CAT (QA) PYQs

If $a$ and $b$ are integers of opposite signs such that $(a+3)^{2}: b^{2}=9: 1$ and $(a-1)^{2}:(b-1)^{2}=4: 1$, then the ratio $a^{2}: b^{2}$ is

The salaries of three friends Sita, Gita and Mita are initially in the ratio $5 : 6 : 7$, respectively. In the first year, they get salary hikes of $20\%$, $25\%$ and $20\%$, respectively. In the second year, Sita and Mita get salary hikes of $40\%$ and $25\%$, respectively, and the salary of Gita becomes equal to the mean salary of the three friends. The salary hike of Gita in the second year is

The number of coins collected per week by two coin-collectors $A$ and $B$ are In the ratio $3:4$. If the total number of coins collected by $A$ in $5$ weeks is a multiple of $7$, and the total number of coins collected by $B$ in $3$ weeks is a multiple of $24$, then the minimum possible number of coins collected by $A$ in one week is