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If 15 and 20 are the lengths of two sides of a triangular region, which of the following can be the length of the third side?
I. 10
II. 20
III. 40 |
A train of 35 carriages, each of 60 meters length, when an engine also of 60 meters length is running at a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will the train cross a bridge 1.5 km long? |
A car traveling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. What is the actual speed of the car? |
A bag marked at $125 is sold for $120. The rate of discount is? |
There are r red marbles, b blue marbles and w white marbles in a bag. Write the ratio of the number of blue marbles to the total number of marbles in terms of r, b and w. |
If u, v, and w are three different positive integers whose sum is prime, which of the following statements could be true? |
The 106th term of the series a, b , b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d, e, e, e, e, e, .... is |
A person took some amount with some interest for 2 years, but increase the interest for 1%, he paid Rs.140/- extra, then how much amount he took? |
What is the ratio of 4/7 to the product 3*(7/3)? |
A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is: |
How many natural numbers are there between 23 and 100 which are exactly divisible by 6 ? |
The present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 70 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teachers would then be 25 to 1. What is the present number of teachers? |
workers decided to raise Rs.3 lacs by equal contribution from each. Had they contributed Rs.50 eachextra, the contribution would have been Rs.3.60 lacs . How many workers were they? |
If |b| ≥ 1 and x= -| a| b, then which one of the following is necessarily true? |
Mr. loyd wants to fence his Square shaped land of 120Sqft each side.If a pole is laid every 12ft how many poles do he need? |
In a zoo, the ratio of the number of cheetahs to the number of pandas is 1 : 3 and was the same five years ago. If the increase in the number of cheetahs in the zoo since then is 3, then what is the increase in the number of pandas? |
The area of a circle is increased by 800%. By what percent has the radius of the circle increased? |
A pilotless cargo carrier brings water, air and dry food to a space station. A third of the cargo's weight is water and the ratio, by weight, of air to dry food is 2:3. If the cargo contains 1,800 pounds of water, how many pounds of air does it contain? |
John found that the average of 15 numbers is 40. If 11 is added to each number then the mean of number is? |
Two identical machines have the ability to produce both nuts and bolts. However, it takes 1 second to produce a bolt but 2 seconds to produce a nut. What is the fastest the two machines, working together, can produce 1,800 nuts and 1,800 bolts? |
Vanessa, Mike and Sarah have missed a total of 17 days of school this year. Vanessa and Mike have missed 14 days total, and Mike and Sarah have missed 12 days total. How many days of school did Vanessa miss alone? |
Suzie’s Discount Footwear sells all pairs of shoes for one price and all pairs of boots for another price. On Monday the store sold 22 pairs of shoes and 16 pairs of boots for $540. On Tuesday the store sold 8 pairs of shoes and 32 pairs of boots for $720. How much more do pairs of boots cost than pairs of shoes at Suzie’s Discount Footwear? |
Molly's age in 18 years will be five times her age six years ago. What is Molly's present age? |
Find large number from below question The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder |
What is the difference between the local value of 1 and 2 in the number 2124? |
The average age of 10 men increases by 2 years when two women are included in place of two men of ages 10 and 12 years. Find the average age of the women? |
Gambling with 4 dice, what is the probability of getting an even sum? |
How many seconds will a 500 meter long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr? |
Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 60 and 40 kmph, take 50 seconds to cross each other while they are running in the same direction. What time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite directions? |
The ratio of 4 seconds to 8 hours |
At the end of the first quarter, the share price of a certain mutual fund was 25 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the year. At the end of the second quarter, the share price was 55 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the year. What was the percent increase in the share price from the end of the first quarter to the end of the second quarter? |
21 ball numbered 1 to 21. A ballis drawn and then another ball is drawn without replacement. |
What is the HCF of 2/3, 4/15 and 6/5 |
The ratio of cost price to the market price of an article is 4: 5. What is the profit percentage if the ratio of the profit percentage on selling the article to the discount allowed on it is 5: 4? |
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? |
A boat can move upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, then the speed of the current is? |
A jogger is running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 meters ahead of the engine of a 120 meters long train . The train is running at 45 kmph in the same direction. how much time does it take for the train to pass the jogger? |
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? |
80 is divided into two parts in such a way that seventh part of first and ninth part of second are equal. Find the smallest part? |
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? |
Working simultaneously at their respective constant rates, Machines A and B produce 800 nails in x hours. Working alone at its constant rate, Machine A produces 800 nails in e hours. In terms of x and e, how many hours does it take Machine B, working alone at its constant rate, to produce 800 nails? |
A boat can travel with a speed of 24 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 56 km downstream |
A, B, C together started a business. A invested Rs.1000 for 5 months B invested Rs.1500 for 6 months and C Rs.2000 for 3 months. If they get a total profit of Rs.3000. Find the share of A? |
Rs.320 contained in a box consists of one rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paisa coins in the ratio 4:5:6. What is the number of 25 paisa coins? |
Tough and Tricky questions: Work/Rate Problems.
