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A shopkeeper gives a 20% discount on his article and sells it at 2700 rupees. If after giving this discount shopkeeper has losses 10% then find the marked price when he got a 10% profit on the same selling discount percent.

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Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations intermediate live

Sumit distributed some amount of money among his 3 children A, B, and C. A received 35% of the total money and B received 3/8 of the remaining money. If C received Rs. 975 then how much amount Sumit had initially?

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Ratio and Proportion Distribution Problems intermediate live

If the price of sugarcane has increased from Rs. 350 to Rs. 375.5 this year then, find the percentage increase in the price of sugarcane.

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Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations percentage intermediate live

Ram, Shyam, and Mohan contested an election. All the votes were valid. Ram got 35% of the total votes. For every 35 votes polled, Mohan got 14 votes. The winner got 7500 more votes than the person who received the least number of votes, then find how many votes got by Shyam.

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Election Vote Calculation Problems intermediate live

Find the average of number of boys in colleges B, C, and D.

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Data Interpretation and Calculation intermediate live

A discount of 25% is offered on the marked price of the wooden table if a person buys a chair with that. If the ratio of marked prices of table and chair is 4 : 1 then, what is the overall discount availed by the customer?

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Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations intermediate live

An article was offered at a discount of 15% and a further cash discount of 4% was given. If the article had a marked price of Rs. 3500 and a profit of 14.24% was made after selling. What was the cost price of the article?

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Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations intermediate live

A shopkeeper sells an article at Rs. 1275 and gets a loss of 15%. If he wants to sell it for no profit and no loss by giving 9% discounts. Calculate the marked price. (approx.)

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Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations intermediate live

3 successive discounts of 10%, 10%, and 20% are equivalent to 2 successive discounts of 30% and x%. Find the value of x.

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Successive Discounts Calculation intermediate live

A milkman buys some milk. If he sells it at Rs 5 per litre, he loses Rs 300, but when he sells it at Rs 6 per litre, he gains Rs 250. How much milk did he purchase?

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Alligation and Mixture Problems intermediate live

Price of ticket of a cricket match increases by 24% and thus the sale of tickets decreases by 15%. If the revenue collected is Rs. 189720 then what was the revenue initially before change in price?

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Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations intermediate live

If the price of potatoes is increased by 30 percent then by what percent should the family's consumption be decreased so that the expenditure increases only 10 percent?

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Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations percentage intermediate live

Ramesh spent 15% of his monthly salary on rent, 20% on tax and 9% on transport and 25% of remaining on other expenditures. If the amount he saved is Rs 12600, then find his annual income (in Rs).

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Income Expenditure Savings Calculations intermediate live

A dishonest shopkeeper first marked up the tea 10% above the cost price and then gave only 980 gm tea instead of 1 kg by using a faulty weight. Find the approximate profit percentage of the shopkeeper.

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Dishonest Weights and Profit Calculation percentage intermediate live

If the price of rice is increased by 20% then, by how much kg of consumption should be decreased so that expenditure will not increase? (Original consumption is 280 kg)

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Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations intermediate live

A tank can be filled by pipe A in 18 hours but there is a small hole which can empty the whole tank is 72 hours. But after 12 hours leakage is fixed find the time required to fill the whole tank.

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Two friends A and B started a business. A and B invested Rs 10000 and Rs 20000 in the business. A invested his money for 9 months and B invested his money for 6 months. At the end of the year, they divided the profit, the difference in profit between B and A is Rs. 12800. Find the total profit of the business at the end of the year.

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

If they are joined by E such that with E they can complete the work in (X - 0.8 days), and E alone can complete the work in Y days, then find the value of 5Y/X.

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Time and Work Problems intermediate live

2 partners Uttam and Yuvraj invested Rs. 72000 and Rs. 80000 respectively in a business. They took the salary of Rs. 12000 and Rs. 10000 per month respectively out of the profit. If the profit at the end of the year was Rs. 340000 then how much was received by Yuvraj after deducting the salaries?

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

If B, C and D can complete the work in Z days, then find the value of X - Z.

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Time and Work Problems intermediate live

Two persons A and B started a business by investing Rs. 6000 and Rs. 8000 respectively. After 4 months, B left the business but C entered into a partnership by investing 40% less than the initial investment of B. If the profit share of A is Rs. 6750, find the total profit at the end of the year.

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

The average of 6 numbers is 18. The average of the first 3 numbers is 15, and the average of the last 2 numbers is 20 then what is the value of the remaining number?

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Average of Numbers with Overlapping Sets intermediate live

In a 100 L mixture, ratio of Petrol to Diesel is 2: 3. 10 L of this mixture is taken out and replaced with same quantity of Petrol and this process is repeated one more time, now difference between quantity of Diesel and Petrol is what percent of the initial difference of quantity of Diesel and Petrol?

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Mixtures and Alligations percentage intermediate live

Gourav, Kamal, and Sunil started a business with an investment of Rs 30,000, Rs 40,000, and Rs 50,000 respectively. Kamal and Sunil withdraw Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively, at the end of the first year. If the business earned them a profit of Rs 44,20,000 after 2 years then, what will be the profit of Sunil at the end of the second year?

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

The average age of A, B, and C, four years ago was 38 years. If the ratio of the present age of A and B is 7 : 5 respectively, and the age of C is 30 years, then find the present age of A.

