A number whose one-sixth part increased by 4 is equal to its one-fifth part decreased by 10, is:
The present worth of a certain bill due sometime hence is Rs. 800 and the true discount is Rs. 36. The banker's discount is:
The numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25%. If the value of the fraction is 2/15, find the original fraction.
In an election, only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes.
In a three digit number, the hundred digit is 2 more than the tens digit and the units digit is 2 less than the tens digit. If the sum of the digits is 18, find the number?
A man's present age is 36 years and his son's present age is half of his father's present age. What will be the age of the son when his father's age becomes 44 years?
A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B, and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
Rahul is aged three times less than his father. After 8 years, the father would be two and a half times of Rahul's age. After a further 8 years, how many times would the father be of Rahul's age?
P and Q start a cafe with a capital Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 40,000 respectively. After a year, out of the profit of Rs. 15000, P gets his share of profit plus some money as his salary. In total if P gets Rs. 7000, what is the salary amount he received?
Compost and sand are used to make two different potting soils. If the ratio by weight of compost to sand in the first potting mix is 6:5, and in the second it is 7:13, how many kg of compost must be added to 11 kg of the first potting soil and 20 kg of the second, to produce a new potting soil containing 40% sand?