If it takes 70 workers 3 hours to disassemble the exhibition rides at a small amusement park, how many hours would it take 15 workers to do this same job? |
Tom found a box of 220 baseball cards. Being a thoughtful older brother, he wanted to save at least 40 percent of the cards for himself and split the remaining cards evenly among his 4 younger brothers. What is the lowest possible number of cards that Tom can save for himself that will also allow each of his 4 younger brothers to get an equal number of cards? |
A train passes a man standing on the platform. If the train is 130 meters long and its speed is 72 kmph, how much time it took in doing so? |
In an election between two candidates, 10% of votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got 1800 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes . The total number of votes enrolled in that election was? |
John had a stock of 1000 books in his bookshop. He sold 20 on Monday, 120 on Tuesday, 200 on Wednesday,250 on Thursday and 300 on Friday. What percentage of the books were not sold? |
There are cats got together and decided to kill the mice of 999919. Each cat kills equal number of mice and each cat kills more number of mice than cats there were. Then what are the number of cats? |
In an election between two candidates, 75 % of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of votes. |
Two trains which have lengths of 150 m are running on the same parallel lines in opposite directions with the speed of 80 kmph and 70 kmph respectively. In what time will they cross each other completely? |
In the parking lot there are 38 vehicles, 21 of them are buses, and the rest are cars. The color of 23 vehicles is red, of which 15 are buses. How many cars can be found in the parking lot which are not colored red? |
A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income? |
On a certain plane, 2/5 of the passengers speak Hindi and 3/4 speak Hebrew. If all of the passengers on the plane speak at least one of these languages, what is the smallest number of passengers that could be on the plane? |
The true discount on Rs. 2562 due 4 months hence is Rs. 122. The rate percent is? |
In a particular 100 meter race, 4 athletes are participating that are numbered 1-4. In how many ways can athlete #4 finish ahead of #2 provided there's no tie among the athletes? |
There are 4 more women than there are men on a local co-ed softball team. If there are a total of 20 players on the team, what is the ratio of men to women? |
How much greater is the combined area in square inches of the front and back of a rectangular sheet of paper measuring 11 inches by 13 inches than that of a rectangular sheet of paper measuring 6.5 inches by 11 inches? |
Sudhir started a business with Rs.20,000 and after 8 months Ravi joined him with Rs.60,000. If they get a profit of Rs.28000 then ratio of their shares will be |
The amount of time that three people worked on a special project was in the ratio of 4 to 3 to 5. If the project took 120 hours, how many more hours did the hardest working person work than the person who worked the least? |
Certain stocks in January were 10% less than they were in February and 20% greater than they were in March. What was the percentage decrease in the stocks from February to March? |
If a man walks at the rate of 5 kmph, he misses a train by 7 minutes. However, if he walks at the rate of 6 kmph, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. Find the distance covered by him to reach the station. |
A, B and C shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 14 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments? |
a father is 5 times as faster as son in doing a work. Father completes a particular work in 40 days before son.If both of them work together in how many days can they complete the work? |
The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. The surface area increases by? |
the hiker walking at a constant rate of 4 miles per hour is passed by a cyclist traveling in the same direction along the same path at 15 miles per hour. the cyclist stops to wait for the hiker 5 minutes after passing her, while the hiker continues to walk at her constant rate, how many minutes must the cyclist wait until the hiker catches up? |
Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 17 minutes respectively. Both are opened together, but at the end of 3 minutes the first is turned off. How much longer will the cistern take to fill? |
If 4 (A's capital) = 6 (B's capital) = 10 (C's capital), then out of a profit of Rs. 930, C will receive |
Two numbers are in the ratio of 5:7. If 25 be subtracted from each, they are in the ratio of 35:59. Find the numbers? |
Three persons A, B and C divide a certain amount of money such that A's share is Rs.4 less than half of the total amount. B's share is Rs.8 more than half of what is left and finally C takes the which is Rs.14. Find the total amount they initially had with them? |
A student chose a number, multiplied it by 5, then subtracted 138 from the result and got 102. What was the number he chose? |
A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current? |
Let S be the set of values which can be written as the sum of 5 consecutive perfect squares.
