A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same.
What is the minimum number of extra plants he needs for this purpose?
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In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for every three non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the collection, and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins becomes 1:2.
Based on this information, the total number of coins in the collection now becomes:
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A sum of Rs. 700 has to be used to give seven cash prizes to students in a school for their overall academic performance. Each prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding prize.
What is the least value of the prize?
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Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at Rs. 40 per litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table:
Car Distance (km) Fuel Consumption (litres) Time Taken (hours) A 240 8 4 B 180 6 3 C 200 10 5 D 160 8 4 Which car maintained the maximum average speed?
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If the number of female Physics professors in the age group 25 – 34 equals of all the Physics professors in that age group, then what is the number of male Physics professors in the age group 25 – 34?
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A thief running at 8 km/hr is chased by a policeman whose speed is 10 km/hr. If the thief is 100 meters ahead of the policeman, then the time required for the policeman to catch the thief will be:
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There are five hobby clubs in the college: Photography, Yachting, Chess, Electronics, and Gardening.
- The Gardening group meets every second day.
- The Electronics group meets every third day.
- The Chess group meets every fourth day.
- The Yachting group meets every fifth day.
- The Photography group meets every sixth day.
How many times do all five groups meet on the same day within days?
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