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The cost of 2 chairs and 3 tables is Rs.1500. The cost of 3 chairs and 2 tables is Rs.1200. The cost of each table is more than that of each chair by? |
Maxwell leaves his home and walks toward Brad's house at the same time that Brad leaves his home and runs toward Maxwell's house. If the distance between their homes is 30 kilometers, Maxwell's walking speed is 4 km/h, and Brad's running speed is 6 km/h, what is the distance traveled by Brad? |
If x^2+(1/x^2)=3, x^4+(1/x^4)=? |
A man leaves a point P at 6 a.m. and reaches the point Q at 10 a.m. another man leaves the point give at 8 a.m. and reaches the point P at 12 noon. At what time do they meet? |
Anil grows tomatoes in his backyard which is in the shape of a square. Each tomato takes 1 cm2 in his backyard. This year, he has been able to grow 131 more tomatoes than last year. The shape of the backyard remained a square. How many tomatoes did Anil produce this year? |
A football team lost 5 yards and then gained 9. What is the team's progress? |
Pipe A can fill a tank in 8 hours. Due to a leak at the bottom, it takes 12 hours for the pipe A to fill the tank. In what time can the leak alone empty the full tank? |
How many odd three-digit integers smaller than 500 are there such that all their digits are different? |
Kiran travels from A to B by car and returns from B to A by cycle in 7 hours. If he travels both ways by car he saves 3 hours. What is the time taken to cover both ways by cycle? |
A class is 6 meters 24 centimeters in length and 4 meters 32 centimeters in width. Find the least number of square tiles of equal size required to cover the entire floor of the class room ? |
If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab. |
A rectangular field is 20 yards long and 18 yards wide. A fence is needed for the perimeter of the
field. Fencing is also needed to divide the field into three square sections. How many feet of fencing
are needed? (It is a good idea to make a drawing for this one.) |
On a business trip, 30 percent of 60 sales representatives will be given accommodations at Hotel XYZ and the remaining 70 percent will be given accommodations at Hotel ABC. However, 45 percent of the sales representatives prefer to stay at Hotel XYZ and 55 percent prefer to stay at Hotel ABC. What is the highest possible number of sales representatives NOT given accommodations at the hotel they prefer? |
A does a work in 20days and B does the same work in 5days. In how many days they together will do the same work? |
A park shaped like a rectangle has a length of 24 meters and a width of 18 meters. If trees are planted on its sides with gaps of 2 meters between them, how many trees are needed? |
Of the 8 temporary employees in a certain company, 4 will be hired as permanent employees. If 5 of the 8 temporary employees are women, how many of the possible groups of 4 employees consist of 3 women and one man? |
If equation |x/5| + |y/5| = 2 encloses a certain region on the coordinate plane, what is the area of this region? |
In traveling from a dormitory to a certain city, a student went 1/5 of the way by foot, 2/3 of the way by bus, and the remaining 15 kilometers by car. What is the distance, in kilometers, from the dormitory to the city? |
Rose is two years older than Bruce who is twice as old as Chris. If the total of the age of Rose, B and Chris be 27 years, then how old is Bruce ? |
A, B and C start a business each investing 20,000. After 5 months A withdrew 5000, B withdrew 4000 and C invests 6000 more. At the end of the year, a total profit of 69,900 was recorded. Find the share of B |
If x is an integer such that 1 < x < 9, 2 < x < 15, 7 > x > –1, 4 > x > 0, and x + 1 < 5, then x is |
If a 3-member subcommittee is to be formed from a certain 9-member committee, how many different such subcommittee are possible? |
The average (arithmetic mean) of 20, 40, and 60 is 7 more than the average of 10, 70, and what number? |
In a neighborhood having 90 households, 11 did not have either a car or a bike. If 22 households had a both a car and a bike and 44 had a car, how many had bike only? |
Country X imposes a two-tiered tax on imported cars: the first tier imposes a tax of 30% of the car's price up to a certain price level. If the car's price is higher than the first tier's level, the tax on the portion of the price that exceeds this value is 20%. If Ron imported a $50,000 imported car and ended up paying $12000 in taxes, what is the first tier's price level? |
The difference between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number? |
A train 800 m long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 min, then the length of the tunnel is? |
The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 year each is 40 year. what is the age of the youngest child ? |
If a particular player is always chosen, in how many ways can a cricket-be chosen out of 15 players? |
If a and b are odd integers, which of the following must be an even integer? |
Rs.3150 is divided so that 5 times the first share, thrice the 2nd share and six times the third share amount to the same. What is the value of the third share? |
At a restaurant, glasses are stored in two different-sized boxes. One box contains 12 glasses, and the other contains 16 glasses. If the average number of glasses per box is 15, and there are 16 more of the larger boxes, what is the total number of glasses at the restaurant? (Assume that all boxes are filled to capacity.) |
