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A 240 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train? |
In a store, the total price for 25 shirts is $400 and the total price for 75 sweaters is $1500. By how much does the average (arithmetic mean) price of a sweater exceed that of a shirt in this store? |
There is food for 760 men for 22 days. How many more men should join after two days so that the same food may last for 19 days more? |
In a group of 95 students, 36 are taking History, and 32 are taking Statistics. If 59 students are taking History or Statistics or both, then how many students are taking History but not Statistics? |
The speed of a subway train is represented by the equation z=s^2+2s for all situations where 0≤s≤7, where z is the rate of speed in kilometers per hour and s is the time in seconds from the moment the train starts moving. In kilometers per hour, how much faster is the subway train moving after 7 seconds than it was mov... |
A crew can row a certain course up the stream in 84 minutes; they can row the same course down stream in 9 minutes less than they can row it in still water. How long would they take to row down with the stream |
A reduction of 10% in the price of salt enables a lady to obtain 20kgs more for Rs.400, find the original price per kg? |
In how many different ways can 4 boys and 2 girls sit on a bench such that the girls always sit together? |
A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 1 p.m from the same point in the opposite directions. A and B walk at a speed of 4 rounds per hour and 6 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they cross each other before 4 p.m |
Between 1800 and 1850 a population of a country increased from 12 million to 15 million. Between 1850 and 1900 its population increased from 15 million to 22 million. By what percent did the rate of population growth increase from the period 1800-1850 to the period 1850-1900? |
Two dice are thrown together .What is the probability that the sum of the number on the two faces is divided by 4 or 6 |
Sam invested Rs. 8000 @ 10% per annum for one year. If the interest is compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Sam at the end of the year will be? |
The value of x is to be randomly selected from the integers from 1 to 7, inclusive, and then substituted into the equation y = x^2 - 4x + 3. What is the probability that the value of y will be negative? |
Louie takes out a three-month loan of $1000. The lender charges him 10% interest per month compounded monthly. The terms of the loan state that Louie must repay the loan in three equal monthly payments. To the nearest dollar, how much does Louie have to pay each month? |
In an xy-coordinate plane, a line is defined by y = kx + 1. If (2, b), (a, 4), and (a, b+1) are three points on the line, where a and b are unknown, then k = ? |
A person can row at 9 kmph and still water. He takes 3 1/2 hours to row from A to B and back. What is the distance between A and B if the speed of the stream is 1 kmph? |
A man can row with a speed of 15 kmph in still water. If the stream flows at 5 kmph, then the speed in downstream is? |
In a shop X number of kinds of fruits are there and 40 number of kinds of vegetables are there, then 1% of vegetable is equal to 20% of fruits then how many kinds of fruits are there |
The width of a rectangular hall is ½ of its length. If the area of the hall is 200 sq.m, what is the difference between its length and breadth? |
A chemical lab is scheduled to go through two air ventilation systems, a basic system and a more advanced system that takes forty minutes and 1.5 hours respectively to fully ventilate the room. If both ventilation systems were to operate at the same time with their respective constant rates, how many hours would it tak... |
If n is an integer and 102n^2 is less than or equal to 8100, what is the greatest possible value of n? |
A type of extra-large SUV averages 12.2 miles per gallon (mpg) on the highway, but only 7.6 mpg in the city. What is the maximum distance, in miles, that this SUV could be driven on 23 gallons of gasoline? |
Vasya wrote down several consecutive integers. Which of the following could not be the percentage of even numbers among them? |
Jar X is 1/4 full of water. Jar Y, which has half the capacity of Jar X, is 1/2 full of water. If the water in Jar Y is poured into Jar X, then Jar X will be filled to what fraction of its capacity? |
Two goods trains each 2000 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? |
If r and t are positive integers, rt + r + t cannot be |
A certain ski shop sells pairs of gloves in 10 different colors. If one pair of each color is dropped in a bag and a store clerk reaches in to draw two individual gloves simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that she draws two gloves of the same color? |
In State X, all vehicle license plates have 2 letters from the 26 letters of the alphabet followed by 3 one digit numbers. How many different license plates can State X have if repetition of letters and numbers is allowed? |
A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters per minute. When the tank is full in inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empties in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank is? |
