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(#M40000902) TCS QUESTION dice pblm Keep an EYE

Q1. Six friends decide to share a big cake. Since all of them like the cake, they begin quarreling who gets to first cut and have a piece of the cake. One friend suggests that they have a blindfold friend choose from well shuffled set of cards numbered one to six. You check and find that this method works as it should simulating a fair throw of a die. You check by performing multiple simultaneous trials of picking the cards blindfold and throwing a die. You note that the number shown by the method of picking up a card and throwing a real world die, sums to a number between 2 and 12. Which total would be likely to appear more often – 8,9 or 10?
a) 8 b) All are equally likely c) 9 d) 10

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(#M40008216) PATNI QUESTION aptitude Keep an EYE

How many number of weights do u need to weigh 31 kg of rice if u have only one 1kg weights stone ?
a. 30. b. 31. c.5. d.4.

Solution

First we shall weight 1 Kg rice by 1 Kg weight
then 2 Kg rice by 1 Kg rice + 1 Kg weight
then 4 Kg rice by previously measured 3 Kg rice + 1 Kg weight
& etc
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Asked In Patni (13 years ago)

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(#M40003992) ACCENTURE QUESTION accenture latest puzzle Keep an EYE

A number consists of 3 digits whose sum is 10. The middle digit is equal to the sum of the other two and the number will be increased by 99 if its digits are reversed. The number is:

A. 145 B. 253
C. 370 D. 352

Solution

let the digits of the No. be x. y & z
Hence, x+y+z=10.................(1)
x+z=y..............(2)
AS per the condition
(100z+10y+x)-(100x+10y+z)=99
Solving ,the value of (z-x)=1
From equation (1) and (2)
2y=10, y=5
Hence, the option B satisfies all the conditions
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(#M40003622) SYNTEL QUESTION Keep an EYE

Two successive discounts of 20% and 15% is equal to a net discount of .....

Asked In Syntel sairam bandaru (14 years ago)

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(#M40002931) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

There are 1000 pillars for a temple. 3 friends Linda, Chelsey, Julia visited that temple. (Some unrelated stuff) Linda is taller than Chelsey and taller than 2 of 1000 pillars. Julia is shorter than Linda. Find the correct sentence?
a) Linda is shorter among them
b) Chelsea is taller than Julia
c) Chelsea is shorter than Julia
d) Cannot determine who is taller among Chelsea and Julia

Asked In TCS NABA KUMAR BHOI (14 years ago)

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(#M40027724) SYNTEL QUESTION Simple and Compound Interest Keep an EYE

Q. A man borrowed Rs.1000 at 5% per annum at simple interest.Each year he pays Rs.200 for interest and part of debt.The amount that is left to be paid back in the end of 3 years is

Asked In Syntel Priya Jain (12 years ago)

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(#M40034656) ELITMUS QUESTION quant Keep an EYE

What will be the remainder if 16/12?
4 or 1.

Note :- A similar question was asked on 30th March

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(#M40012738) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Train 1 = 50kph from east and train 2 is 60kph from west. When both meet 1 has covered X km and 2 has X + 120km. Find the distance between stations?

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(#M40118122) DATA STRUCTURE QUESTION BigO Notation Keep an EYE

f(n)=O(f(n)^2) Is it true or false

Asked In DATA STRUCTURE Thirupathi Reddy (10 years ago)

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(#M40007059) SYNTEL QUESTION pipes and cisterns problem Keep an EYE

A cistern, when full, is emptied by a waste pipe in 30min., but if a tap (filling souce) is opened, it takes 40 min. to empty the cistern. How long the cistern will take to become full when both the pipes are working?
[A] 180 min
[C] 140 min
[B] 110 min
[D] 160 min

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