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If six persons sit in a row, then the probability that three particular persons are always together is
The average height of 50 pupils in a class is 150 cm. Five of them whose height is 146 cm, leave the class and five others whose average height is 156 cm, join. The new average height of the pupils of the class (in cm) is ?
If 3 (A's capital) = 5 (B's capital) = 7 (C's capital). Then the ratio of their capitals is?
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:
If the first day of a year (other than leap year) was Friday, then which was the last day of that year?
A no. when divided by the sum of 555 and 445 gives 2times their difference as quotient & 30 as remainder. Find the no. is?
On rainy mornings, Mo drinks exactly N cups of hot chocolate (assume that N is an integer). On mornings that are not rainy, Mo drinks exactly 5 cups of tea. Last week Mo drank a total of 36 cups of tea and hot chocolate together. If during that week Mo drank 14 more tea cups than hot chocolate cups, then how many rainy...
If x and y are integers such that x^2-2x+2y+4=2x^2-3x+y-2, we can deduce that y is
Divide Rs. 1600 among A, B and C so that A receives 1/4 as much as B and C together and B receives 3/4 as A and C together. A's share is?
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. 100 players took part in that tournament. How many matches were played?
In a certain game, you perform three tasks. You flip a quarter, and success would be heads. You roll a single die, and success would be a six. You pick a card from a full playing-card deck, and success would be picking a Hearts card. If any of these task are successful, then you win the game. What is the probability of...
Mangala completes a piece of work in 10 days, Raju completes the same work in 40 days. If both of them work together, then the number of days required to complete the work is
In the xy-coordinate system, if (m, n) and (m + 2, n + k) are two points on the line with the equation x = 2y + 3, then k =
Mrs. Rodger got a weekly raise of $145. If she gets paid every other week, write an integer describing how the raise will affect her paycheck.
There are 69 people that own pets. 15 people own only dogs, 10 people own only cats, 5 people own only cats and dogs, 3 people own cats, dogs and snakes. How many total snakes are there?
Anne traveled from City A to City B in 6 hours, and her speed was between 24 miles per hour and 46 miles per hour. John traveled from City A to City B along the same route in 2 hours, and his speed was between 44 miles per hour and 81 miles per hour. Which of the following could be the distance, in miles, from City A t...
If x < 12, then it must be true that...
A man two flats for $675958 each. On one he gains 16% while on the other he loses 16%. How much does he gain or lose in the whole transaction?
What is the cost of leveling the field in the form of parallelogram at the rate of Rs.50/10 sq.metre, whose base & perpendicular distance from the other side being 54m & 24m respectively?
A couple spent $211.20 in total while dining out and paid this amount using a credit card. The $211.20 figure included a 20 percent tip which was paid on top of the price which already included a sales tax of 10 percent on top of the price of the food. What was the actual price of the food before tax and tip?
A certain car can travel 40 minutes on a gallon of gasoline at 60 miles per hour. If the car had started with a full tank and had 12 gallons of gasoline left in its tank at the end, then what percent of the tank was used to travel 80 miles at 60 mph?
There are two inlets and one outlet to a cistern. One of the inlets takes 2 hours to fill up the cistern and the other inlet takes twice as much time to fill up the same cistern. Both of the inlets are turned on at 9:00 AM with the cistern completely empty, and at 10:00AM, the outlet is turned on and it takes 1 more ho...
The 15 homes in a new development are each to be sold for one of three different prices so that the developer receives an average (arithmetic mean) of $200,000 per home. If 4 of the homes are to be sold for $170,000 each and 5 are to be sold for $200,000 each, what will be the selling price of each of the remaining 8 h...
Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is?
lexus car agency has 108 cars.he sold some cars at 9% profit and rest at 36% profit thus he gains 17% on the sale of all his cars.the no. of cars sold at 36% profit is?
Find the odd man out. 8, 64, 1, 27, 125, 342, 216
How much time will a train of length 200 m moving at a speed of 72 kmph take to cross another train of length 300 m, moving at 36 kmph in the same direction?
