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Ghosh Babu goes to a casino in Kay - Kay islands where he comes across an interesting game of cards. The visitor playing the game is called the player & the clubman is called the dealer. The rules of the game are as follows: First the player picks the card. This card is called the base card & the number on the face of the card is called the base value of the card. Ace, King, Queen & Jack all have base value of 10. The dealer pays the player same number of rupees as the base value of the card. Now the dealer picks a card &. This is called the top card. If topcard is of the same suite then the player pays the dealer double the amount of base value. If it is of the same colour but not the same suite then the player pays the dealer the amount of a bse value. If it is of different colour then the dealer pays the player the amount of base value.
Ghosh Babu plays the game 4 times. First time, he draws 8 of club & the dealer draws jack of club. Second time he draws 10 of hearts & the dealer draws 2 of spade. Third time he draws 6 of diamond & the dealer draws 1 of heart. Finally, Ghosh Babu draws 8 of spade and the dealer draws ace of the spade.
CAT/1999
Question . 272
If Ghosh Babu is left with 100 rupees now what is the amount that he had started with
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Analytical Reasoning question
If the Ghosh Babu leaves the game after he has played it twice his gain will be maximum i.e. Rs 12.
Because 1st the dealer pays the base amount, Ghosh Babu, has to start with Rs 8. as minimum.
So, that he can pay Rs 16 at the end of 1st game.
Net result = Gain of Rs 4 to Ghosh Babu.
So, he must start with Rs 96.
Option (c)