CAT 2025 Slot 3 Question Paper with Solutions – Page 14
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Anirbid, Chandranath, Koushik, and Suranjan participated in a puzzle solving competition. The competition comprised 10 puzzles that had to be solved in the same sequence, i.e., a competitor got access to a puzzle as soon as they solved the previous puzzle. Some of the puzzles were visual puzzles and the others were number-based puzzles. The winner of the competition was the one who solved all puzzles in the least time.
The following charts describe their progress in the competition. The chart on the left shows the number of puzzles solved by each competitor at a given time (in minutes) after the start of the competition. The chart on the right shows the number of visual puzzles solved by each competitor at a given time (in minutes) after the start of the competition.
The following charts describe their progress in the competition. The chart on the left shows the number of puzzles solved by each competitor at a given time (in minutes) after the start of the competition. The chart on the right shows the number of visual puzzles solved by each competitor at a given time (in minutes) after the start of the competition.

Who had solved the largest number of puzzles by the 20-th minute from the start of the competition?
- Suranjan
- Koushik
- Anirbid
- Chandranath
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Answer: B. Koushik
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How many minutes did Suranjan take to solve the third visual puzzle in the competition?

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Answer: 2
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At what number in the sequence was the fourth number-based puzzle?

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Answer: 6
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Which of the following is the closest to the average time taken by Anirbid to solve the number-based puzzles in the competition?

- 3.3 minutes
- 3.8 minutes
- 2.5 minutes
- 4.0 minutes
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Answer: D. 4.0 minutes