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ALLIGATION

1. Goldis19timesasheavyaswaterandcopper9times.inwhatratioshouldthesemetalsbe
mixedsothatthemixturemaybe15timesasheavyaswater?ans:3:2
2. howmuchchicoryatRs4/kgshouldbeaddedto15kgofteaatRs10/kg,sothatthemixture
beworthRs6.50/kg?ans:Rs21kgofchicory
3. amixtureof40ltrsofmilkandwatercontains10%water.howmuchwatermustbeaddedto
makewater20%inthenewmixture?ans:5ltrs
4. amanhas30000rupeestolendonloan.helentsomeofhiscapitaltomohanataninterest
rateof12%perannum.attheendofoneyearhegot17%ofhiscapitalasinterest.howmuch
didhelendtomohan?ans:Rs18750/
5. avesselof80ltrsisfilledwithmilkandwater.70%ofmilkand30%ofwateristakenoutofthe
vessel.itisfoundthatthevesselisvacatedby55%.findtheinitialquantityofmilkand
water?ans:50ltrs
6. amanhas60pens.hesellssomeoftheseataprofitof12%andtherestat8%loss.onthe
whole,hegetsaprofitof11%.howmanypensweresoldat12%profitandhowmanyat8%
loss?ans:19:1
7. theratioofmilkandwaterin66kgofadulteratedmilkis5:1.waterisaddedtoittomakethe
ratio5:3.thequantityofwateraddedis?ans:22ltrs
8. adishonestmilkmanprofessestosellhismilkatcostpricebuthemixesitwithwaterand
therebygains25%.thepercentageofwaterinthemixtureis?ans:25%
9. asumofRs41wasdividedamong50boysandgirls.eachboygets90paiseandeachgirl65
paise.thenumberofboysis?ans:34
10.acancontainsamixtureoftwoliquidsAandBinproportion7:5.when9ltrsofmixturearedrawn
offandthecanisfilledwithBtheproportionofAandBbecomes7:9.howmanylitresofliquidAwas
containedbythecaninitially?ans:36ltrs

HCFANDLCM

1. Findthegreatestweightwhichcanbecontainedexactlyin1kg235gmand3kg430gm?ans:5
gm
2. findtheHCFof54,39and36?ans:6

9 17 51 17
3.whatisgreatestnumberthatwilldivide2400and1810andleaveremainders6and4
respectively?ans:42
4.findthegreatestno.whichwilldivide410,751and1030soastoleaveremainder7ineach
case?ans:31
5.theproductoftwonumbersis7168andtheirHCFis16.findthenumbers?ans:448,16or112,64

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6.findtheleastnumberwhichwhendividedby18,24,30and42,willleaveineachcasethesame
remainder1?ans:2521
7.findtheleastnumberwhichwhendividedby2,3,4,5,6leavesineachcasearemainderof1,but
whendividedby7leavesnoremainder?ans:301
8.findthesumofnumbersbetween300and400suchthatwhentheyaredividedby6,9and12,it
leavesnoremainder.?ans:1080

simpleinterest&compoundinterest
1. inwhattimewillRs390625amounttoRs456976at4%compoundinterest?ans:4yrs
2. asumofmoneyplacedatcompoundinterestdoublesitselfin4yrs.inhowmanyyrswillit
amounttoeighttimesitself?ans:12yrs
3. findtheleastnumberofcompleteyrsinwhichasumofmoneyat20%CIwillbemorethan
doubled?ans4yrs
4. ifCIonacertainsumfor2yrsat3%beRs101.50,whatwouldbetheSI?Rs100
5. thedifferencebetweentheCIandtheSIonacertainsumofmoneyat5%perannumfor2yrs
isRs1.50.findthesum?ans:Rs600
6. findthedifferencebetweentheCIandtheSIforthesumRs1500at10%perannumfor2
yrs?ans:Rs15
7. ifthecompoundinterestonacertainsumofmoneyfor2yrsat5%isRs246,findtheSIatthe
samerateforthesametime?ans:Rs240
8. findthesimpleinterestonRs306.25frommarch3tojuly27at3.75%perannum?ans:Rs4.59
nearly
9. whatannualpaymentwilldischargeadebtofRs770duein5yrs,therateofinterest(si)being
5%perannum?ans:Rs140
10.acertainsumofmoneyamountstoRs756intwoyrsandtoRs873in3.5yrs.findthesumand
therateofinterest.?ans:13%perannum

