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Collecting clothes
Larry and Myra are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Myra collected 2 1/2 times as many clothes as Larry did. If Larry collected 4 4/5 bags of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Myra collect?
Fish service
According to a report by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the mean length of six-year-old rainbow trout in the Arolik River in Alaska = 484.6 millimeters with a standard deviation = 31.2 millimeters. Assume these lengths are normally distributed. What
Two discounts 2
A shirt printed with a price of EUR 150 is sold for EUR 105 after two successive discounts. If the second discount is 12.5%, then find the first discount.
Four years
Four years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years . If the present average age of A, B, and C is 24 years. Find the age of C after 8 years .
The product 15
The product of two consecutive even numbers is 48. If the square of the smaller number is 35, what is the other number?
Two numbers 18
The two numbers are respectively 10% and 25% more than the third figure. What percent is the first of the second?
Evaluate divisions
Evaluate the following expression with divisions: 45 ÷ 45 ÷ 2/9
Cylinders and cube
How many cylinders of radius 20 cms and height 0.7 metres can be formed by melting a cube of 2.2 metres sides?
37 pens
Thirty-seven pens and 53 pencils together cost 95.5 USD, while 53 pens and 37 pencils together cost 111.5 USD. Find the cost of a pen and a pencil.
An equilateral triangle 2
If the sides of an equilateral triangle are increased by 2 meters, the area is increased by 7√3 square meters. Find the length of the side.
The price 8
The price of a commodity has decreased by 10%. What is the percentage by which it should then be increased to get the original price?
Petrol, fuel
In a car meter shows that it has kept oil 1/5 of its fuel capacity. When 22 liters of petrol is filled the meter went on 3/4 of its capacity. Find the capacity of the car.
Three numbers
In three numbers, the first number is double the second number, and the second number is double the third. The average of the numbers is 21. Find the least number.
Per annum
At a certain time, a sum becomes 4 times at the rate of 5% per annum. At what rate of simple interest the same sum becomes 8 times in the same duration
A pen 2
A pen cost 1 USD plus half its price. How much does it actually cost?
HCF and LCM equation
The LCM of two numbers is 20 times their HCF and (LCM+HCF)=2520. If one number is 480, what will be the triple of another number?
A train 2
A train 90 meters long is moving at speed 80 km/h overtakes a second train moving at 56 km/h in the same direction and passes completely in 25 1/2 seconds. Compute how long is the second train.
Family members
Three years ago, the average age of a family of five members was 27. The present average age is also 27 after a child is included in the family. Find the age of the child.
The rice 2
60 kg of a certain variety of rice at Rs 32 per kg is mixed with 48 kg of another variety of rice, and the mixture is sold at the average price of Rs 28 per kg. If there is no profit or loss due to the new sale price, then find the price of the second var
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.

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