What is the smallest element of S which is divisible by 17? |
Joe went on a diet 4 months ago when he weighed 212 pounds. If he now weighs 188 pounds and continues to lose at the same average monthly rate, in approximately how many months will he weigh 160 pounds? |
At a recent small town election for mayor a total of 975 votes were cast for the four candidates, the winner exceeding his opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes, respectively. How many votes were cast for the candidate in fourth place? |
Find the value of x from the below equation? : x^2-16 = 0 |
The compounded ratio of (2 : 3), (6: 11) and (11 :2) is : |
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 90 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 84 km/hr. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour? |
In how many ways can the letters of the word ABCdef be rearranged such that the lower case letters always appear together? |
Positive Integer A gives the remainder of 9 when divided by another positive Integer B. If A/B = 47.45, what is the value of B? |
If Mason is now twice as old as Gunther was 5 years ago, and G is Gunther's current age in years, which of the following represents the sum of Mason and Gunther's ages 10 years from now? |
A sum of Rs. 1000 amounts to Rs. 1200 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest? |
If a(a - 6) = 7and b(b -6) = 7, where a ≠ b, then a + b = |
Molly is rolling a number cube with faces numbered 1 to 6 repeatedly. When she receives a 2, she will stop rolling the cube. What is the probability that Molly will roll the die less than 3 times before stopping? |
On a Monday in a certain restaurant, 30 percent of the 180 customers ordered the daily special. On Tuesday, only 10 percent of the 120 customers ordered the special. For the two days combined, what percent of the customers ordered the daily special? |
Find large number from below question The difference of two numbers is 1015. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 9 as quotient and the 15 as remainder |
Albert buys 4 horses and 9 cows for Rs. 13,400. If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at 20% profit, then he earns a total profit of Rs. 1880. The cost of a horse is: |
Three coins are tossed. Find the probability of at most 2 tails ? |
A trader marked the selling price of an article at 40% above the cost price. At the time of selling, he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed a discount of : |
The price of an item is discounted 10 percent on day 1 of a sale. On day 2, the item is discounted another 10 percent, and on day 3, it is discounted an additional 30 percent. The price of the item on day 3 is what percentage of the sale price on day 1? |
Two friends P & Q started a business investing amounts in the ratio of 5 : 6. R joined them after six months investing an amount equal to that of Q’s amount. At the end of the year 28% profit was earned which was equal to 98,000. What was the amount invested by R? |
A man sold 20 articles for $60 and gained 20%. How many articles should he sell for $40 to incur a loss 20%? |
If three people (A,B,C) want to raise $30000.00 capital to start a business as below: A raises half the amount of B and C raises 3 times the amount of A, how much A will raise? |
In a room filled with 6 people, all 6 people have exactly 2 siblings in the room. If two individuals are selected from the room at random, what is the probability that those two individuals are NOT siblings? |
What is the sum of the greatest common factor and the lowest common multiple of 72 and 36? |
The timing of a college is from 12 p.m to 4.20 p.m. Six lectures are held in the given duration and a break of 5 minutes after each lecture is given to the students. Find the duration of each lecture. |
The length of the room is 10m and width is 20m. Find the cost of paving the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs.400 per sq meter? |
I bought two books; for Rs.480. I sold one at a loss of 15% and other at a gain of 19% and then I found each book was sold at the same price. Find the cost of the book sold at a gain ? |
10% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 2907, how much was it in the beginning? |
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