NOTE : 1- 4 Solve with SUBSTITUTION METHOD!!
5 - 8 Solve with ELIMINATION METHOD!!
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1. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 4
more than twice the numerator. If the numerator and
denominator are increased by then they are in the ratio 2:3
Determine the fraction.
2. Two numbers are in the ratio 4 : 7 . If thrice the larger be
added to twice the smaller, the sum is 59 . Find the numbers.
3. Five years hence, the age of jacob will be three times that of
his son. Five years ago, Jacob's age was seven times that of
his son. What are their present ages?
4. Once a mule and a donkey were talking. The mule said, "I am
carrying more sacks than you. In fact, if you give me one of
your sacks, then I would have twice as many as you. If I give
a sack, our loads would be equal." How many sacks was
each animal carrying?
5. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare, but the
reservation charges are the same on a half ticket as on a full
ticket. One reserved first class ticket from the station A to B
costs Rs. 2530 . Also, one reserved first class ticket and one
reserved first class half ticket from A to B costs Rs. 3810 .
Find the full first class fare from station A to B and also the
reservation charges for a ticket.
6. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3
students are extra in a row, there would be 1 row less. If 3
students are less in a row, there would be 2 rows more. Find
the number of students in the class.
7. Vijay had some bananas, and he divided them into two lots A
and B . He sold the first lot at the rate of Rs. 2 for 3 bananas
and the second lot at the rate of Rs. 1 per banana, and got a
total of Rs. 400 . If he had sold the first lot at the rate of Rs. 1
per banana, and the second lot at the rate of Rs. 4 for 5
bananas, his total collection would have been Rs. 460 . Find
the total number of bananas he had.
8. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of
their expenditures is 4 : 3 . If each of them saves Rs 200 per
month, find their monthly incomes.
9. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units if its
length is reduced by 5 units and the breadth is increased by
3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and breadth by 2
units, the area is increased by 67 square units. Find the
length and breadth of the rectangle.
10. A chemist has one solution containing 50% acid and a
second one containing 25% acid. How much of each should
be used to make 10 liters of a 40% acid solution?
11. Susan invested a certain amount of money in two
schemes A and B , which offer interest at the rate of 8 % per
annum and 9 % per annum, respectively. She received Rs.
1860 as annual interest. However, had she interchanged the
amount of investments in the two schemes, she would have
received Rs. 20 more as annual interest. How much money
did she invest in each scheme?
12. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. one car
starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the car
travels in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in
5 hrs. If they travel towards each other they meet in one hour.
What is the difference of speeds in Km/hr of the two cars?
13. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each
right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong answer. Had
4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks
been deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would
have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in
the test?
14. Reversing the digits of a two digit number the number
obtained is 9 less than 3 times the original number if the
difference of these two numbers is 45 find the original
number
15. A money-lender, lends a part of his money at 10% per
annum and the rest at 15% per annum. His annual income is
1900. However, if he had interchanged the rate of interest on
the two sums, he would have earned 200 more. The amount
lent will fetch what 15%?
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16. If 𝑥 − 1 is a factor of 2𝑥 + 𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 1, then find the
values of a and b given that 2𝑎 − 3𝑏 = 4.
17. Ankita travels 14 km to her home partly by rickshaw and
partly by bus. She takes half an hour if she travels 2 km by
rickshaw, and the remaining distance by bus. On the other
hand, if she travels 4 km by rickshaw and the remaining
distance by bus, she takes 9 minutes longer. Find the speed
of the rickshaw and the bus in km/hr respectively.
18. 2 women and 5 men can together finish an embroidery
work in 4 days, while 3 women and 6 men can finish it in 3
days. Find the time taken by 1 woman as well as 1 man to
finish the work if each of them works alone.
19. It takes 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes.
If the pipe of larger diameter is used for four hours and the
pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half the pool is
filled. How long would it take for each pipe to fill the pool
separately?
20. A man travels 600 km partly by train and partly by car. If
he covers 400 km by train and the rest by car, it takes him 6
hours and 30 minutes. But, if he travels 200 km by train and
the rest by car, he takes half an hour longer. Find the speed
of the train and that of the car.
21. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. If A's
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one day work is 1 2 times the one day's work of B, find in how
many days can each do the work?
22. A boat takes 4 hours to go 44 km down the stream and it
can go 20 km upstream in the same time.Find the speed of
the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.
23. A motor boat can travel 30 km upstream and 28 km
downstream in 7 h. It can travel 21 km upstream and return
in 5 h. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed
of the stream.
