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- A person 3
A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C and D in the ratio 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5 : 1/6. What is the minimum number of pens that the person should have?
- A train 6
A train covers a distance 10km, 20km, and 30km in 50 kmph, 60 kmph and 90 kmph respectively. Find the average speed of the train (in km/h).
- A pie 16
A pie is divided into 100 guests. Guest 1 gets 1%, guest 2 gets 2% of what left,... and so on. Who gets the largest piece of pie?
- The centroid
The centroid of a triangle ABC is at the point (3,3,3). If the coordinates of A and B are (3, –5, 7) and (–1, 7, – 6) respectively, find the coordinates of the point C.
- Tammy
Tammy attends Gray River College. Tuition this year is $6,450. Tammy's parents have saved $2,000 for her tuition this year. She also has a grant for $1,100 and a music scholarship for $800. Tammy plans to earn the rest at her work-study job. How much mone
- The surface 5
The surface area of a cylinder is 6140 cm², and the radius is 25 cm. What is the height?
- A building
A building has a height of 125 meters and a length of 80 meters. On a scale drawing of the building, the height of 25 centimeters. What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
- A watch
If a watch is sold at 60 USD, there is a loss of 15%, for a profit of 2%, the watch is to be sold at how many USD?
- A rope for cow
Find the length of a rope by which a cow must be tethered in order that it may be able to graze an area of 154 sq m .
- Two types of ore
A total of 42 tons of two types of ore is to be added into a smelter. The first type contains 6% copper and the other contains 2.5% copper. Find the necessary amounts of each ore to produce 2 tons of copper.
- The average 19
The average age of a class was 15 years. When 5 boys whose average age was 12 years 6 months were admitted in the class, the average was reduced by 6 months. How many students were there in the class originally?
- Cu ore
An ore contains 5% copper. How much ore is required to obtain 400 grams of copper?
- The Earth and Moon
The diameter of the Moon is approximately 1/4 of the diameter of the Earth. What fraction of the volume of the Earth is the volume of the Moon?
- The shadow 2
The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.
- Journey trip
A man performs 2/15 of the total journey by rail, 9/20 by bus and the remaining 10 km, on the cycle. What is his total journey?
- Existence of a triangle
Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 4, 18, and 20?
- Salaries - ratio3
The salaries A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be new ratio of their salaries?
- Goods train
A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
- Bellow one
What is 1/3 in whole number?
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