Daily Maths Practice Set-15

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 DAILY MATHS PRACTISE SET- 15

1. A dishonest merchant sells goods at a 12.5% loss 7. Which of the following number is a divisor of
on the cost price, but uses 28 g weight instead of (4915 – 1)?
36 g. What is his percentage profit or loss? (4915 – 1)
12.5% (a) 46 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 50
36 g 28 g 8. In a 1500 m race, Anil beats Bakul by 150 m and
in the same race Bakul beats Charles by 75 m.
(a) 6.25% loss/ (b) 12.5% gain/ By what distance does Anil beat Charles ?

(c) 18.75% gain/ (d) 10.5% loss/ 1500 m 150 m

2. The HCF of two numbers is 12. Which one of the 75 m
following can never be their LCM?
(HCF) 12 (a) 217.50 m (b) 200.15 m
(LCM) (c) 293.50 m (d) 313.75 m
(a) 72 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) 84 9. Rs. 2,500, when invested for 8 years at a given
3. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB rate of simple interest per year, amounted to Rs.
is a direct common tangent to the two circles, A 3,725 on maturity. What was the rate of simple
and B are points of contact, and  PAB = 40º. The interest that was paid per annum ?
measure of  ABP is :
Rs. 2,500 8
P AB Rs. 3,725
A B  PAB = 40º
 ABP
(a) 45º (b) 55º (c) 50º (d) 40º
(a) 6% (b) 6.125% (c) 6.25% (d) 5.875%
4. The mean proportion of 169 and 144 is:
10. The following table shows the number of pages
169 144 ____________ printed by 3 printed by 3 printers during 3 days.
(a) 156 (b) 147 (c) 126 (d) 165 3 3
5. The length and breadth of a rectangle are
increased by 8% and 5%, respectively. By how
much percentage will the area of the rectangle Printers X Y Z
increase? Days
8% 5% Monday 130 140
Tuesday 110 145 160
(a) 13.4% (b) 15.4% (c) 12.4% (d) 16.4% Wednesday 180 90 218

cos 45º What is the average number of pages printed by

6. Simplify printer Z during the 3 days ?
sec 30º  cos ec30º
3 Z
cos 45º (a) 196 (b) 194 (c) 192 (d) 190
sec 30º  cos ec30º 11. The batting average for 27 innings of a cricket
3 2 6 3 player is 47 runs. His highest score in an innings
(a) (b) exceeds his lowest score by 157 runs. If these two
8 2 2–2 6 innings are excluded, the average score of the
3 remaining 25 innings is 42 runs. Find his highest
3 2– 6
(c) (d) score in an innings.
8 2 6–2 2
 27 47 15. In a right-angled triangle PQR, right-angled at
Q, the length of the side PR is 17 units, length
157
of the base QR is 8 units, and length of the
25 side PQ is 15 units. If  RPQ = , then sin +
42 cos is:
(a) 176 (b) 188 (c) 186 (d) 174 PQR Q PR
12. P and Q can complete a project in 15 days and 10
17 QR 8
days, respectively. They started doing the work
together, but after 2 days, Q had to leave and P PQ 15  RPQ = sin +
alone completed the remaining work. I n how cos
many days was the whole work completed ?
P Q 15 10 18 23 21 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 Q 17 17 17 17
P
3 3
17  7
16. If = 24, then what is the value of k?
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 10 17 2
 72 – k 
13. The pie chart given below shows the number of
truck sold by 8 different companies. The total 3 3

number of truck sold by all these 8 companies are 17  7

4000. Number of tr uck sold by a particular 17 2
 72 – k  = 24 k
company is shown as a percent of total number of
truck sold by all these 8 companies. (a) 119 (b) 128 (c) 24 (d) 109
8 17. The circumference of the two circles is 198 cm
8 and 352 cm respectively. What is the difference
between their radii?
4000
8 198 352

G (a) 45 cm (b) 16.5 cm (c) 49.5 cm (d) 24.5 cm

6% H
14% A 18. Radius of a circle is 10 cm. Angle made by chord
13% AB at the centre of this circle is 60 degree. What
F
7% is the length of this chord ?
E B 10 AB
3% D 27%
12% 60
C
18% (a) 40 cm/ (b) 20 cm/