ratioandproportion

1. if0.7ofonenumberbeequalto0.075ofanother,whatistheratioofthetwo
numbers?ans:3:28
2. twosumsofmoneyareproportionalto8:9.ifthefirstisRs20,whatisthe
other?ans:Rs22.50
3. calculatethe4thproportionaltothenumber490,70,69?ans:60/7
4. divideRs324.36intothreepartsintheproportionof5:6:7?ans:90.10,108.12,126.14
5. if30mendoapieceofworkin27days,inwhattimecan18mendoanotherpieceofwork
3timesasgreat?ans:135days

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6. if1000copiesofabookofsheetsrequire26reamsofpaper,howmuchpaperisrequired
for5000copiesofabookof17sheets?ans:170reams
7. anemployeereducestheno.ofhisemployeesintheratio9:8andincreasestheirwagesin
theratio14:15.statewhetherhisbilloftotalwagesincreaesordecreases,andinwhat
ratio?ans:decreaseinbill,21:20
8. whatmustbeaddedtotwonumbersthatareinratio3:4.sothattheybecomeintheratio
4:5?ans:1
9. thespeedofthreecarsareintheratio2:3:4.whatistheratioamongthetimestakenby
thesecarstotravelthesamedistance?ans:1/2:1/3:1/4or,6:4:3

PROFITANDLOSS
1. manbuysashirtandatrouserforRs371.ifthetrousercosts12%morethantheshirt,find
thecostoftheshirt?ans.Rs175
2. ifbyselling2itemsforRs180eachtheshopkeepergains20%ononeandloses20%onthe
other,findthevalueoftheloss?ans:Rs15
3. byselling15mangoesafruitvendorcoversthecostpriceof20mangoes.findtheprofit
percentage?ans.33.33%
4. amanufacturermakesaprofitof15%bysellingacolourTVforRs6900.ifthecostof
manufacturingincreasesby30%andthepricepaidbytheretailerisincreasedby20%,find
theprofitpercentmadebythemanufacturer?ans6.15%
5. findasinglediscounttoequalthreeconsecutivediscountof10%,12%and5%?ans24.76%
6. ashokboughtanarticleandspentRs110onitsrepair.hethensoldittobhushanataprofit
of20%.bhushansoldittocharanatalossof10%.charanfinallysolditforRs1188ata
profitof10%.findthecostpricethatashokhadtopay?ansRs890
7. orangesareboughtat12forarupeeandaresoldat10forarupee.findthepercentage
profitorloss?ans20%
8. adigitaldiaryissoldforRs935ataprofitof10%.whatwouldhavebeentheactualprofitor
lossonit,ifhehadsoldhisgoodsforRs810?ans:
9. atraderallowsdiscountof5%forcashpayment.howmuchpercentabovethecostprice
musthemarkhisgoodstomakeaprofitof10%?ans.Rs115.59

NumericalAbility:
1)723.870?=251.36+450.478
a. 22.032b.23.032c.22.132d.noneofthese
2)35%of80=56
?
a.2b.2/3c.1/2d.0.57e.noneofthese

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3)(11)2(1.1)2(0.11)2=?
a. 119.7779b.121c.119.79d.119.8021e.noneofthese
4)60+5*12/(180/3)=?
a.60b.120c.13d.61e.noneofthese
5)49%of490+490%of49=?
a.2641.1b.240.1c.2401d.480.2e.noneofthese
6)8.36*4.35+8.0004=?

