Split (1)

train · 97.5k rows

question stringlengths 3 1.14k
Cost is expressed by the formula tb^4. If b is doubled, the new cost W is what percent of the original cost?
Bob invested $3000 in fund A and $1000 in fund B. Over the next two years, the money in Fund A earned a total interest of 12 percent for the two years combined and the money in fund B earned 30 percent annual interest compounded annually. Two years after bob made these investments. Bob's investment in fund A was worth ...
A number is increased by 70 % and then decreased by 70 %. Find the net increase or decrease per cent.
Present age of a father is 3 years more than 3 times theage of his son. 3 years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. What is father's present age?
If the average of 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 and x is 23, what is the value of x?
If log5 x = 2, what is √x?
A box contains 12 apples, 11 of which are red. An apple is drawn from the box and its color is noted before it is eaten. This is done a total of n times, and the probability that a red apple is drawn each time is less than 0.5. What is the smallest possible value of n?
If i equals the sum of the even integers from 2 to 224, inclusive, and k equals the sum of the even integers from 8 to 80, inclusive, what is the value of i - k?
A, B and C are entered into a partnership. A invested Rs.6500 for 6 months, B invested Rs.8400 for 5 months and C invested for Rs.10000 for 3 months. A is a working partner and gets 5% of the total profit for the same. Find the share of C in a total profit of Rs.7400.
A can finish a piece of work in 5 days. B can do it in 10 days. They work together for two days and then A goes away. In how many days will B finish the work?
A palindrome is a number which reads the same when read forward as it it does when read backward. So, how many 5 digit palindromes are there?
The side of a square is increased by 25% then how much % does its area increases?
The cost of 3 kg of sugar is $15. What will the cost of 8 kg of sugar be?
In how many different number of ways 10 boys and 3 girls can sit on a shopa which can accommodate 3 persons?
Tough and Tricky questions: Combinations. Three contestants representing four different countries advance to the finals of 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?
Double of Quarter of 5 percent written as a decimal is :
When positive integer k is divided by 5, the remainder is 2. When k is divided by 6, the remainder is 5. If k is less than 42, what is the remainder when k is divided by 7?
What number times (1⁄4)^2 will give the value of 4^3?
A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a weight of 990 grams per kg, what is his percent?
2/5 of the fish in an aquarium are red and 1/4 of the fish are brown. 1/2 of the red fish and 2/5 of the brown fish are male. If the rest of the fish in the aquarium are female, what is the probability that a fish randomly picked from the aquarium is male?
Five equal cubes, each of side 5 cm, are placed adjacent to each other. The volume of the new solid formed will be
7 men, 5 women and 8 children were given as assignment of distributing 2000 books to students in a school over a period of 3 days. All of them distributed books on the 1st day. One of the 2nd day 2 women and 3 children remained absent and on the 3rd day 3 men and 5 children remained absent. If the ratio of the no. of b...
What percent is 300 gm of 1 kg?
Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hr, pipe B in 10hr and pipe C in 30hr. If all the pipes are open in how many hours will tank be filled?
The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. if the weight of the teacher be included, the average rises by 400 g. the weight of the teacher is
There are 6 boxes numbered 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6. Each box is to be filled up either with a red or a green ball in such a way that at least 1 box contains a green ball & the boxes containing green balls are consecutively numbered. The total no. of ways in which this can be done is?
F is the set of the first n positive odd numbers, where n is a positive integer. Given that n > k, where k is also a positive integer, x is the maximum value of the sum of k distinct members of F, and y is the minimum value of the sum of k distinct members of F, what is x + y?
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 16628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate got?
The average weight of 3 packets A, B and C is 84 kg. Another packet D added into the group and the average now becomes 80 kg. If another packet E, whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A then the average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 79 kg. The weight of A is:
The price of a T.V. set worth 20,000 is to paid in 20 instalments of 1000 each. If the rate of interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalment be paid at the time of purchase, then the value of the last instalment covering the interest as well will be :
if the ratio of two number is 6:7 and LCM of the number is 450 then what is the number.
A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enables a lady to obtain 10kgs more for Rs.500, find the original price per kg?
Mr X, a businessman, had income in the year 1995 such that he earned a profit of 20% on his investment in the business. In the year 1996 his investment was less by 3000 but still had the same income (Income = Investment + Profit) as that in 1995. Thus the per cent profit earned in 1996 increased by 6%. What was his inv...
