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The document provides solutions to 5 quantitative questions. Each solution is 1-2 sentences. The questions cover topics like percentages, probability, and distributions. The solutions clearly show the steps and reasoning to arrive at the final answers for each question in a concise manner.

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Explanation for few Quants questions

Morning batch

3 Aug 2019

TCS NQT
In a country, 60% of the male citizen and 70% of the female citizen are
eligible to vote. 70% of the male citizens eligible to vote voted, and 60% of
female citizens eligible to vote voted. What fraction of the citizens voted
during the election?
Solution:

Percentage of men voted = 70% of 60% = 42% of men


Percentage of women voted = 60% of 70% = 42% of women

Means 42% of overall population voted.


Irrespective of how many men and women are there.

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A lady had some socks and hats in her closet - 17 blue, 47 red, and 24
yellow. The light are out and it is totally dark. In spite of the darkness, she
can make out the difference between a hat and sock. She takes out an item
out of the closet only if she is sure that it is a sock. How many socks must
she take out to make sure she has two socks of each color?

Solution:

47 + 24 + 2 = 73

The key is to add in descending order. Add only two out of the least value

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A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned
through.

Solution:

10 1
5 x30 = 5 x30 = (31/6)30 = 155
60 6

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Ram Speaks truth 40% of the time and Laxman speaks truth 60% of the
time. Percentage of cases Ram and Laxman are likely to contradict each
other in stating the same fact is________:

Solution:
Cases:
Ram Laxman

Truth Truth
Lie Truth ---------- 60% x 60% = 36%
Lie Lie
Truth Lie ---------- 40% x 40% = 16%
Total = 52%

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Uma has 50 red and 50 blue balls. She has two bowls with her. She has to
distribute the balls in these two bowls in such a way that none of the bowls
are left empty. If one were to choose one of the two bowls at random and
them randomly draw a ball from it, the probability of the ball being red is
maximized. After this distribution, there will be a total of ______ balls in the
bowl with a larger number of balls.

Solution:
By putting 50 blue balls and 49 red balls in one bowl and 1 red ball in the
other bowl we can increase probability of selecting 1 red ball.
Probability = (1/2)(49/99) + ½

Answer for this question is = 50+49 = 99

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