List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions asked in CAT

The terms \(x_5 = -4\), \(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_{100}\) are in an arithmetic progression (AP). It is also given that \(2x_6 + 2x_9 = x_{11} + x_{13}\). Find \(x_{100}\).

In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70% of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are

Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayana in the same job. They undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayana on the second day, Mohit and Ayana on the third day, and this three-day pattern is repeated till the work gets completed. Then, the fraction of total work done by Sam is

The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40% profit. If the product had cost 40% less and had been sold for 5 rupees less, then the resulting profit would have been 50%. The original selling price, in rupees, of the product is

An item is sold with a profit of \(40\%\). If the cost price is reduced by \(40\%\) and Rs. \(5\) are also reduced from it, then the profit will be increased to \(50\%\). Find the final cost price.

Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on this marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is

ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD. The sides AD and BC when extended, intersect at point E. If AB = 2 cm, CD = 1 cm, and perimeter of ABCD is 6 cm, then the perimeter, in cm, of ∆AEB is

A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides of length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG is

A bus leaves the bus stand at 9 am and travels at a constant speed of 60 km/h. It reaches its destination 3.5 hours later than its original time. The next day, it travels \( \frac{2}{3} \) of its route within \( \frac{1}{3} \) of its initial time and travels the rest of the route within 40 minutes. At what time does it reach its destination normally?

Two places A and B are 45 kms apart and connected by a straight road. Anil goes from A to B while Sunil goes from B to A. Starting at the same time, they cross each other in exactly 1 hour 30 minutes. If Anil reaches B exactly 1 hour 15 minutes after Sunil reaches A, the speed of Anil, in km per hour, is

When Rajesh's age was same as the present age of Garima, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 2. When Garima's age becomes the same as the present age of Rajesh, the ratio of the ages of Rajesh and Garima will become

Three circles of equal radii touch (but not cross) each other externally. Two other circles, X and Y, are drawn such that both touch (but not cross) each of the three previous circles. If the radius of X is more than that of Y, the ratio of the radii of X and Y is

\( 10^{68} \) is divided by 13, the remainder is  is

Consider two sets A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13} and B = {1, 8, 27}. Let f be a function from A to B such that for every element b in B, there is at least one element a in A such that f(a) = b. Then, the total number of such functions f is

In the $XY$-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities $y \ge x + 4$ and $-4 \le x^2 + y^2 + 4(x - y) \le 0$ is

For any non-zero real number x, let\( f(x) + 2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = 3x.\)Then, the sum of all possible values of x  for which f(x) = 3, is

Anil invests Rs 22000 for 6 years in a scheme with 4% interest per annum, compounded half-yearly. Separately, Sunil invests a certain amount in the same scheme for 5 years, and then reinvests the entire amount he receives at the end of 5 years, for one year at 10% simple interest. If the amounts received by both at the end of 6 years are equal, then the initial investment, in rupees, made by Sunil is

A container has a mixture of acid and water. If 2 liters of water are added, the acid content reaches 50%. After adding 18 liters of acid, the acid content increases to 80%. What was the initial acid to water ratio in the container?

A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 6 km per hour more, it would have needed 4 hours less. Had the speed been 6 km per hour less,it would have needed 6 hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is

The sum of the infinite series \( \frac{1}{5} \left( \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{7} \right) + \left( \frac{1}{5} \right)^2 \left( \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{7} \right)^2 - \left( \frac{1}{7} \right)^2 + \left( \frac{1}{5} \right)^3 \left( \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{7} \right)^3 + \dots \) is equal to

Consider the sequence\( t_1 = 1, t_2 = -1 and  t_n = \left( \frac{n-3}{n-1} \right) t_{n-2} for n \ge 3. \)Then, the value of the sum  \(\frac{1}{t_2}\) + \(\frac{1}{t_4}\) + \(\frac{1}{t_6}\) + ……. + \(\frac{1}{t_{2022}}\) + \(\frac{1}{t_{2024}}\), is

A glass is filled with milk. Two-thirds of its content is poured out and replaced with water. If this process of pouring out two-thirds the content and replacing with water is repeated three more times, then the final ratio of milk to water in the glass, is

For some constant real numbers p, k and a, consider the following system of linear equations in  x  and  y: 
px - 4y = 2 
3x + ky = a 
A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for  (x, y), is

A vessel contained a certain amount of a solution of acid and water. When 2 litres of water was added to it, the new solution had 50% acid concentration. When 15 litres of acid was further added to this new solution, the final solution had 80% acid concentration. The ratio of water and acid in the original solution was