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1. DivideRs.1100intotwopartssuchthatoneis10%oftheother. 2. A's Salary is 25% higher than that of B. By how much percent is B's salary
lowerthanthatofA.

3. Thepriceofclothisincreasedby20%.Byhowmuchpercentmustafamily
reducetheconsumptionofclothsothattheirexpendituremayremainthe same.

4. If the price of sugar falls by 12.5% a person can buy 9 kilograms more of
sugarforRs.126thanbefore.Ifthepricehadrisenby12.5%,howmuchless sugarcouldhehaveboughtforthesamesum?

5. Acandidate secured20%marksinan examination andfailed by10marks.

Anothersecured42%marksandgot1markmorethanthemarksrequired topasstheexamination.Determinethemaximumnumberofmarksandthe percentagenecessarytopasstheexamination.

6. Inanexamination75%ofthecandidatespassedinEnglishand70%ofthe
candidatespassedinMathematics,23%candidatesfailedinbothsubjects.If 136 candidates passed in both the subjects, find out the number of candidatesthatappearedintheexamination. soldiersdiedofdiseaseand10%oftheremainingmenweredisabled.Now only729000soldiersareleftinthearmy.Howmanysoldiersweretherein allinthearmyinthebeginning.

7. 10%ofthesoldiersofanarmyarekilledinthebattle.10%oftheremaining

8. Twocandidatescontestedtheelection.Attheelection10%ofpeopleonthe

votinglistdidnotvote,and60votesrecordedwererejectedasillegal.The majorityofthesuccessfulcandidateswas308anditwasfoundthathehad beensupportedby47%ofthewholenumberonthevoter'slist.Whatwas thenumberoflegalvotesrecordedbyeachcandidate? ofBpurchasesgoodsworthforRs.100fromC,howmuchwillhesave?

9. Asellshisgoods10%cheaperthanBand10%dearerthanC.Ifacustomer 10.
Find a single discount equivalent to the discount series 33%, 12 1/2%and4%.

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1. Thecostpriceof12pensisequaltoS.P.of10pens,findgainpercent. 2. A person purchases 50 dozen eggs at Rs.4 per dozen. Of these, 40 eggs 3. A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40 clocks at a gain of 10% and 50
clocksatagainof20%.Hadhesoldallofthematauniformprofitof15%, hewouldhavegotRs.40less.FindtheC.P.ofeachdock.

werefoundbroken.Atwhatpriceshouldheselftheremainingeggsinorder tomakeaprofitof5%?

4. A man purchases some oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs.4 and the same 5. Amansoldhisradioatalossof5%.Hadhepurchaseditat10%lessercostprice
andsolditatRs.42morethenhewouldhavehadagainof1/4oftheC.P.Findthe C.P,oftheradio.

quantityat5forRs.6.Ifhesellsalltheorangesattherateof3forRs.5.find hisgainorlosspercent.

6. Abicycleagentallows20%discountonhismarkedpriceandthenmakesa
profitof20%onhisoutlay(C.P.).Whatisthemarkedpriceonwhichhegain Rs.40?

7. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but he used a
weightof900gmfor1kg.Findhisgainpercent.

8. A man bought a horse and a carriage for Rs.500. and sold the horse at a
gainof20percent,andthecarriageatalossof10percent,thusgaining2 percentonhistotaloutlay.Forhowmuchwasthehorsebought? interest.Findtherateofinterest.

9. A sum of money becomes 7/4 of itself in G years al a certain rate of 10. A sum of money doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it
trebleitselfatthesamerate?

11. DivideRs.6000intotwopartssothatS.I,onthefirstpartfor2yearsat

6%p.a.maybeequaltothesimpleinterestonthesecondpartfor3yearsat 8%p.a. firmbuttreblesitselfin17yearsinanotherfirmalsimpleinterest.Whichof thetwofirmspaysbetterinterest.Andwhataretherates?

12. Acertainsumofmoneydoubleitselfin8yearsatasimpleinterestina 13. TheC.I.of2yearsofsomemoneyisgreaterthanthesimpleinterestof2

yearsofthesamemoneybyRs2whentherateofinterestineachis5%p.a. Findthesum.

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14. DivideRs.3903betweenA&BsuchthatA'sshareattheendof7years

is equal to B's shore al the end of 9 years at 4% p.a. rate of compound interest 5%inthesecondhourandagaingrowsby5%inthethirdhour.Ifthecount ofthebacteriaattheendofhethirdhouris8.379x10 8,findtheoriginal countofbacteriainthesample.

15. Thebacteriainaculturegrowsby5%inthefirsthour,getdestroyedby

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Assignment:12 Directions:Eachsentencebelowhasoneblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghas beenomitted.Choosethewordforeachblankthatbestfitsthemeaningofthesentence asawhole.

1. The quarrels and bickering of the two small _____ within the
clubdisturbedthemajorityofthemembers.

2. The exposition was opened with _____ of trumpets and the

firingofcannon.

3. Shewroteanotetothenewlywedswishingthemgreat_____in
theirweddedlife.

4. IntheMalteseFalcon,SamSpadewashiredtotracethemissing
_____ofablackbird. handle.

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

fanfare ferment factious felicity faculties flailed factions figurine flick fauna

5. In medieval times, warriors _____ their foe with a metal ball attached to a 6. The horse needed no encouragement; only one _____ of the whip was all the
jockeyhadtoapplytogettheanimaltorunattopspeed.

7. The scientist could visualize the _____ of the period by examining the skeletal
remainsandthefossils.

8. Yourstatementis_____andwillupsettheharmonythatnowexists. 9. As he grew old, he feared he might lose his _____ and become useless to his
employer.

10.

WiththebreakupoftheSovietUnion,muchofEasternEuropewasinastate of_____.

MatchtheColumn

1. facade: 2. fanaticism: 3. felicitous: 4. figurative: 5. fitful: 6. fledgling: 7. filial:

excessivezeal apt; suitably chosen

expressed;

well

notliteral,butmetaphorical frontofthebuildinge.g. spasmodic;intermittent inexperienced pertainingtoasonordaughter

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8. fecundity: 9. fantastic: 10. fidelity:

fertility;fruitfulness unreal;grotesque;whimsical loyalty

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