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The ime a passenger train takes to cross another freight train is twice when the passenger train crosses the freight train running in opposite directions. What is the ratio of their speeds?
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At a recent birthday party there were four mothers and their children. Aged 1,2,3 and 4. from the clues below can you work out whose child is whose and their relevant ages?
It was janes childs birthday party.
Brian is not the oldest child.
Sarah had Anne just over a year ago.
Lauras Child will be next birthday.
Daniel is older than Charlie is.
Teresas child is the oldest.
Charlie is older than Lauras child.
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Ajith was driving down the country side when he saw a farmer tending his pigs and ducks in his yard. Ajith asked the farmer how many of each he had. The farmer replied that there were 60 eyes and 86 feet between them. How many ducks and how many pigs were there ?
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A supportive young hare and tortoise raced in opposite directions around a circular track that was 100 yards in diameter. They started at the same spot, but the hare did not move until the tortoise had a start of one eighth of the distance ( that is, the circumference of the circle). The hare held such a poor opinion of the other’s racing ability that he sauntered along, nibbling the grass until he met the tortoise. At this point the hare had gone one sixth of the distance. How many times faster than he went before must the hare now run in order to win the race ?
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Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. The third integer is:
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A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
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I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September.
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_________ having her lunch, she stood ______ the tree and waited _______ him.
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The microscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their decline has meant that fewer fish are making it to adulthood to be caught_________ trawler men.
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A man said to a lady, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt”. How is the lady related to the man?
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