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Half a number plus 6 is 11.What is the number?
If 50 percent of the members of a certain organization are women and 5/8 of the members of the organization are married men, which of the following statements concerning the membership must be true? I. The number of women in the organization is greater than the number of married men in the organization. II. The number of women in the organization is greater than the number of unmarried men in the organization. III. The number of married men in the organization is greater than the number of unmarried men in the organization.
If A and B are Two +ve integers and A ≠0 and B ≠0 which can be the following CAN equal to Zero?
What is the present worth of Rs. 264 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?
Matt is touring a nation in which coins are issued in two amounts, 2¢ and 5¢, which are made of iron and copper, respectively. If Matt has five iron coins and fiveteen copper coins, how many different sums from 1¢ to 160¢ can he make with a combination of his coins?
A ladder 30 feet long is leaning against a wall that is perpendicular to level ground. The bottom of the ladder is 10 feet from the base of the wall. If the top of the ladder slips down 5 feet, how many feet will the bottom of the ladder slip?
Rs. 6000 is lent out in two parts. One part is lent at 7% p.a simple interest and the other is lent at 10% p.a simple interest. The total interest at the end of one year was Rs. 450. Find the ratio of the amounts lent at the lower rate and higher rate of interest?
The current of a stream at 1 kmph. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is?
In the seaside summer camp there are 50 children. 90% of the children are boys and the rest are girls. The camp administrator decided to make the number of girls only 5% of the total number of children in the camp. How many more boys must she bring to make that happen?
If in a game of 80, P can give 16 points to Q and R can give 20 points to P, then in a game of 150, how many points can R give to Q?
The remainder when 1!+2!+3!...+50! divided by 8! will be
In Township K each property is taxed at 10 percent of its assessed value. If the assessed value of a property in Township K is increased from $20,000 to $24,000, by how much will the property tax increase?
For any integer n greater than 1, #n denotes the product of all the integers from 1 to n, inclusive. How many prime numbers are there between #6 +2 and #6 +6 , inclusive?
A circular rim 35 inches in diameter rotates the same number of inches per second as a circular rim 42 inches in diameter. If the smaller rim makes x revolutions per second, how many revolutions per minute does the larger rim makes in terms of x ?
If the integer p is rounded to the nearest hundred, the result represents a 66 2/3 % increase over the value obtained when p is rounded to the nearest ten. which of the following is a possible value of p?
A parking garage rents parking spaces for $10 per week or $25 per month. How much does a person save in a year by renting by the month rather than by the week?
A two years older than B who is twice as old as C. if the total of the ages of A , B and C be 27, the how old B ?
The symphony sells two kinds of tickets: orchestra, for $30, and upper tiers, for $12. On a certain night, the symphony sells 90 tickets and gets $1836 in revenue from the sales. How many orchestra tickets did they sell?
Pipe A can fill a tank in 8 hours, pipe B in 16 hours and pipe C in 16 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?
If x^2 + 9/x^2 = 42, what is the value of x - 3/x
Express 25 mps in kmph?
X, Y, and Z are different prime numbers. The product X^3*Y^2*Z^2 is divisible by how many different positive numbers?
If x is an integer, then x(x - 1)(x - b) must be evenly divisible by three when b is any of the following values EXCEPT
Which of the following is a divisible by 11 number ?
What is the speed of the train in km/hr whose length is 360 metres which passes a pole in 18 seconds?
A man is walking at the rate of 8 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge is
Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to Rahul ?
Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?
In 1982 and 1983, Company B’s operating expenses were $12.0 million and $14.0 million, respectively, and its revenues were $15.6 million and $18.8 million, respectively. What was the percent increase in Company B’s profit (revenues minus operating expenses) from 1982 to 1983 ?
Two trains of equal lengths are running at speeds of 30 kmph and 60 kmph. The two trains crossed each other in 30 seconds when travelling in opposite direction. In what time will they cross each other when travelling in the same direction?
An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon?
5355 x 51 = ?
