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#201 2009-01-13 17:58:26

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Answers to #83, #84, #85, #86, #87, #88, #89, and #90:-

All correct, JaneFairfax!!! Thats a clean sweep! It reminds me of Steffi beating Natalia Zvereva 6-0, 6-0 in a French Open finals ( I think it was 1988)!

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In Question #90, I made a mistake, by oversight. I started with P, Q, and R and having used A, B, and C in a number of problems earlier, I did the same.
Thanks, mathsyperson, for coming to my rescue!!!


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#202 2009-01-14 01:39:58

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#91. How much must be subtracted from 34968725 to make it exactly divisible by 12?

#92. Which is the smallest number divisible by 8, 15, and 24 and is a perfect square?

#93. What is the difference between the Least Common Multiple and the Greatest Common Divisor of 60, 75, and 90?

#94. Which is the largest number by which all numbers of the form

would be divisible?

#95. Which is the smallest number which leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3, 5, and 7 but which is divisible by 11?

#96. The Least Common Multiple and the Greatest Common Divisor of two positive numbers are 2000 and 100 respectively. If both the numbers are of 3 digits, what is the difference between them?

#97. A number when divided by 64 leaves a remainder of 63. When double the number is divided by the same divisor, what would the remainder be?

#98. There are two electrical wires, one is a 9 m 60 cm long aluminium wire and the other is a 5 m 12 cm long copper wire. Find the maximum length that can be equally cut from each wire in such a way that the total length of each wire is exactly divisible by it.

#99. If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the Greatest Common Divisor and the Least Common Multiple of these numbers are 5 and 120 respectively, what is the sum of their reciprocals?

#100. Which is the greatest 4 digit number that is divisible by 12, 15, 20, and 35?


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#203 2009-01-14 14:50:17

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#204 2009-01-14 18:47:14

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Answers to #92, #95, #96, #97, #98, #99, and #100:-
All correct, JaneFairfax!
Please tell me why question #98 is not properly worded. The question hasn't been framed by me, but I find nothing wrong in it!

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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.

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#205 2009-01-14 23:52:24

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#101. Which is the least number of five digits which is divisible by 12, 15, and 18?

#102. If 1.5 x = 0.04 y, then what is the value of

?

#103. If

, what is the value of
?

#104. A student was asked to multiply a given number by

. Instead, he divided the given number by
. His answer was 225 more than the correct answer. What was the given number?

#105. What is the value of (6 * 15 * 3) if

?

#106. One year ago, a father was four times as old as his son. After 6 years, his age would exceed twice his son's age by 9 years. What is the ratio of their present ages?

#107. The sum of two numbers is 184. If one-third of the first number exceeds one-seventh of the second number by 8, find the smaller number.

#108. An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields $1500 more than when sold at a loss of 5%. What is the Cost Price?

#109. In how many days can 10 women finish a work if 10 men can complete the work in 6 days and 10 men and 10 women together can complete the work in

days?

#110. What is the profit percentage earned by a shopkeeper if the labelled price is 130% of the Cost Price, Cost Price of each article is $550 and a discount of 10% on the labelled price was offered?


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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#206 2009-01-15 07:54:55

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#207 2009-01-16 01:40:04

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Answers to #102, #103, #105, #106, #107, and #109:-
Five out of six correct! 83.33%.
Please check your answer to #105.
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#208 2009-01-16 03:43:51

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#111. The diagonal of a rectangular floor is 7½ meters. The shorter side of the rectangular floor is 4½ meters. What is area of the floor in square meters?

#112. If

and
, what is the value of
?

#113. A figure that can be folder over along a straight line such that the result is equal halves which lie one on top of the other is said to have a line of symmetry. Which of the following has only one line of symmetry?
(a) Square  (b) Circle  (c) Equilateral triangle  (d) Isosceles triangle  (e) Rectangle

#114. A laborer is paid $8 per hour for an 8 hour day and 1½ times the ratefor each hour in excess of 8 hours in a single day. If the laborer received $80 for a single day's work, how long did he work on that day?

#115. How many minutes would it take to completely fill a tank witgh a capacity of 3750 liters if water is being pumped into the tank at the rate of 800 liters per minute and is being drained out of it at the rate of 300 liters per minute?


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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#209 2009-01-16 08:28:46

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Oops, careless.

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#210 2009-01-16 09:30:02

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#211 2009-01-16 12:16:54

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How do make those clickable buttons inside your posts?

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#212 2009-01-16 12:24:38

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Use the hide tags:

    [h­ide=<Insert hide-text label here>]<Insert text to be hidden here>[/hide]

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#213 2009-01-16 12:52:17

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#214 2009-01-17 02:44:22

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There is a sticky thread in the Puzzles and Games forum

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=1278

to which you can refer. wink

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#215 2009-01-17 03:38:49

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Answers to #105, #111, #112, #113, #114, and #115:-
JaneFairfax, your answer to #105 is correct this time.
The answers to #112, #113, #114, and #115 are correct. Your score : 80%
Please read question #111 carefully.
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#216 2009-01-17 04:26:34

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Argh! I did read the question carefully but mistyped the answer. tongue

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#217 2009-01-17 16:58:43

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Answer to #111:-
You are correct, JaneFairfax.


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

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#218 2009-01-17 19:15:55

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#116. If A has $5 more than B and B has $2 more than C, then which of the following exchanges would result in each of them having equal amount of money?
(i) A should give C $4 and B should give C $5.
(ii) Either A or C should give B $7.
(iii) C should give A $1 and A should give B $1.
(iv) B should give A $4 and A should give C $5.
(v) A should give C $3 and B $1.

#117. If an adult can assemble 8 times as many electronic goods as a boy, and if the adult assembles 8 electronic goods per hour, how many electronic goods would be assembled by the adult and the boy together in five days, working 24 hours a day?

#118. For which of the following figures can the perimeter of the figure be determined if the area is known?
I. A Trapezoid  II. A Square  III. An Equilateral Triangle  IV. A Parallelogram
(i) I only
(ii) II only
(iii) III only
(iv) II and III only
(v) I and III only

#119. An employee earned $6,500 in 2008 which is 12½ % more than what he earned in the year 2008. How much did he earn in the year 2007?

#120. How long is a bridge that crosses a river which is 250 meters long, if one bank of the river hold one-third of it and the other holds one-sixth of it?

#121. If the altitude of a triangle is increased by 5% and its altitude is increased by 7%, by what percentage would its area increase?


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#219 2009-01-18 00:05:44

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#122. There is a sequence of 11 consecutive odd numbers. If the average of the first 7 numbers is X, what is the average of all the 11 integers?

#123. Which of the following has the highest value?


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#220 2009-01-18 10:38:37

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#221 2009-01-19 03:02:34

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Answer to #122:-
Muggleton, your answer is correct!
Thats a neat way of solving the problem! smile
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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.

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#222 2009-01-19 03:50:22

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#124. Two-thirds of three-fifths of one-eighth of a certain number is 268.5. What is 30% of that number?

#125. What is the value of x if

?

#126. Three numbers x, y, and z are such that xy=96050 and xz=95625. y is greater than z by 1. What is the value of z?

#127. If the side of a small square is

meters, how many such squares can be accomodated in a square of side 4 meters?


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#223 2009-01-20 21:48:09

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#128. What is the

term of a series S whose first four terms are (1+1)², (1+2)², (1+3)², (1+4)²?

#129. A train 100 meters long running at a speed of 50 kilometers/hour crosses a 120 meter long train running in the opposite directionin 6 seconds. What is the speed of the other train in kilometers per hour?

#130. How many of the 60 candidates who apllied for a job passed neither the physical test nor the written test if 10% of the candidates passed both the tests, 50% of the candidates passed the physical test, and 20% passed the written test?


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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#224 2009-01-21 11:27:50

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#225 2009-01-21 17:03:58

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Answers to #127 and #129 :
Both correct, JaneFairfax!
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