The height of a cylinder is 60 Cm and the diameter of its base is 5 Cm. The total surface area of the cylinder is
It takes twelve minutes to load a certain video on a cellphone, and fifteen seconds to load that same video on a laptop. If the two devices were connected so that they operated in concert at their respective rates, how many seconds would it take them to load the video, rounded to the nearest hundredth?
21 ball numbered 1 to 21. A ballis drawn and then another ball is drawn without replacement.
If 5x=6y=z, what is x+y, in terms of z?
The arithmatic mean of 2 no is 34 and geomatric mean of two no is 16 then nos will be
Two trains are moving in opposite directions with speed of 210 km/hr and 90 km/hr respectively. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. the slower train cross the faster train in --- seconds
A man can row 14 Kmph in still water. It takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream?
In how many ways can the letters F, E, E, L be arranged so that the two E's are not next to each other?
The vertices of a rectangle in the standard (x,y) coordinate place are (0,0), (0,5), (8,0) and (8,5). If a line through (2,2) partitions the interior of this rectangle into 2 regions that have equal areas, what is the slope of this line?
A single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 20% and 5% is?
45 is the product of two negative numbers. If the greater number is doubled, it is 1 more than the lesser number. What is the greater number?
Ten people take a test and the scores are 40, 45, 45, 50, 50, 60, 70, 75, 95, 100. Find the amount of people that scored between the median and mean scores of the tests.
The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% compound interest will be more than doubled is
(X+2) is an even number and Y is a positive odd number. Which of the following expressions cannot be even?
A dishonest milkman sells his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. What is the percentage of water in the mixture?
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 5000 Rs. 5500, Rs. 6000, Rs. 6500 and Rs. 7000 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6125?
A man can row upstream at 26 kmph and downstream at 40 kmph, and then find the speed of the man in still water?
Population of a city in 20004 was 1000000. If in 2005 there isan increment of 15%, in 2006 there is a decrements of 35 % and in 2007 there is an increment of 45%, then find the population of city atthe end of the year 2007
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
3^2 + 3^2 + 3^2 + 3^2 =
If x < 12, then it must be true that...
A certain farmer pays $30 per acre per month to rent farmland. How much does the farmer pay per month to rent a rectangular plot of farmland that is 370 feet by 605 feet? (43,560 square feet = 1 acre)
A set of numbers has the property that for any number t in the set,t+2 is in the set. If -3 is in the set, which of the following must also be in the set? I. 4 II. 6 III. 3
From a pack of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the drawn card is a club or a jack?
A and B together can do a piece of work in 8 days. If A alone can do the same work in 12 days, then B alone can do the same work in?
There is a train and car. The ratio btw the speed of a train & a car is 16:15 respectively. Also, a bus covered a distance of 480km in 8h. The speed of the bus is 3/4th of the speed of the train. How much distance will the car cover in 6h?
Point X is located on line segment AB and point Y is located on line segment CD. If AB = CD and AX < CY, then
Shopkeeper rise price by 35% and gives successive discount of 10% and 15%. What is overall % gain or loss?
A shopkeeper labeled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 50% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labeled price. What is the actual percent profit earned in the deal?
A man swims downstream 30 km and upstream 18 km taking 3 hours each time, what is the speed of the man in still water?
A man is walking at the rate of 7 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge is
For the past n days, the average (arithmetic mean) daily production at a company was 40 units. If today's production of 90 units raises the average to 45 units per day, what is the value of n ?
Ayesha’s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 33 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
There was a person who smoked a lot .One day he decided to quit his habbit,but he had 27 cigarettes with him.So he started smoking them one by one ,to finish them. He had the habit of smoking only 2/3rd of it and leaving the rest butt. Latter he found out that by joining 3 butts he can form 1 cigarette. So ,tell how ma...
Richard walks along Sunrise Boulevard daily. He starts walking at 07:00 from block 10 and walks to block 90 where he turns around and walks back to block 70, where he stops at 07:30. The blocks along the boulevard are numbered sequentially (1,2,3), and each block measures 40 meters. What is Richard's speed in meters pe...