a.44.37b.44.3664c.43.5304d.42.3664e.noneofthese

7)19.24/4=?
169*74
a.0.005b.0.002c.0.0002d.0.00002
8)3/41/21/61/3isequalto

a.1b.1/8c.2d.1/12e.(1/4)

9)Whichisthesmallestfraction?5/6,3/8,2/3,3/4

a.5/6b.3/8c.3/4d.2/3

10)0.55*0.55+2*0.55*0.45+0.45*0.45/0.55+0.45

a2b0.25c.0.2d.1{hinta2+2ab+b2=(a+b)(a+b)}

TIME&WORK
Q1)'A'candoapieceofworkin10daysandBcandothesameworkin15days.Inhowmanydaysthe
workwillbedonethemtogether?
AnsA&Bwholeworkcando=6days

Q2)If'm'menworking'm'hoursadayforfor'm'dayscanproduce'm'unitsofwork,thentheunitsof
workproducedby'n'menworking'n'hrsadayfor'n'daysis
Ansn3/m2

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Q3)3mencandoasmuchworkon5womenor10children.If40childrencandoapieceofworkin7
days,then6men,5womenand5childrencandothesameworkin:
Ansa)7daysb)8daysc)9daysd)12dayse)none

Q4)Atapcanfillatankin9min,anothercanfillitin18minandathirdonecanemptyatin12min.
Howlongdoesittaketofillthetankifallareopen.
a)15mtsb)18mtsc)24mtsd)36mtse)none{ans12mts}

Q5)Aandbcandoapieceofworkin12days.Bandccandoitin15days.CandAcandoitin20
days.Theyallworkedfor6daysandthenAandCleft.InhowmanydaysBcanfinishthebalanceof
work.
a)8daysb)9daysc)10daysd)12days

Q6)Acontractorundertakestodoapieceofworkin40days.Heengages100menandafter35days,an
additional100men,andcompletesthework.Howmanydaysbehindschedulewouldhehasbeen,ifhe
notengagedtheadditionalmen?
a)5b)8c)12d)18e)dataisinsufficient

Q7)InadayAdoestwiceasmuchworkasBandisthereforeabletofinishapieceofworkin60days
lessthanB.InwhatwouldAandbworkingtogethercanfinishthework?
a)20daysb)25daysc)30daysd)40dayse)60days

Q8)20mencandoaworkin18days.Howmanymenarerequiredtofinish3/4oftheworkin15days?
a)10b)12c)18d)20e)none
Q9)Rameshcandoaworkin20days.Heworkedalonefor10days.Remainingworkwascompletedwith
thehelpofDineshin2dayswilltheworkbecompletedbybothtogether?
Ans4days

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Q10)AandBtogethercandoaworkin24days.Balonedoesits1/3partin12days.HowlongwillA
alonetaketodotheremainingwork?
a)48b)36c)24d)72e)noneofthese

SPEED,TIMEANDDISTANCE
1km=5/18m/sec
whenatraincrossesaman/pole,distance=lengthoftrain
whenatraincrrossesabridge/platform,distance=lengthoftrain+lengthofplatform
whentherearetwomovingbodies,speedistobereplacedbyrelativespeed,RS=x+y
(oppositedirection)
RS=xy(samedirection)

Q1)Apersonwalkingat2.5km/hr,reacheshisoffice6minlate.Ifhewalks3.5km/hr,hereachesthere
6minearlier.Howfaristheofficefromhishouse?
Ans13
4

Q2)Amancanswim40kmdownstreamin4hrsandthesamedistanceupstreamin20hrs.Findthe
speedofthestream?
Ansx+y=40/4=10
xy=40/20=2
2y=8,speedofstream=4km/hr

Q3)Apassengertrain250minlengthcrossesaplatform350mlongin45sec.Thespeedofthetrainwill
be.
Ans48km/hr

Q4)Atrainoflength290m,isgoingataspeedof30km/hrandanothertrainoflength210mismoving
ataspeedof20km/hrintheoppositedirection.Thetimerequiredbythemtocrosseachotheris
a)20secb)24secc)36secd)54sece)none

