Oral puzzles

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-16 20:47:38

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The solution #3798 (two values) is correct. Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3799. The sum of two numbers is 18. The sum of their reciprocals is 1/4. Find the numbers.

math9maniac · 2017-09-18 02:11:59

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-18 12:32:40

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The solution #3799 is perfect. Excellent, math9maniac!

#3800. The sum of two numbers is 8 and 15 times the sum of their reciprocals is also 8. Find the numbers.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-20 16:07:14

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#3801. The product of two successive integral multiples of 5 is 300. Find the multiples.

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-09-21 01:30:15

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-21 14:08:55

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Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3802. The speed of a boat in still water is 8 kilometers per hour. It can go 15 kilometer upstream and 22 kilometers downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-24 01:00:50

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#3803. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 60 meters more than the shorter side. If the longer side is 30 meters more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-26 02:47:36

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#3804.The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm. The difference between the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle is 5 cm. Find the lengths of these sides.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-30 22:32:08

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#3805. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 82 cm and its area is 400 meters squared. Find the breadth of the rectangle.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-02 13:27:19

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#3806. The area of a right angled triangle 600 square centimeters. If the base of the triangle exceeds the altitude by 10 cm, find the dimensions of the triangle. (i.e. base and altitude).

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-10-04 01:25:42

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-04 01:33:58

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The solution #3806 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3807. The area of an isosceles triangle is 60 square centimeters and the length of each one of its equal sides is 13 cm. Find its base.

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-10-04 01:38:50

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-04 02:53:20

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The solution #3807 is correct. Keep it up, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3808. The side of a square exceeds the side of another square by 4 cm and the sum of the areas of the two squares is 400 square centimeters. Find the dimensions of the squares.

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-10-04 12:00:51

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-04 14:34:37

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The solution #3808 (two parts) is correct. Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3809. Some students planned a holiday. The budget for food was $480. But eight of these failed to go and thus the cost of food for each member increased by $10. How many students went on the holiday?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-06 00:19:37

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#3810. The length of the sides forming right angle of a right angled triangle are 5x cm and (3x - 1) cm. If the area of the triangle is 60 square centimeters, find its hypotenuse.

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-10-06 11:52:56

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-06 14:12:59

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The solution #3810 is correct. Brilliant, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3811. A dealer sells an article for $24 and gains as much percent as the cost price of the article. Find the cost price of the article.

Monox D. I-Fly · 2017-10-06 23:07:00

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-07 01:00:37

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The solution #3811 is correct. Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!

#3812. If two pipes function simultaneously, a reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills the reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours will the second pipe take to fill the reservoir?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-08 16:20:49

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#3813. If the list price of a toy is reduced by $2, a person can buy 2 more toys for $360. Find the original price of the toy.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-10 01:01:47

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#3814. In a group of swans, 7/2 times the square root of the total number are playing on the share of a pond. The two remaining ones are swinging in water. Find the total number of swans.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-12 00:29:24

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#3815. A bag contains 5 black, 7 red, and 3 white balls. A ball is drawn from the bag at random. Find the probability that the ball drawn is:
(i) red
(ii) black or white
(iii) not black

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-13 10:48:15

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#3816. What is the probability that a number selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ...., 15 is a multiple of 4?

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