(786×74) ÷ ? = 3635.25
Sides of a rectangular park are in the ratio 3: 2 and its area is 3750 sq m, the cost of fencing it at 50 ps per meter is?
There are two cars. One is 300 miles north of the other. Simultaneously, the car to the north is driven westward at 20 miles per hour and the other car is driven eastward at 60 miles per hour. How many miles apart are the cars after 5 hours?
The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.10000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is
A and B go around a circular track of length 600 m on a cycle at speeds of 36 kmph and 60 kmph. After how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting point?
A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
There are k members in a certain department, including Michael. Two representatives are to be selected to attend a company conference. If there are 55 possible combinations in which Michael is not selected, what is the value of k?
A circular rim 20 inches in diameter rotates the same number of inches per second as a circular rim 30 inches in diameter. If the smaller rim makes x revolutions per second, how many revolutions per minute does the larger rim makes in terms of x ?
If a coin has an equal probability of landing heads up or tails up each time it is flipped , what is the probability that the coin will land Tails up exactly once in 3 consecutive flips ?
Which is smallest prime number?
A man sitting in a bullet train which is travelling at 50 kmph observes that a goods bullet train , travelling in opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods bullet train is 280 m long, find its speed.?
What is the smallest integer n for which 25^n > 5^12 ?
Two integers are in the ratio of 1 to 4. If 12 is added to the smaller number, the ratio becomes 1 to 2. Find the larger integer.
On a sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 324, while the compound interest is Rs. 340, the rate of interest being the same in both the cases. The rate of interest is
A two-digit number is such as the product of the digits plus the sum of the digits is equal to the number. What is the number?
Simplify: 1398 x 1398
The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:
The two trains of lengths 400 m, 600 m respectively, running at same directions. The faster train can cross the slower train in 180 sec, the speed of the slower train is 48 km. then find the speed of the faster train?
Find the principle on a certain sum of money at 5% per annum for 2 2/5 years if the amount being Rs.1120?
Today my car meter reads as 72927 kms. I notes that this is a palindrome. How many minimum kms i need to travel so my car meter find another palindrom.
The difference between the place value and the face value of 9 in the numeral 856973 is
The number of people who purchased book A is twice the number of people who purchased book B. The number of people who purchased both books A and B is 500, which is twice the number of people who purchased only book B. What is the number of people X who purchased only book A?
Look at this series: __, VIII, XI, XIV, XVII, XX, ... What number should fill the blank?
The variable x is inversely proportional to the square of the variable y. If y is divided by 7a, then x is multiplied by which of the following?
A certain sum of money at simple interest amounted Rs.1200 in 12 years at 6% per annum, find the sum?
The regular price per can of a certain brand of soda is $0.60. If the regular price per can is discounted 20 percent when the soda is purchased in 24-can cases, what is the price of 72 cans of this brand of soda purchased in 24-can cases?
Look at this series: 2, 3, 4, 9, 8,... What number should come next?
Positive integer y is 50 percent of 50 percent of positive integer x, and y percent of x equals 36. What is the value of x?
Tough and Tricky questions: Decimals. The value of x is derived by summing a, b, and c and then rounding the result to the tenths place. The value of y is derived by first rounding a, b, and c to the tenths place and then summing the resulting values. If a = 5.45, b = 2.95, and c = 3.74, what is y – x?
A, B and C are partners in a business. Their capitals are respectively, Rs.5000, Rs.6000 and Rs.4000. A gets 30% of the total profit for managing the business. The remaining profit is divided among three in the ratio of their capitals. In the end of the year, the profit of A is Rs.200 more than the sum of the profits of B and C. Find the total profit.
Two trains 111 meters and 165 meters in length respectively are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 100 km and the other at the rate of 120 kmph. In what time will they be completely clear of each other from the moment they meet?
A can give B 100 meters start and C 200 meters start in a kilometer race. How much start can B give C in a kilometer race?
complete the following series 2, 4, 6, 10, ..... , 26
106 x 106 - 94 x 94 = ?
