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the speed of a boat in still water in 22 km / hr and the rate of current is 4 km / hr . the distance travelled downstream in 24 minutes is :
1physics
the present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 45 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 ?
5other
the number of stamps that kaye and alberto had were in the ration of 5 : 3 respectively . after kaye gave alberto 10 of her stamps , the ration of the number of kaye had to the number of alberto had was 3 : 2 . as a result of the gift , kaye had how many more stamps than alberto ?
5other
a certain bacteria colony doubles in size every day for 16 days , at which point it reaches the limit of its habitat and can no longer grow . if two bacteria colonies start growing simultaneously , how many days will it take them to reach the habitat ’ s limit ?
1physics
find the area of the quadrilateral of one of its diagonals is 15 cm and its off sets 6 cm and 4 cm ?
3geometry
the average of 10 numbers is 23 . if each number is increased by 1 , what will the new average be ?
0general
sakshi can do a piece of work in 15 days . tanya is 25 % more efficient than sakshi . the number of days taken by tanya to do the same piece of work :
1physics
an electric pump can fill a tank in 5 hours . because of a leak in the tank , it took 10 hours to fill the tank . if the tank is full , how much time will the leak take to empty it ?
1physics
4 , 6 , 12 , 14 , 28 , 30 , . . ?
0general
a cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds . how much will another cube of the same metal weigh if its sides are twice as long ?
3geometry
working together at their respective constant rates , machine a and machine b can produce 1,600 units in 8 hours . working alone , machine b would complete that same output in 50 % more time . if machine a were to work on its own for an 8 - hour shift , what percent of the 1,600 unit total would it produce ?
2gain
find the value for x from below equation : x / 3 = - 4 ?
0general
a sum of money is sufficient to pay x ' s wages for 36 days and y ' s wages for 45 days . the same money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for ?
0general
length of a rectangular plot is 16 mtr more than its breadth . if the cost of fencing the plot at 26.50 per meter is rs . 5300 , what is the length of the plot in mtr ?
1physics
at what price must an article costing rs . 75 be marked in order that after deducting 5 % from the list price . it may be sold at a profit of 25 % on the cost price ?
2gain
two stations a and b are 155 km apart on a straight line . one train starts from a at 7 a . m . and travels towards b at 20 kmph . another train starts from b at 8 a . m . and travels towards a at a speed of 25 kmph . at what time will they meet ?
1physics
each week , harry is paid x dollars per hour for the first 12 hours and 1.5 x dollars for each additional hour worked that week . each week , james is paid x dollars per per hour for the first 40 hours and 2 x dollars for each additional hour worked that week . last week james worked a total of 41 hours if harry and ja...
0general
if the volume of two cubes are in the ratio 64 : 1 , the ratio of their edges is :
3geometry
a , b and c play a cricket match . the ratio of the runs scored by them in the match is a : b = 5 : 3 and b : c = 5 : 2 . if the total runs scored by all of them are 60 , the runs scored by b are ?
0general
a van takes 6 hours to cover a distance of 180 km . how much should the speed in kmph be maintained to cover the same direction in 3 / 2 th of the previous time ?
1physics
find the principal which yields a simple interest of rs . 20 and compound interest of rs . 30 in two years , at the same percent rate per annum ?
2gain
a can do a work in 40 days , b in 60 days . a alone start the work after 10 days he left work . in how many days b can finish the work ?
1physics
a certain university will select 1 of 4 candidates eligible to fill a position in the mathematics department and 2 of 7 candidates eligible to fill 2 identical positions in the computer science department . if none of the candidates is eligible for a position in both departments , how many different sets of 3 candidate...
5other
each factor of 150 is inscribed on its own plastic ball , and all of the balls are placed in a jar . if a ball is randomly selected from the jar , what is the probability that the ball is inscribed with a multiple of 15 ?
5other
15.03 Γ£ β€” 0.01 = ?
0general
12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days , while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days . 6 men start working on the job and after working for 2 days , all of them stopped working . how many women should be put on the job to complete the remaining work , if it is to be completed in 3 days .
1physics
mr . kramer , the losing candidate in a two - candidate election , received 942,568 votes , which was exactly 20 percent of all votes cast . approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast ?
