Mathematics Quiz 16

P, Q and R have Rs.6000 among themselves. R has two-thirds of the total amount with P and Q. Find the amount with R?

A rectangular courtyard 3.78min long and 5.25m broad is to be paved exactly with square tiles all of the same size. The minimum number of such tiles is_________?

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the square by:________?

40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?

The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60? and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is :_________?

A person ordered 5 pairs of black socks and some pairs of brown socks. The price of a black pair was thrice that of a brown pair while preparing the bill the bill clerk inter-changed the number of black and brown pairs by mistake which increased the bill by 100% what was the number of pair of brown socks in the original order?

A, B and C enter into partnership. A invests some money at the beginning, B invests double the amount after 6 months, and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual gain be Rs.18000. A?s share is?

60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?

(22 * 495 + 891 * 44) / (33 * 176 + 55 * 264) = _________?

An order was placed for the supply of a carpet whose breadth was 6 m and length was 1.44 times the breadth. What be the cost of a carpet whose length and breadth are 40% more and 25% more respectively than the first carpet. Given that the ratio of carpet is Rs. 45 per sq m?

Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

How many four digit even numbers can be formed using the digits {2, 3, 5, 1, 7, 9}

A gardener increases the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing by 20%. The area of the new garden?

12(13/18) + 16(11/27) ? 10(5/9) = _________?

If 3 men or 4 women can construct a wall in 43 days, then the number of days that 7 men and 5 women take to construct it is :

Using all the letters of the word ?NOKIA?, how many words can be formed, which begin with N and end with A?

If 10 bulls can plough 20 identical fields in 3 days working 10 hours a day, then in how many days can 30 bulls plough 32 same identical fields working 8 hours a day?

In a class there are 20 boys and 25 girls. In how many ways can a boy and a girl be selected?

A bag contains 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 rupee coins amounting to Rs.264. If the ratio of the number of these coins is 3:5:4, find the number of 1 rupee coins.

The side of a rhombus is 26 m and length of one of its diagonals is 20 m. The area of the rhombus is_______?

Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save?

Find the sum The difference between the compound and S.I. on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs.15of money?

A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are 18cm and 26cm.What is the area of the circle?

In a hostel mess there is enough food provisions for 1200 boarders for a month. After 15 days half of them leave due to vacations. How long will the food provisions now last?

A dealer purchases 15 articles for Rs. 25 and sells 12 articles for Rs. 30. Find the profit percentage?

The smallest number when increased by ? 1 ? is exactly divisible by 12, 18, 24, 32 and 40 is__________?

After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?

The ratio of two numbers a and b is 3:5. If 2 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 2:3. Find b.

zero is a__________ number?

(0.9 * 0.9 ? 0.8 * 0.8)/1.7 = _________?

Find the amount on Rs.8000 in 9 months at 20% per annum, if the interest being compounded quarterly?

The average of 9 observations was 9, that of the 1st of 5 being 10 and that of the last 5 being 8. What was the 5th observation?

One root of the quadratic equation x2?? 12x + a = 0, is thrice the other. Find the value of a?

The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot @ 26.50 per metre is Rs. 5300, what is the length of the plot in metres?

A hall is a 15m long and 12m board. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the areas of the 4 walls the volume of the hall is:

Find the greatest number of four digits which when divided by 10, 15, 21 and 28 leaves 4, 9, 15 and 22 as remainders respectively?

Mr. Tassawar Javed invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

P and Q started a business with respective investments of Rs. 4 lakhs and Rs. 10 lakhs. As P runs the business, his salary is Rs. 5000 per month. If they earned a profit of Rs. 2 lakhs at the end of the year, then find the ratio of their earnings?

A car is purchased on hire-purchase. The cash price is $21 000 and the terms are a deposit of 10% of the price, then the balance to be paid off over 60 equal monthly installments. Interest is charged at 12% p.a. What is the monthly installment?

Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 8 and 24 minutes respectively. They are opened an alternate minutes. Find how many minutes, the cistern shall be full?

A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 min. and 15 min.respectively There is one outlet pipe in the cistern. When all the taps & pipe are opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 min. How long will the waste pipe (outlet) take to empty the full cistern ?

A man rows at a speed of 6 km/hr in still water. If the time taken to row a certain distance upstream is 4 times the time taken to row the same distance downstream, what is the speed of the river?

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25% value of the fraction is 2/15. Find the original fraction.

The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is:

The least number of five digits that have 144 their HCF is__________?

Hafeez invested Rs. 15000 @ 10% per annum for one year. If the interest is compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Hafeez at the end of the year will be?

A pipe can fill a cistern in 20 minutes whereas the cistern when fill can be emptied by a leak in 28 minutes. When both pipes are opened, find when the cistern will be full?

The area of the floor of a room is 20 m2?that of a longer wall 15 m2?and of the shorter wall 12 m2, find the edge of the new cube?

40% of Raees marks is equal to 20% of Rahim?s marks which percent is equal to 30% of Rehman?s marks. If Rehman?s marks is 80, then find the average marks of Raees and Rahim?