CAT DILR Questions | CAT Data Tabulation questions
Comprehension
Directions for Question: Answer the question on the basis of the information given below.
The Dean’s office recently scanned student results into the central computer system. When their character reading software cannot read something, it leaves that space blank. The scanner output reads as follows :
In the grading system, A, B, C, D, and F grades fetch 6, 4, 3, 2 and 0 grade points respectively. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the arithmetic mean of the grade points obtained in the five subjects. For example Nisha’s GPA is (6 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 0) / 5 = 3.6.
Some additional facts are also known about the students’ grades. These are
(a) Vipul obtained the same grade in marketing as Aparna obtained in Finance and Strategy.
(b) Fazal obtained the same grade in Strategy as Utkarsh did in Marketing.
(c) Tara received the same grade in exactly three courses.
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Data Tabulation question
(b)
From (b) statement, in question For Fazal, (2 + 0 + 4 + x + 2)/5 = 2.4
or x = 12 – 8 = 4 or B in strategy
Hence Utkarsh gets B in Marketing
For Utkarsh
x + 4 + 0 + 3 + 6 = 3 × 5 = 15
or x = 2 i.e., a C in finance.