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A and B began business with Rs.6000 and Rs.4000 after 8 months, A withdraws Rs.1000 and B advances Rs.1000 more. At the end of the year, their profits amounted to Rs.630 find the share of B.
Length of a rectangular plot is 60 mtr more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot at 26.50 per meter is Rs. 5300, what is the length of the plot in mtr?
Sum of two numbers is 20. Two times of the first exceeds by 5 from the three times of the other. Then the numbers will be?
A 10000 liter tank, half-full of water is being filled from a pipe with a flow rate of 1 kiloliter every 2 minutes. At the same time, the tank is losing water from two drains at a rate of 1 kiloliter every 4 minutes and every 6 minutes. How many minutes does it take to fill the tank completely?
Jerry wrote down all the positive integers that have at most 7 digits and contain only the digits 0 and 1. How many times did he write down the digit 1 ?
Let f(x) = x^2 + bx + c. If f(3) = 0 and f(-3) = 0, then b + c =
The H.C.F. of two numbers is 30 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 25 and 24. The larger of the two numbers is
The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% compound interest will be more than doubled is
Divide Rs. 1100 among A, B and C so that A receives 1/3 as much as B and C together and B receives 2/3 as A and C together. A's share is?
A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
In a meeting of 3 representatives from each of 6 different companies, each person shook hands with every person not from his or her own company. If the representatives did not shake hands with people from their own company, how many handshakes took place?
If X and Y are digits and 3XY is a 3-digit number that is divisible by 20, which of the following is a possible product of X and Y?
Tough and Tricky questions: Word Problems. If Bill's salary increased by 16 percent, he would earn $812 per month. If instead, his salary were to increase by only 10 percent, how much money Y would he earn per month?
A committee of 6 is chosen from 8 men and 4 women so as to contain at least 2 men and 3 women. How many different committees could be formed?
In the faculty of Reverse-Engineering, 226 second year students study numeric methods, 423 second year students study automatic control of airborne vehicles and 134 second year students study them both. How many students are there in the faculty if the second year students are approximately 75% of the total?
A reservoir is provided by two pipes A and B. A can fill the reservoir 5 hours faster than B. If both together fill the reservoir in 6 hours, the reservoir will be filled by A alone in
If x = y+3+4.5x and y = x+18, what is the value of x/y ?
When the positive integer k is divided by the positive integer n , the remainder is 11. If k/n = 83.2 , what is the value of n?
Jamshid and Irwin decided to make up their own version of basketball. In addition to being able to score 2-point baskets, they created ways to score 5-, 11-, and 13-point baskets. If at halftime the product of the point values of Irwin’s baskets was 2,420, how many 11-point baskets R did Irwin score?
The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% C.I. will be more than doubled is?
A die is thrown. If G is the event 'the number appearing is a multiple of 3' and H be the event 'the number appearing is even' then find whether G and H are independent ?
A runner runs the 40 miles from Marathon to Athens at a constant speed. Halfway through the run she injures her foot, and continues to run at half her previous speed. If the second half takes her 4 hours longer than the first half, how many hours did it take the runner to run the second half?
Divide Rs. 2379 into 3 parts so that their amounts after 2, 3 and 4 years respectively may be equal, the rate of interest being 5% per annum at simple interest. The first part is?
A person covered one-fourth of the total distance at 18 kmph and remaining distance at 24 kmph. What is the average speed for the total distance?
Which of the following equations represents a line that is perpendicular to the line described by the equation 3x + 4y = 12?
The average of 10 consecutive odd numbers is 22. What is the sum of the first 3 numbers?
How many three digit numbers Q are divisible by 78 or 91?
How many positive integers less than 5,000 are evenly divisible by neither 17 nor 21?
A trade analyst announced 8% reduction in the unit price of bike. As a result, the sales volume went up by 20%. What was the net effect on the sales revenue?
What least number should be added to 1057, so that the sum is completely divisible by 23
If 3 taps are opened together a tank is filled in 3 hrs. One of the taps alone can fill it in 10 hrs. and another in 15 hrs. In how many hours will the third tap fill it ?
