Four friends – Arjan, Bhuvan, Guran and Lakha were comparing the number of sheep they owned.
Guran has 10 more sheep than Lakha.
Arjan gave one third to Bhuvan, Bhuvan gave one fourth of what he then held to Guran,
Guran passed one fifth of his holding to Lakha.
After this, all had equal number of sheep.
How many sheep did each possess? (Minimum possible)
A car is filled with 4½ liters of fuel for a round trip.
If the amount of fuel taken while going is 1/4th more than the amount taken for coming, what is the amount of fuel consumed while coming back?
At a dance party a group of girls and boys exchange dances as follows:
One boy dances with 5 girls. Second boy dances with 6 girls, and so on; last boy dances with all girls. If b represents the number of boys and g represents the number of girls, then
The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 4 ∶ 5 ∶ 7. The total number of students before the increase were
Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5:1 in container 1 and in the ratio 1:3 in container 2. In what ratio should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of A and B in the ratio 1:1?
In a city, 40.1% of the adults are illiterate while
85.1% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the
adults to that of the children is 2:3, then what percent
of the population is literate?
A sum of money distributed among four persons P, Q, R, S in the proportion 2:5:4:3. if Q gets Rs. 2000 more than S, then what will be the total amount?
A vessel contains total 95 litre mixture of milk & water in the ratio of 15 : 4 respectively. P litre of mixture taken out from the vessel and 18 litres water added in the remaining mixture, then the new ratio of milk to water becomes 3 : 2, find the value of P?
A sum of money was divided into 2 parts in the ratio 2:5. First part was invested for 2
years at the annual interest rate of 20% compounded annually. At what rate of simple
interest per annum the second part must be invested for 2 years, so that the interest
earned in both cases is the same?
One year ago, a father was four times as old as his son. In 6 years time, his age exceeds twice his son`s age by 9 years. The ratio of their present ages is:
A number 243 is divided into three parts such that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-fourth of the third part are equal. The largest part is:
There are two buildings P and Q. If 15 persons are sent from P to Q, then the number of persons in each building is the same. If 20 persons are sent from Q to P, then the number of persons in P is double the number of persons in Q. How many persons are there in building P?
A, B and C enter into a partnership, the ratio (7/2):(4/3):(6/5). After 4 months, A increases his share by 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600 then B`s share in the profit is ?