At a local gym there were 55 people working out at 4 p.m., of those people 29 did cardio-vascular exercises and 20 did weight training. If 13 did neither cardio-vascular exercises nor weight training, then how many people did both cardio-vascular exercises and weight training?
A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 32.49, the number of the member is the group is:
A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days and C can do it 20 days. They started the work together and A leaves after 2 days and B leaves after 4 days from the beginning. How long will work lost?
A certain company employs 9 senior officers and 4 junior officers. If a committee is to be created, that is made up of 3 senior officers and 1 junior officer, how many different committee are possible?
A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is?
A three digit number divisible by 7 becomes divisible by 3 when 16 is subtracted from it. The largest such number is :
John has 6 pairs of shoes; each pair is a different color. If Kim randomly selects 2 shoes without replacement from the 12 shoes, what is the probability that she will select 2 shoes of the same color?
The average weight of 9 persons increases by 1.5 kg. If a person weighing 65 kg is replaced by a new person, what could be the weight of the new person?
Three competing juice makers conducted a blind taste test with mall shoppers. The shoppers could choose to taste any number of the three brands of juices but had to select at least one juice that they liked. If 100 shoppers liked brand J, 200 shoppers liked brand K, 700 shoppers liked brand L, 350 shoppers liked exactl...
The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is?
Two trains are traveling on a collision course. If train A is traveling at a speed of 350 mph and train B is traveling 28% slower, how much time will it take the trains to collide if the initial distance between the two is 1655.5 miles?
The regular price per can of a certain brand of soda is $0.55. If the regular price per can is discounted 25 percent when the soda is purchased in 24-can cases, what is the price of 70 cans of this brand of soda purchased in 24-can cases?
A certain article of clothing was discounted during a special sale to 3/4 of its original retail price. When the clothing didn't sell, it was discounted even further to 2/5 of its original retail price during a second sale. By what percent did the price of this article of clothing decrease from the first sale to the se...
Mike invested Rs. 3750 in a scheme for 3 years at compound interest rate 6.5% p.a. How much amount will Mike get on maturity of the fixed deposit?
A part-time employee’s hourly wage was increased by 20%. She decided to decrease the number of hours worked per week so that her total income did not change. By approximately what percent should the number of hours worked be decreased?
220, 218, 214, 208, 200, 190, ?
The average of 13 numbers is 60. Average of the first 7 of them is 55 and that of the last 7 is 61. Find the 8th number?
If 60% of of a number is 36, then the number is
We invested a total of $1,000. We invested one part of the money at 3% and the rest of the money at 4%. The total investment with interest at the end of the year was $1,036.70. How much money did we invest at 3%?
In a partnership between A, B and C. A's capital is Rs.5000. If his share of a profit of Rs.800 is Rs.200 and C's share is Rs.150, what is B's capital?
P is three times as fast as Q and working together, they can complete a work in 12 days. In how many days can Q alone complete the work?
A manufacturer produces a certain men's athletic shoe in integer sizes from 8 to 17. For this particular shoe, each unit increase in size corresponds to a 1/5-inch increase in the length of the shoe. If the largest size of this shoe is 40% longer than the smallest size, how long, in inches, is the shoe in size 15?
A train 100 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?
What is the probability of getting sum 10 with the help of three dice?
On a certain transatlantic crossing, 15 percent of a ship's passengers held round-trip tickets and also took their cars abroad the ship. If 60 percent of the passengers with round-trip tickets did not take their cars abroad the ship, what percent of the ship's passengers held round-trip tickets?
A bus started its journey from Mumbai and reached Pune in 54min with its average speed of 55km/hr. If the average speed of the bus is increased by 6km/hr, how much time will it take to cover the same distance?
A number is selected at random from the first 30 natural numbers. What is the probability that the number is a multiple of either 3 or 17?
Average between two sets of numbers is closer to the set withmore numbers?
In how many ways can a group of 12 friends be seated round 2 tables if one of the tables can seat 8 and the other can seat 4 people?
What are the last two digits of 63353782714153?
What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 4 cm?
If "PLANT" is given a code of 63, then what is the sum of "SOIL" and "STEM"?
Set J consists of the terms {a, b, c, d, e}, where e > d > c > b > a >0.1. Which of the following operations would decrease the standard deviation of Set J?
A can contains a mixture of liquids A and B is the ratio 7:5. When 6 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many liter of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