0general
in a mixture 60 litres , the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1 . if this ratio is to be 1 : 2 , then the quanity of water to be further added is :
0general
a tap can fill a tank in 16 hours . after half the tank is filled , 3 more similar taps are opened . what is the total time taken to fill the tank completely ?
1physics
the sale price sarees listed for rs . 600 after successive discount is 20 % and 5 % is ?
2gain
a reduction of 25 % in the price of oil enables a house wife to obtain 5 kgs more for rs . 700 , what is the reduced price for kg ?
2gain
robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point a at 2 p . m . if he travels at 10 kmph , he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph . at what speed must he travel to reach a at 1 p . m . ?
1physics
the average of 10 consecutive integers is 16 . then , 9 is deducted from the first consecutive number , 8 is deducted from the second , 7 is deducted form the third , and so on until the last number which remains unchanged . what is the new average ?
0general
after 2 games , team b had an average of 61.5 points per game . if it got only 47 points in game 3 , how many more points does it need to score to get its total above 500 ?
0general
calculate the number of bricks , each measuring 25 cm * 15 cm * 8 cm required to construct a wall of dimensions 10 m * 4 m * 5 m when 10 % of its volume is occupied by mortar ?
1physics
a class has a ratio of 3 : 6 : 7 of children with red hair , blonde hair and black hair respectively . if the class has 9 kids with red hair , how many kids are in the class ?
5other
a certain club has 10 members , including parry . one of the 10 members is chosen at random to be the president , one of the remaining 9 members is to be chosen at random to be the secretary , and one of the remaining 8 members is to be chosen at random to be the treasurer . what is the probability that parry will be e...
4probability
a millionaire bought a job lot of hats 1 / 4 of which were brown . the millionaire sold 2 / 3 of the hats including 4 / 5 of the brown hats . what fraction of the unsold hats were brown .
0general
if three machines working at the same rate can do 3 / 4 of a job in 30 minutes , how many minutes would it take two machines working at the same rate to do 3 / 5 of the job ?
1physics
{ ( 481 + 426 ) 2 - 4 x 481 x 426 } = ?
0general
working together at their respective constant rates , machine a and machine b can produce 900 units in 8 hours . working alone , machine b would complete that same output in 50 % more time . if machine a were to work on its own for an 8 - hour shift , what percent of the 900 unit total would it produce ?
2gain
sum of the squares of 3 no . ' s is 138 and the sum of their products taken two at a time is 131 . find the sum ?
0general
a not - so - good clockmaker has four clocks on display in the window . clock # 1 loses 10 minutes every hour . clock # 2 gains 15 minutes every hour relative to clock # 1 ( i . e . , as clock # 1 moves from 12 : 00 to 1 : 00 , clock # 2 moves from 12 : 00 to 1 : 15 ) . clock # 3 loses 20 minutes every hour relative to...
1physics
if x and y are positive integers and 11 + x + y + xy = 25 , what is the value of x + y ?
0general
a 6000 liter tank , half - full of water is being filled from a pipe with a flow rate of 1 kiloliter every 2 minutes . at the same time , the tank is losing water from two drains at a rate of 1 kiloliter every 4 minutes and every 6 minutes . how many minutes does it take to fill the tank completely ?
1physics
rs . 1040 is divided amongst a , b , c so that 2 times a ' s share , 3 times b ' s share and 4 times c ' s share are all equal . find a ' s share ?
0general
salesperson a ' s compensation for any week is $ 300 plus 6 percent of the portion of a ' s total sales above $ 1,000 for that week . salesperson b ' s compensation for any week is 8 percent of b ' s total sales for that week . for what amount of total weekly sales would both salespeople earn the same compensation ?
0general
if the number is decreased by 5 and divided by 7 the result is 7 . what would be the result if 6 is subtracted and divided by 8 ?
0general
( x + 5 ) is a factor in x ^ 2 - mx - 40 . what is the value of m ?
0general
in a rectangular coordinate system , what is the area of a quadrilateral whose vertices have the coordinates ( 4 , - 3 ) , ( 4 , 7 ) , ( 10 , 4 ) , ( 10 , - 7 ) ?
3geometry
a sum is divided among b , c and d in such a way that for each rupee b gets , c gets 150 paisa and d gets 50 paisa . if the share of c is rs . 40 , what is the total amount ?
