REVISION

1. A and B complete a piece of work in 24 days. B and C do the same

work in 36 days. A, B and C together finish it in 18 days. In how
many days will:

(i) A alone, complete the work?

(ii) C alone, complete the work?

(iii) A and C together, complete the work?

2 . A and B together can dig a pond in 20 days. They worked

together for 2 days and then B leaves the work. How long
will A take to finish the work if A alone can dig the pond in 30 days.

3. Tap A can fill a cistern in 4 hours and the tap B can empty the full
cistern in 6 hours. If both the taps are opened together in the empty
cistern, in how much time will the cistern be filled?

4. There are 800 soldiers in an army camp. There is enough

provisions for them for 60 days. If 400 more soldiers join the camp,
for how many days will the provisions last?

5. If 10 workers, working for 4 hours complete the work in 12 days, in

how many days will 8 workers working for 6 hours complete the
same work?

6. 2 men or 3 women can earn Rs 192 in a day. How much will 5 men
and 7 women earn in a day?

7. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days. B and C can do it in 15

days and A and C together can do it in 12 days. How long will they
take to do it together and also find how long will ‘C’ alone take to
complete the work?
8. A and B together can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C can do
it in 15 days and A and C can do it in 12 days. In how many days will
the work be done if all the three are working together?
9. If x varies directly as y2 and x = 4 and y = 5 then find x when
y is 15.
10. State whether the following statement is True or False:

In the given table, r and s vary directly.

11. A car travelling at a constant speed covers a distance of 360 km in
8 hours? What distance will it cover 15 hours? Also find the time
taken to travel 315 km.

12. Out of 8000 students, 60% were boys, if 80% of the boys and 90%
of the girls passed the exam, find the number of students who failed.

13. (a) The population of a town increases by 8% annually. If the

present population is 54000, then what was it a year ago?

(b) The value of a machine depreciates every year by 20%. If the

present value of the machine is Rs 160000, then what was its value a
year ago?
14. A farmer sold two bullocks for Rs 18,000 each. On one bullock,
he gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. Find his total gain or
loss percent.
15. The cost price of 20 articles is same as the selling price of 16
articles. Find the gain percentage.
16. By selling a car for Rs 67,680, Arun loses 6%. For how much
should he sell the car to earn a profit of 6%?
17. A shopkeeper sold two table lamps at Rs 495 each. On one he
gains 10% and on the other he loses 10%. What are the cost prices of
each and what is his total gain or loss percent?
18. A table marked at Rs 15,000 is available for Rs 14,400. Find the
discount given and the discount percent.
19. If a book marked at Rs 80 is sold for Rs 68, then the rate of
discount is _____.

Choose the correct answer:

(a) 12%
(b) 15%

(c)
(d) 20%
20. In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which Find the
area of the trapezium.
21. Find the area of the quadrilateral given in the figure.

22. If the edge of a cube is 2 cm then what is its total surface area?
23. An open iron tank 12 m long, 8 m wide and 5 m deep is to be
made. Determine the cost of iron sheet required, at the rate of Rs 35
per metre, if the sheet is 4 m wide.
24. Fill in the blank:

The area of each face of the cube is ______ cm2.

25. How many cubes of 3 cm edge can be cut-out of a cube of 18 cm

edge?
26. Find the height of a cylinder whose radius of the base is 3.5 cm
and CSA is 352 cm2.
27. The diameter of a well is 2.1 m and it is 14 m deep. Find the cost
of plastering it at the rate of Rs 15 per sq. m.
28. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14
cm is 88 cm2.
Find the diameter of the base of the cylinder.

29. Find the volume of cylinder whose height is 20 m and curved

surface area is 2992 sq. m.

Answers:
(1) 36,72,24 (2) 27 (3) 12 hours (4) 40 days (5) 10 days
(6) 928 (7) 8 days , 40 days (8) 8 days (9) 36
(10) False (11) 7 hrs, 675 km (12) 1280
(13) 50000,200000 (14) 4% loss (15) 25% (16) 76320
(17) 450, 550, loss 1% (18) 180 (19) b 15%
(20) 225 sq cm (21) 252 sq cm (22) 24 (23) rs/2590
(24) 324 (25) 216 cubes (26)16cm (27) 1386
(28) 2 cm (29) 35604.8 cucm