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a certain debt will be paid in 52 installments from january 1 to december 31 of a certain year . each of the first 8 payments is to be $ 410 ; each of the remaining payments is to be $ 65 more than each of the first 8 payments . what is the average ( arithmetic mean ) payment that will be made on the debt for the year ?
0general
the sum of the fourth and twelfth term of an arithmetic progression is 20 . what is the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic progression ?
0general
a alone can finish a work in 10 days which b alone can finish in 15 days . if they work together and finish it , then out of a total wages of rs . 3100 , a will get :
1physics
crazy eddie has a key chain factory . eddie managed to decrease the cost of manufacturing his key chains while keeping the same selling price , and thus increased the profit from the sale of each key chain from 40 % of the selling price to 50 % of the selling price . if the manufacturing cost is now $ 50 , what was it before the decrease ?
0general
while driving from a - ville to b - town , harriet drove at a constant speed of 110 kilometers per hour . upon arriving in b - town , harriet immediately turned and drove back to a - ville at a constant speed of 140 kilometers per hour . if the entire trip took 5 hours , how many minutes did it take harriet to drive from a - ville to b - town ?
1physics
if the average of 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 , 12 and x is 7 , what is the value of x ?
0general
a jogger running at 9 km / hr along side a railway track is 200 m ahead of the engine of a 200 m long train running at 45 km / hr in the same direction . in how much time will the train pass the jogger ?
0general
yesterday ' s closing prices of 2,200 different stocks listed on a certain stock exchange were all different from today ' s closing prices . the number of stocks that closed at a higher price today than yesterday was 20 percent greater than the number that closed at a lower price . how many of the stocks closed at a higher price today than yesterday ?
2gain
the dimensions of an open box are 50 cm , 40 cm and 23 cm . its thickness is 2 cm . if 1 cubic cm of metal used in the box weighs 0.5 gms , find the weight of the box .
1physics
two goods trains each 680 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 ?
1physics
mike needs 30 % to pass . if he scored 212 marks and falls short by 25 marks , what was the maximum marks he could have got ?
2gain
if r is the least positive integer that is divisible by every integer from 12 to 16 inclusive , then r / 13 is =
0general
a number is selected at random from the first 30 natural numbers . what is the probability that the number is a multiple of either 5 or 12 ?
4probability
an aeroplane covers a certain distance of 420 kmph in 6 hours . to cover the same distance in 4 2 / 3 hours , it must travel at a speed of ?
1physics
for what value of x between − 5 and 5 , inclusive , is the value of x ^ 2 − 10 x + 16 the greatest ?
0general
what profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price , if by selling at 2 / 3 rd of that price , there would be a loss of 15 % ?
2gain
a boat running up stram takes 5 hours to cover a certain distance , while it takes 8 hours to cover the same distance running down stream . what is the ratio between the speed of the boat and the speed of water current respectively ?
1physics
machine p and machine q are each used to manufacture 880 sprockets . it takes machine p 10 hours longer to produce 880 sprockets than machine q . machine q produces 10 % more sprockets per hour than machine a . how many sprockets per hour does machine a produce ?
2gain
in an examination 35 % of the students passed and 351 failed . how many students appeared for the examination ?
2gain
what is the average of 1200 , 1300 , 1400 , 1510 , 1520 , 1530 , and 1200 ?
0general
if w is 40 percent less than q , q 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
a man rows his boat 70 km downstream and 45 km upstream , taking 2 1 / 2 hours each time . find the speed of the stream ?
1physics
a train passes a station platform in 48 sec and a man standing on the platform in 40 sec . if the speed of the train is 36 km / hr . what is the length of the platform ?
1physics
a particular store purchased a stock of turtleneck sweaters and marked up its cost by 20 % . during the new year season , it further marked up its prices by 25 % of the original retail price . in february , the store then offered a discount of 12 % . what was its profit on the items sold in february ?
2gain
a , b and c enter into partnership . a invests some money at the beginning , b invests double the amount after 6 months , and c invests thrice the amount after 8 months . if the annual gain be rs . 18600 . a ' s share is ?
2gain
a student took 5 papers in an examination , where the full marks were the same for each paper . his marks in these papers were in the proportion of 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 . in all papers together , the candidate obtained 60 % of the total marks . then the number of papers in which he got more than 50 % marks is
0general
if x ¤ y = ( x + y ) ^ 2 - ( x - y ) ^ 2 . then √ 6 ¤ √ 6 =
0general
an investment yields an interest payment of $ 240 each month . if the simple annual interest rate is 9 % , what is the amount of the investment ?
2gain
the inner circumference of a circular race track , 14 m wide , is 440 m . find radius of the outer circle ?
1physics
the average speed of a car is 1 4 / 5 times the avg speed of a bike . a tractor covers 575 km in 25 hrs . how much distance will the car cover in 4 hrs if the speed of the bike is twice speed of the tractor ?
0general
there are 56 lights which are functional and each is controlled by a separate on / off switch . two children x and y start playing with the switches . x starts by pressing every third switch till he reaches the end . y , thereafter , presses every fifth switch till he too reaches the end . if all switches were in off position at the beggining , how many lights are switched on by the end of this operation ?
