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If A : B = 3 : 4, C : B = 5 : 4, C : D = 10 : 9, then A : B : C : D is

answered Apr 8 by souvikpramanik690

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In a class there are a total of 80 boys and girls. Which of the following cant represent the ratio of the number of boys and girls in the class

answered Apr 13, 2022 by 191b015

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The salary of Rahul increases 10% every year. If for the year 1998 his salary was Rs22000, then for which year would his salary be Rs 29282?

answered Oct 19, 2021 by ashwanisingh270502

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Shakuntala has some parrots and rabbits with her. If 4 times the number of parrots added to 7 times the number of rabbits is equal to 29, then how many parrots did she have?

answered Sep 17, 2020 by rohitpsd26

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An item was marked up by 40% and after that a discount of 20% is given on it. If each item costs Rs 225 then what profit is earned by selling it?

answered Aug 31, 2020 by sakshi14sharma27

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If the cost of x metres of wire is ` d, then what is the cost of y metres of wire at the same rate ?

answered Apr 9, 2020 by faisalabbasf2f

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At what rate of simple interest per annum an amount will be doubled in 10 years?

answered Feb 14, 2020 by solutionresource15

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Ram spends 80% of his annual salary. If his annual salary increased by 14% and his expenditure increased by 10%, his saving would increase by

answered Sep 17, 2019 by nitishkasyap629

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In a certain department, 15% of the females and 25% of the males are working on a project. 60% of the department is female. What percentage of the department is working on the project?

answered Sep 9, 2019 by ish8623

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A bag contains 1 rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 1:2:4. If the total amount id Rs 75, then find the number of 50 paise coins in the bag

answered Aug 16, 2019 by harshachawla2002

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A train 110 m long passes a man, running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train, in 6 seconds. The speed of the train is

answered Aug 6, 2019 by rheakhan.001

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Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?

answered Aug 6, 2019 by rheakhan.001

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A train traveling at a speed of 90kmph crosses a pole in 10 seconds. The length of the train is

answered Jul 31, 2019 by deep25538

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A can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. B can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes?

answered Jul 18, 2019 by ahtishammathematician

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Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 metres and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then the speed of each train (in km/hr) is:

answered Jul 16, 2019 by rajakumarjb4169

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A father is 30 years older than his son. He will be three times as old as his son after 5 years. What is the father's present age?

answered Jul 8, 2019 by sangaylaida221

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A,B and C are employed to do apiece of work for Rs.529. A and C are supposed to finish 19/23 of the work together. How much shall be paid to B?

answered Jun 27, 2019 by bhattacharjee069

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A picture on a page was reduced on a copier to $60\%$ of its original size, and this copy was then reduced by $20\%$. What percentage of the size of the original picture was the final copy?

answered May 22, 2019 by chandini1999ab

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A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of the group as the number of members. If the total collection amounts to ` 59.29, the number of members in the group is ___.

answered May 15, 2019 by mayankmudgil2005

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Reema bought x pens at ₹ 2.60 each and y greeting cards at 80 paise each. If the pens cost ₹ 12 more than the cards, the equation involving x and y is _____.

answered May 8, 2019 by khafedabdul7715

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A man can cover a distance in 1hr 24min by covering 2/3 of the distance at 4 km/h and the rest at 5km/h. The total distance is

answered Apr 5, 2019 by anuragkanoria15

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A is twice as good workman as B, and together they complete a work in 15 days. In how many days can the work be complete by B alone?

answered Mar 12, 2019 by atif.munir.7399

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A and B and C together can finish a piece of work in 4 days. A alone can do it in 12 days, and B in 18 days. Then, C alone can do it in

answered Feb 24, 2019 by vinayaictehq

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A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper I. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the maximum mark for paper I?

answered Jan 8, 2019 by raghulezhil07

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Ritish has some coins in the denominations of two rupees and five rupees. If the total amount with him is Rs 13, then how many coins did she have?

answered Jan 4, 2019 by althafsha169

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To make a marriage tent, poles are planted along the perimeter of a square field at a distance of 5 metres from each other and the total number of poles used is 20. What is the area (in sq. metres) of the square field?

