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#6076 2018-09-13 15:09:08

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#4218. In an examination, it is required to get 55% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 520 marks and is declared failed by 5%. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?


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#6077 2018-09-14 14:38:36

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#4219. The product of 5% of a positive number and 2% of the same number is 211.6. What is half of that number?


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#6078 2018-09-15 15:17:08

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#4220. The product of 5% of a positive number and 3% of the same number is 504.6, What is half of that number?


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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#6079 2018-09-16 16:49:25

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#4221. 15% of a positive number and 20% of the same number is 126. What is one-third of that number?


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#6080 2018-09-17 15:00:31

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#4222. A person incurred a loss of 55% on selling an article for $9549. What was the cost of the article?


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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#6081 2018-09-18 15:42:11

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#4223. The sum of 15% of a positive number and 10% of the same number is 70. What is twice that number?


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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#6082 2018-09-19 15:05:59

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#4224. The sum of 55% of a number and 40% of the same number is 180.5. What is 80% of that number?


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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#6083 2018-09-20 15:22:24

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#4225. There are 950 employees in an organization., out of which 28% got promoted. How many employees got promoted?


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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#6084 2018-09-21 15:41:19

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#4226. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 300% and the denominator is increased by 200%, the resultant fraction 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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#6085 2018-09-22 15:01:32

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#4227. In an examination, it is required to get 65% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 847 marks and is declared failed by 10% marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?


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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#6086 2018-09-23 15:16:54

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#4228. 855 candidates applied for a job, out of which 80% of the candidates were rejected. How many candidates were selected for the job?


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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#6087 2018-09-24 15:20:59

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#4229. Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number decreased by 20% this year. How many girls are there in the school if the number of girls is 175% of the total number of boys in the school this year?


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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#6088 2018-09-25 14:45:12

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#4230. Sum of three consecutive numbers is 2262. What is 41% of the highest number?


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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#6089 2018-09-26 14:22:54

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#4231. A merchant bought some goods worth $6000 and sold half of them at 12% profit. At what profit percent should he sell the remaining goods to make an overall profit of 18%?


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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#6090 2018-09-27 15:29:31

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#4232. Animesh got 102 marks in Hindi, 118 marks in Science, 104 marks in Sanskrit, 114 marks in Mathematics, and 96 marks in English. The maximum marks of each subject are 120. How much overall percentage of marks did Animesh get?


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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#6091 2018-09-28 15:19:09

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#4233. In order to pass as examination, a student is required to get 780 marks out of the aggregate marks, Sonu got 728 marks and was declared failed by 5%. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get in the examination?


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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#6092 2018-09-29 15:05:24

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#4234. Mathew scored 42 marks in Biology, 51 marks in Chemistry, 58 marks in Mathematics, 35 marks in Physics, and 48 marks in English. The maximum marks a student can score in each subject are 60. How much overall percentage did Mathew get in this examination?


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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#6093 2018-09-30 15:24:06

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#4235. The product of one-third of a number and 150% of another number is what percent of the product of the original numbers?


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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#6094 2018-10-01 15:48:27

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#4236. In a class of 240 students, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?


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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#6095 2018-10-02 14:27:06

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#4237. Prema decided to donate 15% of her salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her mind and donated $1896 which is 80% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Prema's salary?


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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#6096 2018-10-03 15:42:32

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#4238. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 600% and the denominator is increased by 200%, the resultant fraction 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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#6097 2018-10-04 15:30:33

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#4239. In order to pass an examination, a student is required to get 975 marks out of the aggregate marks. Priya got 870 marks  and was declared failed by 7 percent. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get in the examination?


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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#6098 2018-10-05 15:33:36

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#4240. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and the denominator is increased by 25%, the fraction obtained 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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#6099 2018-10-06 15:41:39

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#4241. What is the value of three-fourth of sixty percent of 480?


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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#6100 2018-10-07 15:05:21

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#4242. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 300% and the denominator is increased by 500%, the resultant fraction is

. What was 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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