0general
how many multiples of 5 are there between 5 to 95 ?
0general
the difference between the local value and face value of 7 in the numeral 657903 is :
0general
find the value of b from ( 15 ) ^ 2 x 9 ^ 2 ã · 356 = b .
0general
an order was placed for a carpet whose length and width were in the ratio of 3 : 2 . subsequently , the dimensions of the carpet were altered such that its length and width were in the ratio 1 : 1 but were was no change in its perimeter . what is the ratio of the areas of the carpets ?
3geometry
how many cuboids of length 5 m , width 2 m and height 3 m can be farmed from a cuboid of 18 m length , 15 m width and 2 m height .
1physics
an engineer undertakes a project to build a road 10 km long in 60 days and employs 30 men for the purpose . after 20 days , he finds only 2 km of the road has been completed . find the ( approximate ) number of extra men he must employ to finish the work in time .
1physics
a retailer bought a machine at a wholesale price of $ 81 and later on sold it after a 10 % discount of the retail price . if the retailer made a profit equivalent to 20 % of the whole price , what is the retail price of the machine ?
2gain
1.5 , 2.3 , 3.1 , 3.9 , . . ?
0general
at steel factory , each employee working the second shift produced 2 / 3 as many widgets as each employee working the first shift . if the first shift has 3 / 4 as many employees , what fraction of the total widgets did the second shift produce ?
1physics
a circular swimming pool is surrounded by a concrete wall 4 ft wide . if the area of the concrete wall surrounding the pool is 11 / 25 that of the pool , then the radius of the pool is ?
3geometry
36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days . in how many days will 81 men complete the same work ?
1physics
simplify : 0.2 * 0.4 + 0.6 * 0.8
0general
what is 0.05 percent of 12,356 ?
2gain
15 lts are taken of from a container full of liquid a and replaced with liquid b . again 15 more lts of the mixture is taken and replaced with liquid b . after this process , if the container contains liquid a and b in the ratio 9 : 16 , what is the capacity of the container s ?
0general
a 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2 . 10 litres of the mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once more . at the end of the two removal and replacement , what is the ratio e of milk and water in the resultant mixture ?
0general
an article is bought for rs . 800 and sold for rs . 1200 , find the loss percent ?
2gain
when greenville state university decided to move its fine arts collection to a new library , it had to package the collection in 20 - inch by 20 - inch by 15 - inch boxes . if the university pays $ 0.50 for every box , and if the university needs 3.06 million cubic inches to package the collection , what is the minimum amount the university must spend on boxes ?
0general
diana works 10 hours per day on monday , wednesday and friday , and 15 hours per day on tuesday and thursday . she does not work on saturday and sunday . she earns $ 1800 per week . how much does she earn in dollars per hour ?
1physics
a car travels at a speed of 65 miles per hour . how far will it travel in 8 hours ?
1physics
the mean of 50 observations was 36 . it was found later that an observation 30 was wrongly taken as 23 . the corrected new mean is :
0general
a , b and c invest in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 . the percentage of return on their investments are in the ratio of 6 : 5 : 4 . find the total earnings , if b earns rs . 200 more than a :
0general
the average of first 14 even numbers is ?
0general
a certain rectangular crate measures 12 feet by 16 feet by 18 feet . a cylindrical gas tank is to be made for shipment in the crate and will stand upright when the crate is placed on one of its six faces . what should the radius of the tank be if it is to be of the largest possible volume ?
3geometry
for what values of k will the pair of equations 4 ( 3 x + 4 y ) = 48 and kx + 12 y = 30 does not have a unique solution ?
0general
the sector of a circle has radius of 21 cm and central angle 120 o . find its perimeter ?
1physics
how many different positive integers are factors of 40 ?
5other
a couple married in 1980 had two children , one in 1982 and the other in 1984 . their combined ages will equal the years of the marriage in ?
0general
find the expenditure on digging a well 14 m deep and of 3 m diameter at rs . 19 per cubic meter ?
1physics
at an election 2 candidates are participated and a candidate got 45 % of votes and defeated by 9000 . and 83 votes are invalid . find the total polled votes ?
2gain
after working for 6 days , david was joined by moore . together they completed the remaining job in 3 days . how many days will it take both of them to complete the entire job , given that it would have taken david 12 days to complete the job alone ?
1physics
how long does a train 110 m long running at the speed of 54 km / hr takes to cross a bridge 132 m length ?
1physics
by selling an article at rs . 800 , a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25 % . at what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 35 % ?
2gain
the average weight of 8 people increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 55 kg . what is the weight of the new person ?
0general
the length of a rectangular plot is 10 mtr more than its width . the cost of fencing the plot along its perimeter at the rate of rs . 6.5 mtr is rs . 910 . the perimeter of the plot is ?
3geometry
what is the least number which should be added to 5432 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 5 , 6 , 4 , and 3 ?
0general
two airplanes take off from one airfield at noon . one flies due east at 203 miles per hour while the other flies directly northeast at 283 miles per hour . approximately how many miles apart are the airplanes at 2 p . m . ?
