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a certain elevator has a safe weight limit of 2,500 pounds . what is the greatest possible number of people who can safely ride on the elevator at one time with the average ( arithmetic mean ) weight of half the riders being 200 pounds and the average weight of the others being 230 pounds ?
0general
the ratio of two quantities is 7 to 12 . if each of the quantities is divided by 3 , what is the ratio of these 2 new quantities ?
5other
if 45 % of z is 72 % of y and y is 75 % of x , what percent of x is z ?
2gain
a certain car can travel 40 minutes on a gallon of gasoline at 70 miles per hour . if the car had started with a full tank and had 8 gallons of gasoline left in its tank at the end , then what percent of the tank was used to travel 80 miles at 60 mph ?
1physics
on the independence day , bananas were be equally distributed among the children in a school so that each child would get two bananas . on the particular day 420 children were absent and as a result each child got two extra bananas . find the actual number of children in the school ?
0general
population of a city in 20004 was 1200000 . if in 2005 there isan increment of 15 % , in 2006 there is a decrements of 35 % and in 2007 there is an increment of 45 % , then find the population of city at the end of the year 2007
2gain
two trains 111 meters and 165 meters in length respectively are running in opposite directions , one at the rate of 80 km and the other at the rate of 65 kmph . in what time will they be completely clear of each other from the moment they meet ?
1physics
working alone , mary can pave a driveway in 5 hours and hillary can pave the same driveway in 2 hours . when they work together , mary thrives on teamwork so her rate increases by 33.33 % , but hillary becomes distracted and her rate decreases by 50 % . if they both work together , how many hours will it take to pave the driveway ?
2gain
the two lines y = x and x = - 2 intersect on the coordinate plane . if z represents the area of the figure formed by the intersecting lines and the x - axis , what is the side length of a cube whose surface area is equal to 6 z ?
0general
sum of two numbers is 15 . two times of the first exceeds by 5 from the three times of the other . then the numbers will be ?
0general
some of 50 % - intensity red paint is replaced with 20 % solution of red paint such that the new paint intensity is 30 % . what fraction of the original paint was replaced ?
2gain
two women started running simultaneously around a circular track of length 1800 m from the same point at speeds of 10 km / hr and 20 km / hr . when will they meet for the first time any where on the track if they are moving in opposite directions ?
1physics
the average runs scored by a batsman in 20 matches is 40 . in the next 10 matches the batsman scored an average of 20 runs . find his average in all the 30 matches ?
0general
a goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 240 m long platform in 26 seconds . what is the length of the goods train ?
1physics
if 9 a - b = 10 b + 70 = - 12 b - 2 a , what is the value of 2 a + 22 b ?
0general
how much time will a train of length 300 m moving at a speed of 72 kmph take to cross another train of length 500 m , moving at 36 kmph in the same direction ?
1physics
a certain number when divided by 39 leaves a remainder 17 , what is the remainder when the same number is divided by 13 ?
0general
a tank contains 8,000 gallons of a solution that is 4 percent sodium chloride by volume . if 3,000 gallons of water evaporate from the tank , the remaining solution will be approximately what percent sodium chloride ?
2gain
x , y and z , each working alone can complete a job in 2 , 4 and 6 days respectively . if all three of them work together to complete a job and earn $ 2000 , what will be z ' s share of the earnings ?
1physics
the least number , which when divided by 12 , 15 , 20 and 54 leaves in each case a remainder of 8 is :
0general
nicky and cristina are running a race . since cristina is faster than nicky , she gives him a 30 meter head start . if cristina runs at a pace of 5 meters per second and nicky runs at a pace of only 3 meters per second , how many seconds will nicky have run before cristina catches up to him ?
1physics
how many bricks , each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm , will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6.6 m x 22.5 cm ?
1physics
the total number of students in grades 1 and 2 is 30 more than the total number of students in grades 2 and 5 . how much lesser is the number of students in grade 5 as compared to grade 1 ?
0general
a football player scores 5 goals in his fifth match thus increasing his average goals score by 0.2 . the total number of goals in his 5 matches would be
0general
a jar full of whisky contains 40 % alcohol . a part of this whisky is replaced by another containg 19 % alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 22 % . what quantity of whisky is replaced ?
2gain
a jeep takes 4 hours to cover a distance of 620 km . how much should the speed in kmph be maintained to cover the same direction in 3 / 2 th of the previous time ?
1physics
the mean of 50 observations was 36 . it was found later that an observation 60 was wrongly taken as 23 . the corrected new mean is ?
0general
in a party every person shakes hands with every other person . if there were a total of 105 handshakes in the party then what is the number of persons present in the party ?
0general
at a certain organisation , the number of male members went up by 12 % in the year 2001 from year 2000 , and the number of females members went down by 4 % in the same time period . if the total membership at the organisation went up by 1.2 % from the year 2000 to 2001 , what was the ratio of male members to female members in the year 2000 ?
5other
what least value should be replaced by * in 842 * 124 so the number become divisible by 9
0general
there are 7 players in a bowling team with an average weight of 76 kg . if two new players join the team , one weighs 110 kg and the second weighs 60 kg , what will be the new average weight ?
