A number was divided by 8, instead of being multiplied by 8. As a result of this, there was an error in the answer. What is the percentage difference (correct to two places of decimal) in the answer due to this miscalculation?
A company produced a new energy drink of three different flavours - P, Q and R - for athletes. The production of the three flavours over a period of six years from 2001 to 2006 has been expressed in the bar graph shown below.
Study the graph and answer the question that follows.
For which of the following years is the percentage increase/ decrease in production from the previous year the highest for flavour R?
The average weight of 25 boxes in a boat is increased by 2 kg when one of the boxes weighing 68 kg is replaced by a new box. The weight (in kg) of the new box is :
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 40% on the cost price of an article after giving three consecutive discounts of 5%, 10% and 15% to a customer. What would have been the profit percentage, had the shopkeeper given discounts of 5% and 10% only?
A man is driving to his workplace at five - eighths of his usual speed. He reaches his workplace 36 minutes late. What is his usual time (in hours) of travel?
Four years ago, the average age of a group of five members was 38 years. One more man joins the group and the present average age of the group members becomes 44 years. What is the present age (in years) of the new member?
A company produced a new energy drink of three different flavours - P, Q and R - for athletes. The production of the three flavours over a period of six years from 2001 to 2006 has been expressed in the bar graph shown below.
Study the graph and answer the question that follows.
What is the percentage (correct to one decimal place) of the total production of flavour P in 2003 and 2004 with respect to the total production of flavour R in 2001 and 2002?
A pudding of mass 900 g has three ingredients : flour, sugar and butter. There is three times as much flour as sugar, and two times as much sugar as butter. How much flour (in g) is there in the recipe?