1physics
a man can swim in still water at 6 km / h , but takes twice as long to swim upstream than downstream . the speed of the stream is ?
0general
the population of a town is 10000 . it increases annually at the rate of 20 % p . a . what will be its population after 4 years ?
2gain
a certain roller coaster has 4 cars , and a passenger is equally likely to ride in any 1 of the 4 cars each time that passenger rides the roller coaster . if a certain passenger is to ride the roller coaster 4 times , what is the probability that the passenger will ride in each of the 4 cars ?
0general
what will be the ratio between the area of a rectangle and the area of a triangle with one of the sides of rectangle as base and a vertex on the opposite side of rectangle .
3geometry
the average age of a , b and c is 25 years . if the average age of a and c is 29 years , what is the age of b in years ?
0general
a man walking at the rate of 6 km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 9 seconds the area of the field is
3geometry
in a college the ratio of the numbers of boys to the girls is 8 : 5 . if there are 175 girls , the total number of students in the college is ?
5other
i spend 40 hours a week ( 5 days ) at work and like to organize my time so that i spend an equal number of hours on the two tasks i currently have . currently , i am spending 5 hours a day on task 1 and 3 on task 2 . how many hours a week less do i need to spend on task 1 in order to evenly distribute my time ?
1physics
what is the greatest of 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 27 ?
1physics
the area of a triangle is with base 4 m and height 5 m ?
3geometry
a pharmaceutical company received $ 5 million in royalties on the first $ 20 million in sales of and then $ 10 million in royalties on the next $ 108 million in sales . by approximately what percentage did the ratio of royalties to sales decrease from the first $ 20 million in sales to the next $ 108 million in sales ?
0general
peter brought a scooter for a certain sum of money . he spent 10 % of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of $ 1100 . how much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20 % ?
2gain
10 people can write 55 book in 12 days working 8 hour a day . then in how many day 198 can be written by 48 people ?
1physics
the current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 kmph . a boat goes 12 km and back to the starting point in 2 hours , then find the speed of the boat in still water ?
1physics
a train 200 m long passes a man , running at 5 km / hr in the same direction in which the train is going , in 10 seconds . the speed of the train is :
1physics
to fill a tank , 200 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 four - fifths of its present ?
1physics
if the cost price of 19 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles , what is the percentage of profit or loss that the merchant makes ?
2gain
the mean of 40 observations was 100 . it was found later that an observation 50 was wrongly taken as 75 the corrected new mean is
0general
the entrance fee for a fair is $ 5 for persons under the age of 18 , and 20 % more for persons older . each ride at the fair costs $ 0.50 . if joe goes with her 6 years old twin brothers , and they each took 3 rides in total . how much money does joe end up spending at the fair ?
0general
in the manufacture of a certain product , 7 percent of the units produced are defective and 5 percent of the defective units are shipped for sale . what percent of the units produced are defective units that are shipped for sale ?
2gain
a bag contains 6 red , 5 blue and 2 green balls . if 2 ballsare picked at random , what is the probability that both are red ?
5other
if 1488 / 1.24 = 1200 , then 148.8 / 12.4 is equal to ?
0general
the cross - section of a cannel is a trapezium in shape . if the cannel is 6 m wide at the top and 4 m wide at the bottom and the area of cross - section is 10290 sq m , the depth of cannel is ?
1physics
a girl scout was selling boxes of cookies . in a month , she sold both boxes of chocolate chip cookies ( $ 1.25 each ) and boxes of plain cookies ( $ 0.75 each ) . altogether , she sold 1,585 boxes for a combined value of $ 1 , 586.25 . how many boxes of plain cookies did she sell ?
5other
in what ratio p : q should the mixture p of milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 4 be mixed with another mixture q of milk and water in the ratio 2 : 7 so that the resultant mixture contains equal quantities of milk and water ?
0general
a certain company expects quarterly earnings of $ 0.80 per share of stock , half of which will be distributed as dividends to shareholders while the rest will be used for research and development . if earnings are greater than expected , shareholders will receive an additional $ 0.04 per share for each additional $ 0.10 of per share earnings . if quarterly earnings are $ 1.10 per share , what will be the dividend paid to a person who owns 500 shares of the company ' s stock ?
0general
the positive integers s and t leave remainders of 2 and 3 , respectively , when divided by 6 . s > t . what is the remainder when s – t is divided by 6 ?
0general
what is the remainder when 9 ^ 381 is divided by 5 ?
0general
the sum of ages of 5 children born 2 years different each is 40 years . what is the age of the elder child ?
0general
find large number from below question the difference of two no . is 1365 . on dividing the larger no . by the smaller , we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder ?
0general
the compound interest earned by sunil on a certain amount at the end of two years at the rate of 4 % p . a . was rs . 326.40 . find the total amount that sunil got back at the end of two years in the form of principal plus interest earned .
2gain
if a square mirror has a 20 - inch diagonal , what is the approximate perimeter e of the mirror , in inches ?
3geometry
james and david work at a grocery shop with 6 other workers . for an internal review , 2 of the 6 workers will be randomly chosen to be interviewed . what is the probability that james and david will both be chosen ?
1physics