CLASS 8 SAMPLE PAPER 2

SECTION 01 LOGICAL REASONING

1. ‘Pull’ is related to ‘Push’ in the same way as ‘Low’ is
related to
(A) Medium
(B) High
(C) More
(D) Long
Ans: B)
Here, the first word is the antonym of the second.

2. In a certain code MEAN is written as ‘8964’ and NOBLE

is written as ‘47529’. How is LOAM written in that code?
(A) 2768
(B) 2758
(C) 2968
(D) 2468
Ans: A)
Look at the following table which shows the letters and their
respective codes:

Hence, the code for the word LOAM will be 2768.

3. ‘Red’ is related to ‘Stop’ in the same way as ‘Green’ is

related to
(A) Colour
(B) Paint

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 (C) Lamp
(D) Start
Ans: D)
According to the traffic rules, Red signal indicates ‘stop’; Green
signal indicates ‘start.

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word

SECURITY each of which has as many letters between
them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
Ans: D

There are only three such pairs.

5. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the

first, the third, the fourth and the sixth letters of the word
LEARNING, using each only once, which of the following
will be the third letter of that word? If more than one such
word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such
word can be formed, give ‘Z’ as the answer.
(A) I
(B) R
(C) A
(D) Y

Ans: D

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 Here the specified letters are L, A, R and I. The meaningful
words formed with these letters are as follows:
1. LAIR 2. LIAR
3. RAIL 4. LTRA

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so

form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
(A) Lotus
(B) Lily
(C) Rose
(D) Petal
Ans: D
Others are different types of flower.

Directions (Q. 7-11): Study the following arrangement carefully

and answer the questions given below:
RDAK5BI2MJEN97UZVIW3H4FY8P6TG
7. How many such numbers are there in the above
arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a
consonant and immediately followed by a vowel?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
Ans: D
We have to look for consonant number-vowel sequence. But in
the given arrangement there is no such sequence.

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 8. Which of the following is the eighth to the left of the
seventeenth from the left end?
(A) M
(B) J
(C) 8
(D) 5
Ans: A
The eighth element to the left of the seventeenth from the left end
implies (17 − 8 =) 9th element from the left end, i.e. ‘M’

9. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the

nineteenth from the right end?
(A) 5
(B) Z
(C) V
(D) 1
Ans: C
The sixth element to the right of the nineteenth from the right end
implies (19 − 6 ) 13th element from the right end.

10. The consider above arrangement, to find the how many such
consonants are there in each of which is immediately preceded by
a number and immediately followed by another consonant?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) None
Ans: C)

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There are only three such consonants (M, F and T) in the given
arrangement that preceded by a number and immediately
followed by another consonant.

11.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based

on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(A) E9J
(B) Z1U
(C) HW4
(D) B2K
Ans: D)
Explanation: In others, the first and the third element of each
group are adjacent elements.

12. Direction: Choose the alternatives which closely

resembles the mirror-image of the given combinations.
15UP5062
(A) 5062UP15
(B) 265PU51
(C)
(D)
Ans: C
13.Direction: Select the best alternative which fits in place of
(?) mark.
Horse: Jockey:: Car: ?
(A) Mechanic
(B) Brack
(C) Wheels
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(D) Chauffeur
Ans: D

14.Direction: Complete the block (?) by selecting a suitable

diagram from the alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4).

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Ans: C

15.Directions: Choose the best relationship amongst the three

classes in the following questions.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
Males, Father, Mother
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans: D)

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 Males

Father Mother

SECTION02 MATHEMATICAL REASONING

16. The number of votes not cast for the Praja Party increased by
25% in the National General Election over those not cast for
it in the previous Assembly Polls, and the Praja Party lost by
a majority twice as large as that by which it had won the
Assembly Polls. If a total 2,60,000 people voted each time.
How many voted for the Praja Party in the Assembly
Elections.
(A) 1,10,000 (B) 1,50,000
(C) 1,40,000 (D) 1,20,000
Ans: C
Let x be the number of votes not cast for Praja Party in the
previous polls. So the number of votes not cast for the party
in this assembly polls would be 1.25x.
Margin of victory in the previous polls
= (Votes cast) – (Votes not cast)
= (260000 – x) – x = (260000 – 2x).
Margin of loss in this years polls
= 1.25x – (260000 – 1.25x)
= (2.5x – 260000).
As per the given information, margin of loss this year = 2 ×
Margin of victory last year.
Therefore,(2.5x–260000)=2(260000–2x).
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 x = 120000.
So the number of votes cast for the party in assembly election
= 260000 – 120000
= 140000.

