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100

Find the height of a radio tower if it's shadow is 20 feet and the 10 foot building next to it has a shadow of 4 feet

 50 feet

100

Jezz & Soraya share Rs. 2500 in the ratio Jezz:Soraya = 7:3. How much does Soraya receive?

Rs. 750

100

If 15 men can do a work in 12 days, how many men will do the same work in 6 days?

30

200

Find the height of a giraffe if it is three times the height of a six foot man

18 feet

200

Victor spends 40% of his 600$. He spends the money in the ratio clothes:books:music =10:2:3

How much does he spend on music?

48$

200

It takes 8 days for 35 laborers to harvest coffee on a plantation. How long will 20 laborers take to harvest coffee on the same plantation.

14 days

300

Find the height of my house if it is 40 feet long and the ratio of length to height is 4 to 1

10 feet

300

Victor spends 40% of his 600$. He spends the money in the ratio clothes:books:music =10:2:3

How much more does he spend on clothes than books?

$128

300

It takes 28 days for 6 goats or 8 sheep to graze a field. How long will 9 goats and 2 sheep take to graze the same field.

16 days

400

With a ratio of 6:5, what is the height of a skyscraper when the shorter building next to it has a height of 700 feet.

840 feet

400

A, M and J sell cars. 

During March, A sells 21 cars, M sells 12 cars and J sells 15 cars. Write the ratio in the simplest form

7:4:5

400

Nine taps can fill a tank in four hours. How long will it take twelve taps of similar flowrate to fill the same tank?

3

500

With a ratio of 11:17, find the height of a smaller tree compared to it's 102 foot neighbour

66 feet

500

A, M and J sell cars. 

During March, A sells 21 cars, M sells 12 cars and J sells 15 cars. Write the ratio in the simplest form.

Each month they receive a bonus that's proportional to the number of cars sold. The total bonus in March is $1248. How much did A get?

$546

500

An army barrack has enough food to feed 80 soldiers for 60 days. Calculate how long the food will last when 20 more soldiers joined the barrack after15 days.

51