CAT Quant: Arithmetic Formula Sheet

Percentages, profit and loss, interest, ratios, time-speed-distance and time-and-work — the arithmetic engine of CAT Quant in one reference sheet.

By T.I.M.E. Tirunelveli Faculty7 min read

How to use this sheet

CAT does not reward formula-hunting; it rewards modelling a word problem quickly and then computing without slips. Learn these relations until they are automatic, so that under time pressure your attention is free for the harder step of reading the situation correctly. Wherever a percentage appears, also know its fraction form — converting to fractions is what makes mental arithmetic fast enough for a timed section.

Percentages, profit and loss

Interest

Ratio, average and mixtures

Time, speed, distance and work