0general
find the average marks of all the students in 2 separate classes , if the average marks of students in the first class of 58 students is 67 and that of another class of 52 students is 82 .
0general
four horses are tethered at four corners of a square plot of side 63 metres so that they just can not reach one another . the area left ungrazed is :
3geometry
mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3 . if 7 liters of water is added to the mixture , the ratio becomes 4 : 5 . find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture .
0general
find the value of 1 / ( 3 + 1 / ( 3 + 1 / ( 3 - 1 / 3 ) ) ) ?
0general
18 men can complete a piece of work in 20 days . in how many days can 15 men complete that piece of work ?
1physics
the market value of a 10.5 % stock , in which an income of rs . 756 is derived by investing rs . 9000 , brokerage being 1 / 4 % , is :
2gain
a dog takes 2 leaps for every 3 leaps of a hare . if one leap of the dog is equal to 5 leaps of the hare , the ratio of the speed of the dog to that of the hare is :
5other
if a 10 percent deposit that has been paid toward the purchase of a certain product is $ 55 , how much more remains to be paid ?
0general
if two times of the daughter ’ s age in years is included to the mother ’ s age , the total is 70 and if two times of the mother ’ s age is included to the daughter ’ s age , the total is 95 . so the mother ’ s age is ,
0general
an auto assembly plant performs 6 functions with each frame that arrives : add axles , add wheels to the axles , install the windshield to the frame , install the instrument panel , install the steering wheel , and install the interior seating . once those 6 tasks are performed , each car goes to a separate building fo...
0general
a and b put in rs . 300 and rs . 400 respectively into a business . a reinvests into the business his share of the first year ' s profit of rs . 140 where as b does not . in what ratio should they divide the second year ' s profit ?
2gain
the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum at 10 % per annum for 2 years is $ 631 . find the sum ?
2gain
what is the smallest number which when diminished by 16 , is divisible 4 , 6 , 8 and 10 ?
0general
in a room with 10 people , 6 people have exactly 1 friend in the room and 5 people have exactly 2 friends in the room ( assuming that friendship is a mutual relationship , i . e . if jane is paul ' s friend , paul is jane ' s friend ) . if two individuals are selected from the room at random , what is the probability t...
0general
there are 4 people of different heights standing in order of increasing height . the difference is 2 inches between the first person and the second person , and also between the second person and the third person . the difference between the third person and the fourth person is 6 inches and the average height is 79 . ...
0general
a not - so - good clockmaker has four clocks on display in the window . clock # 1 loses 17 minutes every hour . clock # 2 gains 15 minutes every hour relative to clock # 1 ( i . e . , as clock # 1 moves from 12 : 00 to 1 : 00 , clock # 2 moves from 12 : 00 to 1 : 15 ) . clock # 3 loses 20 minutes every hour relative to...
1physics
if both 5 ^ 3 and 3 ^ 4 are factors of n x ( 2 ^ 5 ) x ( 12 ^ 2 ) x ( 7 ^ 3 ) x ( 10 ^ 2 ) , what is the smallest possible positive value of n ?
5other
the profit earned by selling an article for 812 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for 448 . what should be the sale price of the article for making 50 per cent profit ?
2gain
if w is 40 percent less than e , e is 40 percent less than y , and z is 46 percent less than y , then z is greater than w by what percent of w ?
2gain
what is the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand when the time is 1540 hours ?
1physics
what is the sum of the multiples of 3 from 33 to 60 , inclusive ?
0general
3 people each took 5 tests . if the ranges of their scores in the 5 practice tests were 15 , 25 and 30 , what is the minimum possible range in scores of the 3 test - takers ?
0general
a goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 270 m long platform in 26 seconds . what is the length of the goods train ?
1physics
rebecca ' s annual income is $ 15000 and jimmy ' s annual income is $ 18000 . by how much must rebecca ' s annual income increase so that it constitutes 50 % of rebecca and jimmy ' s combined income ?
0general
a cubic object 3 ' ' x 3 ' ' x 3 ' ' is painted blue on all the outside surfaces , including the top and bottom . if the cube is cut into 27 cubes of 1 ' ' x 1 ' ' x 1 ' ' , how many 1 ' ' cubes do have any painted surfaces ?
