The Guava club has won 40% of their football matches in the Apple Cup that they have played so far. If they play another n matches and win all of them, their winning percentage will improve to 50. Further, if they play 15 more matches and win all of them, their winning percentage will improve from 50 to 60. How many matches has the Guava club played in the Apple Cup so far? In the Apple Cup matches, there are only two possible outcomes, win or loss; draw is not possible.

Consider a(n+1) = 1/(1 + 1/a(n)) for n = 1, 2, ...., 2008, 2009 where a(1) = 1. Find the value of a1a2 + a2a3 + a3a4 + ⋯ + a2008a2009

Separately, Jack and Sristi invested the same amount of money in a stock market. Jack's invested amount kept getting reduced by 50% every month. Sristi's investment also reduced every month, but in an arithmetic progression with a common difference of Rs. 15000. They both withdre…

Five students appeared for an examination. The average mark obtained by these five students is 40. The maximum mark of the examination is 100, and each of the five students scored more than 10 marks. However, none of them scored exactly 40 marks. Based on the information given, w…

The problem below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 & 2. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Rahim is riding upstream on a boat, from point A to B, at a constant speed. The distance from A to B i…

Let x and y be two positive integers and p be a prime number. If x(x – p) – y(y + p) = 7p, what will be the minimum value of x – y?

A non-flying ant wants to travel from the bottom corner to the diagonally opposite top corner of a cubical room. The side of the room is 2 meters. What will be the minimum distance that the ant needs to travel?

A painter draws 64 equal squares of 1 square inch on a square canvas measuring 64 square inches. She chooses two squares (1 square inch each) randomly and then paints them. What is the probability that two painted squares have a common side?

Given A = |x + 3| + |x − 2| − |2x − 8|. The maximum value of |A| is: