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20 business executives and 7 chairmen meet at a conference . if each business executive shakes the hand of every other business executive and every chairman once , and each chairman shakes the hand of each of the business executives but not the other chairmen , how many handshakes would take place ?
3geometry
a total of $ 20,000 was invested in two certificates of deposit at simple annual interest rates of 6 percent and 9 percent , respectively . if the total interest on the two certificates was $ 1,440 at the end of one year , what fractional part of the $ 20.000 was invested at the higher rate ?
2gain
in a school of 850 boys , 44 % of muslims , 28 % hindus , 10 % sikhs and the remaining of other communities . how many belonged to the other communities ?
2gain
109 Γ— 109 + 91 Γ— 91 = ?
0general
on a certain day , orangeade was made by mixing a certain amount of orange juice with an equal amount of water . on the next day , orangeade was made by mixing the same amount of orange juice with twice the amount of water . on both days , all the orangeade that was made was sold . if the revenue from selling the orangeade was the same for both days and if the orangeade was sold at $ 0.60 per glass on the first day , what was the price q per glass on the second day ?
0general
if x = 3 and y = βˆ’ 2 , what is the value of ( x βˆ’ 2 y ) ^ y ?
0general
last year , for every 100 million vehicles that travelled on a certain highway , 98 vehicles were involved in accidents . if 3 billion vehicles travelled on the highway last year , how many of those vehicles were involved in accidents ? ( 1 billion = 100000000 )
0general
in what time will a train 125 m long cross an electric pole , it its speed be 130 km / hr ?
1physics
if 85 percent of the test takers taking an old paper and pencil gmat exam answered the first question on a given math section correctly , and 80 percent of the test takers answered the second question correctly , and 5 percent of the test takers answered neither question correctly , what percent answered both correctly ?
5other
23 , 29 , 31 , 37 , 41 , 43 , 47 , 53 , 59 , 61 , 67 , ( . . . )
0general
due to construction , the speed limit along an 10 - mile section of highway is reduced from 55 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour . approximately how many minutes more will it take to travel along this section of highway at the new speed limit than it would have taken at the old speed limit ?
1physics
96 is divided into two parts in such a way that seventh part of first and ninth part of second are equal . find the smallest part ?
0general
the length of a side of a hexagon is 8 inches . what is the perimeter ?
1physics
when positive integer n is divided by positive integer j , the remainder is 11 . if n / j = 724.04 , what is value of j ?
0general
a can complete the job in 2 hours and b can complete the same job in 4 hours . a works for 1 hour and then b joins and both complete the job . what fraction of the job did b complete
1physics
if a ' s income is 25 % less than b ' s . by what % b ' s income is greater than a ?
2gain
x starts a business with rs . 56000 . y joins in the business after 4 months with rs . 44000 . what will be the ratio in which they should share the profit at the end of the year ?
5other
tom purchased 8 kg of apples at the rate of 70 per kg and 9 kg of mangoes at the rate of 45 per kg . how much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper ?
2gain
in a bag containing 3 balls , a white ball was placed and then 1 ball was taken out at random . what is theprobability that the extracted ball would turn onto be white , if all possible hypothesisconcerning the color of the balls that initially in the bag were equally possible ?
4probability
nicky and cristina are running a race . since cristina is faster than nicky , she gives him a 36 meter head start . if cristina runs at a pace of 6 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
587 * 999 = ?
0general
it takes 35 identical printing presses 12 hours to print 500,000 papers . how many hours would it take 30 of these printing presses to print 500,000 papers ?
1physics
a sum was put at si at certain rate for 2 years . had it been put at 3 % higher rate , it would have fetched rs . 300 more . find the sum
2gain
9 people decided to split the restaurant bill evenly . if the bill was $ 314.16 dollars , how much money did they 1 cent is the smallest unit ?
0general
1395 x 1395 = ?
0general
x Γ· 4 Γ— 5 + 10 – 12 = 48 , then x =
0general
- 84 x 29 + 365 = ?
0general
5 % of a number is more than 20 % of 650 by 190 . find the number ?
2gain
what is the area of square field whose side of length 25 m ?
3geometry
a certain car dealership sells economy cars , luxury cars , and sport utility vehicles . the ratio of economy to luxury cars is 5 : 3 . the ratio of economy cars to sport utility vehicles is 4 : 3 . what is the ratio of luxury cars to sport utility vehicles ?
5other
a boat can travel with a speed of 24 km / hr in still water . if the speed of the stream is 4 km / hr , find the time taken by the boat to go 168 km downstream
1physics
find the value of a / b + b / a , if a and b are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + 10 x + 5 = 0 ?
0general
jim is able to sell a hand - carved statue for $ 750 which was a 35 % profit over his cost . how much did the statue originally cost him ?
2gain
in a fuel station the service costs $ 4.25 per car , every liter of fuel costs 0.6 $ . assuming that you fill up 3 mini - vans and 2 trucks , how much money will the fuel cost to all the cars owners total , if a mini - van ' s tank is 65 liters and a truck ' s tank is 120 % bigger and they are all empty - ?
0general
a cistern is normally filled in 10 hrs , but takes 2 hrs longer to fill because of a leak on its bottom , if cistern is full , how much time citern would empty ?
1physics
to be considered for β€œ movie of the year , ” a film must appear in at least 1 / 4 of the top - 10 - movies lists submitted by the cinematic academy ’ s 795 members . what is the smallest number of top - 10 lists a film can appear on and still be considered for β€œ movie of the year ” ?
0general
a man can swim in still water at 9 km / h , but takes twice as long to swim upstream than downstream . the speed of the stream is ?
0general
the distance from the x - axis to point p is half the distance from the y - axis to point p . if the coordinates of p are ( x , - 6 ) , how many units is p from the y - axis ?
0general
a can do a piece of work in 24 days . when he had worked for 2 days b joins him . if the complete work was finished in 8 days . in how many days b alone can finish the work ?
1physics
milk contains 5 % water . what quantity of pure milk should be added to 10 litres of milk to reduce this to 2 % ?
2gain
40 percent of the members of a study group are women , and 20 percent of those women are lawyers . if one member of the study group is to be selected at random , what is the probability that the member selected is a woman lawyer ?
2gain
two goods trains each 750 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks . their speeds are 45 km / hr and 30 km / hr respectively . find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one ?
1physics
the banker ' s gain of a certain sum due 2 years hence at 10 % per annum is rs . 24 . the present worth is :
2gain
a rectangular plot measuring 90 metres by 60 metres is to be enclosed by wire fencing . if the poles of the fence are kept 5 metres apart , how many poles will be needed ?
1physics
a 1200 m long train crosses a tree in 80 sec , how much time will i take to pass a platform 1000 m long ?
1physics
simplify : ( 7 + 2 ) – ( 5 + 3 + 1 ) - 1 .
0general
how many shots of 1 cm radius can be prepared from a sphere of 7 cm radius ?
1physics
on a certain road 10 % of the motorists exceed the posted speed limit and receive speeding tickets , but 10 % of the motorists who exceed the posted speed limit do not receive speeding tickets . what percent of the motorists on the road exceed the posted speed limit ?
2gain
a river boat leaves silver town and travels upstream to gold town at an average speed of 6 kilometers per hour . it returns by the same route at an average speed of 3 kilometers per hour . what is the average speed for the round - trip in kilometers per hour ?
1physics
abcd is a square where ab = Γ’ Λ† Ε‘ 4008 . let x be a point on ab and y be a point on cd such that ax = cy . compute the area of trapezoid axyd .
3geometry
a man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 5 hours each time ; what is the speed of the current ?
1physics
two numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 , if 7 is added to both , their ratio changes to 3 : 5 . the greatest number is
5other
what is 82 % of 3 / 4 ?
2gain
points x , y , and z lie , in that order , on a straight railroad track . the distance from point x to point y is twice the distance from point y to point z . a train traveled from point x to point z without stopping . the train ' s average speed when traveling from point x to point y was 300 miles per hour and the train ' s average speed when traveling from point y to point z was 100 miles per hour . what was the train ' s average speed , in miles per hour , when traveling from point x to point z ?
1physics
a 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds . what is the length of the other train ?
1physics
if xerox paper costs 5 cents a sheet and a buyer gets 10 % discount on all xerox paper one buys after the first 2000 papers and 20 % discount after first 10000 papers , how much will it cost to buy 20000 sheets of xerox paper ?
2gain
there is rain at a rate of 12 centimeters per hour all over new jersey . somewhere downtown in new jersey a group of students are waiting for the rain to stop . if the rain filled a tank the with a base area of 250 square centimeters and a depth of 6 centimeters , how long did the students wait for the rain to stop ?
1physics
if a and b are positive integers , and a = 3 b + 12 , the greatest common divisor of a and b can not be
0general
during a sale , the price of a pair of shoes is marked down 14 % from the regular price . after the sale ends , the price goes back to the original price . what is the percent of increase to the nearest percent from the sale price back to the regular price for the shoes ?
2gain
two trains of length 60 m and 280 m are running towards each other on parallel lines at 42 kmph and 30 kmph respectively . in what time will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet ?
1physics
one 100 gallons of fuel are purchased at $ 0.70 per gallon . the fuel is consumed at a rate of $ 0.40 worth of fuel per hour . at this rate , how many hours are required to consume the 100 gallons of fuel ?
2gain
a chemist mixes one liter of pure water with x liters of a 75 % salt solution , and the resulting mixture is a 15 % salt solution . what is the value of x ?
2gain
if 5 % more is gained by selling an article for rs . 600 than by selling it for rs . 580 , the cost of the article is ?
2gain
a boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes . how long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?
1physics
a , b , c subscribe rs . 50000 for a business . if a subscribes rs . 4000 more than b and b rs . 5000 more than c , out of a total profit of rs . 36000 , what will be the amount a receives ?
0general
steve traveled the first 2 hours of his journey at 30 mph and the last 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph . what is his average speed of travel for the entire journey ?
1physics
a train 600 m long can cross an over brdge of 100 m long in 70 sec and then find the speed of the train ?
1physics
when sold at a 60 % discount , a sweater nets the merchant a 35 % profit on the wholesale cost at which he initially purchased the item . by what % is the sweater marked up from wholesale at its normal retail price ?
2gain
from a group of 3 women and 3 girls , 4 are to be randomly selected . what is the probability that equal numbers of women and girls will be selected ?
4probability
what is the sum of natural numbers between 50 and 100
0general
an integer n between 1 and 99 , inclusive , is to be chosen at random . what is the probability that n ( n + 1 ) will be divisible by 2 ?
0general
carl is facing very difficult financial times and can only pay the interest on a $ 30,000 loan he has taken . the bank charges him a quarterly compound rate of 10 % . what is the approximate interest he pays annually ?
2gain
the s . i . on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 12 % per annum is half the c . i . on rs . 6000 for 2 years at 15 % per annum . the sum placed on s . i . is ?
2gain
what is the greatest positive integer x such that 2 ^ x is a factor of 8 ^ 10 ?
0general
of the 80 people in a room , 1 / 4 are women . if 3 / 4 of the people are married , what is the maximum number of women in the room who could be unmarried ?
0general
the ratio of the volumes of two cubes is 125 : 1000 . what is the ratio of their total surface areas ?
3geometry
if the mean of numbers 12 , x , 42 , 78 and 104 is 62 , then what is the mean of 128 , 255 , 511 , 1023 and x ?
0general
if the perimeter of square region q and the perimeter of rectangular region r are equal and the sides of r are in the ratio 2 : 3 then the ratio of the area of r to the area of q
3geometry
the ratio of the present ages of ramesh and mahesh is 2 : 5 . 10 years hence , the ratio of their ages will be 10 : 15 . find the difference in their present ages ?
0general
what is the distance between two parallel chords of length 32 cm and 24 cm in a circle of radius 20 cm ?
1physics
one boss decided to increase the salary of an employee by 5 % . how much will he get if his salary was rs . 2000 ?
0general
a ratio between two numbers is 7 : 9 and their l . c . m . is 189 . the second number is
1physics
in a certain accounting class of 100 students , 70 % of the students took the final exam on the assigned day while the rest of the students took the exam on a make - up date . if the students on the assigned day had an average score of 60 % , and the students on the make - up date had an average score of 80 % , what was the average score for the entire class ?
0general
if p ( 32 , 6 ) = kc ( 32 , 6 ) , then what is the value of k ?
0general
for how many values of q , is | | | q - 5 | - 10 | - 5 | = 2 ? ( those ls are mods )
0general
a , b , k start from the same place and travel in the same direction at speeds of 30 km / hr , 40 km / hr , 60 km / hr respectively . b starts three hours after a . if b and k overtake a at the same instant , how many hours after a did k start ?
1physics
at joes steakhouse the hourly wage for a chef is 25 % greater than that of a dishwasher , and the hourly wage of a dishwasher is half as much as the hourly wage of a manager . if a managers wage is $ 8.50 per hour , how much less than a manager does a chef earn each hour ?
0general
a manufacturer sells a pair of glasses to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18 % . the wholesaler sells the same to retailer at a profit of 20 % . the retailer in turn sells them to a customer for rs . 30.09 , there by earning a profit of 25 % . the cost price for the manufacturer is ?
2gain
two passenger trains start at the same hour in the day from two different stations and move towards each other at the rate of 11 kmph and 21 kmph respectively . when they meet , it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more than the other one . the distance between the two stations is ?
1physics
in 10 years , a will be twice as old as b was 10 years ago . if a is now 9 years older than b , the present age of b is ?
0general
if 89 / 99 = 0.898 , what is the 83 rd digit to the right of the decimal point of the fraction ?
0general
little krish had $ 200.50 . he spent $ 35.25 on sweets and gave to his two friends $ 25.20 each . how much money was left ?
0general
pat , kate , and mark charged a total of 117 hours to a certain project . if pat charged twice as much time to the project as kate and 1 / 3 as much time as mark , how many more hours did mark charge to the project than kate ?
0general
what is the probability of getting at least one six in a single throw of three unbiased dice ?
4probability
in the coordinate plane a slope of the line k is 3 / 2 times the x - intercept of the line k . what is the y - intercept of the line k ?
0general
a wooden box of dimensions 8 m x 10 m x 6 m is to carry rectangularboxes of dimensions 4 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm . the maximum number ofboxes that can be carried in the wooden box , is
1physics
from a pack of 52 cards , two cards are drawn together at random . what is the probability of both the cards being kings ?
4probability
a school has 4 section of chemistry in class x having 65 , 35 , 45 and 42 students . the mean marks obtained in chemistry test are 50 , 60 , 55 and 45 respectively for the 4 sections . determine the overall average of marks per student .
0general
the speed at which a girl can row a boat in still water is 75 kmph . if he rows downstream , where the speed of current is 15 kmph , what time will he take to cover 300 metres ?
1physics
x , y , and z are all unique numbers . if x is chosen randomly from the set { 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 } and y and z are chosen randomly from the set { 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 } , what is the probability that x and y are prime and z is not ?
4probability