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When processing flower-nectar into honeybees' extract, a considerable amount of water gets reduced. How much flower-nectar must be processed to yield 1kg of honey, if nectar contains 50% water, and the honey obtained from this nectar contains 15% water?

A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, 1/4 at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his annual income is Rs. 561, the capital is

The cost price of 19 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles. Gain percent is:

A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to Rs. 1104?

Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, ¼ at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his annual income is Rs. 561, the capital is:

A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is

Ajay spends 25% of his salary on house rent, 5% on food, 15% on travel, 10% on clothes and the remaining amount of Rs. 27,000 is saved. What is Ajay’s income?

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is

Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at, compound interest rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity of the fixed deposit?

12.5% * 33% * 40% * 3333.55 =?

Sam invested Rs. 15,000 @ per annum for one year. If the interest is compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Sam at the end of the year will be

If 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself, then the number is

Aman gave 40% of the amount he had to Rohan. Rohan in turn gave one-fourth of what he received from Aman to Sahil. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Rohan, Sahil now has Rs. 600 left with him. How much did Aman have?

If A sells at a profit of Rs.2 per apple and B sells apples at a loss of Rs.2 per apple, such that at the end of the day, the net profit percentage of A is equal to the net loss percentage of B and the quantity of apples sold by each are the same their net profit or loss percentage is :  

The person worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half yearly installments  at 8% per annum simple interest is

What is 35% of 42% of (6/7)th of 500?

A truck travelling at 70 kilometres per hour uses 30% more diesel to travel a certain distance than it does when it travels at the speed of 50 kilometres per hour. If the truck can travel 19.5 kilometres on a litre of diesel at 50 kilometres per hour, how far can the truck travel on 10 litres of diesel at a speed of 70 kilometres per hour?

How much water must be added to 60 litres of milk at 1 ½ litres for 20 so as to have a mixture worth 10 2/3 a litre? 

A large watermelon weighs 20 kg with 96% of its weight being water. It is allowed to stand in the sun and some of the water evaporates so that only 95% of its weight is water. Its reduced weight will be:

Find the compound interest in Rs.2400 for 2 1/2 years at 5 % p.a.,interest being compounded annually.

By investing Rs.1620 in 8% stock .Michael earns Rs. 135. The stock is then quoted at

I buy a 20% stock of face value 50/- at 45/- and sell it at 55/-. A year later, what is my yield

The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago. If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population is:

Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?

The present population of a country estimated to be 10 crores is expected to increase to 13.31 crores during the next three years. The uniform rate growth is :

Murali purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. Find out his profit percentage.

A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amoint borrowed by him was

In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

The banker's discount on Rs. 1600 at 15% per annum is the same as true discount on Rs. 1680 for the same time and at the same rate. What is the time?