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Q5)Icanrow100kmdownstreamin5hrsandthesamedistanceupstreamin10hrs.thespeedofthe
streamis
a)15km/hrb)10km/hrc)5km/hrd)5/2km/hre)none

Q6)Acyclistgoesataspeedof12km/hr.Hecancover100min
a)10secb)20secc)30secd)1mine)none
Q7)Thespeedofaboatinstillwateris3km/hrandthespeedofthestreamis2km/hr.Itcancover
10kmdownstreamon
a)10hrsb)5hrsc)3hrsd)2hrse)none

Q8)Atrainmovingataspeedof50km/hrcrossesalength100min18sec.Itslengthis:
a)100mb)120mc)150md)180me)none

Q9)A150mlongtraincrossesamanwalkingatthespeedof6km/hrintheoppositedirectionin6
sec.Thespeedofthetraininkm/hris
a)66b)84c)96d)106

Q10)Amancanrow91/3km/hrinstillwaterandhefindsthatittakeshimthriceasmuchtimetorow
upthemsoastorowdownthesamedistanceinriver.Thespeedofthecurrentis
a)10/3km/hrb)28/9km/hrc)5/4km/hrd)14/3km/hr

MISCELLEANOUSPROBLEMS
Q1)ThepriceofonedozenpensisRs540.Whatwillbethepriceof319suchpens?
Anspriceof12pens=Rs540

priceof1pen=540/12

priceof319pens=540*319/12=Rs14355

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Q2)Atankcanbefilledby20bucketseachofcapacity13.5lit.Ifthecapacityofeachbucketbe9lit
,howmanybucketwillfillthesametank?
Ans30buckets

Q3)Fivedozentoysarepackedinaboxand98boxesarekeptintempo.Howmanytempoescanlift
29400toysinoneround.
a)4b)5c)7d)6e)noneofthese

Q4)TheratiobetweenthepresentagesofNaveenandPrabhatis4:5.Ifafter5yearstheratioofthe
presentageofPrabhatandthaageofPrabhatatthattimeis7:8whatwillbetheratiobetweenthe
presentageofnaveenandNaveen'safter4years?
Ans7:8

Q5)Theageofsushil6yearsagowas3timestheageofSnehal.6yearshencetheageofSushilwould
be5/3timesthatofSnehal.WhatisthepresentageofSnehal?
a)14yrsb)22yrsc)18yrsd)21yrse)noneofthese

Q6)1/4thpartofmoneyofNikhilisequalto1/6thpartofthemoneyofYogesh.Iftotalsumofbothis
equaltoRs600then,whatisthedifferenceoftheirmoney
AnsRs120

Q7)Inanofficethereare114tablesand129chairs.If1/6ofthetablesand1/3ofthechairsare
broken,howmanypeopleworkintheofficewheneachpersonrequiresonetableandonechair?
Ansrequiredno.ofpersons86

Q8)1/5thofGopal'sexpenditureisequalto1/2ofhissavings.ifhismonthlyincomeis5600howmuch
amountdoeshesavepermonth?
a)Rs1350b)1500c)1680d)1400e)noneofthese{savings=1600}

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Formulaes:
Let3consecutiveoddno.bey2,y,y+2respectively
totaloftheseoddno.=3y
Let3consecutiveevenno.bex2,x,x+2respectively
totalofthese=3x

Q9)Thedifferencebetweenthemiddlenumberofthreeconsecutiveoddnumbersandthemiddleof
threeconsecutiveevennois7.Whatwillthedifferencebetweenthetotaloftheseoddnoandthe
totalofthosethreeevennumbers?
Ans21

Q10)Thedifferenceoftwonumbersoftwodigiteachis24whilethesumofthesetwono.is102.What
isthelargerno?
Ans63

