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a man can row at 5 kmph in still water . if the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a plce and come back , how far is the place ?
1physics
a box contains 24 electric bulbs , out of which 4 are defective . two bulbs are chosen at random from this box . the probability that at least one of these is defective is
4probability
one side of a rectangular field is 15 m and one of its diagonals is 17 m . find the area of the field in meter square
3geometry
in a sample of christ college students , 30 percent are third year students and 90 percent are not second - year students . what fraction of those students who are not third - year students are second - year students ?
2gain
an electric pump can fill a tank in 3 hours . because of a leak in the tank , it took 12 hours to fill the tank . if the tank is full , how much time will the leak take to empty it ?
1physics
in a school of 800 students , 45 % wear blue shirts , 23 % wear red shirts , 15 % wear green shirts , and the remaining students wear other colors . how many students wear other colors ( not blue , not red , not green ) ?
2gain
what is the hcf of 2 / 3 , 4 / 12 and 6 / 5
0general
michelle deposited a certain sum of money in a savings account on july 1 st , 2007 . she earns an 10 % interest compounded semiannually . the sum of money in the account on december 31 st , 2009 is approximately what percent of the initial deposit ?
2gain
john want to buy a $ 100 trouser at the store , but he think it â € ™ s too expensive . finally , it goes on sale for $ 70 . what is the percent decrease ?
0general
the average salary of all the workers in a workshop is rs . 8000 . the average salary of 7 technicians is rs . 10000 and the average salary of the rest is rs . 6000 . the total number of workers in the workshop is :
0general
a picture is copied onto a sheet of paper 8.5 inches by 10 inches . a 1.5 inch margin is left all around . what area in square inches does the picture cover ?
3geometry
a cistern 9 m long and 6 m wide contains water up to a breadth of 2 m 25 cm . find the total area of the wet surface .
1physics
a tailor trims 4 feet from opposite edges of a square piece of cloth , and 3 feet from the other two edges . if 120 square feet of cloth remain , what was the length of a side of the original piece of cloth ?
3geometry
in a company , 54 percent of the employees are men . if 60 percent of the employees are unionized and 70 percent of these are men , what percent of the non - union employees are women ?
2gain
10 women can complete a work in 7 days & 10 children take 14 days to complete the work . how many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work ?
1physics
5 n + 7 > 12 and 7 n - 5 < 44 ; n must be between which numbers ?
0general
the total cost of a vacation was divided among 3 people . if the total cost of the vacation had been divided equally among 4 people , the cost per person would have been $ 30 less . what was the total cost cost of the vacation ?
0general
a survey was sent to 75 customers , 7 of whom responded . then the survey was redesigned and sent to another 60 customers , 9 of whom responded . by approximately what percent did the response rate increase from the original survey to the redesigned survey ?
2gain
mary ' s income is 60 % more than tim ' s income and tim ' s income is 20 % less than juan ' s income . what % of juan ' s income is mary ' s income .
0general
a train 125 m long passes a man , running at 9 km / hr in the same direction in which the train is going , in 10 seconds . the speed of the train is ?
1physics
steve traveled the first 2 hours of his journey at 40 mph and the last 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph . what is his average speed of travel for the entire journey ?
1physics
a brick measures 20 cm * 10 cm * 7.5 cm how many bricks will be required for a wall 25 m * 2 m * 0.75 m ?
1physics
the ratio of the incomes of a and b is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2 . if at the end of the year , each saves $ 1600 then the income of a is ?
5other
a wooden box of dimensions 8 m x 7 m x 6 m is to carry rectangularboxes of dimensions 8 cm x 7 cm x 6 cm . the maximum number ofboxes that can be carried in the wooden box , is
1physics
two passenger trains start at the same hour in the day from two different stations and move towards each other at the rate of 16 kmph and 19 kmph respectively . when they meet , it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more than the other one . the distance between the two stations is ?
1physics
the speed of the boat in still water in 12 kmph . it can travel downstream through 60 kms in 3 hrs . in what time would it cover the same distance upstream ?
1physics
if there are 200 questions in a 3 hr examination . among these questions are 25 type a problems , which requires twice as much as time be spent than the rest of the type b problems . how many minutes should be spent on type a problems ?
0general
the size of a television screen is given as the length of the screen ' s diagonal . if the screens were flat , then the area of a square 20 - inch screen would be how many square inches greater than the area of a square 18 - inch screen ?
3geometry
in a group of 8 engineers , 3 engineers have a phd degree ; the others have only an ms or bs degree . a team of 3 engineers is to be chosen which must have at least 1 engineer with a phd , how many different teams can be chosen ?
5other
in the standard formulation of a flavored drink the ratio by volume of flavoring to corn syrup to water is 1 : 12 : 30 . in the sport formulation , the ratio of flavoring to corn syrup is three times as great as in the standard formulation , and the ratio of flavoring to water is half that of the standard formulation . if a large bottle of the sport formulation contains 4 ounces of corn syrup , how many ounces of water does it contain ?
