Water is capable of dissolving a variety of different substances, which is why it is such a good solvent. And, water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid It means that wherever water goes, either through the ground or through our bodies, it takes along valuable chemicals, minerals, and nutrients

Answer: C) 12.5 cm Explanation: Let the required height of the building be x meter More shadow length, More height(direct proportion) Hence we can write as (shadow length) 40.25 : 28.75 :: 17.5 : x⇒ 40.25 × x = 28.75 × 17.5⇒ x = 28.75 × 17.5/40.25= 2875 × 175/40250= 2875 × 7/1610= 2875/230= 575/46= 12.5 cm

Answer: B) Rs. 3 Explanation: Let wholesaler dealers marked price = 100%, Retailer's C.P = 80% And the retailer sells at 5% less than the marked price => S.P = 95%If S.P of 95% of the retailer costs Rs.19 to customer,so its C.P of 80% will cost 80 x 19/95 = 16 Profit made by the retailer = 19-16 =  Rs.3

Answer: C) 37 Explanation: The number of liters in each can = HCF of 80, 144 and 368 = 16 liters.Number of cans of Maaza = 368/16 = 23Number of cans of Pepsi = 80/16 = 5Number of cans of Sprite = 144/16 = 9The total number of cans required = 23 + 5 + 9 = 37 cans.

Answer: D) Rs. 960 Explanation: Let C.P. = Rs. C. Then, 832 - C = C - 4482C = 1280 => C = 640Required S.P. = 150% of Rs. 640 = 150/100 x 640 = Rs. 960.

Answer: B) 25000 Explanation: We know that,   One square meter is equal to 10,00,000 sq mm.Given, each mesh is 8mm length and 5mm wideTherefore for each mesh : 8 x 5 = 40 sq mm.So, number of meshes = 100000040 = 25000.

Answer: A) 2/3 Explanation: Given number of balls = 3 + 5 + 7 = 15 One ball is drawn randomly = 15C1 probability that it is either pink or red = 7C1 + 3C115C1 = 7 + 315 = 1015 = 23

Answer: C) 8, 4 Explanation: Let the number of girls = x => x + x + 4 = 12 => 2x = 8 => x = 4 => Number of girls = 4 => Number of boys = 4 + 4 = 8