Solutions for CAT 2017 QA - Morning (Slot-1)

67. Let Barun’s age be 10x. Arun’s age is 4x. The 73. Let the speed of the boat in still water and the
difference of these ages in 6x, a constant. When speed of the river be u and v respectively.
Arun’s age is 50% of Barun’s age, this difference d d 1 d d 
also would be 50% ie Barun’s age, at that stage     
2 x  y 2x  y 4  x  y x  y 
would be 12x. It would be increase by 20%.
. Ans: (20) d( 4 x ) 1  d( 2x ) 

4x  y
2 2 4  x 2  y 2 
68. Let the number of days required to complete the
job be n. 8(x2 – y2) = 4x2 – y2
1 person works on day 1, 2 on day 2, 3 on day 3, x2 7

…. n on day n. y2 4
Each person has the same efficiency.
 1   1   1   1  x

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Choice (2)
Work = 1   2   3 .....  n . y 2
 120   120   120   120 
This is also equal to 1.
74. The data is given below
1 2 3 n
   .......  1
120 120 120 120 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
n = 120 9 10 8
n = 15. Ans: (15) 18 19 20
81 90 72 95 100
69. Number of people in the group cannot exceed
630 C5 – C1 = 19. The numbers above are the
i.e., 11.8.
53 actual profits (and not just the ratio). The total
Maximum possible number of people in the group profit = 438 crore.
= 11. Ans: (11) Choice (1)

70. The speed in the second case is 5/4 times the 75. Let the number of boys appearing for the
speed in the first case. Therefore, the time would admission test be b.
be 4/5 times the time, i.e., 1/5 less. This one fifth Percentage of candidates who get admission =
is 20 min. Therefore, the time taken in the first 30
2b  45 b
case is 100 min. 100 100 (100)%  35%
5 2b  b
The distance = (12)   km = 20 km 65% of the candidates do not get admission.
3 Choice (4)
Ans: (20)
76. Let the total number of popcorn packets in stock
71. Let the total monthly savings be S. be T.
50 Total number of chips packets in stock = T
Investment in FD = S.
100 16 14
Required ratio = T : T  1: 1
30  50  15 40 35
Investment in stocks = S  S  S
100  100  100 Choice (1)
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Investment in savings bank account = S 77. Let the price of each good mango be g.
100
35 50
g
S S  59500 Price of each medium quality mango = .
100 100 2
Total cost price = 80g + 40  = 100g
S = 70000 Ans: (70000) g
 
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72. Let the retail price be 100. Total selling price = 120(0.9g) = 108g
Discount = 15 Overall profit = 8%
Selling price = 85 Choice (2)
85 500
Cost price = 
1.02 6 78. Let the printed price be p.
In order to make a profit of 20%, the selling If 40% discount is given, selling price
price = 0.6 (60p) = 36 p
500 20% profit is then made.
= (1.2)  100 36p
6 Total cost price = = 30p.
The seller must sell at the retail price 1 .2
Choice (4) Ten toys are destroyed in the fire.

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 The remaining toys are sold at a price such that c c
the same amount of profit is made as in the ± and y- intercepts of ± .This is in general a
a b
conditional case.
Profit made on remaining toys = 6p rhombus. In the given question, we have a
Total selling price of remaining toys = 36p square which has each of its diagonals as 4.
Discount that should be given = 50p – 36p = 14p 1
Area = ( 4) ( 4)  8
Discount% = 28% 2
Choice (4) Choice (3)

2 2
a  3 a  1 82. The medians of a triangle divide the triangle into
79.   = 9 and   = 4. We get 4
 b  b  1 six parts of equal area.
cases
1
Area of GBC = (Area of the triangle)
a + 3 = 3b a +3 = 3b 3
a – 1 = 2b – 2 a – 1 = –2b + 2 1 250
= 5(5  a) (s  b) (s  c ) 
a+3 = –3b a + 3 = –3b 3 3
a – 1 = 2b – 2 a – 1 = –2b + 2
 250  500
Area of the remaining portion = 2  

Subtracting the second equation from the first  3  3
we get, Choice (2)
I II III IV 83.
4 b+2 5b – 2 –5b +2 –b –2

I  b = 2, a = 3 Rejected Q
C
II, III  b is not an integer. Rejected
IV  b = –6 , a = 15
P
2
a2  15  25
 2    . Choice (4)
b  6  4

80. Let the average score of the boys in the mid-

semester examination be b.
Average score of the girls = b + 5
In the final exam, average score of the girls
= b + 5 – 3 = b + 2. A B
Average score of the entire class increased by 2
20 b  30 (b  5 )
and is hence + 2 i.e. b + 5 Let AB = a (a = 6)
50
a
Average score of the boys CQB is a semicircle of radius
50 (b  5)  30 (b  2) 2
 b  9.5 CPB is a quarter circle (quadrant) of radius a
20
Increases in the average of boys is 9.5. πa 2
Choice (1)  Area of semicircle =
4
81. πa 2
Area of quadrant =
4
 Area of region enclosed by BPC, BQC = Area
2 of ABC = 18.
Choice (2)

–2 84. The volumes of the 5 smaller cubes and the

2 original big one are in the ratio 1 : 1 : 8 : 27 : 27
: 64. Therefore, the sides are in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2
: 3 : 3 : 4 while the areas are in the ratio 1 : 1 : 4
–2 : 9 : 9 : 16. The sum of the areas of the 5
smaller cubes is 24 parts while that of the big
cube is 16 parts. The sum is 50% greater.
Choice (2)