17. One man can do as much work in one day as a woman can
do in 2 days. A child does one third the work in a day as a
woman. If an estate-owner hires 39 pairs of hands, men,
women and children in the ratio 6: 5: 2 and pays them in all
Rs. 1113 at the end of the days work. What must the daily
wages of a child be, if the wages are proportional to the
amount of work done?
(A) Rs.14 (B) Rs.5
(C) Rs.20 (D) Rs.7
Ans: D
There are 18 men, 15 women and 6 children.
Working efficiency of man : woman : child = 6 : 3 : 1. So the
ratio of the work done in a day by 18 men, 15 women and 6
children = (18 × 6) : (15 × 3) : (6 ×1) = 108 : 45 : 6. Hence,
the daily wage of Rs.1113 should be divided in this ratio. That
makes it, Rs.756 for men, Rs.315 for women and Rs.42 for
children. Hence, 6 children earn Rs.42 in a day. So the daily
wage of a child should be Rs.7

18. Shyam went from Delhi to Shimla via Chandigarh by car.

The distance from Delhi to Chandigarh is 34 times the distance
from Chandigarh to Shimla. The average speed from Delhi

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 to Chandigarh was half as much again as that from
Chandigarh to Shimla. If the average speed for the entire
journey was 49 kmph. What was the average speed from
Chandigarh to Shimla?
(A) 39.2 kmph (B) 63 kmph
(C) 42 kmph (D) None of these
Ans: C
It is clear that the ratio of the distances between (Delhi-
Chandigarh): (Chandigarh-Shimla) = 3 : 4.
The ratio of the speeds between (Delhi-Chandigarh) :
(Chandigarh-Shimla) = 3 : 2.
Let the distances be 3x and 4x respectively and speeds be 3y
and 2y.
So the time taken will be  xy  and  2xy  respectively. Average
speed

 Total Dis tan ce 
7x  
7y
 49
 Total Time  x 2x  3
 y  y 

Hence, y = 21. So the average speed from

Chandigarh to Shimla = 2y = 42 kmph.

Direction (Q19 – 21): are based on the following information:

Alphonso, on his death bed, keeps half his property for his wife
and divide the rest equally among his three sons Ben, Carl and
Dave. Some years later Ben dies leaving half his property to his
widow and half to his brothers Carl and Dave together, shared
equally. When Carl makes his will he keeps half his property for
his widow and the rest he bequeaths to his younger brother
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Dave. When Dave dies some years later, he keeps half his
property for his widow and the remaining for his mother. The
mother now has Rs. 1,575,000.
19. What was the worth of the total property?
(A) Rs. 30 lakh
(B) Rs. 8 lakh
(C) Rs. 18 lakh
(D) Rs.24 lakh
Ans: D
Since Alphonso’s wife is also the mother of Dave, the total
share of this lady would be  2x  15x  63x
96 

96
 

And since,
63x
 1,575000
96
 x  Rs.24 lakhs.

20. What was Carl’s original share?

(A) Rs. 4 lakh
(B) Rs. 12 lakh
(C) Rs. 6 lakh
(D) Rs. 5 lakh
Ans: A
x 24
Carl’s original share was 6

6
 Rs.4 lakhs

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21. What was the ratio of the property owned by the widows of
the three sons, in the end?
(A) 7: 9: 13 (B) 8: 10: 15
(C) 5: 7: 9 (D) 9: 12: 13
Ans: B
The ratio’s of the property owned by the widows of the 3 sons
 1 5 15 
 : :   8 : 10 : 15
 12 48 96 

22. In ABC, the internal bisector of ∠A meets BC at D. If

AB = 4, AC = 3 and ∠A60, then the length of AD is
12 3
(A) 2 3 (B) 7

15 3 6 3
(C) 8
(D) 7

Ans: B

23. In the figure given below, ABCD is a rectangle. The area of

the isosceles right triangle ABE = 7cm2; EC = 3(BE). The
area of ABCD (in cm2) is

(A) 21 cm2 (B) 28 cm2

(C) 42 cm2 (D) 56 cm2
Ans: D
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 Area of ΔABE = 7 cm2
Area of rectangle ABEF = 14 cm2
Area of ABCD = 14 × 4 = 56 cm2

