There are 3590 soldiers in a platoon. The commander of the platoon wants to impress the visiting general by arranging his soldiers in such a manner that they are arranged in n rows, and each row has n soldiers. He finds that he cannot do this with the number of soldiers he has. What is the minimum number of soldiers he needs additionally to do this kind of a formation?
A certain sum is invested for ^@2^@ years in scheme ^@M^@ at ^@20\% \space p.a.^@ compound interest (compounded annually). The same sum is also invested for the same period in scheme ^@N^@ at ^@k\% \space p.a.^@ simple interest. The interest earned from scheme ^@M^@ is five times that earned from scheme ^@N^@. What is the value of ^@k^@?
The result when ^@{ \Bigg ( \dfrac { 3 }{ 2 } \Bigg ) } ^ { -3 } ^@ is divided by a number is ^@{ \Bigg ( \dfrac { -9 }{ 4 } \Bigg ) } ^ { -1 } ^@. What is the value of that number?
Pump A and B can fill a tank in 6 minutes and 3 minutes respectively. Both the pumps started filling the tank together but Pump B stopped when the tank was half full and the rest of the tank is filled by Pump A alone. How long did it take to fill the tank?
The graph below shows the temperature (in degrees Celsius) over 10 weeks in Khulna. Calculate the maximum range of variation (the difference between highest and lowest temperature).
Last year, the population of a town was ^@x^@ and if it increases at the same rate, next year it will be ^@y^@. What is the present population of the town?
The numbers 1 to 7 are written on 7 pieces of paper and dropped into a box. Three of them are drawn at random. What is the probability that the three pieces of paper picked have numbers that are in arithmetic progression?