CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA Q2 Inequalities & Modulus

Question 2 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2018 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

Let a1, a2, ... , a52 be positive integers such that a1 ＜ a2 ＜ ... ＜ a52. Suppose, their arithmetic mean is one less than the arithmetic mean of a2, a3, ..., a52. If a52 = 100, then the largest possible value of a1 is
  1. A
    48
  2. B
    20
  3. C
    45
  4. D
    23

Answer: (D) 23 Inequalities & Modulus MCQ

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