GadRev is a rm that reviews different latest gadgets through a team of four reviewers (R1, R2, R3, and R4). Recently the reviewers reviewed four different tech gadgets (A, B, C, and D) on a scale of 1 to 5 (all integer values) where 1 denotes poor and 5 denotes excellent. These review ratings were then tabulated. However, due to a technical glitch, some of these ratings got deleted. The average rating given by each reviewer, and the average rating given to each gadget were earlier communicated to the team management in a separate email and hence can be useful to retrieve the deleted ratings. The available ratings along with the average ratings are represented in the following table:
To determine which rating provided by Reviewer R1 to Gadget A can help in determining the remaining ratings uniquely, we need to analyze the provided incomplete data matrix and use the given averages.
| Gadget | Reviewer R1 | Reviewer R2 | Reviewer R3 | Reviewer R4 | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ? | 3 | 4 | 2 | ? |
| B | 4 | ? | ? | 5 | 4 |
| C | 2 | 5 | ? | ? | ? |
| D | 5 | ? | 3 | 4 | ? |
| Average Rating | ? | 4 | ? | ? |
To find the missing rating for R1 on Gadget A that can uniquely determine the rest, let's apply the following logic:
Given that the average for Gadget B is 4:
By following similar deduction methods for C and D, and considering all constraints:
Therefore, giving a rating of 5 by R1 to Gadget A yields stability across the matrix such that other ratings become determinable.
Correct answer: The rating provided by Reviewer R1 to Gadget A should be 5. This allows determination of the remaining ratings uniquely.
| Reviewer | Gadget A | Gadget B | Gadget C | Gadget D | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 4 | - | 3 | 5 | 4.0 |
| R2 | 3 | x | 4 | 4 | 3.75 |
| R3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R4 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | - |
| Average | 3.67 | 4.00 | - | - |
To solve this problem, we need to determine the missing ratings using the given average ratings for each reviewer and each gadget. Let's consider the provided information and follow the steps below:
Let's break this down step-by-step:
| Reviewer/Gadget | A | B | C | D | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| R2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
| R3 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| R4 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Avg | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
Thus, the number of different valid combinations of the missing ratings is 4.





Light Chemicals is an industrial paint supplier with presence in three locations: Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The sunburst chart below shows the distribution of the number of employees of different departments of Light Chemicals. There are four departments: Finance, IT, HR and Sales. The employees are deployed in four ranks: junior, mid, senior and executive. The chart shows four levels: location, department, rank and gender (M: male, F: female). At every level, the number of employees at a location/department/rank/gender are proportional to the corresponding area of the region represented in the chart.
Due to some issues with the software, the data on junior female employees have gone missing. Notice that there are junior female employees in Mumbai HR, Sales and IT departments, Hyderabad HR department, and Bengaluru IT and Finance departments. The corresponding missing numbers are marked u, v, w, x, y and z in the diagram, respectively.
It is also known that:
a) Light Chemicals has a total of 210 junior employees.
b) Light Chemicals has a total of 146 employees in the IT department.
c) Light Chemicals has a total of 777 employees in the Hyderabad office.
d) In the Mumbai office, the number of female employees is 55.

Business schools’ (B schools) curriculums are filled with group assignments and case competitions. Even when students have just joined the B schools, corporate houses try 38 to catch good talent early by promising them internships based on case competitions. These competitions involve solving the problems presented by the organizations, analyzing the challenges they currently face, and presenting solutions in a manner that convinces the organizations’ representatives.
For students who are just joining a B school, the capability to actually solve such problems is quite limited. Because of that, the corporate houses generally are more focused on the presentations made by groups. Hence, the groups that communicate better, most often, win these competitions.
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