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Races - Quant/Math - CAT 2009

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Question 4 the day: October 10, 2003

The question for the day is from the topic of Races.
A can give B 20 points, A can give C 32 points and B can give C 15 points. How many points make the game?

(1) 150 (2) 200
(3) 100 (4) 170
Correct Answer - (3)

Solution:


Let x points make the game, according to the statement if A has x points. Then B has (x – 20) points

B has x points, then C has (x – 15) points, if C has (x – 32), then A has x points

Hence by chain rule x * x (x – 32) = (x – 20) * (x – 15) * x

x2 – 32x = x2 – 35x + 300 => x = 100. Hence 100 points make the game.




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