5other
in an election between two candidates , the winner has a margin of 20 % of the votes polled . if 1000 people change their mind and vote for the loser , the loser would have won by a margin of 20 % of the votes polled . find the total number of votes polled in the election ?
2gain
there are 600 students in a school . the ratio of boys and girls in this school is 3 : 5 . find the total of girls & boys are there in this school ?
5other
8 is 2 % of a , and 2 is 8 % of b . c equals b / a . what is the value of c ?
0general
a certain psychologist charges $ 30 more for the first hour of therapy than for each additional hour . if the total charge to a patient who receives 5 hours of therapy is $ 400 , what is the total charge to a patient who receives only 3 hours of therapy ?
0general
in a race , the speeds of a and b are in the ratio 3 : 4 . a takes 30 minutes more than b to reach the destination . the time taken by a to reach the destination is ?
1physics
by selling an article at rs . 800 , a profit of 25 % is made . find its cost price ?
2gain
kanul spent $ 500 in buying raw materials , $ 400 in buying machinery and 10 % of the total amount he had as cash with him . what was the total amount ?
2gain
the area of one square is x ^ 2 + 8 x + 16 and the area of another square is 4 x ^ 2 − 20 x + 25 . if the sum of the perimeters of both squares is 44 , what is the value of x ?
0general
what is the probability of getting exactly three heads on five flips of a fair coin ?
4probability
simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 10 % per annum is half the compound interest on rs . 3000 for 3 years at 12 % per annum . the sum placed on simple interest is
2gain
in a certain lottery , the probability that a number between 14 and 20 , inclusive , is drawn is 1 / 6 . if the probability that a number 14 or larger is drawn is 2 / 3 , what is the probability that a number less than or equal to 20 is drawn ?
0general
x is the product of each integer from 1 to 50 , inclusive and y = 100 ^ k , where k is an integer . what is the greatest value of k for which y is a factor of x ?
0general
in a can , there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3 : 7 . if it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk the can would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 4 : 7 . find the capacity of the can ?
0general
dawson and henry are in a relay race . dawson runs the first leg of the course in 38 seconds . henry runs the second leg of the course in 7 seconds . what was the average time they took to run a leg of the course ?
0general
if 1500 is increased by 20 % , and then reduced by y % , yielding 1080 , what is y ?
2gain
if a is thrice as fast as b and together can do a work in 24 days . in how many days a alone can do the work ?
1physics
the figure above shows the dimensions of a semicircular cross section of a one - way tunnel . the single traffic lane is 12 feet wide and is equidistant from the sides of the tunnel . if vehicles must clear the top of the tunnel by at least ½ foot when they are inside the traffic lane , what should be the limit u on the height of vehicles that are allowed to use the tunnel ?
1physics
find the product of the local value and absolute value of 4 in 20468 ?
0general
a train 500 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds . what is the speed of the train is ?
1physics
a and b invests rs . 3000 and rs . 4000 respectively in a business . if a doubles his capital after 6 months . in what ratio should a and b divide that year ' s profit ?
2gain
we have boxes colored either red or blue . in each blue box there is a fixed number of blueberries . in each red box there is a fixed number of strawberries . if we dispose of one blue box for one additional red box , the total number of berries would increase by 30 , and the difference between the total number of strawberries and the total number of blueberries would increase by 100 . each blue box contains how many blueberries ?
0general
there are an average of 117 jellybeans in each of 34 bags of various sizes . after adding another bag , the average number of jellybeans per bag increases by 7 . how many jellybeans are in the new bag ?
0general
a student has to obtain 33 % of the total marks to pass . he got 175 marks and failed by 89 marks . the maximum marks are ?
0general
a solution of 90 litres contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : x . if 10 litres of water is added to the solution , the ratio becomes 3 : 2 , find the value of x ?
0general
a rectangle has a perimeter of 176 inches . the length of the rectangle is 8 inches more than its width . what is the area of the rectangle ?
3geometry
in an election between the two candidates , the candidates who gets 70 % of votes polled is winned by 240 vote ’ s majority . what is the total number of votes polled ?
2gain
in covering a distance of 42 km , abhay takes 2 hours more than sameer . if abhay doubles his speed , then he would take 1 hour less than sameer . abhay ' s speed is :
1physics
a store sells chairs and tables . if the price of 2 chairs and 1 table is 60 % of the price of 1 chair and 2 tables , and the price of 1 table and 1 chair is $ 96 , what is the price , in dollars , of 1 table ? ( assume that every chair has the same price and every table has the same price . )
2gain
the length of the bridge , which a train 140 meters long and travelling at 45 km / hr can cross in 30 seconds , is ?
1physics
maths , physics and chemistry books are stored on a library shelf that can accommodate 25 books . currently , 20 % of the shelf spots remain empty . there are twice as many maths books as physics books and the number of physics books is 4 greater than that of chemistry books . among all the books , 12 books are soft cover and the remaining are hard - cover . if there are a total of 7 hard - cover books among the maths and physics books . what is the probability t , that a book selected at random is either a hard cover book or a chemistry book ?
