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Ques:- Two trains are moving in the same direction at 72 kmph and 36 kmph. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 27 seconds. Find the length of the faster train?
Recent Answer : Added by Atif On 2022-12-05 16:13:36:

10 x 27=270

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Ques:- A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a manager. According to his will: First give one coin to manager. 1/5th of the remaining to the elder son.Now give one coin to the manager and 1/5th of the remaining to second son and so on….. After giving coins to 5th son, divided the remaining coins among five daughters equally.All should get full coins. Find the minimum number of coins he has?
Recent Answer : Added by Biplab Nath On 2021-07-31 16:35:53:

Answer: 3121 gold coins
Let total no of coins be M
Let the disbursement D to each son:

D1 = 1 + (M – 1)/5 = (M + 4)/5
D2 = 1 + ( M – D1 -1)/5 = (D1) * 4/5
D3= (D2) * 4/5
D4= (D3) * 4/5
D5= (D4) * 4/5
Total disbursements to sons=
= ∑D= (M+4)*1/5[ 1+4/5+(4/5)(4/5)+ (4/5)(4/5)(4/5)+(4/5)(4/5)(4/5)(4/5) ]
= (2101/3125)*(M+4)
Thus balance left for daughters =M-{(2101/3125)*(M+4)}
=(1024M-8404)/3125
This balance should be a positive integer ( assuming M and all disbursements are full coins )
Thus 1024M-8404 should be a multiple of 3125….so….
1024M – 8404 = N*3125 where N is an integer
Using Python code:
n=int(input(“Enter num n: “))
X=int()
a=int()
a=0
X=’ ‘
for a in range(0,n+1):
a=a+1
X= (3125*a + 8404)/1024
if (3125*a + 8404)% 1024== 0:
print(X,a)
Enter num n: 10000
3121.0 1020
6246.0 2044
9371.0 3068
12496.0 4092
15621.0 5116
18746.0 6140
21871.0 7164
24996.0 8188
28121.0 9212
We get minimum value of N = 1021 and M = 3121 gold coins

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Ques:- Two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness are there. The thicker one will last of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh light the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. For how long did Ramesh lit two candles .
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 11:59:20:

In 3 hours thinker candle becomes half
In the same time thinner candle becomes one fourth. Now the
required condition is satisfied. So 3 Hours

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Ques:- A, B, C hired a car for Rs.520 and used it for 7, 8 and 11 hours respectively. Hire charges paid by B were
A. Rs. 140
B. Rs. 150
C. Rs. 160
D. Rs. 180
Recent Answer : Added by Omodele On 2022-05-17 09:09:34:

A. Rs 140
7+8+11=26
B: 7/26*520= 140

Ques:- A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is?
Ques:- Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 be subtracted from each, they are in the ratio of 9:17. The first number is:
Recent Answer : Added by DK BOSS On 2021-07-17 06:18:46:

The first number is 36

Step-by-step explanation:
let their common factor be ‘x’

hence,

the ratio be 3x/5x

hence, by condition;

(3x-9)/(5x-9)=9/17 ch upu

9(5x-9)=17(3x-9)

45x-81=51x-153

153-81=51x-45x

72=6x

x=72/6

x=12

the first number is 3x=3×12=36

Ques:- Are you ready to work as a Fresher or Trainee?
Ques:- The radius of a cylindrical vessel is 7cm and height is 3cm. Find the whole surface of the cylinder?
Recent Answer : Added by Pavan On 2021-10-12 12:52:36:

2* pi* r ( h + r )
r=3cm
h=7cm

2 * 22/7 *7 ( 10 ) = 440 sq cm

Ques:- What was your experience?
Ques:- Tell about your college day life
Ques:- On cutting which solid parabola would be generated
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 12:01:12:

A parabola is obtained as the intersection of a cone with a
plane

Ques:- Tell me about youtcollege days?
Ques:- The average age of three boys is 15 years and their ages are in proportion 3:5:7. What is the age in years of the youngest boy?
Recent Answer : Added by Vipul Shukla On 2022-01-08 16:05:02:

