1.

A man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at

10kmph.find man’s rate in still water and the rate of
current.
2. A man takes twice as long to row up as to row down the
river. if the rate of the river is 4 kmph find the rate in still
water?
3. The speed of a boat in still water is 8 kmph and the rate
of current is 4 kmph. Find the distance travelled both up
and down stream?
4. The speed of a boat in still water is 6 kmph and the rate
of current is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a
distance of 22.5km and came back find the total time
take?
5. Soma can row a certain distance downstream in 6 hours
and returns to the same distance in 9 hours. If the rate
of stream is 3 kmph , find his speed in still water.
6. The profit earned by selling an article for rs 600 is equal
to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for rs
400 what should be the sale price of the article for
making 25 per cent profit?
7. I sold a book at a profit of 12% had I sold it for rs 18
more 18% would have been gained find the cost price
8. A man sold a horse at a loss of 7% had he been able to
sell it at a again of 9% it would have fetched rs 64 more
than it did, what was the cost price?
9. A man buys two horses for rs 1350 he sells one so as
to lose 6% and the other so as to gain 7.5% on the
whole he neither gains nor loses what does each horse
cost?
10. By selling oranges at 32 a rupee a man loses 40% how
many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20%?
11. A milkman buys some milk if he sells it at rs 5 a litre he
loses rs 200 but when he sells it at rs 6 a liter he gains rs
150 how much milk did he purchase?
12. A fruit merchant makes a profit of 25% by selling
oranges at a certain price if he charges rs 1 more on each
orange he would gain 50% find what price per orange did
he sell at first also find the cost price per orange
13. 729ml of mixture contains milk and water in the
ratio 7:2. How much more water to be added to
get a new mixture containing milk and water in
the ratio 7:3?
14. There are 65 students in a class 39 rupees are
distributed among them so that each boy gets
80P and each girl gets 30P find the number of
boys and girls in the class?
15. In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. if heads
are counted there are 200 and if legs are counted
, there are 580. How many pigeons are there?