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Age Problems with Ratios intermediate live

A and B started a business with initial investments in the ratio 5 : 7. After one year their profits were in the ratio 1 : 2 . If the period for A’s investment was 7 months, B invested the money for how many months:

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

Vikash started a business with Satya and the initial investment by Vikash is Rs. 500 more than the initial investment of Satya. After 8 months, Satya invested Rs. 4000 more and Vikash withdrew Rs. 3000. At the end of one year, they received total profit of Rs. 19600 in which share of Vikash is Rs. 880 less than Satya's. What is initial investment of Satya?

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

Three pipes P, Q, and R are connected to tyre to fill it with air. They can fill the tyre in 18 minutes, 12 minutes, and 20 minutes. Also, a pipe S is connected, which can completely empty the tyre in 6 minutes.

I. The Time taken by all four pipes to fill the tyre will be 45 minutes

II. The time taken by pipes P, Q, and S to empty 50% of the tank will be 15 minutes

III. If the efficiency of all the pipes gets half of their original units and the capacity of the tyre is increased by 20% then the time taken by all four pipes to fill the tyre completely. will be 1 hour and 48 minutes.

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

In a mixture the ratio of milk and water is 7 : 5. When 56 litres of water is added to this mixture the ratio of milk and water in mixture becomes 7 : 3. Find the initial quantity of milk and water. 

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Mixtures and Alligations intermediate live

A, B and C together can complete a piece of work in 6 days while A and C together can finish the same work in 12 days. A, B and C started working and after 4 days, B left the work and D joined. If the work got completed in 7 days then find the time taken by D (in days) alone to complete the work with the same efficiency.

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Time and Work Problems intermediate live

The average weight of 24 persons in a bus is 62.5 kg. In next stop, 2 persons got down from the bus and average weight reduced by 500 gm. In the next stop, 3 new persons whose average weight is 67 kg boarded the bus. Find the average weight of total persons in the bus now.

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Average Weight and Height Calculations intermediate live

Shyam and Ram started a business with an investment of Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. Ram withdrew his money after 4 months. The net profit after a period of 15 months was Rs. 48000. Calculate the share of Shyam and Ram in the profit.

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

The average ages of students of class A and B are 11 and 13 respectively. If the number of students of class A is thrice the number of students of class B then what is the average age of all the students of both the classes?

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Average Age Problems intermediate live

Two pipes P and Q alone can fill an empty tank in ‘x’ and ‘2x’ hours respectively. Pipe R alone can empty the full tank in 4x hours. If pipes P, Q and R together can fill the empty tank in 16 hours then find the time taken by pipes Q and R together to fill the empty tank.

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Jasmeet, Kiran, and Preet started a shop with an initial investment of Rs. ‘x’, Rs. ‘2x + 200’, and Rs. ‘3x + 400’ respectively. After one year Jasmeet, Kiran, and Preet invested an additional amount of Rs. 800, Rs. 1,200, and Rs. 1,600 respectively. Find the value of ‘x’ if the profit share of Kiran out of the total profit of Rs. 4,650 after two years is Rs. 1550.

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

P and Q invested Rs. 40000 and Rs. 55000 respectively and started a business. R joined them after 4 months and invested Rs. 60000. The profit at the end of the year was Rs. 180000. Since Q was an active partner, he receives a salary of Rs. 1500 per month out of the profit. Find the amount received by R out of the profit.

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

A cistern can be filled by two supply pipes P and Q in 20 mins and x mins respectively. If pipe P is working with 2/3rd of its efficiency and pipe Q is working with half of its efficiency then the cistern gets full in 20 mins, find the value of x.

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Prakhar and Bhuvan started a business by investing Rs. 24000 and Rs. 30000 respectively. Bhuvan withdrew half the invested money after 1 year while Prakhar added Rs. 6000 more after 1.5 years. If there is a loss of Rs. 11200 in two years, then how much loss will be suffered by Prakhar?

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems intermediate live

A bus completes a journey in 12 hours, the first half at 30km/hr and the second half at 15 km/hr. Find the distance.

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Speed, Distance and Time Calculations intermediate live

Two friends Aman and Pradip start a business with an investment of 3500 rupees and 4500 rupees for 2 years. the profit at the end of 2 years is 14400 rupees. Now they invest 20% of the profit at the rate of 8% for 5 years then find what is the difference in the profit of the simple interest?

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Partnership Profit Sharing Problems simple_interest intermediate live

Jordan can finish a piece of work in 12 days while It take only 10 days for Tony to finish the same work. In how many days will they together finish the work?

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Time and Work Problems intermediate live

A car can cover a distance in 9 hour at the speed of 70 km/hr at what percent should the speed of car increase so distance can covered in 6 hr.

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Speed, Distance and Time Calculations percentage intermediate live

If one pipe A can fill a tank in 40 minutes, then 4 pipes, each of 20% efficiency of A, can fill the tank in:

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 5 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively. If both the taps are open then due to a leakage, it took 40 minutes more to fill the tank. If the tank is full, how long will it take for the leakage alone to empty the tank?

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

One pipe can fill a tank five times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 45 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 5 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 8 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately? (Take 41 = 6.4)

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

Two pipes A and B can fill the tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened together simultaneously. After how much time B should be closed so that A can alone fill the remaining tank in 17 minutes?

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Pipes and Cisterns Problems intermediate live

A man covers a distance of 8 km in 40 minutes. If he covers half the distance in (3/4) of the total time, then what will be his speed (in km/h) to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time?

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Speed, Distance and Time Calculations intermediate live

16 workers working 6 hours a day can build a wall of length 150 meters, breadth 20 m, and height 12 m in 25 days. In how many days 12 workers, working 8 hours a day can build a wall of length 800 m, breadth 15 m, and height 6 m?

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Work and Time Problems intermediate live
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