Stocks A, B and C are priced at rupees 120, 90 and 150 per share, respectively. A trader holds a portfolio consisting of 10 shares of stock A, and 20 shares of stocks B and C put together. If the total value of her portfolio is rupees 3300, then the number of shares of stock B that she holds, is

A shop wants to sell a certain quantity (in kg) of grains. It sells half the quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the first customer. Then, it sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the second customer. Finally, when the shop sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the third customer, there are no grains left. The initial quantity, in kg, of grains is

For some real numbers $a$ and $b$, the system of equations $x + y = 4$ and $(a + 5)x + (b^2 - 15)y = 8b$ has infinitely many solutions for $x$ and $y$. Then, the maximum possible value of $ab$ is

Let a and b be natural number. If $a^2 + ab + a = 14$ and $b^2 + ab + b = 28$, then $(2a + b)$ equals

A gentleman decided to treat a few children in the following manner. He gives half of his total stock of toffees and one extra to the first child, and then the half of the remaining stock along with one extra to the second and continues giving away in this fashion. His total stock exhausts after he takes care of $5$ children. How many toffees were there in his stock initially?

Let $A, B$ and $C$ be three positive integers such that the sum of $A$ and the mean of $B$ and $C$ is $5.$ In addition, the sum of $B$ and the mean of $A$ and $C$ is $7.$ Then the sum of $A$ and $B$ is

If $a - 6b + 6c = 4$ and $6a + 3b - 3c = 50$, where $a$, $b$ and $c$ are real numbers, the value of $2a + 3b - 3c$ is