Ratio and Proportion And Symmetry

1. Solve:
a) Harish purchased 8 books, each costing Rs.32 and 5 notebooks each costing
Rs.16. Find the ratio of the amount he spent on the books to the ratio of
amount spent on notebooks.
b) The present ages of father is 56 yrs and that of his son is 26 yrs. Find the
ratio of the age of father after 10 yrs to the age of son after 10 yrs.
c) In an exam, Anita scored 80 marks out of 150 in English and 120 out of 200 in
Maths. In which subject was her performance better?
d) The earth rotates about its axis through an angle of 360 deg in 24 hrs.
Through what angle does it rotate in 3 hours 20 minutes?
e) Determine if the four numbers are in proportion 30,40,45,60.
f) When gear A makes 15 revolutions gear B makes 6 revolutions. How many
revolutions will gear B make while gear A makes 35 revolutions?
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Write the order of rotational symmetry for

Square
Equilateral Triangle
Rectangle
Rhombus
Hexagon
Parallelogram

3.
a.
b.
c.

Name a triangle having

One line of reflection symmetry
Three lines
No line

Answers
16:5
16:9
Maths
50 d
Yes
14
4,3,2,2,6,2
2x=150
X=3x7+4
Book 7 pen 11, 8, 24

Linear Equations in one variable

1. Convert the following verbal statements into algebraic statements:
a. Twice the number is equal to 150.
b. A number is greater by four than three times the number 7.
2
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Solve:
4x-7=-1
p-5/6=2
x/3+3=2
5(x+4)=25
3y-1=y/4+9
4x=(8-x)+7

2. The cost of a book and a pen is 18. The pen costs Rs.4 more than the book.
What is the cost of book?
3. Father is 40 years old and his son is 16 yrs old. After how many yrs will
fathers age be twice that of his sons age?
4. The perimeter of triangle is 72 cm. If one side is 3cm longer than the base
and the other side is 3cm shorter than the base find the length of base of
triangle.