24. The owner of a local jewellery store hired three watchmen to

guard his diamonds, but a thief still got in and stole some
diamonds. On the way out, the thief met each watchman, one
at a time. To each he gave 12 of the diamonds he had then,
and 2 more besides. He escaped with one diamond. How
many did he steal originally?
(A) 40 (B) 36
(C) 25 (D) None of these
Ans: B
Since thief escaped with 1 diamond,
Before 3rd watchman he had (1+2)×2=6
Before 2nd watchman he had (6+2)×2=16
Before 1st watchman he had (16+2)×2=36

25. If x25y2z22y(2x z) , then which of the following

statements is (are) necessarily true?
A. x = 2y B. x = 2z C. 2x = z
(A) Only A
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 (B) B and C
(C) A and B
(D) None of these
Ans: C
x25y2z24yx 2yz
(x24y2 – 4yx) z2y2 – 2yz 0
(x – 2y)2(z – y)20
It can be true only if x=2y and z=y

26. A car rental agency has the following terms. If a car is rented
for 5 hr or less, then, the charge is Rs. 60 per hour or Rs. 12
per kilometre whichever is more. On the other hand, if the
car is rented for more than 5 hr, the charge is Rs. 50 per hour
or Rs. 7.50 per kilometre whichever is more. Akil rented a
car from this agency, drove it for 30 km and ended up
playing Rs. 300. For how many hours did he rent the car?
(A) 4 hr
(B) 5 hr
(C) 6 hr
(D) None of these
Ans: C
By trial and error:
30 × 12 = 360 > 300
30 × 7.5 = 225 < 300
50 × 6 = 300. Hence, he rented the car for 6 hr.

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Directions for questions 27 and 29: Answer the questions
based on the following diagram.

In the above diagram, ∠ABC = 90° = ∠DCH = ∠DOE = ∠EHK

= ∠FKL = ∠GLM = ∠LMN AB = BC = 2CH = 2CD = EH = FK
= 2HK = 4KL = 2LM = MN
27. The magnitude of ∠FGO =
(A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) 60° (D) None of these
Ans: D
If KL = 1, then IG = 1 and FI = 2
Hence, tan   21  2
Thus, none of 30, 45 and 60°.

28. What is the ratio of the areas of the two quadrilaterals

ABCD to DEFG?
(A) 1: 2 (B) 2: 1
(C) 12: 7 (D) None of these
Ans: C

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Area of quadrilateral ABCD 
2
2x  4x  4x  12x
Area of quadrilateral DEFG
1

5
5x  2x  2x  7x
Hence, ratio = 12: 7

29. How many numbers greater than 0 and less than a million
can be formed with the digits 0, 7 and 8?
(A) 486 (B) 1,084
(C) 728 (D) None of these
Ans: C
Number of ways for single digit = 2
2 digits = 2 × 3 = 6
3 digits = 2 × 3 × 3 = 18
4 digits = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 54
5 digits = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 162
6 digits = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 486
Total = 728

30. The number of positive integer valued pairs (x, y) satisfying

4x – 17y = 1 and x 1000 is
(A) 59 (B) 57
(C) 55 (D) 58
Ans: A

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31. The remainder when 784 is divided by 342 is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 49 (D) 341
Ans: B
Note: 342=73–1. On further simplification we get,

32. If n 1x where x is the product of four consecutive

positive integers, then which of the following is/are true?
A. n is odd
B. n is prime
C. n is a perfect square
(A) A and C only (B) A and B only
(C) A only (D) None of these
Ans: A
Use the method of simulation, viz. take any sample values of
x and verify that n is both odd as well as a perfect square.
Alternate solution:
Let x = (n – 1) n (n + 1) (n + 2)
= (n2 – 1) n(n + 2)
= n4 + 2n3 – n2 – 2n
p = x + 1 = n4 + 2n3 – n2 – 2n + 1
= (n2 – n + 1)2

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33. Navjivan Express from Ahmedabad to Chennai leaves
Ahmedabad at 6.30 a.m. and travels at 50 kmph towards Baroda
situated 100 km away. At 7.00 a.m. Howrah-Ahmedabad
Express leaves Baroda towards Ahmedabad and travels at 40
kmph. At 7.30 a.m. Mr Shah, the traffic controller at Baroda
realizes that both the trains are running on the same track. How
much time does he have to avert a head-on collision between the
two trains?
(A) 15 min (B) 20 min
(C) 25 min (D) 30 min
Ans: B
At 7.30 a.m., Navjivan Express is at 50 km from A at the same
time, Howrah-Ahmedabad Express is at 20 km from B.
Hence, distance between the trains at 7.30 a.m. is 30 km.
Relative speed = 50 + 40 = 90 kmph
Hence, time left 30 1
 hr  20 min
90 3

Directions for questions 34 and 35: Answer the questions

based on the following information.
A, B and C are three numbers. Let
Ans: (A, B) = Average of A and B,
/ (A, B) = Product of A and B, and
× (A, B) = The result of dividing A by B.

