The ratio between the weights of gold and silver in an alloy is 17:3. If the weight of silver in the alloy is 2.7 gm, find the weight of gold in the alloy?
PQ and RS are common tangents to two circles intersecting at A and B. AB, when produced both sides, meet the tangents PQ and RS at X and Y, respectively. If AB = 3 cm, XY = 5 cm, then PQ (in cm) will be
Two mixtures have milk and water in the ratio 1 : 4 and 3 : 2 respectively. In what ratio two types of mixtures have to be mixed to get a new mixture having ratio of milk and water as 1 : 1?
Josna takes 4 hrs 30 min in walking a distance and riding back to some place where she started. She could walk both ways in 5 hrs 40 min. The time taken by her to ride back both ways is
A can do a piece of work in 8 days and B can do it in 10 days seperately. How many days would it take for both A and B to finish the same work together?