A square with sides of length 6 cm is given. The boundary of the shaded region is defined by two semi-circles whose diameters are the sides of the square, as shown.

The area of the shaded region is _________ cm$$^2$$.

In a 500 m race, P and Q have speeds in the ratio of 3 : 4. Q starts the race when P has already covered 140 m. What is the distance between P and Q (in m) when P wins the race?

Three bells P, Q and R are rung periodically in a school. P is rung every 20 minutes; Q is rung every 30 minutes and R is rung every 50 minutes. If all the three bells are rung at 12:00 P.M., when will the three bells ring together again the next time?

The figure below shows the front and rear view of a disc, which is shaded with identical patterns. The disc is flipped once with respect to any one of the fixed axes 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3 chosen uniformly at random. What is the probability that the disc DOES NOT retain the same front and rear views after the flipping operation?