Tag: math & puzzles

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Lowell started his homework at 5:00pm. He spent 45 minutes on English, 35 minutes on math, and 1 hour 15 minutes on history. At what time did he finish all his homework?

In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-.If the paper rate increases at 1.5% more than the inflation rate which is 6.5% a year, then what wil be the cost of a kg of paper after 2 years?

Problems A, B and C were posed in a mathematical contest. 25 competitors solved at least one of the three. Amongst those who did not solve A, twice as many solved B as C. The number solving only A was one more than the number solving A and at least one other. The number solving just A equalled the number solving just B plus the number solving just C. How many solved just C?