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8 months ago
What is the maximum possible value of the total time (in minutes, nearest to its integer value) required to process all applications in the Others category on that day?
Explanatory Answer
There are 20 slots of 15 minutes each from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There are ten counters in the VPO.
From the given information and condition (1), Total number of applications scheduled = 10 × 20 = 200
From condition (3), Number of US applications = 100. Number of application for rest 3 categories = 100.
From condition (2), Number of US applications for each slot = 100/20 = 5. Similarly, number of applications of rest 3 categories for each slot = 100/20 = 5.
The processing time for an application is the same within each category. But it may vary across the categories.
Depending on the number of applications in a category and time required to process an application for that category,
it is possible that an applicant for a slot may be processed later.
The information can be shown in the table below.
Step 2:
On a particular day, Ira, Vijay and Nandini were scheduled for Schengen visa processing in that order. They had a 9:15
AM slot but entered the VPO at 9:20 AM i.e., they had delayed by 5 minutes.
So at least 3 people were scheduled for each slot for a Schengen visa.
Mahira and Osman were scheduled in the 9:30 AM slot on that day for visa processing in the Others category.
So at least 2 people were scheduled for each slot for an Others category visa.
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