units) of the line segment BG?

j 1/root(2)
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j 1/2
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j root(8)-1/7
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j 1/3
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j 1/6
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5. Mr. Chaalu while buying cloth uses a faulty meter tape which actually measures 110 cm and while selling cloth, he uses a faulty meter tape which
actually measures 90 cm. If he buys the cloth at a discount of 5% on the marked price and sells it on a discount of 10% on the same marked price,
then what is his percentage gain or loss?

j 15.8% profit
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 j 4.21% loss
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j 5% loss
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j 25% profit
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j None of these
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6. How many six-digit numbers can be made by using the first 6 natural numbers such that the digit at the unit’s place is greater than the digit at the
hundred’s place and the number thus formed is a multiple of 4? (Repetition of digits is not allowed.)

j 96
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j 108
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j 114
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j 78
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j 120
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7. A function f is defined for all natural numbers n≥2 as f(n) = (1–1/n) f(n – 1)
If f(1) = 1, then what is the value of 1/f(1) + 1/ f(2) + 1/ f(3) + ...... 1/ f(9) ?

j 45
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j 54
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j 81
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j 36
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j None of these
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8. Tania prepares for the CAT examination by practicing for 100 days. On any of these 100 days she does not solve more than 20 questions. If on any
day, she solves more than 12 questions, then she solves at most 6 questions each on the next two days. What is the maximum possible number of
questions that she can solve over the period of 100 days?

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j 1208
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j 1220
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j 960
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9. Two cyclists are travelling at a speed of 3 km/hr and 10 km/hr around a circular track. What should be the ratio of number of distinct points that
they would meet on that track if they travel in the same direction first and in the opposite direction next?

j 7 : 13
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j 3 : 10
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j 3:7
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j 30 : 13
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j Cannot be determined
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10. What is the remainder when 7 7 + 777 + 7777 + 77777 +…+ 7 77777777 is divided by 8?

j 5
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j 1
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j 3
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j 7
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j 0
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