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Working group
20 men complete one third of a piece of work in 20 days. How many additional men should be employed to finish the rest of the work in 25 more days?
The tourist
A man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/h and partly by bicycle at 9 km/h. Find the distance travelled on foot.
Britney
Britney made 12 1/4 bags of popcorn for a movie night with some friends. Together they ate 8 7/8 bags of it. How much popcorn was left? Write the result as a fraction or a mixed number.
4100 USD
$4,100 was distributed among 50 boys and girls. Each boy received $90 and each girl $65. Find the number of boys.
Triple the sum
At what annual simple interest rate does a sum triple in 5 years?
Triangle 90
A triangle has sides of 6 cm, 4.5 cm, and 7.5 cm. What are the sizes of its angles?
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
765 chairs
765 chairs are to be arranged in rows such that the number of chairs in each row equals the number of rows. How many chairs need to be removed to complete this arrangement?
Somebody
Somebody spends 5% of his wages on school fees. That amounts to 800 shillings. How much does he earn?
Tomatoes 3
The price of tomatoes was $5.45 per kilogram last week; this week, it has increased by $1.35 per kilogram. Find the price of tomatoes this week.
Mowing lawn
Tara is mowing her lawn. She mows 3/5 of her 925-square-metre lawn before stopping to chat with a neighbour. How many square metres does Tara have left to mow?
A hill
Juan is walking up a hill at 130 3/4 feet above sea level when he kicks a pebble. If the pebble falls to the base of the hill, which is 18.5 feet below sea level, what is the vertical distance that the pebble fell?
The track 3
Patra runs around the track at school while training for a race. Each lap is 1/4 of a mile. On Wednesday she runs 9 laps. How far did she run?
The sum 51
The sum of two numbers is 100 and their difference is 37. Find the difference between their squares.
By selling 2
By selling 100 pens, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20 pens. Find his gain percentage.
Percents and ratio
When 20% of one number is added to a second number, the second number increases by 50%. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
5 yrs
5 years ago, the average age of Rasmi and Suravi was 20 years. Now, the average age of Rasmi, Suravi, and Mita is 30 years. What will be the age of Mita after 15 years?
Quarter of 60 grams
For a science experiment, students need to find 25% of 60 grams. John says, "I can find this by calculating 1/4 of 60." Andre says, "25% of 60 means 25/100 times 60." Do you agree with either of them? Show your reasoning.
Adela
Adela saves part of her allowance every month. She can save about 25 pesos per month. Her target is to save 1,350 pesos for a pair of shoes. If she starts saving in June, can she buy the shoes by December?
Inverse percentages
If a is 40% of b, what percentage of a is b?

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