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A man loses 20% of his money and after spending 70% of the remainder he is left with Rs. 270. Originally,he had ?

100%-20% = 80%
He spends 70% of 80% = 56%
Finally he remains 80%-56% = 24%
So 24% = 270rs
100% = (270/24)100 = 1125

Originally he had 1125rs

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There are 3 jars of different sizes.one jar holds 8 liters of milk the other 2 jars of 5 liters and 3 jars are empty. There is no measuring level or marks in all the jars Juggle between these 3 jars and get 2 jars containing 4litres each at the end.

Jar sizes —> 8 5 3
Quantity of 3 5 0
Milk in each 3 2 3
Jar 6 0 2
1 5 2
1 4 3
4 4 0

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What is the minimum number of races required to pick the best three horses from 25 horses if each race has maximum of 5 horses ?

We will only need 7 races to get the best three out of 25.

Let us Name horses as H1, H2, H3…H25.

Now,

Race 1 – H1 – H5
Race 2 – H6 – H10
Race 3 – H11 – H15
Race 4 – H16 – H20
Race 5 – H21 – H21

Let us now assume

First Rank of Race 1 – W11
Second Rank of Race 1 – W12
.
First Rank of Race 2 – W21
.
Third Rank of Race 2 – W23

Fifth Rank Of Race 5 – W55

Race 6 – W11 , W21 , W31, W41, W51 ( toppers from first five races)

Race 7 – 2nd from Race 6, 3rd from Race 6, X, Y , Z where

X= 2nd winner from the team of winner of race 6
Y= 3rd winner from the team of winner of race 6
Z= 2nd winner from the team of 2nd winner of race 6

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