After all the media attention, the event turned out to be a damp squib and very few people attended it.
"A damp squib" refers to something that is expected to be exciting or successful but turns out to be a disappointment. It originates from a squib, a small firework that fails to explode when damp.
Population of a village is three lakh out which 40% were male and the rest were females. The male population earned a profit of 6% and the female popula...
In an election two candidates participated. 10% voters did not vote. 11(1/9)% votes declared invalid and the winner got 75% of the valid votes. If he wo...
If the student scores 27% of the marks, then he has failed by 186 marks. But if he scores 54% marks then he is passed by 246 marks. Find the passing per...
Sachin allocates 40% of his monthly income to his studies. From what remains, he spends 35% on food. After these expenses,he saves Rs. 1560 each month....
The income of P is 3/4th of the income of Q and income of R is 70% more than the income of Q. Income of Q is Rs.24000 and expenditure of P is...
The sum of the monthly incomes of ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ is Rs. 70000 which is 4 times the monthly income of ‘C’. If ‘A’ spends 40% of his...
The income of ‘A’ increases by 10% every year. If his income 2 years hence from now will be Rs. 39930, then find his income a year before from now.<...
After increase in the price of coffee by 20 %, a person is able to buy 4 kg less for Rs. 1,440. Find the original and increased price of the coffee per ...
An Urn has 120 Pink, 60 Green and 80 White Cards. 25% of Pink Cards and 50% of Green Cards are taken away, percentage of White Cards at present is
A candidate who gets 28% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.