0general
ratio between rahul and deepak is 4 : 3 , after 2 years rahul age will be 26 years . what is deepak present age .
5other
the sum of all consecutive odd integers from βˆ’ 25 to 35 , inclusive , is
1physics
a train crosses a platform of 130 m in 15 sec , same train crosses another platform of length 250 m in 20 sec . then find the length of the train ?
1physics
one computer can upload 100 megabytes worth of data in 4 seconds . two computers , including this one , working together , can upload 1300 megabytes worth of data in 20 seconds . how long would it take for the second computer , working on its own , to upload 100 megabytes of data ?
1physics
the β€œ length of integer x ” refers to the number of prime factors , not necessarily distinct , that x has . ( if x = 60 , the length of x would be 4 because 60 = 2 Γ— 2 Γ— 3 Γ— 5 . ) what is the greatest possible length of integer z if z < 500 ?
0general
after decreasing 50 % in the price of an article costs rs . 620 . find the actual cost of an article ?
2gain
a cube has a volume of 27 cubic feet . if a similar cube is twice as long , twice as wide , and twice as high , then the volume , in cubic feet of such cube is ?
3geometry
if the compound interest on a certain sum of money for 7 years at 10 % per annum be rs . 993 , what would be the simple interest ?
2gain
for any integer p , * p is equal to the product of all the integers between 1 and p , inclusive . how many prime numbers are there between * 4 + 3 and * 4 + 4 , inclusive ?
0general
in the hillside summer camp there are 50 children . 85 % of the children are boys and the rest are girls . the camp administrator decided to make the number of girls only 5 % of the total number of children in the camp . how many more boys must she bring to make that happen ?
0general
4 , 5 , 7 , 11 , 19 , ( . . . )
0general
a set s = { x , - 8 , - 5 , - 2 , 2 , 6 , 9 , y } with elements arranged in increasing order . if the median and the mean of the set are the same , what is the value of | x | - | y | ?
0general
a farmer used 1,034 acres of land for beans , wheat , and corn in the ratio of 5 : 2 : 4 , respectively . how many acres q were used for corn ?
5other
a sum fetched a total simple interest of $ 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p . c . p . a . in 5 years . what is the sum ?
2gain
a train running at 1 / 2 of its own speed reached a place in 8 hours . how much time could be saved if the train would have run at its own speed ?
1physics
the ratio 6 : 5 expressed as a percent equals
0general
find the area of a parallelogram with base 20 cm and height 16 cm ?
3geometry
a part of certain sum of money is invested at 10 % per annum and the rest at 16 % per annum , if the interest earned in each case for the same period is equal , then ratio of the sums invested is ?
2gain
the h . c . f of two numbers is 12 and their l . c . m is 6600 . if one of the numbers is 288 , then the other is ?
1physics
the unit digit in the product ( 624 * 708 * 913 * 463 ) is :
0general
in the faculty of reverse - engineering , 226 second year students study numeric methods , 450 second year students study automatic control of airborne vehicles and 134 second year students study them both . how many students are there in the faculty if the second year students are approximately 80 % of the total ?
0general
the volume of the sphere q is ( 37 / 64 ) % less than the volume of sphere p and the volume of sphere r is ( 19 / 27 ) % less than that of sphere q . by what is the surface area of sphere r less than the surface area of sphere p ?
3geometry
what is the radius of a circle that has a circumference of 3.14 meters ?
1physics
the difference between a two - digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digit is 36 . what is the difference between the sum and the difference of the digits of the number if the ratio between the digits of the number is 1 : 2 ?
0general
a pharmaceutical company received $ 3 million in royalties on the first $ 20 million in sales of and then $ 9 million in royalties on the next $ 108 million in sales . by approximately what percentage did the ratio of royalties to sales decrease from the first $ 20 million in sales to the next $ 108 million in sales ?
0general
the difference of two numbers is 11 and one fifth of their sum is 9 . the numbers are :
0general
an internet recently hired 8 new network , in addvertisement 20 network already employed . all new network cam from university a . in addition 75 % of computer addvertisement came from same university a . what fraction of original 20 network addvertisement came from same univerity a ? pls help to solve
2gain
dividing by 3 ⁄ 9 and then multiplying by 5 ⁄ 6 is the same as dividing by what number ?
0general
if it takes a machine 1 ⁄ 3 minute to produce one item , how many items will it produce in 2 hours ?
1physics
a basket of 1430 apples is divided equally among a group of apple lovers . if 45 people join the group , each apple lover would receive 9 apples less . how many s apples did each person get before 45 people joined the feast ?
0general
a , band c enter into partnership . a invests 3 times as much as b and b invests two - third of what c invests . at the end of the year , the profit earned is rs . 7700 . what is the share of b ?
2gain
if [ [ x ] ] = x ^ 2 + 2 x + 4 , what is the value of [ [ 5 ] ] ?
0general
sobha ' s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother 4 years younger to her was born . what is the difference between the ages of her parents ?
