CAT 2018 Slot 1 — DILR Question 30
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Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1, P2, …, P20 were recorded as either high, medium, or low.
- Contamination levels at three pumps among P1 – P5 were recorded as high.
- P6 was the only pump among P1 – P10 where the contamination level was recorded as low.
- P7 and P8 were the only two consecutively numbered pumps where the same levels of contamination were recorded.
- High contamination levels were not recorded at any of the pumps P16 – P20.
- The number of pumps where high contamination levels were recorded was twice the number of pumps where low contamination levels were recorded.
What best can be said about the number of pumps at which the contamination levels were recorded as medium?
Answer & solution
Correct answer: Exactly 8
- A
More than 4
- B
At most 9
Exactly 8
- D
At least 8
Solution
At exactly 8 petrol pumps, the contamination levels were recorded as medium.
Hence, option (c).
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