34. The sum of A and B is given by

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 (A) / (@ (A, B), 2) (B) × (@ (A, B), 2)
(C) @ (/ A, B), 2) (B) @ (× (A, B), 2)
Ans: A
 A  B
A  B  2  @  A,B  2  / @  A,B , 2
 2 

35. Average of A, B and C is given by

(A) @ (/ (@ (/ (B, A), 2), C), 3)
(B) × (@ (/ (@ (B, A), 3), C), 2)
(C) / (×(× (@ (B, A), 2), C), 3)
(D) / (× (@ (/ (@ (B, A) 2), C), 3), 2)
Ans: D
Use choices. Put some values and check the consistency

SECTION 03 EVERY DAY MATHEMATICS

36. Convert the number 1982 from base 10 to base 12. The
result is
(A) 1182 (B) 1912
(C) 1192 (D) 1292
Ans: C

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 The answer is 1192.

37. For the product n(n + 1)(2n + 1), n  the

following is not necessarily true?
(A) It is even
(B) Divisible by 3
(C) Divisible by the sum of the square of first n natural
numbers.
(D) Never divisible by 237
Ans: D
Since n(n + 1) are two consecutive integers, one of them will
be even and thus their the product will always be even.
Also, sum of the squares of first ‘n’ natural numbers is given
by n n  162n  1
Hence, our product will always be divisible by this. Also you
will find that the product is always divisible by 3 (you can use
any value of n to verify this).
However, we can find that option (D) is not necessarily true.
E.g. If n = 118, (2n + 1) = 237 or if n = 236, then (n + 1) =
237 or if n itself is 237, etc.

38. The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 6

is divided by 6 is
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 (A) 1 or 3 (B) 1 or 5
(C) 3 or 5 (D) 4 or 5
Ans: B
The best way to solve this question is by the method of
simulation. Choose any prime number greater than 6 and
verify the result. When 7 is divided by 6, it gives a remainder
1. So our answer could be (A) or (B). When 11 is divided by
6, it gives a remainder 5. Hence, our answer is (B).

39. AB ⊥BC, BD ⊥AC and CE bisects ∠C, ∠A = 30°. Then

what is ∠CED?

(A) 30° (B) 60°

(C) 45° (D) 65°
Ans: B

In ABC, ∠ACB = 180 – 90 – 30 = 60°

∠DCE = 30°, since ∠CDE = 90°.
In CED, ∠CED = 180 – 90 – 30 = 60°.

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40. Two typists undertake to do a job. The second typist begins
working one hour after the first. Three hours after the first
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typist has begun working, there is still 20 of the work to be
done. When the assignment is completed, it turns out that
each typist has done half the work. How many hours would
it take each one to do the whole job individually?
(A) 12 hr and 8 hr
(B) 8 hr and 5.6 hr
(C) 10 hr and 8 hr
(D) 5 hr and 4 hr
Ans: C
Let the first typist takes X hours and the second takes Y hours
to do the whole job. When the first was busy typing for 3 hr,
the second was busy only for 2 hr. Both of them did 11 20
of the
whole work.  3x  2y  20
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.
When the assignment was completed, it was revealed that
each typist had done half the work.
 The first one spent 2x hr, and the second 2Y hr. And since the
first had begun one hour before the second, we have 2x  2Y  1
 x  10hr, y  8hr

41. If x = – 0.5, then which of the following has the smallest

value?
1
1
(A) 2x (B) x

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(C) x 2
(D) 2x
Ans: B
1
Going by options, we put x
2
1
(A) 22 
4
1 1
(B) x

1 / 2
 2

1 1
(C) x2

(1 / 2)2
4

1
(D) 21/2 
2
1 1
(E) x

1
 2

Clearly, 1/x bears a negative value only and hence, is the

smallest.

1 1 1 1 1
42. Which among 22 , 33 , 4 4 , 6 6 and 1212 is the largest?
(A) 21/2 (B) 31/3
(C) 41/4 (D) 61/6
Ans: B
LCM of 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 = 12
We can rewrite the given surds as
12 12 12 12
26 , 34 , 43 , 12 62 , 121

 34 is the greatest.
Note : n1/n is maximum when n = (2.718). Among the given
options, n = 3 is closest to the value of e.

