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A plumber 3
A plumber can buy plastic pipes in 6-foot and 12-foot lengths. The current job requires eight 4-foot lengths, five 5-foot lengths, and three 7-foot lengths. The plumber wants to figure out how many of each of the two stock lengths should be bought to mini
Usain
Usain and Kyle rented a house together for 3 years. Usain paid more rent because he had a bigger room. They always split the rent at a ratio of 4:3. They paid £30247 in rent over this period. How much of this did Usain pay?
An article 2
An article is bought for 124 USD. What should be the marked up selling price so that there is a profit of 10% even after allowing a discount of 12%?
Michael 9
Michael purchased an old scooter for Rs 12000 and spent Rs 2840 on its overhauling. Then he sold it to his friend Rs 13860 . How much per cent did he gain or lose?
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.
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%?
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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