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#6051 2018-08-19 14:40:14

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#4193.  In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MARKERS' be arranged?


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#6052 2018-08-20 15:13:32

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#4194. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'VENTURE' be arranged?


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#6053 2018-08-21 14:09:31

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#4195.  In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'TROUBLE' be arranged?


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#6054 2018-08-22 14:33:46

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#4196. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'THERAPY' be arranged such that the vowels never come together?


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#6055 2018-08-23 15:41:15

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#4197. In how many ways the letters of the word 'SACRED' can be arranged such that vowels come together?


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#6056 2018-08-24 15:39:55

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#4198. Out of five girls and three boys, four children are to be selected randomly for a quiz contest. What is the probability of all the seceted children are girls?


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#6057 2018-08-25 15:14:59

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#4199. From a pack of 52 cards, 3 cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of getting both the cards being kings?


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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#6058 2018-08-26 15:06:32

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#4200. From a group of 4 men and 3 women, 2 persons are selected at random. Find the probability of at least one man being selected.


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#6059 2018-08-27 16:03:30

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#4201. A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow, and 3 white marbles. Three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability of their not being of the same color?


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#6060 2018-08-28 14:22:03

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#4202. A five digit number is formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 without repetition. Find the chance that the number is divisible by 5.


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#6061 2018-08-29 15:31:53

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#4203. A box contains 2 blue, 3 green, and 5 red balls. If three balls are drawn at random, what is the probability of all balls being different in color?


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#6062 2018-08-30 14:58:18

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#4204. In how many different ways can the letters of the word RUMOUR be arranged?


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#6063 2018-08-31 15:47:04

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#4205. Which of the following words can be written in 120 different ways?
(a) STABLE
(b) STILL
(c) WATER
(d) NOD
(e) DARE


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#6064 2018-09-01 15:47:54

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#4206. A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green marbles. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability of getting either all green or all red?


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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#6065 2018-09-02 14:20:49

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#4207.  A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green marbles. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability of getting both red?


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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#6066 2018-09-03 15:48:43

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#4208. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?


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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#6067 2018-09-04 15:36:02

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#4209. A bucket contains 8 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. If four marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability of getting 2 red and 2 blue?


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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#6068 2018-09-05 15:28:53

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#4210. A bucket contains 8 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. If two marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability of both being green?


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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#6069 2018-09-06 14:47:17

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#4211. A bucket contains 8 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability of none of them being red?


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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#6070 2018-09-07 16:15:36

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#4212. In how many different ways can the letters of the word CREAM be arranged?


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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#6071 2018-09-08 15:01:53

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#4213. 28% members of a group are married. What is the respective ratio of the number of married members to the number of unmarried members?


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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#6072 2018-09-09 14:22:15

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#4214. The numerator of a certain fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator is increased by 150%. The new fraction thus formed is

. What is the original fraction?


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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#6073 2018-09-10 15:09:42

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#4215. If the numerator of a certain fraction is increased by 100% and the denominator is increased by 200%, the new fraction thus formed is

. What is the original fraction?


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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#6074 2018-09-11 14:56:31

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#4216. 52% students from a college participated in a survey. What is the respective ratio of the number of students who did not participate in the survey to the number of students who participated?


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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#6075 2018-09-12 15:20:51

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#4217. The difference between 55% of a number and 14% of the same number is 8610. What is 85% of that number?


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