Last year in CAT, each section of the question paper had a different weightage. The weightage of QA, DI and VA/RC sections was 8, 9 and 10 respectively. The maximum marks in all the three sections together were 810. Wrong answer did not carry negative marks as a penalty. If Padma had gotten 20% more marks in QA and 8% more marks in DI and 7.14% more marks in VA/RC, then she must had gotten 100% marks in all the three sections. The total marks that Padma had scored,,
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Step-by-step explanation:
8x+9x+10x =810
X=30
QA =8x = 240
DI = 9x = 270
VA/RC = 10x = 300
QA- 20% more =1/5 = 6/5
DI- 8% more = 2/25 = 27/25
VA/RC -7.14% more = 1/14 = 15/14
So QA =240x5/6 = 200
DI = 270x 25/27 = 250
RC = 300x14/15 =280
200+250+280 = 730
Total score of Padma = 730.
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