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SECTION A
Simplify :
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s
1 5
1 1
1
1
8 3 4 of 5 11 3 1
2 5
2
3
4 8
Sol :
5 5
17 16 9 16
of
11 3
2 5 2
3
4 8
17 16 9 16
5
of
11 3
2 5 2
3
8
17 16 9 16
19
of
11
2 5 2
3
8
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Given expression
17 16 9 16 69
of
2 5 2
3
8
17 16 9 16 69
2 5 2 3
8
17 16 24 69
2 5
1
8
17 16 1 69 17 16 69
2 5 24 8 2 120 8
1020 1051
31
.
120
120
[4 marks]
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2.
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If the selling price of 12 articles is equal to the cost price of 18 articles, what is the
tic
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3.
profit %?
Sol :
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Here, m = 18, n = 12
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mn
Profit% =
100
n
18 12
=
100
12
4.
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6
100 50% .
12
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[4 marks]
Two trains of length 110 meters and 90 meters are running on parallel lines in the
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same direction with a speed of 35 km/hr and 40 km/hr, respectively. In what time
will they pass each other?
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Sol:
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pi
s2 s1 40 35 5 km / hr 5
L1 L2
s2 s1
ww
Time taken
5
m/s
18
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110 90 200 18
144 sec.
5
5
5
5
18
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A man can row 7 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 3 km/hr, it takes 6
hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the
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place?
Sol :
Downstream speed = (x + y)km/hr
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We have,
d
d
xy xy
at
2x
km.
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t x2 y 2
ee
2x
d 2 2
x y
rm
x y x y
d
y
x
(49 9) 6
= 40 km.
23
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pi
(x2 y2 ) t
2y
[4 marks]
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Sol :
x
t 2 t1
t2
100
300
10 m.
30 27
30
30
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A beats B by a distance
[4 marks]
Mohan deposits Rs. 5000 in NSC at 2% per annum and Rs. 2000 in mutual funds at
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7.
4% per annum. Find the rate of interest for the whole sum.
at
5000 2 2000 4
4
2 %.
5000 2000
7
[4 marks]
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8.
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P R P R
R 1 1 2 2
P1 P2
We get, R =
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Sol :
Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869, what was the day on this date?
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Sol :
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68
17
4
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68 years have 2 17 + 51 = 85, i.e. 1 odd day Also count no. of days from 1 Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
31
+28
+31
+30
+31
+30
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
31
+31
+30
+2 = 275
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Jan.
= 39 weeks + 2 days
This gives 2 odd days
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[4 marks]
How many times the hands of a clock are in a straight line in a day?
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Sol :
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We know that, any relative position of the hands of a clock is repeated 11 times in
every 12 hrs.
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In every 12 hrs, hands coincide 11 times and are opposite to each other 11 times.
In every 12 hrs, hands are in a straight line 11 + 11 = 22 times.
In every 24 hrs hands are in a straight line 44 times.
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Sol :
[4 marks]
8
3
8
8
3
24 4.899
1.633.
3
3
3
3
3
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[4 marks]
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SECTION B
11. If salary of a person is first increased by 15% and thereafter decreased by 12%, what
is the net change in his salary?
Sol:
tic
s
xy
%
100
ma
15 12
15 12
% or 1.2%.
100
he
Since the sign is +ve, the salary of the person increases by 1.2%
[6 marks]
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12. The incomes of Mohan and Sohan are in the ratio 7: 2 and their expenditures are in
the ratio 4 : 1. If each saves Rs. 1000, find their expenditures.
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Sol :
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Rs. 20000
cS b a
4 1000 2 7
7 1 2 4
ee
As expenditure =
dS b a
ad bc
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and, Bs expenditure =
1 1000 2 7
7 1 2 4
= Rs. 5000
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[6 marks]
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tic
s
mn
Resultant profit % = m n
100
5 10
5 10
100
31
1
% or 15 %.
2
2
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[6 marks]
Sol :
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14. Find a single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30%.
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10 20 10 30 2030 10 20 30 % i.e.
10
20
30
100
1002
ee
6
496
% or 49.6%.
60 11 %
10
10
[6 marks]
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days. How long would each take separately to do the same work?
Sol :
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2 12 15 20
days
12 15 15 20 20 12
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or,
7200
, i.e. 30 days.
360
2 XYZ
days
YZ ZX XY
2 12 15 20
days
15 20 20 12 12 15
or,
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7200
, i.e. 20 days.
360
2XYZ
days
ZX XY YZ
2 12 15 20
days
20 12 12 15 15 20
at
7200
, i.e. 60 days.
120
[6 marks]
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or,
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16. The sum of the ages of John and Marry is 42 years. 3 years back, the age of John was 5
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times the age of Marry. Find the difference the present ages of John and Marry.
Sol :
on
Sn t n 1 42 5 35 1
n 1
51
198
33 years
6
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5 t n 1 42 3 5 1
n 1
51
54
= 9 years.
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17. A square field is surrounded by a path 2m wide on its outside. The area of the path is
72 sq m. what is the area of the field?
Sol :
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A 4w 2
4w
[6 marks]
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72 4 22
= 49 Sq m
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18. The quotient arising from the division of 24446 by a certain Quotient is 79 and the
Sol :
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[6 marks]
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( Divison Re mainder )
Quotient
24446 35
Divisor
309
79
Divisor
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19. The product of two numbers is 120. The sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the
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two numbers is
Sol:
Let the numbers be a and b. Then,
(a + b)2 = (a2 + b2) + 2ab
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12 12 12 ..... ?
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20.
Sol :
Then, 12 x x 12 x x2
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x2 x 12 = 0 or, (x 4) (x + 3) = 0
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[6 marks]
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So, x = 4 (neglecting x = 3)
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