0general
a train travels from albany to syracuse , a distance of 100 miles , at the average rate of 50 miles per hour . the train then travels back to albany from syracuse . the total travelling time of the train is 5 hours and 24 minutes . what was the average rate of speed of the train on the return trip to albany ?
1physics
if the average ( arithmetic mean ) of ( 2 a + 16 ) and ( 3 a - 8 ) is 74 , what is the value of a ?
0general
the ratio of the arithmetic mean of two numbers to one of the numbers is 5 : 7 . what is the ratio of the smaller number to the larger number ?
5other
find number which is 60 % less than 120 .
2gain
in an election only two candidates contested . a candidate secured 70 % of the valid votes and won by a majority of 182 votes . find the total number of valid votes ?
2gain
find the number which is nearest to 457 and is exactly divisible by 11 .
0general
what is the remainder when 1201 Γ— 1202 Γ— 1205 Γ— 1210 is divided by 6 ?
0general
a cycle is bought for rs . 450 and sold for rs . 520 , find the gain percent ?
2gain
150 ml of 30 % sulphuric acid was added to approximate 400 ml of 12 % sulphuric acid solution . find the approximate concentration r of the acid in the mixture ?
0general
12.1212 + 17.0005 - 9.1103 = ?
0general
a student chose a number , multiplied it by 2 , then subtracted 138 from the result and got 104 . what was the number he chose ?
0general
one side of a rectangle is 3 cm shorter than the other side . if we increase the length of each side by 1 cm , then the area of the rectangle will increase by 18 cm 2 . find the lengths of all sides .
3geometry
john want to buy a $ 100 trouser at the store , but he think it Γ’ € β„’ s too expensive . finally , it goes on sale for $ 75 . what is the percent decrease ?
0general
an investment compounds annually at an interest rate of 30 % what is the smallest investment period by which time the investment will more than double in value ?
2gain
what is the remainder when ( 55 ) ( 57 ) is divided by 8 ?
0general
in 1950 , richard was 4 times as old as robert . in 1955 , richard was 3 times as old as robert . in which year was richard 1.25 as old as robert ?
0general
a dog is tied to a tree by a long nylon cord . if the dog runs from the due north side of the tree to the due south side of the tree with the cord extended to its full length at all items , and the dog ran approximately 30 feet , what was the approximate length of the nylon cord q , in feet ?
0general
a person crosses a 300 m long street in 4 minutes . what is his speed in km per hour ?
1physics
jerry and michelle play a card game . in the beginning of the game they have an equal number of cards . each player , at her turn , gives the other a third of her cards . michelle plays first , giving jerry a third of her cards . jerry plays next , and michelle follows . then the game ends . jerry ended up with 28 more cards than michelle . how many cards did each player have originally ?
0general
if albert ’ s monthly earnings rise by 26 % , he would earn $ 693 . if , instead , his earnings rise by only 20 % , how much ( in $ ) would he earn this month ?
2gain
what is the normal price of an article sold at $ 36 after two successive discounts of 10 % and 20 % ?
2gain
if | x + 3 | = 5 , what is the sum of all the possible values of x ?
0general
in a group of cows and hens , the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads . the number of cows is :
0general
a and b invests rs . 3000 and rs . 6000 respectively in a business . if a doubles his capital after 6 months . in what ratio should a and b divide that year ' s profit ?
2gain
albert buys 4 horses and 9 cows for rs . 13,400 . if he sells the horses at 10 % profit and the cows at 20 % profit , then he earns a total profit of rs . 1880 . the cost of a horse is ?
2gain
when positive integer x is divided by positive integer y , the remainder is 8 . if x / y = 76.4 , what is the value of y ?
0general
a family pays $ 850 per year for an insurance plan that pays 80 percent of the first $ 1,000 in expenses and 100 percent of all medical expenses thereafter . in any given year , the total amount paid by the family will equal the amount paid by the plan when the family ' s medical expenses total .
0general
in a group of 120 people , 90 have an age of more 30 years , and the others have an age of less than 20 years . if a person is selected at random from this group , what is the probability the person ' s age is less than 20 ?
0general
the price of an item is discounted 10 percent on day 1 of a sale . on day 2 , the item is discounted another 10 percent , and on day 3 , it is discounted an additional 10 percent . the price of the item on day 3 is what percentage of the sale price on day 1 ?
2gain
given that 268 x 74 = 19432 , find the value of 2.68 x . 74 .
0general
solution x is 10 percent alcohol by volume , and solution y is 30 percent alcohol by volume . how many milliliters of solution y must be added to 300 milliliters of solution x to create a solution that is 22 percent alcohol by volume ?
0general
find the area of circle whose radius is 7 m ?
3geometry
walking at 5 / 6 of its usual speed , a train is 10 minutes too late . find its usual time to cover the journey .
1physics
in the rectangle below , the line mn cuts the rectangle into two regions . find x the length of segment nb so that the area of the quadrilateral mnbc is 40 % of the total area of the rectangle .
3geometry
two trains of equal lengths take 15 sec and 20 sec respectively to cross a telegraph post . if the length of each train be 120 m , in what time will they cross other travelling in opposite direction ?
1physics
3,7 , 12,18 , 25,33 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 th terms
0general