3geometry
the ratio of ages of aman , bren , and charlie are in the ratio 5 : 8 : 7 respectively . if 8 years ago , the sum of their ages was 76 , what will be the age of charlie 10 years from now ?
0general
how many of the positive factors of 17 are not factors of 34 ?
5other
rectangle a has sides a and b , and rectangle b has sides c and d . if a / c = b / d = 3 / 5 , what is the ratio of rectangle a ’ s area to rectangle b ’ s area ?
3geometry
j is faster than p . j and p each walk 24 km . sum of the speeds of j and p is 7 kmph . sum of time taken by them is 14 hours . then j speed is equal to
1physics
2 ^ 8 Γ— 39 + 31 = ?
0general
a river 5 m deep and 35 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 kmph , calculate the amount of water that runs into the sea per minute ?
1physics
on a certain road 10 % of the motorists exceed the posted speed limit and receive speeding tickets , but 15 % of the motorists who exceed the posted speed limit do not receive speeding tickets . what percent of the motorists on the road exceed the posted speed limit ?
2gain
a train passes a station platform in 36 sec and a man standing on the platform in 23 sec . if the speed of the train is 54 km / hr . what is the length of the platform ?
1physics
the area of a square field is 4802 m ( power ) 2 the length of its diagonal is :
3geometry
for any positive number x , the function [ x ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x . for example , [ 1 ] = 1 , [ 1.567 ] = 1 and [ 1.999 ] = 1 . if k is a positive integer such that k ^ 2 is divisible by 45 and 80 , what is the units digit of k ^ 3 / 4000 ?
0general
in the faculty of reverse - engineering , 100 second year students study numeric methods , 100 second year students study automatic control of airborne vehicles and 25 second year students study them both . how many students are there in the faculty if the second year students are approximately 50 % of the total ?
0general
the probability that a computer company will get a computer hardware contract is 3 / 4 and the probability that it will not get a software contract is 3 / 5 . if the probability of getting at least one contract is 5 / 6 , what is the probability that it will get both the contracts ?
5other
a man sitting in a train which is travelling at 60 kmph observes that a goods train , travelling in opposite direction , takes 9 seconds to pass him . if the goods train is 280 m long , find its speed ?
1physics
a straight line in the xy - plane has slope 2 . on this line the x - coordinate of the point is 300 and y - coordinate is 900 then what is the y intercept of the plane ?
0general
a marketing survey of anytown found that the ratio of trucks to sedans to motorcycles was 3 : 7 : 2 , respectively . given that there are 11,200 sedans in anytown , how many motorcycles are there ?
5other
to fill a tank , 25 buckets of water is required . how many buckets of water will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two - fifth of its present ?
1physics
the walker 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 20 miles per hour . the cyclist stops to wait for the hiker 5 minutes after passing her , while the walker continues to walk at her constant rate , how many minutes must the cyclist wa...
1physics
a train traveled the first d miles of its journey it an average speed of 60 miles per hour , the next d miles of its journey at an average speed of y miles per hour , and the final d miles of its journey at an average speed of 160 miles per hour . if the train ’ s average speed over the total distance was 94 miles per ...
1physics
what is the total number of positive integers that are less than 1000 and that have no positive factor in common with 1000 other than 1 ?
0general
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 . 13000 , then find the annual income of a ?
5other
3 * 13 + 3 * 14 + 3 * 17 + 11 = ?
0general
in mrs . susna ' s class , 1 / 4 of her students are getting an a , 1 / 2 are getting a b , 1 / 8 are getting a c , 1 / 12 are getting a d , and 1 / 24 are getting a f . what fraction of mrs . susna ' s class getting a passing grade of c or higher .
0general
the area of the house of a hall is 20 m 2 that of a longer wall 10 m 2 and of the shorter wall 8 m 2 , find the edge of the new cube ?
3geometry
there is a 45 cm line marked at each centimeter and an insect is placed at every centimeter . 9 frogs are trained to jump a constant distance . the first one jumps 2 cm in every leap , the second one jumps 3 cm and so on until the 9 th one jumps 10 cm in every leap and they eat any insect that is available at that spot...
1physics