A corrupt rice vendor uses a weight of 1200 grams instead of 1 kg while buying rice, and uses a weight of 900 grams instead of 1 kg while selling it. He also adds 5 kg of white stones per 100 kg of rice to get more money. If he gives a discount of 10% to his customers on cost price then how much profit does he make?@Highway66 @amodanand06
the next term in the series
5,20,24,6,2,8 ___ ?
post your approach. don't have the OA
If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is 21, then what could be the simple interest?
a.20 b.16 c.18 d.20.5
Puys i see a lot of maths enthusiasts here,pls visit this discussion as well,it has lots of good question and if you are preparing for GMAT it will certainly help.
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/gmat-problem-solving-discussions-25019823
There are 4 papers . n marks max in each
how many ways one can get 2n marks?
1 and 8 are First two natural numbers for which 1+2+3+4.....+N is a perfect square,which number is 4th such number?
q=3 rt3
r=1 + 2 rt3
s=3 + rt3
If q, r and s are the numbers shown above, which of the following shows their order from greatest to least?
Paul's income is 40% less than Rex's income, Quentin's income is 20% less than Paul's income, and Sam's income is 40% less than Paul's income. If Rex gave 60% of his income to Sam and 40% of his income to Quentin, Quentin's new income would be what fraction of Sam's new income?
How many numbers are common terms of the two following AP series 3,7,11,.......,407 and 2,9,16,...........,709?
i find the question in this thread increasingly challenging for me to solve? what should i do.please suggest puys!
It is known that a and c are roots of the equation py² − 4y + 1 = 0 while b and d are roots of the equation qy² − 6y + 1 = 0. If a, b, c and d are in H.P., what is the value of pq?
Logical Larry was upset to learn that his recent submission to a logic problem magazine had multiple solutions. As it turns out,the magazine editor accidentally omitted one of his clues.
Here is a problem as it was printed;
Four children(Betty bobby billy and brian) enter a store selling bikes,balls and balloons,each of which come in blue,brown and beige.From the clues below,determine what each child purchased:
1.Betty did not purchase a balloon.
2.Bobby and billy purchased the same colour item which was not brown.Betty and bobby purchased the same item.
3.Betty thought it best to purchase a brown item.
4.Brian is the only one who purchased both his item and his colour different from others.
5.A brown ball was not purchased.Neither was a blue bike.
The missing clue should have read,"A balloon was not purchased by _______". However,Larry cannot remember what should be in the blank to make the problem solvable.
Q1.what should be in the blank?
Betty Bobby Billy Anyone
Q2.Which of the following statements are definitely true?
1.Betty purchased a brown bike.
2.Bobby purchased a beige bike.
3.Billy purchased a beige bike.
4.Brian purchased a blue ball.
Deepika, Neha, Lara, Anushka, Abhishek, Mahesh and Imran are sitting around a circular table.
- Deepika is between Imran and Neha, and is to the left of both Imran and Neha.
- There are two people between Anushka and Deepika as well as between Lara and Deepika.
- Abhishek is to the immediate left of Anushka.
- Exactly one of Anushka and Abhishek faces the centre.
- Exactly two people face away from the centre of the table, while the remaining face the centre.
- The distance between any set of adjacent people is the same.
For which of the following pairs is the smaller angle subtended at the centre (by their position on the circle) equal to 4π/7 radians?
Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1/4 full and the other jar 1/3 full. If the water in the jar with lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with greater capacity, then the part of the larger jar filled with water is:
a1/4 b1/3 c1/2 d7/12 e1/12
Plz provide the solution steps as well.:
You have 180 pearls. One is lighter than the remaining. What is the minimum number of weightings required on a common balance to ensure that the odd pearl is identified?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 5
d) 6
Mr. X, a very industrious person, wants to establish his own unit. For this he needs an instant loan of rs. 5,00,000 and, every 5 years he requires an additional loan of rs. 1,00,000. If he had to clear all his outstandings in 20 years, and he repays the principal of the first loan equally over the 20 years, find what amount he would have to pay as interest on his initial borrowing if the rate of interest is 10% p.a. simple interest.
Kindly help with the approach for solving this question:
In the value of the number 30!, all the zeroes at the end are erased. Then , the unit's digit that is left at the end is
A)2 B)4 C)6 D)8
What will be the unit digit of the no. 7^11^22^33. ?
Plz explain the steps.
Two runners start from opposite ends of the track simultaneously .Thye meet first time at a point which is 80 metres away from one of the ends .Both runners continue towards their respective ends and turn back to meet at a point which is 15 metres from the other end.Find the lengh of the track
Given that 23! =258AB016738884976640000 ..find A^B