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- 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? - A baseball
A baseball is hit over a fence that is 325 feet away and 110 feet tall. How far did the ball travel in a straight line when it reached the fence? - Apples 31
Tim picked 1 1/10 buckets of apples, and Sally picked 2 1/8 buckets of apples. How many more buckets did Sally pick than Tim? - Reciprocal in equation
A positive number, when increased by 10, equals 200 times its reciprocal. What is the number? - The boat
A boatman rows 2 km against the current in 40 minutes and returns to the same spot in 30 minutes. What is his rowing speed in still water? - A plane 3
A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time. In order to reach the destination 1,500 km away on time, it had to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usual speed. Find its usual speed. - Dual profit
A merchant has 1,000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at an 8% profit and the rest at an 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. Find the quantity sold at an 8% profit. - Fund raising A number of people decided to raise 3 million euros by contributing equal amounts. Had each person contributed 50 euros extra, the total contribution would have been 3.25 million euros. How many people are there?
- Prism - base and height
Find the volume of a prism if the base area equals 20 in² and the height is 12 inches. - Divide by mixed number
Solve and write the answer in simplest form. 1/6 ÷ 1 2/3 - An article 2
An article is bought for $124. What should the marked selling price be so that there is a profit of 10% even after allowing a discount of 12%? - Dilution
How many litres of water will have to be added to 1,125 litres of a 45% acid solution so that the resulting mixture contains more than 25% but less than 30% acid? - Three inscribed objects
A circle is inscribed in a square. An equilateral triangle with side 4√3 is inscribed in that circle. Find the length of the diagonal of the square. - Price of rice
The price of rice is reduced by 5%. How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money that was sufficient to buy 50 kg of rice before the reduction?
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