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CAT 2002 — QA Question 48

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

 A boy is supposed to put a mango into a basket if ordered 1, an orange if ordered 2 and an apple if ordered 3. He took out 1 mango and 1 orange if ordered 4. He was given the following sequence of orders.

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At the end of the sequence, what will be the number of oranges in the basket?

Answer & solution

  • 2

  • B

    3

  • C

    4

  • D

    6

Solution

The sequence,

1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 4

Number of oranges put in = Number of times 2 was ordered = 6

Number of oranges taken out = Number of times 4 was ordered = 4

Number of oranges at the end of the sequence = 6 – 4 = 2

Hence, option (a).

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