In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water lily. The water lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 days, the lily will cover the complete pool. After how many days will the water lily cover half of the pool?
There are two sections A and B of a class, consisting of 36 and 44 students respectively. If the average weight of sections A is 40 kg and that of section b is 35 kg. Find the average weight of the whole class?
A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 12 seconds. Find the length of the train?
If both m and n are negative integers, which of the following must be positive?
If a/x = 1/5 and a/y =1/ 4, then (x + y) =
Which fraction should be added to: 1/(2 × 3) + 1/(3 × 4) + 1/(4 × 5) + ....... + 1/(27 × 28) so that the result is equal to 1?
A part of certain sum of money is invested at 10% per annum and the rest at 12% per annum, if the interest earned in each case for the same period is equal, then ratio of the sums invested is?
A and B complete a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. If both together can do the work in how many days?
A college has classes from 10:00 AM until 1:50 PM. In this duration, there are five periods. If 5 minutes are provided between each period to leave one class and enter the next class, how many minutes long is each period?
The current birth rate per thousand is 42, whereas corresponding death rate is 15 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by
The sum of two numbers is 77. Five times one number is equal to 6 times the other. The bigger of the two numbers is
In a ratio, which is equal to 3 : 4, if the antecedent is 12, then the consequent is
On dividing 127 by a number, the quotient is 5 and the remainder is 2. Find the divisor.
Find the value of y from (12)^3 x 6^4 ÷ 432 = y?
Consider a Number 3.1n7 n represent the hundredths digit in the number shown above. If the number is rounded to the nearest hundredth, which of the following could be the tenths digit in the rounded number?
In a kilometer race, A beats B by 50 meters or 10 seconds. What time does A take to complete the race?
If 5 women or 8 girls can do a work in 84 days. In how many days can 10 women and 5 girls can do the same work?
Which of the following values is the greatest
How long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 55 meters, if he runs at the rate of 9km/hr?
What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years ?
The proportion of copper and zinc in the brass is 13:7. How much zinc will there be in 100 kg of brass?
If a: b = 3:4, b:c = 7:9, c:d = 5:7, find a:d?
A cistern 7 m long and 5 m wide contains water up to a breadth of 1 m 40 cm. Find the total area of the wet surface.
Laxmi and Prasanna set on a journey. Laxmi moves northwards at a speed of 40kmph and Prasanna moves southward at a speed of 38 kmph. How far will be Prasanna from Laxmi after 60 minutes ?
A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 sq.m. If its diagonal and longer side together equal 5 times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is:
6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
In a survey of 335 employees, 104 of them are uninsured, 54 work part time, and 12.5 percent of employees who are uninsured work part time. If a person is to be randomly selected from those surveyed, what is the probability that the person will neither work part time nor be uninsured?
What is the next number in the sequence : 12,15,21,24,30,33,39,51 __?
To get the more profit, which is the best transaction?
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
Suppose that we have the following set of equations log2 x + log3 x + log4 x = 20 log4 y + log9 y + log16 y = 16 Compute logx y.
How much time does a train 160 metres long running at 72 km/hr take to pass a pole?
4 dice are thrown simultaneously on the board. Find the probability show the same face.
To be eligible for retirement benefits at the Sieman Corporation, the sum of an employee's age, in years, and the number of years employment must be at least 66. If x, where x <66, is a certain employee's age when hired and y is the minimum number of years of employment required for the employee to be eligible for reti...
A girl sold a book at a profit of 7%. Did she sold it for Rs.7.50 more, 22% would have been gained. Find the CP?
The ratio of the ages of a man and his wife is 4:3. After 4 years,the ratio will be 9:7.If at the time of marriage the ratio was 5:3,then how many years ago were they married ?
The center of a circle lies on the origin of the coordinate plane. If a point (x, y) is randomly selected inside of the circle, what is the probability that x > y?
