Harish divides two sums of money among his four sons Naresh, Vipin, Bhupesh, and Yogesh. The first sum is divided in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 and second in the ratio 5 : 6 : 7 : 8. If the second sum is twice the first, then the largest total is received by

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains \(6\frac{18}{47}\%\). For a kg, he uses a weight of

A is working, and B a sleeping partner in a business. A puts in Rs.12000 and B Rs. 20000. A received 10% of the profit for managing, the rest being divided in proportion to their capitals. Out of a total profit of Rs. 9600, the money received by A will be

A candidate scoring 25% marks in an examination fails by 30 marks while another candidate who scores 50% marks gets 20 marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is

A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional men, how many days behind schedule would it be finished?

If \(2^x = 3^y = 6^{-z}\), then \(\left(\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}\right)\) is equal to

4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women finish it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women finish it?

\(\frac{4}{7}\) of a pole is in the mud. When \(\frac{1}{3}\) of it is pulled out, 250 cm of the pole is still in the mud. The full length of the pole is

A pump can be operated both for filling a tank and for emptying it. The capacity of tank is \(2400\ m^3\). The emptying capacity of the pump is \(10\ m^3\) per minute higher than its filling capacity. Consequently, the pump needs 8 minutes less to empty the tank as to fill it. Th…