GMAT-Quantitative Aptitude
GMAT-Quantitative Aptitude
191. A man bets on number 16 on a roulette wheel 14 times and losses each time. On the 15th span he does a quick calculation and finds out that the number 12 had appeared twice in the 14 spans and is therefore, unable to decide whether to bet on 16 or 12 in the 15th span. Which will give him the best chance and what are the odds of winning on the bet that he takes? (Roulette has numbers 1 to 36)
- 16; 22 : 14
- 12; 72 : 1
- 12; 7 : 1
- Either; 35 : 1
192. Two squares are chosen at random on a chessboard. What is the probability that they have a side in common?
- 1 / 18
- 64 / 4032
- 63 / 64
- 1 / 9
193. When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 11?
- 5 / 6
- 11 / 12
- 1 / 6
- 1 / 12
194. When 4 dice are thrown, what is the probability that the same number appears on each of them?
- 1/36
- 1/18
- 1/216
- 1/5
195. An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. What is the probability that in the next 5 trials there will be four successes?
- 0
- (2/3)^4
- 5*((2/3)^4)*(1/3)
- ((2/3)^4)*(1/3)
196. An anti aircraft gun can fire four shots at a time. If the probabilities of the first, second, third and the last shot hitting the enemy aircraft are 0.7, 0.6, 0.5 and 0.4, what is the probability that four shots aimed at an enemy aircraft will bring the aircraft down?
- 0.084
- 0.916
- 0.036
- 0.964
197. A can complete a project in 20 days and B can complete the same project in 30 days. If A and B start working on the project together and A quits 10 days before the project is completed, in how many days will the project be completed?
- 18 days
- 27 days
- 26.67 days
- 16 days
198. Which amongst the following investments has the lowest return?
7% Rs.100 shares at Rs.120
8% Rs.10 shares at 13.50
9% Rs.50 shares at Rs.54
7% Rs.100 shares at Rs.120
8% Rs.10 shares at 13.50
9% Rs.50 shares at Rs.54
- a
- b
- c
- a and c
199. The classic problem of a monkey and the greased flag pole . The height of a certain flag pole is 30 feet. Grease is applied to the pole. A monkey attempts to climb the pole. It climbs 3 feet every second but slips down 2 ft in the next second. When will the monkey reach the top of the flag pole?
- 56 secs
- 27 secs
- 60 secs
- 55 secs
200. How many squares can be formed using the checkered 1 * 1 squares in a normal chessboard?
- 64
- 204
- 1296
- 65