answered Dec 21, 2018 by rk110996

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A car covers 4 successive 3km stretches at speed of 10kmph, 20kmph, 30kmph & 60kmph resp. Its average speed is

answered Dec 3, 2018 by akeelagulzar03

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A train 220 m long is running with a speed of 59 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

answered Nov 21, 2018 by talk2josh247

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An express train traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 minutes after every 75 km.. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?

answered Nov 20, 2018 by deivanaidevi1995

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In a jar of lollies there are 6 more orange lollies than green ones and there is only one red lolly. If there are 47 lollies in the jar, how many orange ones are there?

answered Nov 10, 2018 by gurjotsingh855855

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A square garden has fourteen posts along each side at equal interval. Find how many posts are there in all four sides.

answered Aug 15, 2018 by audugabrielbenedict

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A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 oranges per rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges per rupee. His loss is:

answered Aug 15, 2018 by audugabrielbenedict

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By selling an article for Rs 816, a shopkeeper incurs a loss of 20%. At what price should he sell so as to gain 10%.

answered Jun 26, 2018 by syedmuzeer19

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Hussain’s weight is 5/4 times the weight of Rahim. Their total weight is 90 kg. What is Hussain’s weight?

answered May 22, 2018 by elieshane786

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If a train 110 m long passes a telegraph pole in 3 seconds, then the time taken by it to cross a railway platform 165 m long is

answered Mar 31, 2018 by sheebalancy

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A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hr. If the length of the train is 110 metres, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 metres long?

answered Mar 31, 2018 by sheebalancy

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A product costing 60 cents per unit to produce had been selling at the average rate of 1,200,000 units per month. After the product was improved, sales increased to an average of 2,000,000 units per month. However, the new product cost five percent more to produce. If the manufacturer's selling price in each instance was 75 cents per unit, what was the manufacturer's added profit per month with the newer product?

answered Feb 19, 2018 by shine2409cbz

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In a class of 100 students, 50 students passed in Mathematics and 70 passed in English, 5 students failed in both Mathematics and English. How many students passed in both the subjects?

answered Jan 8, 2018 by shirshsachan1999

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Speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/hr. It goes 12 km down stream and comes back to the starting point in three hours.What is the speed of water in the stream?

answered Nov 7, 2017 by kayumhkd

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If it takes 16 days for 24 men to plough 15 acres of land, then how many days would be required by 32 men to plough 30 acres of land

answered Nov 1, 2017 by tdjpi13

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A boy multiplied 12345679 by second, third and seventh multiple of 9, then the average of their total is _____.

answered Sep 24, 2017 by adityakumar5155

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A train of length 150 m long takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 m the speed of the train(in km/hr) is

answered Sep 18, 2017 by ranjani.hogwarts

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A train 280 m long is moving at 60kmph. The time taken by the train to cross a tunnel 220 m long is

answered Jul 30, 2017 by jankimaradiamansi

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In an examination, a studnet was asked to find 3/14 of a certain number. By mistake, he found 3/4 of it. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. Find the given number.

answered Jul 8, 2017 by kamalsoni441

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A two digit number is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 is added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is

answered Jul 5, 2017 by seekofknowledgemba

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A motorbike race was scheduled to start at 4.10pm; however, it started 10 minutes behind schedule. If the motorbike that came first finished one hour and fifteen minutes after the race began, and the motorbike that came in second place finished 15 minutes after this, at what time did the motorbike that came second cross the finish line?

answered Jul 3, 2017 by ravinder.bhatinda

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If after giving a discount of 12%, a profit of 10% was made on an article, then by what % was the price marked up?

answered Jun 26, 2017 by padysrini_1

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A man walks at 5kmph for 6hr and at 4km/h for 12hr. His average speed is

answered Jun 10, 2017 by tabishakhtar921

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A train 150 m long is running at a speed of 68 kmph. How long does it take to pass a man who is running at 8 kmph in the same direction as the train?

answered Jun 5, 2017 by raghuverma2014

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A train 150 m long is running at a speed of 90kmph. Time taken by the train to cross a tree is

answered Jun 5, 2017 by raghuverma2014

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