According to the direction on a can of frozen orange juice concentrate is to be mixed with 3 cans of water to make orange juice . How many 15 - ounce cans of the concentrate are required to prepare 200 6-ounce servings of orange juice?
Out of 40 applicants to a law school, 15 majored in political science, 20 had a grade point average higher than 3.0, and 10 did not major in political science and had a GPA equal to or lower than 3.0. How many R applicants majored in political science and had a GPA higher than 3.0?
What is the perimeter, in meters, of a rectangular garden 24 meters wide that has the same area as a rectangular playground 16 meters long and 12 meters wide?
In a fuel station the service costs $2.10 per vehicle and every liter of fuel costs $0.70. Assuming that you fill up 3 mini-vans and 2 trucks, what will be the total cost, if a mini-van's tank is 65 liters and a truck's tank is 120% bigger and they are all empty?
The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).
The current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 kmph. A boat goes 6 km and back to the starting point in 2 hours, then find the speed of the boat in still water?
A number when divided by 128 gives a remainder 34, what remainder will be obtained by dividing the same number 19?
If $ 5,000 is invested in an account that earns 8% interest compounded semi-annually, then the interest earned after one year would be how much greater than if the $ 5,000 had been invested at 8% simple yearly interest?
Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 2 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but 4 minutes after the start the pipe A is turned off. How much time will it take to fill the tank?
The average weight of 10 bags of sand is 20 pounds. Another bag of sand is added to the group and decreases the average weight by 1 pound. How much does the new bag of sand weigh?
A, B and C rents a pasture for Rs.435. A put in 12 horses for 8 months, B 16 horses for 9 months and 18 horses for 6 months. How much should B pay?
30 carrots on a scale weigh 5.94 kg. When 3 carrots are removed from the scale, the average weight of the 27 carrots is 200 grams. What is the average weight (in grams) of the 3 carrots which were removed?
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth." If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age nine years back was?
Find the probability that a number selected from numbers 1, 2, 3,..., 50 is a prime number, when each of the given numbers is equally likely to be selected?
The fourth proportional to 12, 18 and 26 is?
Working simultaneously and independently at an identical constant rate, 4 machines of a certain type can produce a total of x units of product P in 6 days. How many of these machines, working simultaneously and independently at this constant rate, can produce a total of 2x units of product P in 6 days?
For every $20 that a billionaire spends, a millionaire spends the equivalent of 20 cents. For every $2 that a millionaire spends, a yuppie spends the equivalent of $1. The ratio of money spent by a yuppie, millionaire, and billionaire can be expressed as
How many 1 1/2 foot pieces of cable can be cut out of a piece that is 30 feet long?
T(x, y) is the intersection point between the circle (x^2 + y^2 = 4) and the line (y = x +2). Which of the following can be the point T?
Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 5 more than twice the third. The third integer is:
A can do a work in 9 days and B can do the same work in 27 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?
Bhajan Singh purchased 120 reams of paper at Rs 80 per ream. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8 %, what must be the selling price per ream?
If 20 typists can type 38 letters in 20 minutes, then how many letters will 30 typists working at the same rate complete in 1 hour?
What is the greatest prime factor of 4^16 - 2^30?
A research team that must consists of 3 members is to be formed from a pool of 6 scientists. How many different teams are possible?
Rs 3000 is divided into two parts such that one part is put out at 3% and the other at 5%. If the annual interest earned from both the investments be Rs 144, find the first part.
Of the 400 members at a health club, 260 use the weight room and 300 use the pool. If at least 60 of the members do not use either, then the number of members using both the weight room and the pool must be between:
What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 1030 due in 2 years at the rate of 5% compound interest?
A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is:
The probability of a lottery ticket being a prized ticket is 0.2. When 4 tickets are purchased, the probability of winning a prize on atleast one ticket is ?
12. What is the dividend. divisor 17, the quotient is 9 and the remainder is 10.
A furniture dealer purchased a desk for $140 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup that was 30% of the selling price. If the dealer sold the desk at the selling price, what was the amount of the dealer's gross profit from the purchase and the sale of the desk?
Lisa and Robert have taken the same number of photos on their school trip. Lisa has taken 3 times as many photos as Claire and Robert has taken 10 more photos than Claire. How many photos has Claire taken?

Subsets and Splits

No community queries yet

The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.