Q11)When30%ofoneno.isaddedtoanothernothesecondno.increasesby1/5th.whatistheratio
ofthefirstnotothesecondno.
a)5:6b)3:2c)2:3d)1:2e)noneofthese

Q12)Thedifferencebetweenatwodigitnoandtheno.obtainedbyinterchangingthedigitsis45.What
isthedifferencebetweenthedigitsofthatno.?
a)4b)5c)6d)7e)noneofthese

Q13)Ifthedifferencebetweenthedigitsofatwodigitnois3andtheproductofthedigitsis18,What
isthesumofthedigitsofthatno.?
a)8b)9c)7d)6e)noneofthese

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MISCELLANOUSPROBLEMS

Q1)Findoutthewrongnumberinthefollowinggivensequences?

5164247514.7578.75
a)51b)64c)24d)75e)noneofthese

Q2)Thediameterofthedrivingwheelofthebusis140cm.Howmany
revolutionsperminutemustthewheelmakeinordertokeepaspeedof
132km/hr?
b)300c)400d)500e)noneofthese

Q3)ThreepersonsA,B,CwhosesalariestogetheramounttoRs14400,spend80,85,75percentoftheir
salariesrespectively.Iftheirsavingsareintheratio8:9:20thenfindtheratiooftheirsalaries.
a)1:2:3b)3:2:1c)2:3:4d)4:3:2e)datainadequate

Q4)HowmanywordscanbeformedwiththelettersofthewordPATLIPUTRAwithoutchangingthe
relativepositionofvowelsandconsonants?
a)2160b)3250c)3230d)3660e)noneofthese

Q5)Ifthesalaryofapersonisfprstdecreasedby25%andthenincreasedby15%,whatis%lossorgain
a)13.75%lossb)12.75%gainc)10%lossd)10%gaine)noneofthese

Q6)63,45,72litresaretobedrawnfromthreecansrespectively.Whatistheexactcapacityof
measurewhichwilldoitmostquickly?
a)9litb)7litc)8litd)11lit

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Q7)Threeintegersa,b,caresuchthatb/c=3.Thefractionb/aisinitslowestform.Whichofthe
followingisthepossiblevalueofa?
a)180b)234c)104d)414

Q8)whatistheleastvalueofx,suchthat85324x6isdivisibleby11?
a)2b)3c)1d)6

Q9)If3a+5b/3a5b=5,finda:b
a)2:5b)5:2c)3:5d)5:3

Q10)ApressurecookerissoldforRs1200/.Salestaxamountsfor1/5thofthisandprofit1/3rdofthe
remainder.FindtheCP.
a)Rs740b)Rs620c)Rs640d)Rs560

MISCELLANEOUSQUESTIONS

TrainAcrossesanothertrainBin30sec.thelengthoftrainBis140%ofthelengthoftrainA.
thespeedoftrainAis72km/h.whatisthedifferencebetweenthelengthsofthetwo
trains?ans:100m
o mr.Zspends24%ofhismonthlyincomeonfoodand15%ontheeducationofhischildren.he
spends25%oftheremainingsalaryonentertainmentand20%onconveyance.heisnowleft
withRs10376.whatisthesalaryofmr.Z?ans:Rs32000
o theaveragemarkssecuredbyAnkitinmaths,scienceandenglishare70andthatinhistory
andenglishare60.whatarehisavg.marksinmathsandscience?ans:cannotbedetermined
o thedifferencebetweena2digitnumberandthenumberobtainedbyinterchangingthe
positionsofitsdigitsis36.thedigitatunitsplaceis1/3rdofthedigitatten'splaceinthe
originalnumber.whatistheoriginalnumber?ans:62.
o ineachofthefollowingquestionstwoequationsIandIIaregiven.youarerequiredtosolve
boththeequationsandgiveanswers
(1)ifa<b(2)ifa>b(3)ifa>=b(4)ifa<=b
o

