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- A bank
A bank reported that x/12 more first-time buyers took a mortgage out last month. If a quarter more mortgages were taken out, what number (x) is missing? - The average 10
The average of three fractions is 2 3/8. If two of the fractions are 2 1/5 and 1 2/3, what is the total value of the three fractions? - A stock
A stock of food is enough to feed 50 people for 14 days. How many days will the food last if 20 more people are added? - Working together
Zeru can complete a certain job in 5 days, and Tulu can complete the same job in 3 days. How long will they complete the job if they work together? - Logical and
At a football game, 8/15 of the fans wore team T-shirts. Of those wearing team T-shirts, 1/4 also wore team hats. What fraction game wore both a team T-shirt and a team hat? - A provision
John had provisions for a certain number of days. After 10 days 1/5 of the men desert and he is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that? - Clock error
How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes? - Peter 16
Peter travels to his uncle's home, 30 km away from his place. He cycles for 2/3 of the journey before the cycle develops a mechanical problem, and he has to push it for the rest of the journey. If he is cycling 10 km per hour faster than his walking speed - Two syrups
There are two pots of mixture of syrup and water having ratios 3:2 & 4:5 respectively. What quantity of solution of 1st pot is to be mixed with 3 litre of 2nd pot to get a new mixture where both syrup and water will be same? - Fahrenheit 2
Fahrenheit temperature is found by dividing the degree Celsius by 5/9 and then adding 32 to the quotient. Find the Fahrenheit temperature if the degree of Celsius is 40. - Locker combination
Todd forgot the first two numbers of his locker combination. The numbers can be any number 1 through 6. What is the probability that he will guess the first number correctly and the second number incorrectly? - Education - 5 modules
In a self-paced online class, there are five modules. The first four modules are worth the same, but the fifth module is worth as much as the other four combined. A student is one-fourth of the way through the last module and has done one-third of three o - Salt water
The ratio of water (in liters) to salt (in grams) needs to be 3 to 2. If we add 10 grams of salt, how much water do we need to add? - Write a blog You spend 2 1/2 hours online. You spend 1/5 of that time writing a blog. How long do you spend writing that blog?
- Two dice 3
Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the number obtained on one of the dice is a multiple of the number obtained on the other dice? 2/3 9/36 12/36 11/18 - Richard Richard is conducting an experiment. Every time he flips a fair two-sided coin, he also rolls a six-sided die. What is the probability that the coin will land on tails and the die will land on an even number?
- Half-hour
How many minutes are in 1/2h (in a half hour)? - 20 men 20 men are supposed to complete a work in 10 days. After working for 5 days, they realize that only one-fourth of the work is done. How many more men they need to employ to complete the work on time?
- Ruben
Ruben owns a restaurant. He likes to keep track of everything customers are buying. His top 3 sellers are sandwiches, salads, and pizza. He knows that 1/3 of his customers buy a sandwich, 1/2 buy a salad, and 1/4 buy a pizza. What fraction of customers bu - Height of the box
The box needs to have a volume of 108 ¾ cubic inches. If its width is 7 ¼ inches and its depth is 1 ¼ inches, what must its height be?
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