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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1838 is perfect. Good work!

#1839. When a plot is sold for #18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

The solution #1839 is perfect. Keep it up!

#1840. A fruit seller sells mangoes at the  rate of $9 per kilogram and thereby loses 20%. At what price per kilogram he should have sold them to make a profit of 5%?

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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.

bobbym

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Registered: 2009-04-12

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1840 is absolutely right! Good work!

#1841. If selling an article is

of its cost price, what is the profit percentage in the transaction?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1841 is correct. Neat job!

#1842. The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4:5. Find the profit percent.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

#1843. By selling a pen for $15, a man loses one-sixteenth of what it costs him. Find the cost price of the pen.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1843 is correct. Good work!

#1844. Find the zeros of the following quadratic polynomial and verify the basic relationship between the zeros and the coefficients.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1844 is correct. Marvelous!

#1845. If the length of a certain rectangle is decreased by 4 centimeters and the width is increased by 3 centimeters, a square with the same area as the original rectangle would result. Find the perimeter of the original rectangle.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1845 is correct. Marvelous!

#1846. If by selling 110 mangoes, the cost price  of 120 mangoes is realized, find the gain percent.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

#1847. The altitude drawn to the base of an isosceles triangle is 8 centimeters and the perimeter is 32 centimeters. Find the area of the triangle.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

#1848. The base of a parallelogram is twice its height. If the area of the parallelogram is 72 square centimeters, find its height.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

#1849. Find the area of a rhombus one side of which measures 20 centimeters and one diagonal 24 centimeters.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;

You are correct on #1848, I inadvertently switched the numbers.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1849 is perfect. Neat job!

#1850. The difference between two parallel sides of a trapezium is 4 centimeters. The perpendicular distance between them is 19 centimeters. If the area of the trapezium is 475 square centimeters, find the lengths of the parallel sides.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1850 is correct. Magnificent!

#1851. A sector of

, cut out from a circle, has an area of

square centimeters. Find the radius of the circle.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.