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Three 262
Three farmers, A, B, and C, hire meadow for Rs 1460. Farmer A puts in 10 cows for 20 days, farmer B 30 cows for 8 days, and farmer C 16 cows for 9 days. Find the rent paid by each one of them.
Cash discount
Marked price of a mobile phone Rs 6000. The shopkeeper offers a discount of 5% on cash payment . If the VAT is 8%, find the amount the customer has to pay in cash to purchase the mobile phone.
Temperature drop 5
The temperature outside currently is 32 degrees, dropping at an average rate of 4 degrees per hour. If the temperature continues to drop at this rate throughout the evening, what will the temperature be in 9 hours?
Price of rice
The price of rice is reduced by 5% . How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 50 kg of rice earlier?
Profit chain
If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer 15%, and the retailer 25%, then what is the production cost of a washing machine whose retail price is 1000 euros?
The sum 43
The sum of Rs. 820 will be divided among Ali, Fakhar, and Zahid according to the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. How much does each receive?
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.
Healthier snacks
In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Dan brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. The tray had a total of 40 snacks, of which 60% were carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks did Dan bring?
The temperature 46
The temperature in Mumbai at 5 AM is 25 degrees Celsius. It rises 3 degrees Celsius every hour for the next two hours and then 5 degrees Celsius per hour for the next 3 hours. What is the temperature after 5 hours?
Sales tax 2
The item cost $430 before tax. The sales tax is $17.20. Find the sales tax rate and percentage.
Miloš
Miloš and Martin helped water the new vineyard. They had to carry water from the well in buckets. How did they divide the 20-euro reward if Miloš applied 20 buckets and Martin 30 buckets?
An inheritance
An inheritance of P1,500,000 will be divided in the following manner: Rene 2/5, Maria 2/5, and Martha 1/5. Find the amount each heir will inherit.
Visitors 2
Due to decrease in entry fees by 25% the presentation of visitors is increased by 30% . Find the effect of this on the total entry fee?
Hotel rooms 2
Waterside bed and breakfast has 10 rooms. On average, they sell 8 rooms. The rate is $45 per night, bed and breakfast, $65 per night. Calculate the yield.
The price 6
The price of petrol is set to increase by 5% next month. If the current fuel price is R9,00 per liter, what will the new petrol price be next month?
What is 26
What is the selling price of goods listed at P580 less discounts of 20%,12 1/2%, and 5.5%?
The expenses
The expenses on rice, fish and oil of a family are in the ratio 12:17:3.The prices of these articles are increased by 20%, 30% and 50% respectively. Find the total increased percent.
In 2010
In 2010, the population of the city was 223,000. From 2010 to 2015, the population grew by 6%. From 2015 to 2020, it fell by 4%. To the nearest 100 people, what was the population in 2020?
Mariana
Mariana wants to put 6 3/4 feet of border across the top of a wall. She has 3 6/7 feet of border. What fraction of the project can she complete?
Mei Mei
Mei Mei bought 15 chicken wings for $28.50. If Mei Mei spent $34.20, how many chicken wings did she buy?

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