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CAT 2003 Slot 2 — QA Question 2

VariationEasy

In a coastal village, every year floods destroy exactly half of the huts. After the flood water recedes, twice the number of huts destroyed are rebuilt. The floods occurred consecutively in the last three years namely 2001, 2002 and 2003. If floods are again expected in 2004, the number of huts expected to be destroyed is:

Answer & solution

  • A

    Less than the number of huts existing at the beginning of 2001.

  • B

    Less than the total number of huts destroyed by floods in 2001 and 2003.

  • Less than the total number of huts destroyed by floods in 2002 and 2003.

  • D

    More than the total number of huts built in 2001 and 2002.

Solution

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Let the number of huts at the beginning of 2001 be n.

From the table, it is clear that only option 3 is satisfied as per the above table.

Hence, option (c)

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