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A man 23
A man has some money. He gives 50% of it to his wife and 40% of the remainder to his daughter. He gives the rest to his son. If the son receives €12,000, how much did his wife receive?
A trader
A trader sold two saree at Rs 96 each & it causes the same% of profit and loss to each saree. If, as a whole he gets total loss of 4%, then what is the gain/loss% in the sale?
Same remainder
Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91, and 183 so as to leave the same the remainder in each case.
Amy, Cindy
Amy, Cindy, and John shared a sum of money among themselves in the ratio of 5:8:11, respectively. If the money had been divided equally among themselves, Amy would have received an extra $18. (a) Would the amount of money that Cindy received change? Expla
Min-max
What is the maximum and minimum of the data set: 6, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2?
A reduction
A 40% reduction in the price of mango would enable a buyer to get 2 kg more for Rs 90. Find the initial/original price of mango per kg.
Markdown
February is sale month at the clothing store. All items are marked down 20 percent. If the sale price for a purse is $42, what was the price before the markdown?
Subtracting 7
Subtracting 50 from 50% of a number gives 50. Find the number.
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,B and
A, B, and C invested capital in the ratio 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5. After 4 months, A withdraws half of his capital. If the yearly profit is Rs 8,470, find A's share.
Multiple and remainder
What is the least multiple of 7, which, when divided by each one of 6,9,15,18, gives the remainder of 4 in each case?
Emu vs. Ostrich
The ostrich and the emu are the two largest birds. An emu is usually 1/2 the size of an ostrich. The sum of their heights is 150 inches. How tall is the average ostrich?
A person 3
A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C, and D in the ratio 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5 : 1/6. What is the minimum number of pens the person should have?
Clock error
How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
Numerator and denominator
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 9/35. What is the original fraction?
The enrolment 2
The enrolment at a school has increased from 1400 learners to 1600 learners over 5 years. What is the percentage increase in enrolment?
A discount 2
A discount of 52.50 dollars is obtained if a discount of 15% is allowed. Find the marked price and the selling price.
Collecting money
Rs 180 is contained in a box in one-rupee, 50-paise, and 25-paise coins in the ratio 2:3:4. What is the number of 50-paise coins? (One rupee = 100 paise)
Doubling every day
If you start with 1 euro on day 1 and double your money every day, how many days will it take to reach at least 1 million euros?
Titanic
Titanic and Star Wars have made the most money at the box office. Star Wars made about 76.7% of the money that Titanic made at the box office. If Star Wars made about $461 million, how much did Titanic make? Round to the nearest million dollars.

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