What is the value of n if the sum of the consecutive odd integers from 1 to n equals 169?
Which of the following describes all values of x for which 4-x^2 ≥ 0 ?
If x is an integer and y = 3x + 4, which of the following CANNOT be a divisor of y?
Find the least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 45% compound interest will be more than double of itself?
The length of the bridge, which a train 130 m long and traveling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 sec is?
If n is a positive integer and the greatest common divisor of n and 16 is 4, and the greatest common divisor of n and 15 is 3, which of the following is the greatest common divisor of n and 72?
If TIER is written as 7183 and BRAIN is written as 23415, how is RENT coded ?
Each person who attended a company meeting was either a stockholder in the company, an employee of the company or both. If 62 percent of these who attended the meeting were stockholders and 52 percent were employees. What percent were stockholders, who were not employees?
P, Q and R can complete a work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. The work will be completed in --- days if all of them are working together.
In a kilometer race, A beats B by 50 meters or 10 seconds. What time does A take to complete the race?
A train 290 m long passed a pole in 29 sec. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
Ms. Adams sold two properties, X and Y, for $30,000 each. She sold property X for 20 % more than she paid for it and sold property Y for 20% less than she paid for it. If expenses are disregarded , what was her total net gain or loss, if any, on the two properties ?
If 100,000 microns = 1 decimeter, and 10,000,000,000 angstroms = 1 decimeter, how many angstroms equal 1 micron?
A specialized type of sand consists of 40% mineral X by volume and 60% mineral Y by volume. If mineral X weighs 1.5 grams per cubic centimeter and mineral Y weighs 3 grams per cubic centimeter, how many grams does a cubic meter of specialized sand combination weigh? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)
I chose a number and divide it by 5. Then I subtracted 154 from the result and got 6. What was the number I chose?
The marks obtained by Vijay and Amith are in the ratio 4:5 and those obtained by Amith and Abhishek in the ratio of 3:2. The marks obtained by Vijay and Abhishek are in the ratio of?
Find the principal if at 9% per annum simple interest, after 3 years the interest amounts to Rs. 2336 less than the principal?
The population of a town is 176400. If it increase at the rate of 5% per annum. What was its population 2years ago?
A basket contains 3 blue, 5 black and 3 red balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random what is the probability that all are black?
A train 110 m long is running with a speed of 60 km/hr. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 km/hr in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?
X alone can do a piece of work in 15 days and Y alone can do it in 10 days. X and Y undertook to do it for Rs. 720. With the help of Z they finished it in 5 days. How much is paid to Z?
Mary's income is 60% more Than Tim's income and Tim's income is 30% less than Juan's income.What % of Juan's income is Mary's income.
A boatman can row 3 km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in 15 minutes. Find the rate of current ?
A fair sided dice labeled 1 to 6 is tossed two times. What is the probability of the dice obtaining the same value?
Simran started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Nanda joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 7000. What was Simran's share in the profit?
A 5-digit number is formed by the digits 2,4,5,6,8 (each digit used exactly once) . What is the probability that the number formed is divisible by 4 ?
Of 45 applicants for a job, 21 had at least 4 years' experience, 27 had degrees, and 5 had less than 4 years' experience and did not have a degree.How many of the applicants had at least 4 years' experience and a degree?
A car rental company charges for mileage as follows: 6 dollars per mile for the first n miles and 7 dollars per mile for each mile over n miles. How much will the mileage charge be, in dollars, for a journey of d miles, where d > n ?
If Z is a positive integer, which of the following must be odd?
(√97+√486)/√54=?
If x*y = xy + 2(x + y) for all integers x and y, then 2* (–3) =
A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 225 meters. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief be 8km/hr and that of the policeman 10 km/hr, how far the thief will have run before he is overtaken?
If x#y is defined to equal x^2/y for all x and y, then (-1#3)#3 =
If the radius of a cylinder is doubled and so is the height, what is the new volume of the cylinder divided by the old one?