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Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-16 00:50:21

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#7710. If

then find the value of

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-18 00:40:50

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#7711.27 pens are divided among Amy, Ursula, and Gia such that the ratio of pens with Amy and Ursula is 1:2 and that with Ursula and Gia is 4:3. How many pens did Amy get?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-20 00:24:04

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#7712. A certain amount of money was divided between Sam and Ben in the ratio 2:3. If Sam's share is $2400, find Ben's share.

math9maniac · 2020-02-21 04:02:09

math9maniac · 2020-02-21 04:13:34

ganesh wrote:

Hi,
Solution #7708
Good attempt, math9maniac!

Dear ganesh,

Thanks for sharing your solution. I think the answer can be 1536 if each of the remaining 6 spent 4 more than the average. Since, the question didn't indicate anything about each, I worked it as the combined 6/. The question stated "13 of them spent $79 each on their dinner and the rest spent $4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19." The 'each' clause was only stated for the 13, but 'the rest [6 pf them] spent $4 more than the ...

I would love your feedback on this. Many thanks

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-21 16:20:56

Hi math9maniac,

Your interpretation #7708 is beyond my comprehension.

Solution #7712 is correct. Neat work!

#7713. If 45% of a number is added to another number, the first number becomes 1.35 times of the other number. What is the ratio of these two numbers?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-23 00:22:11

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#7714. The first, second, and fourth term of a proportion are 3, 17, and 51. Find the third term.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-25 00:32:26

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#7715. Given 9, m, m, 36 are in proportion. Find the value of m.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-27 00:21:35

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#7716. The ratio of the number of males to females in a town is 10:9. If the number of females is 8181, find the total population of the town.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-02-29 01:09:48

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#7717. Find the mean proportion of 0.02 and 0.32.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-01 00:12:25

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#7718. Find the mean proportion between the numbers 8 and 18.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-03 00:07:20

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#7719. 150 kilograms of rice last for 30 days for 6 soldiers. If 4 more soldiers join the group, then the amount of rice would last for how many days?

math9maniac · 2020-03-03 01:33:37

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-03 02:37:03

Hi,

Neat work, math9maniac!

#7720. A typist types 100 pages in 3 working daysh hours a day. How many hours a day would she have to work in order to complete the work in 2 days?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-05 00:26:17

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#7721. If 15 men can do a piece of work in 24 days, in how many days would 12 men do the same work?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-07 00:20:14

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#7722. If 100 laborers can build a wall in 6 days then how many more labors are required to build the same wall in 4 days?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-09 00:25:53

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#7723. If 11 typists type 220 pages in 10 days, then how many pages would 12 typists type in 20 days?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-11 00:13:13

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#7724. A stock of food grains would last for 24 weeks for a group of 250 soldiers. If at the end of 15 weeks, 200 new soldiers join the group. How long the remaining stock of food grains last for?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-13 00:38:28

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#7725. The ratio of age of A and B is 4:3. Four years ago, the ratio was 10:7. Find the present age of A and B respectively.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-15 00:38:40

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#7726. The ratio of age of A and his father is 1:7. The difference between their ages is 30 years. What would be the ratio 10 years later?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-17 00:35:52

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#7727. Alan is twice as old as Simon. Five years ago, Alan was thrice as old as Simon. Find the present age of Simon.

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-19 00:05:44

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#7728. The age of father is three times the age of his son at present. Four years hence, the ratio of the father and son becomes 13:5 respectively. What is the present age of the father?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-21 00:23:37

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#7729. One year ago, the ratio of Yamuna's and Ganga's ages was 6:7 respectively. Four years hence, this ratio would become 7:8. How old is Ganga now?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-23 00:13:03

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#7730. The age of Aaron and Albert is in the ratio 11:13 respectively. After 7 years, the ratio of their aes will be 20:23. What is the difference in years between their ages?

Jai Ganesh · 2020-03-25 00:37:43

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#7731. The ratio of the age of Roger and Martin is 4:5 and that of Martin and Andrew is 5:6. If sum of their age be 90 years, how old is Martin?

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