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A fruit 4
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. How many apples originally he had?
Milk bottles
A container of milk was 4/5 full. When 12 bottles of milk were taken out and 8 bottles of milk poured into it, it was 3/4 full.How many bottles of milk can the container contain?
My grandfather
My grandfather was 8 times older to me 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of my age 8 years from now. What was the ratio of our ages 8 years ago?
A population
A population of fish starts at 8,000 and decreases by 6% per year. Use an exponential function to find the population of fish in 10 years.
I have 2
I have $907 to pay 13 people. Five people will receive half of what the other 8 people will receive. How much will the payments to each person be?
The ratio 13
The ratio of boys to girls in Mr. Hakeem's class is 6:4. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?
Palidrom
A number consists of two digits whose product is 24. When 18 is subtracted from the number, the digits change their places. Find the number.
The Population 5
The Population of a town is 320000. If the annual birth rate is 9.2% and annual death rate is 1.7% . Calculate the Population of town after 2 years.
Cu ore
An ore contains 5% copper. How much ore is required to obtain 400 grams of copper?
The ages 3
The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5:4. Three years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 11:9. What is B's present age?
The population 4
The population of a city is decreasing at a rate of 2% per year. The population in 2002 was 700,000. What would be the population in 2009?
Petra 6
Petra sold an item for 4000 and made a 40% profit. What was the cost price of the product?
Solve 26
Solve percentages question: 75 % of p = 225
Reading newspaper
40% of people read newspaper X, 50% read newspaper Y, and 10% read both newspapers. What percentage of people read neither newspaper?
The ratio 16
Express the following ratio in simplest form: 90:100
Ann and Susan
The difference between the present ages of Ann and Susan is 6 years. After 4 years ratio will be 3:4. What can be the present age of Susan?
The difference 8
The difference between the ages of two brothers is 10 years, and 15 years ago their ages were in the ratio 2:1.Find the ratio of their ages 15 years hence .
A man 11
A man is x years old. In 10 years, he will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old will he be in 10 years?
Tables and chairs
The cost of 4 tables and 3 chairs is $225, and 3 tables and 4 chairs cost $195. Find the cost of 2 chairs and 1 table.
The masses
The masses of a mother and a daughter differ by 30 kg and are in the ratio of 8:5. Find the mass of each.

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