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Assignment 8 Algebra

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ALGEBRA

1. If five pens and seven pencils cost Rs. 82 while nine pens and four pencils cost Rs. 96, then what
is the ratio of the cost of a pen to the cost of a pencil?
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 4 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
2. If the numerator and the denominator of a fraction are both increased by 1, the fraction becomes
1
. Instead, if the numerator is decreased by 1 and the denominator is increased by 2, the fraction
2
1
becomes . The decimal value of the fraction is __________.
7
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.5
3. A car is moving with a uniform speed. It then starts accelerating with a uniform acceleration.
After 15 seconds, its velocity is 50 m/s. After 20 seconds, its velocity is 60 m/s. Find its
acceleration.
(a) 1 m/s2 (b) 2 m/s2 (c) 3 m/s2 (d) 4 m/s2
4. 20 ml of acid A and 30 ml of acid B weighs 20 g while 10 ml of acid A and 45 ml of acid B also
weighs 20 g. Find the ratio of the densities of acids A and B.
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 4 : 3
5. Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as Sonu.
What is Nuri’s age?
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50
6. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 cm2 if its length is reduced by 5 cm and breadth is
increased by 3 cm. If we increase the length by 3 cm and breadth by 2 cm, then the area increases
by 67 cm2. Find the area of the triangle.
(a) 123 cm2 (b) 153 cm2 (c) 175 cm2 (d) 191 cm2
7. If the length and the breadth of a rectangle are respectively increased by 2 m and decreased by 3
m, then its area decreases by 17 m2. If its length and breadth are respectively decreased by 1 m
and increased by 2 m, then its area increases by 7 m2. Find the area of the rectangle.
(a) 32 cm2 (b) 35 cm2 (c) 38 cm2 (d) 41 cm2
8. After covering a distance of 30 km with a uniform speed there is some defect in a train engine and
therefore, its speed is reduced to 4/5 of its original speed. Consequently, the train reaches its
destination late by 45 minutes. Had it happened after covering 18 km more, the train would have
reached 9 minutes earlier. Find the distance of the journey.
(a) 90 km (b) 100 km (c) 110 km (d) 120 km

9. On selling a tea-set at 5% loss and a lemon-set at 15% gain, a crockery seller gains Rs. 7. If he
sells the tea-set at 5% gain and the lemon-set at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 13. Find the difference in
the actual prices of the tea-set and the lemon-set.
(a) Rs. 10 (b) Rs. 15 (c) Rs. 20 (d) Rs. 25
10. A two-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. If 18 is added to the number, the digits are
reversed. Find the number.
(a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 82
11. P, Q and R are siblings. Four years ago, P’s age was fourteen less than twice the sum of the ages
of Q and R. Six years hence, P’s age will be four less than the sum of the ages of Q and R. Find
P’s present age.
12. The sum of of a two digit number and the number formed by interchanging its digits is 110. If 10
is subtracted from the first number, the new number is 4 more than 5 times the sum of the digits.
Find the original number.
13. The car hire charges in a city comprise of a fixed charges together with the charge for the distance
covered. For a journey of 12 km, the charge paid is Rs. 89 and for a journey of 20 km, the charge
paid is Rs. 145. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?
14. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for
each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in
the test?
15. A and B each has some money. If A gives Rs. 30 to B, then B will have twice the money left with
A. But, if B gives Rs. 10 to A, then A will have thrice as much as is left with B. How much
money does each have?
Answers Key
1. c 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D

6. b 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. a

11. 30 12. 64 13. 215 14. 20

15. Money with A is Rs. 62 and the money with B be Rs. 34

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