(5)ifa=b

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a]I.a2=4II.4b224b+1=0
ans.1
b]I.6a25a+1=0II.20b29b+1=0
ans.2
c]I.5a+7a+2=0II.8b+30b+25=0
ans.2
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manojinvestedanamountofRs50000tostartasoftwarebusiness.aftersixmonthsMadhu
joinedhimwithanamountofRs80000.attheendofthreeyearstheyearnedaprofitofRs
24500.whatistheshareofManojintheprofit?ans:Rs10500.
ifthecostofgardeningisRs85persquaremeterthenwhatwillbethecostofgardening1.4
metrewidestripinsidearoundacircularfieldhavinganareaof1386sq.m?ans.Rs15184.40
theratiobetweentheincomesofSatishandManojwas7:8respectively.theincomeofSatish
increasedby20%andthatofManojwasdecreasedby10%.whatwillbethenewratio
betweentheirincomes?ans:7:6
avg.offiveconsecutiveoddnos.is61.whatisthedifferencebetweenthehighestandlowest
no.?ans:8
thedifferencebetweenatwodigitno.andtheno.obtainedbyinterchangingthedigitsis9.
whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwodigitsoftheno.?ans:1
acircleandarectanglehavesameperimeter.thesidesoftherectangleare18cmsand26cms.
whatistheareaofcircle?ans:616sq.cm.
NnumberofpersonsdecidetoraiseRs3lacsbyequalcontributionsfromeach.hadthey
contributedRs50extra,thecontributionwouldhavebeenRs3.25lacs.howmanypersonsare
there?ans.500
thedifferencebetweenanumberanditsthreeis50.whatisthenumber?ans.125
atankisfilledin5hoursbythreepipesA,BandC.thepipeCistwiceasfastasBandBistwice
asfastasA.howmuchtimewillpipeAalonetaketofillthetank?ans:35hrs
milkcontains5%water.whatquantityofpuremilkshouldbeaddedto10ltrsofmilktoreduce
thisto2%?ans15ltrs
startingwiththeinitialspeedof30km/h,thespeedisincreasedby4km/heverytwohours.
howmanyhourswillittaketocoveradistanceof288km?ans:8hrs
withauniformspeed,acarcoversthedistancein8hours.hadthespeedbeenincreasedby4
km/h,thesamedistancecouldhavebeencoveredin7.5hrs.whatisthedistance
covered?ans.480km
if2ab=33,b+2c=1anda+3c=1,thenwhatisthevalueof(a+b+c)?ans:34
if40%ofano.isequalto3/7ofotherno.andsumofthesenos.is145.whichisthelarger
number?ans:75
theareaofacircularfieldisequaltotheareaofarectangularfield.theratioofthelengthand
thebreadthoftherectangularfieldis14:11respectivelyandperimeteris100m.whatisthe
diameterofthecircularfield?ans.28m
inhowmanywayscanthelettersofthewordCAPITALbearrangedinsuchawaythatallthe
vowelsalwayscometogether?ans360

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o forwhatvalueofxtheinequality2x2+5x<3issatisfied?ans.3<x<1/2
o whatwillcomeinplaceofthequestionmark(?)inthefollowingequation
(185%of240)/(?x6)=666
ans.4

questions

1.Atrainrunsattherateof45kmph.Whatisitsspeedinmetrespersecond?
2.Twotrainsstartatthesametimefromtwostationsandproceedtowardseachotherattheratesoff
20kmphand25kmphrespectively.Whentheymeet,itisfoundthatonetraintravelled80kmmore
thantheother.Findthedistancebetweenthetwostations?
3.Amotorcardoesajourneyin10hours,thefirsthalfat21kmph,andtherestat24kmph.Findthe
distance?
4.Twomenstarttogethertowalkacertaindistance,oneat3kmanhourandtheotherat3kmph.
Theformerarriveshalfanhourbeforethelatter.Findthedistance?
5.Whatisthelengthofthebridgewhichamanriding15kmphcancrossin5minutes?
6.Howlongwillatrain60mlongtravellingataspeedof40kmphtaketopassthroughastationwhose
platformis90kmlong?
7.Howmanysecondswillatrain60minlength,travellingattherateof42kmph,taketopassanother
train84mlong,proceedinginthesamedirectionattherateof30kmph?
8.Atraintakes5secstopassanelectricpole.Ifthelengthofthetrainis120mts,Howmuchtimewill
ittaketocrossarailwayplatformthelengthwhichis180metres?
9.Twotrainsarerunninginoppositedirectionswithspeedsof62kmphand40kmphrespectively.If
lengthofonetrainis250mtsandtheycrosseachotherin18secs.Findthelengthoftheothertrain?