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43. A semi-circle is drawn with AB as its diameter. From C, a
point on AB, a line perpendicular to AB is drawn meeting
the circumference of the semi-circle at D. Given that AC = 2
cm and CD = 6 cm, the area of the semi-circle (in sq. cm)
will be:
(A) 32  (B) 50 
(C) 40.5  (D) 81 
Ans: B

ADB = 90° (Angle in semicircle)

CD2 = AC × CB
(6)2 = 2 × CB
36 = 2 × CB
CB = 18
Hence AB = AC + CB = 20
Area of semicircle = 12  10  50
2

44. The number of employees in Obelix Menhir Co. is a prime

number and is less than 300. The ratio of the number of
employees who are graduates and above, to that of
employees who are not, can possibly be:
(A) 101: 88 (B) 87: 100
(C) 110: 111 (D) 97: 84
Ans: D
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 Using options, the sum of the numerator and denominator of
the ratio should be a prime number. Only option (5) satisfies
[97 + 84 = 181]

45. Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and
travel in the same direction at speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km
per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun. If
Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant,
how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala start?
(A) 3 (B) 3.5
(C) 4 (D) 4.5
Ans: C
Let us assume that Arun started running at 10 a.m. and Barun
started at 12 noon. So, in these two hours distance traveled by
Arun is 60 km and the relative speed of Barun w.r.t Arun is
60
10 km/hr. So Barun will overtake Arun after =  10  6 hours

So, Barun reaches there at 6 p.m.

So, Kiranmala also overtakes Arun at 6 p.m. Let us assume
Kiranmala takes 't' time to overtake Arun and the relative
speed of Kiranmala w.r.t Arun is 30 km/hr and Arun ran for 8
hrs. So, distance travelled by Arun is = 30 × 8 = 240 km while
distance travelled by Kiranmala=60t
240 = 6t t = 4
Hence, Kiranmala start running 4 hours after Arun had st off.

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 SECTION 04: ACHIEVER SECTION
46. Solve the equation: 5x  11  151 .
164 164
(A) 
3
(B) 3
162 162
(C) 3
(D) 
3

Ans: A
x 1
We have 5
 11 
15
x 1
  11  11   11
5 15

[Subtracting 11 from both sides]

x 1 x 1  165
   11  
5 15 5 15
x 164 x 164
   5  5
5 15 5 15

[Multiplying both sides by 5]

164
x
3
164
Thus,  x
3
is the solution of the given equation.

47. In figure ABCD is a parallelogram. Compute the values of x

and y.
(A) x = 7º and y = 6º
(B) x = 6º and y= 7º
(C) x = 6º and y= 6º
(D) None of these
Ans: B
Since ABCD is a parallelogram, AB || DC and AD || BC
Now, AB || DC and traversal BD intersects them.

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  ABD = BDS
[ Alternate angles are equally]
 10x = 60º
 x = 60º

And, AD || BC and transversal BD intersects them.

 DBC = ADB
 4y = 28º
 y = 7º
 Hence, x = 6º and y= 7º

l4  m3  n2  z6
48. Evaluate: n3  l1  z0  m2

m4  z5 m5  z6
(A) n5
(B) n5  l3

m5
(C) n5
(D) None of these
Ans: B
l4  m3  n2  z6 m32  z6 0 m5  z6
3 1 0 2
 32 1 4  5 3
n l z m n l n l

x 1 x 1
49. Solve:   
2 5 3 4
27 25
(A) x
10
(B) x
10

(C) x  27 (D) x = 10
Ans: A

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 x 1 x 1
We have,   
2 5 3 4

The denominators on two sides are 2,5,3, and 4. Their LCM

is 60.
Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 60, we get
 x 1  x 1
60      60   
2 5 3 4
x 1 x 1
 60   60   60   60 
2 5 3 4

 30x – 12 = 20x + 15
 30x – 20x = 15 + 12 [On transposing 20x to LHS and – 12
to RHS]
 10x = 27
 x  10
27
[On dividing both sides by 10]
27
Hence, x
10
is the solution of the given equation.

50. ABCD is rectangle with BAC = 32º. Determine DBC.

(A) 64 (B) 68
(C) 78 (D) 60
Ans: B
Suppose the diagonals AC and BD intersect at O.

Then, in OAB, we have

OA = OB [ Diagonals of rectangle are equal and they bisect
each other]
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 OAB = OBA (Angles opposite to equalisides are
equal)
 BAC = DBA
 DBA = 32º
[ BAC = 32º(given)]
 ABC = 90º
 DBA + DBC = 90º
 32º + DBC = 90º
 DBC = 90º - 32º = 68º

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