The number of trucks sold by B, C, F and H is how (c) 30 cm/ (d) 10 cm/
much percent less than the number of trucks sold 19. How many spherical lead shots each of diameter 8.4
by all these 8 companies ?
cm can be obtained from a rectangular solid of lead
B, C, F H 8
22
with dimension 88 cm, 63 cm, 42 cm (take  = )?
7
(a) 46 percent/ (b) 22 percent/
(c) 34 percent/ (d) 14 percent/ 88 cm, 63 cm, 42 cm

x6  x 4  x 2  1 8.4 cm
14. If x2 – 5x + 1 = 0, then the value of =?
5x3
22
( = )
x6  x 4  x 2  1 7
x2 – 5x + 1 = 0
5x3
(a) 920 (b) 750 (c) 650 (d) 860
(a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 28
20. The table given below shows the number of spoon
Sales of Books from Six Branches of Publishing Company
manufactured by five factories.
110
105 2018
2019
100
95
90
Factory Spoon 85

Sales [in thousands]

80
P 100 75
70
Q 200 65
60
R 150 45
40
S 50 35
30
T 250 25
20
What are the ratio of number of spoon 15
10
manufactur ed by P to the nu mber of spoon 5
manufactured by R? 0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Branches
P R
What is the ratio of the total sales of the first
branch for both years to the total sales of the fourth
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 14 : 1 (d) 1 : 3 branch for both years?
21. In the triangle ABC, AB = 12 cm and AC = 10 cm,
and  BAC = 60º. What is the value of the length
of the side BC?
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 5 : 9
ABC AB = 12 cm AC = 10 cm  BAC
(c) 8 : 11 (d) 37 : 36
= 60º BC
4 17 – 7 
3 3

A  
24. If = 40 , then what is the value of p?
2 2
17  7  p  
60º
4 17 – 7 
3 3
 
C = 40 p
B  2 2
17  7  p 
(a) 10 cm (b) 7.13 cm (a) –119 (b) –129 (c) 119 (d) 129
(c) 13.20 cm (d) 11.13 cm
25. Riya could not decide between discount of 30% or
22. The value of tan2 θ + cot2 θ – sec2 θ cosec2 θ is:
two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, both
tan2 θ + cot2 θ – sec2 θ cosec2 θ given on shopping of Rs. 3,840. What is the
(a) 2 (b) –2 (c) 0 (d) 1/2 difference between both the discounts?
23. The following bar graph shows the sales of books (in
thousands) from six branches of a publishing company 30% 25% 5%
during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019. Rs. 3,840
2018 2019

(a) Rs. 44 (b) Rs. 48 (c) Rs. 42 (d) Rs. 46

1. (b) 4. (c) 7. (c) 10. (a) 13. (c) 16. (a) 18. (d) 20. (b) 22. (b) 24. (c)
2. (c) 5. (a) 8. (a) 11. (b) 14. (c) 17. (d) 19. (b) 21. (d) 23. (c) 25. (b)
3. (c) 6. (c) 9. (b) 12. (b) 15. (b)
 1
1. (b) 12.5% = 1 1
8
2 2
C.P S.P cos 45º
 ×9 72
8 = 7×9 = 63
6. (c)
sec 30º  cos ec30º
= 2
2 
= 2 1 3 
3 3
 36g×2 = 72 28g×2 = 56
profit = 63 – 56 = 7
3 3 –1 3 – 3 2 3 2– 6
7 1 
profit % = × 100 = × 100 = 12.5% = 2  3 1 × 3 – 1 = 2 2
 2
=
8
56 8
Alternate : 7. (c) (4915 – 1)
Qty (Weight) is inversely to price  power is odd so it is divisible by (49 – 1) = 48
36g 28g 8 is a factor of 48, so 8 is divisible by (4915 – 1)
Qty  9 : 7
price  7 : 9 8. (a)
Anil Bakul Charles
price  8 : 7 [12.8%] 1500 1350
C.P : S.P = 8 : 9 1500 1425
1 10 20 : 9 20
profit % = × 100 = 12.5%
8 20 9 : 19 9
2. (c) 72, 60 and 84 is divisible by 12 and 90 is not 200 : 180 : 171
divisible by 12.
So 90 can never be their LCM.
Anil : Charles = (200 : 171)×7.5 = 1500 : 1282.5
3. (c) A O B Anil beat Charles = 1500 – 1282.5 = 217.50 m
R S
40° 9. (a) S.I = A – P = 3725 – 2500 = 1225

