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The document contains a series of mathematical problems involving clock angles, age differences, profit sharing, probability, speed and time calculations, and work completion rates. Each problem presents a unique scenario requiring the application of mathematical principles to find solutions. The problems cover a range of topics including ratios, time, distance, and proportions.

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16th april

The document contains a series of mathematical problems involving clock angles, age differences, profit sharing, probability, speed and time calculations, and work completion rates. Each problem presents a unique scenario requiring the application of mathematical principles to find solutions. The problems cover a range of topics including ratios, time, distance, and proportions.

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How many times in a day are the hands of a clock in a straight line but opposite in

direction?

Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and
T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q’s age?

David started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Julia
joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs.
24,500. What was David’s share in the profit?

A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What
is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
1.A boatman goes 2 km against the current in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current
in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

2. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This
operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left
in cask to that of water is 16:65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

3.A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track is 240 metres ahead of the
engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how
much time will the train pass the jogger?

4.Two goods train each 500 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel
tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by
the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.

5.Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can
empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank
in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

6.A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a
platform 650 m long?

7.A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the
smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, the number of revolutions made by the larger
wheel is:

8. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete
the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?

9.Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can
empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank
in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

10.A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a
platform 650 m long?

11.A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the
smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, the number of revolutions made by the larger
wheel is:

12.10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete
the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
13.Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had
partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of
their investments?

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