NON ROUTINE

PROBLEMS INVOLVING
RATIONAL NUMBERS
CHAPTER 5
 QUESTION 1

• The denominator of a fraction is 2 more than the

numerator.If 1 is subtracted from both numerator and
denominator,the resulting fraction has a value of 0.5 .
Find the original fraction.
QUESTION 2

• An express train travels 150 km in the same time that a

freight train travels 100 km. If the express train goes 20 km
per hour faster than the freight train,find the rate of each
train.
QUESTION 3

• Alarge pipe can empty a pool in 6 hours and a small pipe

can empty the same pool in 9 hours.How long will it take for
both pipes to empty the pool?
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