A person walking at a constant rate of 6 miles per hour is passed by a cyclist traveling in the same direction along the same path at 10 miles per hour. the cyclist stops to wait for the person 10 minutes after passing her, while the person continues to walk at her constant rate, how many minutes must the cyclist wait ... |
A focus group is currently made up of x men and y women. If 3 men and 7 women are added to the group, and if one person is selected at random from the larger focus group, then what is the probability that a man is selected? |
A rabbit on a controlled diet is fed daily 300 grams of a mixture of two foods, food X and food Y. Food X contains 10% protein and food Y contains 15% protein. If the rabbit's diet provides exactly 35 grams of protein daily, how many grams of food X are in the mixture. |
In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit? |
Look at this series: 28, 25, 30, 27, 32, 29, ... What number should come next? |
If the area of a circle is 81pi square feet, find its circumference. |
On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on october 1 than were in stock on January 1? |
0.35 represents what percent of 7? |
How many integers between 5000 and 6000 that have distinct digits and increase from left to right ? |
3 and 9 are the first two terms in a geometric sequence. What is the arithmetic difference between the 7th term and the 5th term? |
How many positive integers t less than 30 have no common prime factor with 30? |
An order was placed for the supply of a carper whose length and breadth were in the ratio of 3 : 2. Subsequently, the dimensions of the carpet were altered such that its length and breadth were in the ratio 7 : 3 but were was no change in its parameter. Find the ratio of the areas of the carpets in both the cases. |
There were totally 100 men.83 are married.75 have T.V, 85 have radio,70 have A.C. How many men have T.V, radio, A.C and also married? |
There are 15 slate rocks, 20 pumice rocks, and 10 granite rocks randomly distributed in a certain field. If 2 rocks are to be chosen at random and without replacement, what is the probability that both rocks will be slate rocks? |
A 300 m long train crosses a platform in 39 sec while it crosses a signal pole in 18 sec. What is the length of the platform? |
A boy has six trousers and 9 shirts. In how many different ways can he select a trouser and a shirt? |
A baseball player hit the following number of home runs in consecutive years: 35, 38, 39, 43, and 44. If the player had hit 3 additional home runs in the last year, which of the following statements best describes the change in the mean and the median of the home runs? |
The present ages of three persons are in the proportion of 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 76. Find their present ages. |
Bipin is 6 times old as Alok. Bipin's age will be twice of Chandan's age after 10 years. If Chandan's 7th birthday was celebrated 3 years ago, what is Alok's present age ? |
At a school, three-fifths of the male students and two-thirds of the female students speak a foreign language. If the number of males is two-thirds the number of females, what fraction of the students speak a foreign language? |
The area of a triangle will be when a = 1m, b = 2m, c = 3m, a, b, c being lengths of respective sides? |
The sum of the two numbers is 16 and their product is 35. What is the sum of the reciprocals of these numbers? |
Three numbers which are co-prime to each other are such that the product of the first two is 551 and that of the last two is 1073. The sum of the three numbers is? |
In a certain circle there are 10 points. What is the number of the triangles connecting 5 points of the 10 points? |
In a game of billiards, A can give B 20 points in 60 and he can give C 30 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 110? |
If the price of 23 balls is 276, then what will the price of 12 balls? |
As a treat for her two children, a mother runs to the freezer in which she has three cherry ice pops, three orange ice pops, and four lemon ice pops. She chooses two at random to bring outside to the children, but realizes as she runs out the door that she cannot bring them different flavors without one being jealous o... |
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In a box of 8 pencils, a total of 2 are defective. If a customer buys 3 pencils selected at random from the box, what is the probability that neither pencils will be defective? |
There are 408 boys and 192 girls in a school which are to be divided into equal sections of either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed. |
A tourist purchased a total of $1,400 worth of traveler’s checks in $10 and $50 denominations, During the trip the tourist cashed 7 checks and then lost all of the rest. If the number of $10 checks cashed was one more or one less than the number of $50 checks cashed, what is the minimum possible value of the checks tha... |
The visitors of a modern art museum who watched a certain Picasso painting were asked to fill in a short questionnaire indicating whether they had enjoyed looking at the picture and whether they felt they had understood it. According to the results of the survey, all 150 visitors who did not enjoy the painting also did... |
A fair 2 sided coin is flipped 8 times. What is the probability that tails will be the result at least twice, but not more than 8 times? |
A recipe requires 2 1/2 (mixed number) cups of flour 2 3/4 (mixed number) cups of sugar and 1 1/3 (mixed number) cups of milk to make one cake. Victor has 15 cups if flour, 16 cups of sugar and 8 cups of milk. What is the greatest number of cakes William can make using this recipe? |