0general
evaluate : 86 x 863 - 86 x 237
0general
a man complete a journey in 40 hours . he travels first half of the journey at the rate of 20 km / hr and second half at the rate of 30 km / hr . find the total journey in km .
1physics
a large box contains 19 small boxes and each small box contains 25 chocolate bars . how many chocolate bars are in the large box ?
0general
a store has 10 bottles of juice , including 6 bottles of apple juice . in the evening , 6 bottles of juice are sold one by one . what is the probability of selling 4 bottles of apple juice among the 6 bottles ? assume that every bottle has an equal chance of being bought .
4probability
in a class of 50 students , 18 take chorus , 26 take band , and 2 take both chorus and band . how many students in the class are not enrolled in either chorus or band ?
5other
a shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5 % and earned a profit of 34.9 % . what would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount had been offered ?
2gain
how long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 30 meters , if he runs at the rate of 12 km / hr ?
2gain
the number of timeshare condos available at sunset beach is 2 / 5 the number of timeshare condos available at playa del mar . if the total number of timeshare condos available at the two beaches combined is 280 , what is the difference between the number of condos available at sunset beach and the number of condos available at playa del mar ?
0general
the price of a coat in a certain store is $ 500 . if the price of the coat is to be reduced by $ 350 , by what percent is the price to be reduced ?
2gain
ratio of two numbers x and y is 7 : 9 . if x is increased by 20 % and y is increased by 33 then the new ratio becomes 1 : 5 . what is the ratio 2 y : ( x + 4 )
0general
of 70 players on a football team , 52 are throwers . the rest of the team is divided so one third are left - handed and the rest are right handed . assuming that all throwers are right handed , how many right - handed players are there total ?
0general
a man can row upstream at 15 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph , and then find the speed of the man in still water ?
1physics
39 ! is divided by 41 . then what is the remainder ?
5other
x and y invested in a business . they earned some profit which they divided in the ratio of 2 : 3 . if x invested rs . 40,000 . the amount invested by y is
2gain
if the product of two numbers is 82500 and their h . c . f . is 55 , find their l . c . m .
1physics
what is the area of an obtuse angled triangle whose two sides are 8 and 12 and the angle included between the two sides is 150 o ?
3geometry
tabby is training for a triathlon . she swims at a speed of 1 mile per hour . she runs at a speed of 8 miles per hour . she wants to figure out her average speed for these two events . what is the correct answer for her ?
1physics
the average age of boys in a class is 16 years and that of the girls is 15 years . what is the average age for the whole class ?
0general
there were totally 100 men . 84 are married . 75 have t . v , 85 have radio , 70 have a . c . how many men have t . v , radio , a . c and also married ?
0general
excluding stoppages , the average speed of a bus is 60 km / hr and including stoppages , the average speed of the bus is 35 km / hr . for how many minutes does the bus stop per hour ?
0general
one paper sheet can be used to create 8 paper boats or 6 paper planes . if total exact 80 paper toys are to be made , minimum how many sheets need to be used to make paper boats ?
0general
the h . c . f . of two numbers is 12 and their l . c . m . is 600 . if one of the number is 60 , find the other ?
1physics
1604 x 1604 = ?
0general
if abc is a quarter circle and a smaller circle is inscribed in it ; if radius of quarter circle is 1.414 units . find the radius of smaller circle
3geometry
a bag of potatoes weighs 16 kg divided by a quarter of its weight . how much does the bag weigh ?
0general
the cost price of a radio is rs . 1590 and it was sold for rs . 1450 , find the loss % ?
2gain
a retailer bought a machine at a wholesale price of $ 90 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
what is the least number should be added to 1056 , so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 27 ?
0general
if 30 % of the 880 students at a certain college are enrolled in biology classes , how many students at the college are not enrolled in a biology class ?
5other
the average of 9 observations was 9 , that of the 1 st of 5 being 10 and that of the last 5 being 8 . what was the 5 th observation ?
0general
in a certain company 20 % of the men and 40 % of the women attended the annual company picnic . if 30 % of all the employees are men . what % of all the employee went to the picnic ?
2gain
30 is what percent of 100 ?
2gain
how many liters of a 40 % iodine solution need to be mixed with 35 liters of a 20 % iodine solution to create a 31 % iodine solution ?
2gain
if k ^ 3 is divisible by 180 , what is the least possible value of integer k ?
0general
a clock shows the time as 8 a . m . if the minute hand gains 5 minutes every hour , how many minutes will the clock gain by 6 p . m . ?
1physics
a watch was sold at a loss of 12 % . if it was sold for rs . 140 more , there would have been a gain of 4 % . what is the cost price ?
2gain
a vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee . how many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20 % ?
2gain
ratio between rahul and deepak is 4 : 3 , after 10 years rahul age will be 26 years . what is deepak present age
5other
a man can row downstream at the rate of 10 km / hr and upstream at 4 km / hr . find man ' s rate in still water and the rate of current ?
2gain
worker a takes 8 hours to do a job . worker b takes 12 hours to do the same job . how long it take both a & b , working together but independently , to do the same job ?
1physics