P  R T
S.I =
100
P
2500  R  8
1225 =
100
Let a point on AB i.e.O.
So, OP = AO and OP = OB 1225
Here AO = OP = OB Rate (R) = = 6.125%
200
Draw semicircle through P.
10. (a) Average number of pages printed by printer Z
So, APB  90
210  160  218 588
In APB, = = = 196
3 3
ABP = 180° – (40° + 90°)
11. (b) Run by 27 innings = 27×47 = 1269
ABP = 50°
Run by 25 innings = 25×42 = 1050
4. (a) Mean proportion = 169  144 = 13 × 12 = 156 Highest + Lowest = 1269 – 1050 = 219 ...(i)
Highest – Lowest = 157 ...(ii)
Length Breadth Area
solve (i) and (ii)
Old  100 100 10000  2 × Highest = 376
5. (a)  1340
New  108 105 11340  Highest = 188
Area increase = 11340 – 10000 = 1340 Lowest = 188 – 157 = 31

1340
Increase % = × 100 = 13.4%
10000
12. (d) Days Eff. Total work
compare LHS and RHS
P — 15 2 so value of K = 17×7 = 119
30
Q — 10 3 17. (d) Circumference (C1) = 2 r1 = 198
Efficiency of (A + B) = 3 + 2 = 5
2 days work = 2×5 = 10 units
22
2× ×r1 = 198
Remaining work = 30 – 10 = 20 units 7
20
P alone completed the remaining work in = = 63
2
r1 = = 31.5 cm
10 days 2
Total time = 10 + 2 = 12 days
13. (c) Number of trucks sold by B, C, F and H = 27 + Circumference (C2) = 2 r2 = 352
18 + 7 + 14 = 66
22
Number of trucks sold by all these 8 companies = 2× ×r2 = 352
100% 7
Required % = 100 – 66 = 34%
r2 = 56 cm
14. (c) x2 – 5x + 1 = 0
Difference = 56 – 31.5 = 24.5 cm
x2 + 1 = 5x
1 18. (d)
x =5
x

1
x3  = 125 – 15 = 110
x3

x6  x 4  x 2  1

5x3 OA = OB = AB = radius = 10 cm
Divide x3 numerator and denominator
Volume of cuboid
3 1 1 19. (b) Number of spherical balls = Volume sphere
x  x  3 110  5 115
= x x = = = 23
5 5 5
88 63 42
15. (b) = 4 22 = 750
  4.2  4.2  4.2
3 7

20. (b) Required ratio = 100 : 150 = 2 : 3

21. (d) use cosine rule

a 2  b2 – c2 AB 2  AC 2 – BC 2
cos = =
2ab 2  AB  AC

122  102 – BC2

8 15 23 cos 60° =
sin + cos = + = 2 12 10
17 17 17
3 3 1 144  100 – BC2
17  7 =
2 240
16. (a) 17 2  7 2 – k
  = 24 120 = 244 – BC2
[a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 + b2 – ab)] BC2 = 244 – 120 = 124
BC = 124 = 11.13 cm (approx.)
17  717 2
 7 2 – 17  7 = 24 22. (b) tan2 θ + cot2 θ – sec2 θ cosec2 θ
17 2
 72 – k 
 [a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 + b2 – ab)]
sin 2 cos 2 1
= + –
cos  sin  cos sin 2
2 2 2
4 17 – 7 17 2  7 2  17  7 
 
= 40
=
4 4
sin  cos  –1 17 2 2
7  p 
cos 2sin 2
compare LHS and RHS
2 so value of p = 17×7 = 119
= sin  cos 
2 2
– 2sin 2cos 2 –1
25. (c) First discount = 30%
cos 2sin 2
[  sin2 + cos2 = 1] x y 25 5
Second discount = x + y – = 25 + 5 –
100 100
12 – 2sin 2cos 2 – 1 –2 sin 2cos 2
= = = –2
cos 2sin 2 cos 2sin 2 = 30 – 1.25 = 28.75%

75  95 80  105 185 37 Difference % = 30 – 28.75 = 1.25%

23. (d) Required ratio = = = = Difference amount = 1.25% of 3840
80  90 85  95 180 36

1.25 125
4 17 – 7 
3 3
= × 3840 = ×3840 = Rs 48
  100 10000
24. (c) = 40

17 2  7 2  p 