Wednesday 31 August 2011

Pattern Recognition - 3

Recently I have come across few people who try to cram the pattern that they learn. Grave mistake one can do! CAT-IIM paper setters are too smart and they change the pattern a bit and your approach to that question will change. Obviously, the concept remains same. So instead of cramming one should focus on sharpening the ability to curl out the pattern. Because there are infinite patterns possible and you never know as things are under the sun. CAT tests your ability to understand and observe and not to memorize. Its a matter of  aptitude. 





Anyways, lets us see today's question:
The number of positive integers valued pairs (x , y) satisfying 4x - 17y = 1 and x <=1000 is

  • 59
  • 57
  • 55
  • 58