Maths practice for 14 year olds - page 10 of 378
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- Descent GP
Determine the 18th term of the GP whose 5th term is 1 and common ratio is 2/3.
- Angle of elevation
The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished pillar at a point 150 m from its base is 30°. If the angle of elevation at the same point is to be 45°, then the pillar has to be raised to a height of how many meters?
- Lemon tarts
A baker made some lemon tarts. He sold 40% of the tarts in the morning, 2/5 of the remaining tarts in the afternoon and had 54 tarts left. How many tarts did he bake altogether?
- A student 8
A student was asked to write 25 * 9² . By mistake he write 2592. Find the difference.
- Two trains 12
Two trains 128m and 132m long are running towards each other on parallel lines at 42km/h and 30km/h respectively. In what time will they clear of each other from the moment they meet?
- Two trains 11
Two trains running in opposite direction cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds and they cross each other in 23 seconds. Find the ratio of their speeds.
- One combine
One combine harvester can harvest a field of corn in 4.5 hours. Another harvester can harvest the same field in 3 hrs. If the farmer uses the two harvesters at the same time. How long will it take to harvest the entire field?
- Length measurement
Choose the measurement closest to 60 cm: ...
- Consumption stable
If the price of sugar rises from Rs 6/kg to Rs 7.50/kg. A person having no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumption by?
- The river
The river flows at 4 km/h. A boat can go downstream thrice as fast as upstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
- The average 15
The average age of a group of four men whose ages are in the ratio of 2:3:4:5 is 42 years, what is the age of the eldest person of this group?
- Rasmus
Rasmus goes from station A to station B at the speed of 40km/h and returns B to A at the speed of 60 km/h. Find his average speed.
- Saving from salary
A man spends 65% of his salary and saves 525 euros/month. Find his monthly salary.
- The cost 15
The cost of a machine depreciates every year by 10% of its cost at the beginning of the year. If the present cost of the machine is USD 10000, find its cost after 2 years.
- A tradesman
A tradesman marks his goods at 35% above the cost price and then allows a discount of 15%. Find his profit percentage.
- Pair of dice
In a throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of the same number on each die.
- An examination
In an examination there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girls passed. Find the percent of candidates failed.
- The profit 4
By selling an article for 19.25 USD a trader makes a profit of 25% How much must he sell the article to make a profit of 40 %?
- Joseph 2
Joseph visits the club on every fifth day, Harry visits on every 24th day, and Susan visits on every ninth day. If all three of them met at the club on a Sunday, then on which day will they meet again?
- The coordinates 4
The coordinates of the vertices of ∆ABC are respectively (-4, -2), (6, 2) and (4, 6). Find the centroid G of ∆ABC.
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