The least number which when increased by 8 each divisible by each one of 24, 32, 36 and 54 is :
The ratio of the ages of Anil and his son at present is 7 : 3. Six years hence, the ratio of the ages of the Anil's wife and the son will be 2 : 1. Find the ratio of the present ages of Anil and his wife?
What will be the remainder when (27^27) + 27 is divided by 28?
A certain industrial loom weaves 0.128 meters of cloth every second. Approximately how many seconds will it take for the loom to weave 25 meters of cloth?
In a recent election, Geoff received 1 percent of the 6,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to receive more than x% of the vote. If Geoff needed exactly 3,571 more votes to win the election, what is the value of x ?
Sakshi invests a part of Rs. 12,000 in 12% stock at Rs. 120 and the remainder in 15% stock at Rs. 125. If his total dividend per annum is Rs. 1320, how much does he invest in 12% stock at Rs. 120?
Two goods trains each 500 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one?
A train moves fast a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 sec and 20 sec respectively. What is the speed of the train?
A small table has a length of 12 inches and a breadth of b inches. Cubes are placed on the surface of the table so as to cover the entire surface. The maximum side of such cubes is found to be 4 inches. Also, a few such tables are arranged to form a square. The minimum length of side possible for such a square is 48 in...
Let us say that a table tennis tournament was going on with knock out terms which means the one who loses the match is out of the tournament. 450 players took part in that tournament. How many matches were played?
The average of 11 results is 51, if the average of first six results is 49 and that of the last six is 52. Find the sixth result?
W is the set of all positive integers x such that x^2 is a multiple of both 27 and 375. Which of the following integers must be a divisor of every integer x in W? I. 9 II. 15 III. 27
Tom purchased 8kg of apples at the rate of 70 per kg and 910 kg of mangoes at the rate of 55 per kg. How much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper?
Find the surface area of a 8 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm brick.
A large box contains 17 small boxes and each small box contains 25 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars are in the large box?
If you multiply all the numbers on your mobile phone except 0 and 9, what is the answer?
Jamboree and GMAT Club Contest Starts QUESTION #40: How many words (with or without meaning) can be formed using all the letters of the word “SELFIE” so that the two E’s are not together?
Five men and nine women can do a piece of work in 10 days. Six men and twelve women can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days can three men and three women do the work?
In a series of six consecutive even numbers, the sum of the second and sixth numbers is 24. What is the fourth number?
R-R-R-G-G-G-Y-Y-Y-B-R-R-R-G-G-G-Y-Y-Y-B… B-R-R The preceding is a representation of the different colored beads on a string. The beads follow a repeating pattern and the colors Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue are represented by R, G, Y, and B respectively. Which of the following is a possible number of beads in the missin...
The average weight of 12 person's increases by 4 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 58 kg. What is the weight of the new person?
{1/(4-√15)} =
The total marks obtained by a student in Mathematics and Physics is 50 and his score in Chemistry is 20 marks more than that in Physics. Find the average marks scored in Mathamatics and Chemistry together.
Solution X is 30% chemical A and 70% chemical B by volume. Solution Y is 40% chemical A and 60% chemical B by volume. If a mixture of X and Y is 32% chemical A, what percent of the mixture is Solution X?
In an examination, a student scores 5 marks for every correct answer and loses 2 marks for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 100 questions and secures 290 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly, is:
Suppose you flip a fair coin four times. What is the probability that, in four flips, you get at least one head?
A man can row 30 km downstream and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. He can row 45 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 7 hours. Find the speed of man in still water?
A certain collage has total of 300 seniors each majoring in exactly one of six subjects. A minimum of 20 seniors major in each six subjects. If three quarter of the seniors major in one of four subjects, what is the greatest possible number of seniors majoring in one of the other two subjects?
Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?
Find the value of y from (12)^3 x 6^4 ÷ 432 = y?
What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3rd of that price, there would be a loss of 20%?
If a train, travelling at a speed of 160 kmph, crosses a pole in 9 sec, then the length of train is?