In this page, there will be a new
problem posted here every week. If you have any contributions, do e-mail to me. It need not be arthimetic problems. You can
contribute problems involving graphs, geometry, algebra.... Anything involving
Mathematics!4th week:
Garry invests $27 000 and Fanny $15 000 in a joint business.
Out of the profits 40% is to be divided in the ratio of their investments. If Garry gets
$900 more than Fanny, what was the total amount of profit?
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3rd week:
If 12 men can complete a job in 14 days, how many men are
needed to complete the same job in 8 days?
2nd week:
The radius of a cylinder is increased by 15% and its height
is decreased by 20%. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cylinder.
1st week:
With a $100 purchase, a housewife is offered 4 successive
discounts of 25%, 20%, 10% and 5% in any order that she wishes. Which order of discounts
will benefit her the most?
(Extracted From Maths. Textbook, Pg. 16, Challenge
Yourself, Question 1)