A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current?
Uncle Bruce is baking chocolate chip cookies. He has 36 ounces of dough (with no chocolate) and 12 ounces of chocolate. How many ounces of chocolate are left over if he uses all the dough but only wants the cookies to consist of 20% chocolate?
What is the difference between the place value of 2 in the numeral 7669?
A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 10 days less to do a piece of work than B takes. B alone can do the whole work in
The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. B's monthly income is 12% more than C's monthly income. If C's monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?
There are 7 non-collinear points. How many triangles can be drawn by joining these points?
Nine fencers participate in a fencing championship. Assuming all competitors have an equal chance of winning, how many possibilities are there with respect to how a first-place and second-place medal can be awarded?
In a kilometer race, A beats B by 48 meters or 6 seconds. What time does A take to complete the race?
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?
The radius of a wheel is 12.6 cm. What is the distance covered by the wheel in making 200 resolutions?
Avinash covers a distance of 8km in 50 minutes. If he covers 3km distance in 2/5th of time then, What speed should he maintain to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time?
A retailer purchases shirts from a wholesaler and then sells the shirts in her store at a retail price that is 80 percent greater than the wholesale price. If the retailer decreases the retail price by 20 percent this will have the same effect as increasing the wholesale price by what percent?
The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is
Average between two sets of numbers is closer to the set withmore numbers?
The length of the bridge, which a train 130 m long and traveling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 sec is?
the difference between principal amount and simple interest is 100.the rate and time are 5% and 3 years respectively.calculate principal amount.
Find the sum The difference between the compound and S.I. on a certain sum of money for 5 years at 20% per annum is Rs.75 of money?
The sale price sarees listed for Rs.200 after successive discount is 20% and 10% is?
A glucose solution contains 15 grams of glucose per 100 cubic centimeters of solution. If 65 cubic centimeters of the solution were poured into an empty container, how many grams of glucose would be in the container?
At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?
Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is?
A person bought 129 glass bowls at a rate of Rs. 11 per bowl. He sold 118 of them at Rs. 15 and the remaining broke. What is the percentage gain for A?
14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ?
If the sum of a number and its square is 182, what is the number?
Find the greatest number that will divide 400, 435 and 541 leaving 9, 10 and 14 as remainders respectively
The population of a bacteria culture doubles every 1 minutes. Approximately how many minutes will it take for the population to grow from 1,000 to 500,000 bacteria
A certain business produced x rakes each month form November through February and shipped x/2 rakes at the beginning of each month from March through October. The business paid no storage costs for the rakes from November through February, but it paid storage costs of $0.40 per rake each month from March through Octobe...
The function g(x)g(x) is defined as the greatest integer less than or equal to xx, while the function h(x)h(x) is defined as the least integer greater than or equal to xx. What is the product g(1.7)×h(2.3)×g(−1.7)×h(−2.3)?
Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting in slower train passes the faster train in 12 seconds. The length of the faster train is
What is the probability of randomly selecting one of the shortest diagonals from all the diagonals of a regular hexagon?
P and Q can do a work in 30 days. Q and R can do the same work in 24 days and R and P in 20 days. They started the work together, but Q and R left after 10 days. How many days more will P take to finish the work?
For which of the following functions does f(−k)=−f(k) for all real number values of x?
Sides of a rectangular park are in the ratio 3: 2 and its area is 3750 sq m, the cost of fencing it at 60 ps per meter is?
During a trip on an expressway, Ron drove a total of x miles. His average speed on a certain 5-mile section of the expressway was 30 miles per hour, and his average speed for the remainder of the trip was 60 miles per hour. His travel time for the x-mile trip was what percent greater than it would have been if he had t...
A certain car dealership sells economy cars, luxury cars, and sport utility vehicles. The ratio of economy to luxury cars is 4:3. The ratio of economy cars to sport utility vehicles is 6:5. What is the ratio of luxury cars to sport utility vehicles?
Simplify 586645 * 9999
The income of a broker remains unchanged though the rate of commission is increased from 4% to 5%. The percentage of slump in business is :