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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.
What is 26
What is the selling price of goods listed at P580 less discounts of 20%,12 1/2%, and 5.5%?
The tea
If the price of tea is increased by 20%, by how much percent must the consumption of tea be diminished so as not to increased the expenditure?
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.
Apples 32
A woman sold half of her apples to the 1st customer, half of the remainder to the 2nd customer, half of what remained to the 3rd customer, and again half of the remainder to the 4th customer. She was then left with 15 apples. What was the total number of
My 4
My 4-digit number is a palindrome; it has a remainder of 21 when you divide it by 100. what is my number? A palindrome is a number that does not change if you write it backward.
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?
A mortgage
A mortgage company charges borrowers $3.50 plus 2% of the loan amount. What is the total charge to get a home loan of $190,000?
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?
A pie 16
A pie is divided among 100 guests. Guest 1 gets 1%, guest 2 gets 2% of what is left, and so on. Who gets the largest piece of pie?
Salary up and down
After reducing a man's salary by 50%, it is then increased by 50%. Find the net gain or loss percentage.
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?
A metre
A metre of lace trim costs $2.90. If Eric buys 3.2 meters of trim, how much will he have to pay?
128 USD
$128 is increased by 20%. Determine the new amount.
Bananas 5
A fruit vendor was able to sell 85% of his 80 kilograms of bananas. How many kilograms of bananas were sold?
Compare offers
Which is the better offer: Three successive discounts of 10%, 10%, and 30% or Three consecutive discounts of 40%,5%, and 5%? Enter the answer as an A or B letter.
The population 3
The population of the town is 126800. It increases by 15% in the first year and decreases by 20% in the second year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2nd year?
BODMAS rules
To solve this problem using BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction), we need to arrange the numbers 50,5,1,10,1,10 in a way that results in 222.
The show
At a show, two-fifths of the people are men, and the rest are women. 30% of the men are over 60 years old. 40% of the women are over 60 years old. What fraction of the people are less than 60 years?

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