For 600km journey it will take 8hrs, if 120 km is done by bus and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by bus and the rest bycar. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is? |
9 - 3 ÷ 1/3 + 3 = ? |
Alok ordered 16 chapatis, 5 plates of rice, 7 plates of mixed vegetable and 6 ice-cream cups. The cost of each chapati is Rs.6, that of each plate of rice is Rs.45 and that of mixed vegetable is Rs.70. The amount that Alok paid the cashier was Rs.1051. Find the cost of each ice-cream cup? |
In a certain city, 60 percent of the registered voters are Democrats and the rest are Republicans. In a mayoral race, if 75 percent of the registered voters who are Democrats and 25 percent of the registered voters who are Republicans are expected to vote for Candidate A, what percent of the registered voters are expected to vote for Candidate A ? |
Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 6 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is? |
A sum of Rs.4400 is invested at a compound interest for three years, the rate of interest being 10% p.a., 20% p.a. and 25% p.a. for the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd years respectively. Find the interest received at the end of the three years. |
Beth received 1/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast? |
In a two-digit number, the digit at unit place is 1 more than twice of the digit at tens place. If the digit at unit and tens place be interchanged, then the difference between the new number and original number is less than 1 to that of original number. What is the original number? |
A, B and C have Rs.500 between them, A and C together have Rs.200 and B and C Rs.310. How much does C have? |
In the formula V = 1/(2r)^2, if r is halved, then V is multiplied by ? |
A metallic hemisphere is melted and recat in the shape of a cone with the same base radius (R) as that of the hemisphere. If H is the height of the cone, then : |
A train 385 meters long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going? |
If n is a positive integer, which one of these following numbers must have a remainder of 3 when
divided by any of the numbers 4, 5, and 6? |
The fourth proportional to 6, 11, 36 is: |
Ratio of the ages of Mahesh and Nilesh is 5:x. Mahesh is 18 years younger to Ramesh. After nine years Ramesh will be 47 years old. If the difference between the ages of Mahesh and Nilesh is same as the age of Ramesh, what is the value of x? |
Rahul will arrange 6 people of 6 different heights for photograph by placing them in two rows of three so that each person in the first row is standing is standing in front of someone in the second row. The heights of the people within each row must increase from left to right, and each person in the second row must be taller than the person standing in front of him or her. How many such arrangements of the 6 people are possible? |
In a certain egg-processing plant, every egg must be inspected, and is either accepted for processing or rejected. For every 96 eggs accepted for processing, 4 eggs are rejected. If, on a particular day, 12 additional eggs were accepted, but the overall number of eggs inspected remained the same, the ratio of those accepted to those rejected would be 99 to 1. How many R eggs does the plant process per day? |
15 binders can bind 1400 books in 21 days. How many binders will be required to bind 1600 books in 20 days? |
How many multiples of 10 are there between 11 and 1001? |
A can do a piece of work in 18 days, B in 27 days, C in 36 days. They start worked together . But only C work till the completion of work. A leaves 4 days and B leaves 6 days before the completion of work. In how many days work be completed? |
When positive integer X is divided by positive integer Y, the remainder is 1.44. If X/Y = 96.12, what is the value of Y? |
Two MBA admissions committees are to be formed randomly from 6 second year MBAs with 3 members each. What is the probability R that Jane will be on the same committee as Albert? |
On a game show, a contestant spins three different wheels; each wheel is numbered 1 to 10. What is the probability that the contestant will spin all tens? |
John Purchased 1300 large bottles at $1.89 per bottle and 750 small bottles at $1.38 per bottle. What was the approximate average price paid per bottle? |
In 4 years, Raj's father age twice as raj, Two years ago, Raj's mother's age twice as raj. If Raj is 32yrs old in eight yrs from now, what is the age of Raj's mother and father? |
In a college, the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 8 : 5. If there are 160 girls, the total number of students in the college is |
R-R-G-G-G-Y-Y-B-R-R-G-G-G-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 missing section of the string represented above? |
The average of 13 numbers is 60. Average of the first 7 of them is 57 and that of the last 7 is 61. Find the 8th number? |
Which of the following CANNOT be the least common multiple of two positive integers x and y |
I chose a number and divide it by 8. Then I subtracted 160 from the result and got 12. What was the number I chose? |
Raman's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he loss |
Donald plans to invest x dollars in a savings account that pays interest at an annual rate of 8% compounded quarterly. Approximately what amount is the minimum that Donald will need to invest to earn over $100 in interest within 6 months? |
An article is bought for Rs.675 and sold for Rs.1080, find the gain percent? |
Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 be subtracted from each, they are in the ratio of 2:3. The first number is: |
The mean of 30 values was 150. It was detected on rechecking that one value 165 was wrongly copied as 135 for the computation of the mean. Find the correct mean. |
A set of data consists of the following 7 numbers: 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. Which two numbers, if added to create a set of 7 numbers, will result in a new standard deviation that is close to the standard deviation for the original 5 numbers? |
If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M? |
Louie takes out a three-month loan of $1000. The lender charges him 20% 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? |
Calculate the area of a triangle, if the sides of are 39 cm, 36 cm and 15 cm, what is its area? |
A person can swim in still water at 12 km/h. If the speed of water 10 km/h, how many hours will the man take to swim back against the current for 12km? |
Kamal started a business with Rs.25000 and after 4 months, Kiran joined him with Rs.60000. Kamal received Rs.58000 including 10% of profit as commission for managing the business. What amount did Kiran receive? |
When 2/3 of the garments in the shipment were inspected, 28 of the garments passed inspection and the remaining 2 garments failed. How many of the un inspected garments must pass inspection in order that 90 percent of the garments in the shipment pass? |
According to a recent student poll, 4/6 out of 24 members of the finance club are interested in a career in investment banking. If two students are chosen at random, what is the probability that at least one of them is interested in investment banking? |
If 35% of the 840 students at a certain college are enrolled in biology classes, how many students at the college are NOT enrolled in a biology class? |
The current in a river is 5 mph. A boat can travel 20 mph in still water. How far up the river can the boat travel if the round trip is to take 10 hours? |
X is the least common multiple of 96,196,300, which number below is not factor of X? |
The sum of three consecutive multiples of 3 is 81. What is the largest number? |
How many three letter words are formed using the letters of the word MARRIAGE? |
The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is? |
How long does a train 120 m long travelling at 60 kmph takes to cross a bridge of 170 m in length? |
One ball will drop from a certain height. The height it will reach after rebounding from the floor is 50 percent of the previous height. The total travel is 260cm when it touches the floor on third time. What is the value of the original height? |
A train 120 m long passed a pole in 6 sec. How long will it take to pass a platform 360 m long? |
A family consists of grandparents, parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family ? |
The prime sum of an integer n greater than 1 is the sum of all the prime factors of n, including repetitions. For example , the prime sum of 12 is 7, since 12 = 2 x 2 x 3 and 2 +2 + 3 = 7. For which of the following integers is the prime sum greater than 32 ? |
The age of father 8 years ago was twice the age of his son. eight years hence, father's age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is: |
Find out the wrong term in the series 1, 10, 100 100, 1000, 100000 |
If a sum of money trebles itself in 40 years,what is the rate of interest? |
If the average (arithmetic mean) of 4x-5, 8x-6, and 9x+5 is 279, what is the value of x? |
Three medical experts, working together at the same constant rate, can write an anatomy textbook in 32 days. How many additional experts, working together at this same constant rate, are needed to write the textbook in 6 days? |
8 couples attend a dance show in a TV channel. A lucky draw in which 4 persons picked up for a prize is held, then the probability that there is at least 1 couple will be selected is : |
At what price must an article costing Rs.47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 7% from the list price. It may be sold at a profit of 25% on the cost price? |
What is the remainder when 54617^(42788234) is divided by 5? |
A miniature roulette wheel is divided into 10 equal sectors, each bearing a distinct integer from 1 to 10, inclusive. Each time the wheel is spun, a ball randomly determines the winning sector by settling in that sector. If the wheel is spun four times, approximately what is the probability that the product of the four winning sectors’ integers will be even? |
If a, b, and c are integers and a*b^2/c is a positive even integer, which of the following must be true?
I. ab > 0
II. ab is even
III. c is even |
In a throw of coin what is the probability of getting head. |
A researcher computed the mean, the median, and the standard deviation for a set of performance scores. If7 were to be added to each score, which of these three statistics would change? |
A manufacturer of a certain type of screw rejects any screw whose length is less than 2.44 + 0.03 centimeters or greater than 2.5 + 0.03 centimeters. If k represents the length of a screw, in centimeters, which of the following inequalities specifies all the lengths of screws that are acceptable? |
A thief goes away with a SANTRO car at a speed of 40 kmph. The theft has been discovered after half an hour and the owner sets off in a bike at 60 kmph when will the owner over take the thief from the start? |
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