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An aeroplane flying with a wind of 30 km/h takes 40 min less to fly 3600 km than what it would to have taken to fly against the same wind. If the aeroplane's speed of flying in still air is k km/h, find the value of k.

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Important Questions on Quadratic Equations in One Variable

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A piece of cloth costs 300. If the piece was 5 cm longer and each metre of cloth costs 2 less, the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged. How long is the original piece of cloth and what is the rate per metre? 
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Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was 480. As eight of them failed to join the party, the cost of the food for each member is increased by 10. Find how many students went for the picnic?
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The hotel bill for a number of persons for overnight stay is 4800. If there were 4 more persons, the bill each person had to pay, would have reduced by 200. Find the number of persons staying overnight.
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm. The difference between the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle is 5 cm. Find the lengths of these sides.
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If the perimeter of a rectangular plot is 68 m and length of its diagonal is 26 m, then find its area in m2.
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A grassy land is in the shape of a right triangle. The hypotenuse of the land is 1 m more than twice the shortest side. If the third side is 7 m more than the shortest side, find the sides of the grassy land.
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7500 were divided equally among a certain number of children. Had there been 20 less children, each would have received 100 more. Find the original number of children.
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Solve the following quadratic equations by factorisation method 2x+1 x+3 +3=0.