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10.Ifaman'sratewiththecurrentis12kmphandtherateofthecurrentis1.5kmph.Findtheman's
rateagainstthecurrent?
11.Aboatgoes40kmupstreamin8hoursand36kmdownstreamin6hours.Findthespeedofthe
boatinstillwater?
12.Acanrowacertaindistancedownstreamin6hoursandreturnthesamedistancein9hours.Ifthe
streamflowsattherateof2kmph,findthespeedofAinstillwater?
13.Duringoneyear,thepopulationofalocalityincreasesby5%butduringthenextyear,itdecreases
by5%.Ifthepopulationattheendofthesecondyearwas7980,findthepopulationatthebeginningof
thefirstyear?
14.IfA'ssalaryis25%morethanthatofB,thenhowmuchpercentisB'ssalarylessthanthatofA?
15.Thenumberofseatsinacinemahallisincreasedby25%.Thepriceonaticketisalsoincreasedby
10%.Whatistheeffectontherevenuecollected?
16.Acandidatewhogets30%ofthemarksinatestfailsby50marks.Anothercandidatewhogets320
marksfailsby30marks.Findthemaximummarks?
17.AmansellstwowatchesforRs.99each.Ononehegained10%andontheotherhelost10%.Find
hisgainorlosspercent?
18.Thecostpriceof16articlesisequaltothesellingpriceof12articles.Findthegainorlosspercent?
19.Ashopkeepermarkshisgoods20%abovecostprice,butallows10%discountforcash.Findthe
percentageprofit?
20.Adishonestdealerprofessestosellhisgoodsataprofitof20%andalsoweighs800gramsinplace
ofakg.Findhisactualgain%?

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21.Isoldabookataprofitof7%.HadIsolditforRs.7.50more,22%wouldhavebeengained.Findthe
costprice?
22.IfgoodsbepurchasedforRs.450,andonethirdbesoldatalossof10%,atwhatgainpercent
shouldtheremainderbesoldsoastogain20%onthewholetransaction?
23.Atradesmanmarkshisgoodsat25%abovehiscostpriceandallowspurchasersadiscountof12
%forcash.Whatprofit%doeshemake?
24.ManjusellsanarticletoAnjuataprofitof25%.AnjusellsittoSoniaatagainof10%andSoniasells
toBobbyataprofitof5%.ifSoniasellsitforRs.231,findthecostpriceatwhichManjuboughtthe
article?
25.AmanbuysashirtandatrouserforRs.371.Ifthetrousercosts12%morethantheshirt,Findthe
costoftheshirt?
26.Manishtravelsacertaindistancebycarattherateof12kmphandwalksbackattherateof3kmph.
Thewholejourneytook5hours.Whatisthedistancehecoveredonthecar?
27.TwotrainsAandBstartsimultaneouslyintheoppositedirectionfromtwopointsAandBarriveat
theirdestinations9and4hoursrespectivelyaftertheirmeetingeachother.Atwhatratedoesthe
secondtrainBtravelifthefirsttraintravelsat80kmph?
28.Atrainrequires7secondstopassapolewhileitrequires25secondstocrossastationarytrain
whichis378mtslong.Findthespeedofthetrain?
29.AandBtravelthesamedistanceattherateof8kmand10kmanhourrespectively.IfAtakes30
minuteslongerthanB,thedistancetravelledbyBis?

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