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#6176 2018-12-23 00:10:08

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#4307. Age of X is six times that of Y. After 4 years, X would be four times the age of Y. What is the present age of Y?


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#6177 2018-12-24 00:02:29

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#4308. In a school, the ratio of boys and girls is 7:5. If there are 2400 students in the school, how many girls are there?


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#6178 2018-12-25 00:12:22

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#4309. a/3 = b/4 = c/7. Find (a + b + c)/c.


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#6179 2018-12-26 00:05:22

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#4310. A vessel contains milk and water in the ratio 4:3. If 14 liters of the mixture is drawn and filled with water, the ratio changes to 3:4. How much milk was there in the vessel initially?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#6180 2018-12-27 00:27:25

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#4311. The ages of K and J are in the ratio 5:8 respectively. After 8 years, the ratio of the ages will be 3:4. What is the difference in their ages?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#6181 2018-12-28 00:34:23

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#4312. Present age of A is 3 years less than present age of B. Ratio of B's age 5 years ago and A's age 4 years hence is 5:8. Find the present age in years of A.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#6182 2018-12-29 00:49:12

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#4313. Sum of present ages of P, Q, R, and S is 76 years. After 7 years, ratio of their ages is 7:6:5:8. What is R's present age?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6183 2018-12-30 00:57:36

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#4314. A sum of $221 is divided among X, Y, and Z such that X gets $52 more than Y. Y gets $26 more than Z. Find the ratio of the shares of X, Y, and Z respectively.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#6184 2018-12-31 00:27:24

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#4315. The ratio of Gloria's and Sarah's present ages is 4:7 respectively. Two years ago, the ratio of their ages was 1:2 respectively. What will be Sarah's age three years hence?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6185 2019-01-01 00:24:53

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#4316. Box A contains wheat worth $30 per kilogram and box B contains wheat worth $40 per kilogram. If both A and B are mixed in the ratio 4:7, then find the price of mixture per kilogram (approximately).


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6186 2019-01-02 00:24:04

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#4317. In one liter of alcohol and water, 30% is water. Find the amount of alcohol that must be added to the mixture, such that the part of water in the mixture becomes 12.5%


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6187 2019-01-03 00:57:25

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#4318. A mixture of milk and water in a jar contains 28 liters milk and 8 liters water. X liters milk and X liters water are mixed to form a mixture. If 40% of the new mixture is 20 liters, then find the value of X.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6188 2019-01-04 00:34:52

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#4319. The ten's digit of a three digit is 3. If the digits of y are interchanged and the number thus formed is 396 more than the previous one, then the sum of unit's digit and hundred's digit is 14. What is the number?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6189 2019-01-05 00:39:41

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#4320. The ratio of the number of boys and that of girls is 1:2 but when 2 boys and 2 girls left, the ratio became 1:3. How many people were at the party originally?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6190 2019-01-06 00:49:13

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#4321. The respective ratio of the ages of father, mother, and daughter is 7:6:2. The difference of mother's and daughter's age is 24 years. What is the father's present age?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6191 2019-01-07 00:38:48

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#4322. The ratio of the ages of A and B seven years ago was 3:4 respectively. The ratio of their ages nine years from now will be 7:8. What is B's age at present?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6192 2019-01-08 00:33:42

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#4323. The ratio of the present ages of M and A is 3:2 respectively. After 8 years, the ratio of their ages will be 11:8. What will be the present age of M's son if his age is half of the present age of A?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6193 2019-01-09 00:51:14

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#4324. 20 liters of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:3. If 4 liters of this mixture be replaced by 4 liters of milk, what would be the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6194 2019-01-10 00:47:46

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#4325. The respective ratio of Peter's present age and Robert's present age is 7:5. The sum of their ages 5 years from now will be 94. After how many years, Robert's age will be equal to Peter's present age?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6195 2019-01-11 02:04:09

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#4326. Mike incurred a loss of 40 percent on selling an article for $5700. What was the cost price of the article?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6196 2019-01-12 00:15:21

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#4327. A man sold an item for $7,500 and incurred a loss of 25%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 25%?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6197 2019-01-13 01:14:32

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#4328. Sarah earned a profit of 30 percent on selling an article for $6110. What was the Cost Price of the article?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6198 2019-01-14 00:21:42

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#4329. Stuart incurred a loss of 45 percent on selling an article for $3740. What was the Cost Price of the article?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6199 2019-01-15 01:16:43

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#4330. Russel sold an item for $6384 and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 30%?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6200 2019-01-16 01:15:02

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#4331. 21 articles were bought for $6531 and sold for $9954. What is the approximate profit percentage per article?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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