9 years
Bcz 3×3=9
5×3=15
7×3=21
Total = 45
Avg of this 45/3 = 15

Ques:- The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 100 (c) 125 (d) 80 (e) None of these
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 12:03:49:

let the no be x
then given that the difference between the number and 3/5th
of the number is 50
therefor , x-3/5x=50
2x=250
x=125 is the answer

Ques:- Number Series 3,18,4,24,5,30,?
Recent Answer : Added by Rohini kale On 2021-12-23 16:25:58:

6,36

Ques:- In your opinion, what is the most beautiful math equation ever derived?
Ques:- The average age of 12 students is 20 years. If the age of one more student is included, the average decreases by 1. What is the age of the new student?
A. 5 years
B. 6 years
C. 7 years
D. 9 years
Recent Answer : Added by DK On 2022-03-09 16:28:54:

Correct option is C)
Let be students are consider as child
Let the age of child added later be x years.
average age of 12 children =20 years
∴ Total age of 12 children =20×12=240 years
After one more child is added-
Average of 13 children =20−1=19 years
Average age of 13 children =
13
sum of 12 children+x

19=
13
240+x

⇒240+x=247
⇒x=247−240=7 years
Hence the age of child added later is 7 years.

Ques:- How quickly do you adapt to new technology?
Ques:- The sum of the present ages of father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father’s age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son’s age will be:
Recent Answer : Added by Eepuri Nagalaxmi On 2022-08-24 17:03:29:

11

Ques:- if a ball is dropped from 8 meter and it bounce back half the distance then what is the distance it travel before going to rest?
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 12:03:13:

to reach land
first time it travels 8 mtrs
next time (half=4) 4+4 mtrs (up&down)
next time (half=4) 2+2 mtrs (up&down)
next time (half=4) 1+1 mtrs (up&down)
and so on.
Altogether,close to 24 mtrs.

Ques:- Entry ticket to an exhibition ranges from 1p to 31p. You need to provide exact change at the counter. You have 31p coin. In how many parts will u divide 31p so that u will provide the exact change required and carry as less coins as possible?
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Ques:- Five farmers have 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14 apple trees, respectively in their orchards. Last year, each of them discovered that every tree in their own orchard bore exactly the same number of apples. Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the first, and the fifth gives three to each of the second and the fourth, they would all have exactly the same number of apples. What were the yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth farmers?
Recent Answer : Added by John Rony On 2021-06-23 17:56:01:

So we consider the 2nd statement first. We can form an equation out of it.
14x-6=13y+3=9z+3
Using this, we can understand that the multiple of 14 and the multiple of 13 and 9 must have a difference of 9. The easiest way to ensure that is multiplying it by 9
14*9=126
13*9=117
If the 5th farmer gives 3 apples to the 4th farmer, they would have 123 and 120 apples respectively. However, we also know that the 2nd farmer has 117 apples (13*9=117, and this is a multiple of 9) if the 5th farmer gives 3 apples too the 2nd farmer, the 3rd, 4th and 5th farmers would have 120 apples each.
Now that we got 120, we should check if the first part of the question makes sense along with it. The equation would be
7a+1=11b-1=120
We know that 11*11=121 and 7*17=119. When we add 1 to 119 and subtract 1 from 121, we get 120 for each. In this way, all the farmers have 120 apples each.
Therefore, the 3rd farmer had a yield of 11 per tree and the 4th farmer had a yield of 9 per tree.

Ques:- A man rows his boat 85 km downstream and 45 km upstream, taking 2 1/2 hours each time. Find the speed of the stream?
Recent Answer : Added by Peter Chibam Ebo On 2022-04-29 14:25:18:

325

Ques:- Give me an example of your creativity.
Ques:- price of a product is reduced by 30% . What percentage should be increased to make it 100%
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 11:59:31:

30/100*142.85 = approx. 100
so ans is 42.85

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