The closed region bounded by |ax| + |by| = c in

the two- dimensional plane has x-intercepts of

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85. 90. 92x – 1 – 92x – 2 = 92x – 2(9 – 1) = 1944 = 8(243) = 8(92.5)
4 .5 9
2  2x – 2 = 2.5  x = 
R 2 4
Choice (2)
R O
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91. x = 25 + y + z. The possible values of x, y, z and
r the corresponding number of values of y, z are
tabulated below (x, y, z are positive integers).
We see that 27  x  40
3
x y z No of values
of (x, y)
27 1 1 1
28 1,2 2,1 2
The height of the cylinder (h) = 3 - - - -
The volume = 9 38 1, …. 2 12, … 1 12
r2h = 9  r = 3 39 2, …. 12, 12, … 2 11
The radius of the ball (R) = 2 40 3, …. 12 12, …. 3 10
The height of O, the centre of the ball, above the
line representing the top of the cylinder is say a. The number of solutions is 1 + 2 + …… + 12 +
(a = 1) 11 + 10 = 78 + 21 = 99 Choice (2)
 The height of the topmost point of the ball
from the base 92. (n – 5) (n – 10) – 3(n – 2)  0
of the cylinder is h + a +R = 3 + 1 + 2 = 6  n2 – 18n + 56  0
Ans: (6)  (n – 4) (n – 14)  0
As n is an integer, n can be 4, 5, 6 ……14, i.e. it
86. In a 3, 4, 5 triangle, the length of the altitude to can have 11 values.
the hypotenuse = 3(4)/5 = 2.4. Therefore, in a 15, Ans: (11)
20, 25 triangle, it is 12. This is the shortest
distance from A to BC. At 60 km/hr, i.e., 1 93. x2 + 11x + n = x  x2 + 10x + n = 0
km/min, it would take 24 min to cover 24 km. x2 + 10x + 25 = 0 has real and equal roots
Ans: (24) x2 + 10x + n = 0 where n > 25 has complex
roots.
87. log3 x = a  x = 3a The maximum value of n for which the equation
log12 y = a  y = 12a has two distinct real roots in 24.
 xy = 36a and xy = G = 6a Ans: (24)
 log6G = a Choice (4)
94. a + b + c + d = 30, a, b, c, d are integers.
(a – b)2 + (a – c)2 + (a – d)2 would have its
1 5 maximum value when each bracket has the
88. x + 1 = x2  x2 – x – 1 = 0  x = (∵ x > 0)
2 least possible value.
Also, x2 = x + 1  x4 = x2 + 2x + 1 = 3x + 2 Let (a, b, c, d) = (8, 8, 7, 7)
 2x4 = 6x + 4 = 3 + 3 5 +4 = 7 + 3 5 The given expression would be 2. It cannot have
a smaller value.
Ans: (2)
Alternative Solution:
95. There are 5 pairs of diametrically opposite points
and the centre O.
1 5 If O is not selected, the number of triangles =
x + 1 = x2  x2 – x – 1 = 0  x = (∵ x > 0) 10C = 120.
2 3

 1.62 If O is selected, the other two points can be

 2x4  13.8 selected in 10(8)/2, i.e., 40 ways. The number of
I  14.8, II  14, III  11.6, IV  13.6 triangles is 160.
Ans: (160)
IV matches (we have used 5  2.2 . Actually, it
is a bit more and we would get a bit more than Alternative Solution:
13.6)
Choice (4) There are 11 points. We can select 3 in
11(10)(9)
8 = 5–3 , ie 165 ways. These choices include
89. 0.008 = 1(2)(3)
1000
the 5 diameters. Therefore, the number of
 log0.008 5 = 1/ 2  1 and log 81
4
8 triangles is 160.
3 6 3 1/ 2
Ans: (160)
 The given expression is 5 Choice (3)
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96. Alternative Solution:

Let the number of erasers given to the 4 kids be

w, x, y, z.
w + x + y + z = 7. The number of positive
integral solutions is 6C3, i.e. 20. This includes
(4,1,1,1); (1,4,1,1); (1,1,4,1); (1,1,1,4).
1 • The required number = 20 – 4 = 16
Choice (1)
–2 –1 0 1 2
5x  2
99. f(x) = , g(x) = x2 – 2x – 1
3x  5
5(3)  2 17
f(3) = 
3(3)  5 4
 17 
5 2
85  8
The graph of y = |x – 1| + |x + 1| is shown above. f(17) =  4   
93
=3
1   17  51  20 31
The shortest distance of  ,1 from the graph is 3 5
2   4 
1. Choice (1) g(3) = 32 – 2(3) – 1 = 2. Choice (1)

97. Let the first term be a and the common difference 100. a1 = 3, a2 = 7, ….. an = 4n – 1, …. a3n = 4(3n) – 1
be d. a1 + a2 + …. + a3n = 3n(12n  2) = 1830
2
(a + 6d)2 = (a + 2d) (a + 16d)
 a2 + 12ad + 36d2 = a2 + 18ad + 32d2  n(6n + 1) = 610
 4d2 = 6ad  6n2 + n – 610 = 0
 (6n + 61) (n – 10) = 0
 a2 Choice (1)  n = 10 (  n is an integer)
d 3
 a1 + a2 + …. + an = 3 + 7 + … + [4(10) – 1]
98. After giving one eraser to each of the 4 kids, = 410 11 – 10 = 210.
there are 3 left. 2
They can split 2, 1 or 1, 1, 1. (No kid can get 4) 210 m > 1830  n > 1830 = 8.7
There are 4P2 + 4C3, i.e., 16 ways of distributing 210
the erasers. The minimum integral value of m is 9.
Choice (2)

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