In an intercollegiate competition that lasted for 3 days, 150 students took part on day 1, 110 on day 2 and 140 on day 3. If 75 took part on day 1 and day 2 and 25 took part on day 2 and day 3 and 15 took part on all three days, how many students took part only on day 2? |
From a pack of cards two cards are drawn one after the other, with replacement. The probability that the first is a red card and the second is a king is? |
The Average of six numbers is 8. The average of the first two is 11 and the average of the last three is 4. What is the middle number? |
If 5^23 * 4^12 = 2 * 10^n, what is the value of n? |
Ravi purchased a refrigerator and a mobile phone for Rs. 15000 and Rs. 8000 respectively. He sold the refrigerator at a loss of 5 percent and the mobile phone at a profit of 10 percent. Overall he make a. |
A began business with 45,000 and was later joined by B with 54,000. When did B join if the profit at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 2 : 1? |
A military commander has to choose 6 soldiers out of a company of 9 for guarding the headquarters. How many different group combinations of 6 does he have to choose from? |
Of all the students in a certain dormitory, 1/2 are first-year students and the rest are second-year students. If 4/5 of the first-year students have not declared a major and if the fraction of second-year students who have declared a major is 1/3 times the fraction of first-year students who have declared a major, wha... |
45 workers work 8 hours to dig a hole 30 meters deep. How many extra workers should be hired to dig another hole 55 meters deep by working for 6 hours? |
The product of all the prime numbers less than 22 is closest to which of the following powers of 10? |
If r = ||s – 3| – 2|, for how many values of s is r = 7? |
What is the place value of 1 in the numeral 1259 |
A grocer buys apples for 81¢ per pound. If 10% of the apples goes bad and he still wants to make a 20% profit over his purchase price, what should be the sales price? |
In a graduating class of 242 students, 144 took geometry and 119 took biology. What is the difference between the greatest possible number and the smallest possible number of students that could have taken both geometry and biology? |
Ram professes to sell his goods at the cost price but he made use of 975 grms instead of a kg, what is the gain percent? |
If the probability that Stock A will increase in value during the next month is 0.54, and the probability that Stock B will increase in value during the next month is 0.68. What is the greatest value for the probability that neither of these two events will occur?
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A tradesman fixed his selling price of goods at 30% above the cost price. He sells half the stock at this price, one-quarter of his stock at a discount of 15% on the original selling price and rest at a discount of 30% on the original selling price. Find the gain percentage altogether? |
An article is bought for Rs.600 and sold for Rs.500, find the loss percent? |
5 liters of a 20 percent solution of alcohol in water are mixed with 3 liters of a 12 percent alcohol in water solution. What is the percentage of alcohol in the new solution? |
The length, breadth and height of a room are in the ratio 12 : 4 : 4. If the breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will |
A certain number of men complete a piece of work in 60 days. If there were 8 men more, the work could be finished in 10 days less. How many men were originally there? |
How many 2's are there between the terms 112 to 375? |
What is greatest positive integer n such that 2^n is a factor of 12^11? |
Find the amount on Rs.8000 in 9 months at 20% per annum, if the interest being compounded quarterly? |
How many liters of water must be evaporated from 50 liters of a 1-percent sugar solution to get a 10-percent solution? |
A fair coin is tossed 13 times. What is the probability of getting more heads than tails in 13 tosses? |
N is a positive integer. When N + 1 is divided by 6, the remainder is 4. What is the remainder when N is divided by 2? |
A man sitting in a train which is traveling at 70 kmph observes that a goods train, traveling in opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 m long, find its speed.? |
The radius of a circular wheel is 1.75 m, how many revolutions will it make in traveling 1 km? |
A man bought 20 shares of Rs. 50 at 5 discount, the rate of dividend being 13. The rate of interest obtained is: |
The variables a and b are non-zero integers F. If a = 2b^3/c, what happens to c when a is halved and b is doubled? |
In the coordinate plane, points (x, 1) and (4, y) are on line k. If line k passes through the origin and has slope 1/4, then x + y = |
If 76 is divided into four parts proportional to 7, 5, 3, 4, then the smallest part is: |
If 1/(m – 2) = 1/(m + 2) + 1/(m – 1), which of the following is a possible value of m? |
The sum of squares of three numbers is 764 and sum of their products taken two at a time is 500. What is their sum? |
A, B and C enter into a partnership by investing $7000, $11000 and $18000 respectively. At the end of 8 months, B receives $880 as his share. Find the share of A. |
A man rows 750 m in 675 seconds against the stream and returns in 7 and half minutes. His rowing speed in still water is |
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