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Arithmetic Applications (Level 1)

Question paper, Set 3

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  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. Find the ratio of 750 g to 2 kg in its simplest form.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    22 kg =2×1000= 2 \times 1000 g =2000= 2000 g

    750 g2000 g=7502000=38\displaystyle \frac{750 \text{ g}}{2000 \text{ g}} = \frac{750}{2000} = \frac{3}{8}

    Ratio =3:8= 3 : 8

    Answer: 3:83 : 8

  2. Divide ₹1350 between Anil and Sunil in the ratio 4:54 : 5.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Sum of the terms of the ratio =4+5=9= 4 + 5 = 9

    First part=49×1350=600\displaystyle \text{First part} = \frac{4}{9} \times 1350 = 600

    Second part=59×1350=750\displaystyle \text{Second part} = \frac{5}{9} \times 1350 = 750

    Answer: ₹600 and ₹750

  3. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:42 : 3 : 4 and the sum of their squares is 725. Find the numbers and their sum.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the numbers be 2k2k, 3k3k, 4k4k.

    (2k)2+(3k)2+(4k)2=725(2k)^2 + (3k)^2 + (4k)^2 = 725

    ⇒4k2+9k2+16k2=725\Rightarrow 4k^2 + 9k^2 + 16k^2 = 725

    ⇒29k2=725⇒k2=72529=25\displaystyle \Rightarrow 29k^2 = 725 \Rightarrow k^2 = \frac{725}{29} = 25

    ⇒k=5\Rightarrow k = 5

    Numbers: 2×5=102 \times 5 = 10, 3×5=153 \times 5 = 15, 4×5=204 \times 5 = 20

    Sum=9k=9×5=45\text{Sum} = 9k = 9 \times 5 = 45

    Answer: 10,15,2010, 15, 20; sum =45= 45

  4. The first, second and fourth terms of a proportion are 8, 20 and 45 respectively. Find the third term.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    8:20=x:458 : 20 = x : 45

    820=x45\displaystyle \frac{8}{20} = \frac{x}{45}

    x=8×4520=18\displaystyle x = \frac{8 \times 45}{20} = 18

    Answer: 1818

  5. Find the third proportional to 9 and 15.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the third proportional be cc. Then 9:15::15:c9 : 15 :: 15 : c.

    9×c=15×159 \times c = 15 \times 15

    c=2259=25\displaystyle c = \frac{225}{9} = 25

    Answer: 2525

  6. If 15 pens cost ₹210, find the cost of one pen.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    15 pens → ₹210

    1 pen → ₹21015=14\displaystyle \frac{210}{15} = 14

    Answer: ₹14

  7. A man working 6 hours a day takes 10 days to complete a job. How many hours a day must he work to complete it in 12 days?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Days | Hours per day

    1010 | 66

    1212 | yy

    Inverse proportion: x1y1=x2y2x_1 y_1 = x_2 y_2

    12×y=10×6⇒y=10×612=5\displaystyle 12 \times y = 10 \times 6 \Rightarrow y = \frac{10 \times 6}{12} = 5

    Answer: 55 hours

  8. Express the ratio 3:53 : 5 as a percentage.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    3:5=35\displaystyle 3 : 5 = \frac{3}{5}

    35=(35×100)%=60%\displaystyle \frac{3}{5} = \left(\frac{3}{5} \times 100\right)\% = 60\%

    Answer: 60%60\%

  9. If 45%45\% of a number is 21 less than 60%60\% of that number, find the number.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the number be xx.

    45% of x=60% of x−2145\% \text{ of } x = 60\% \text{ of } x - 21

    ⇒45x100=60x100−21\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{45x}{100} = \frac{60x}{100} - 21

    ⇒21=15x100⇒x=21×10015=140\displaystyle \Rightarrow 21 = \frac{15x}{100} \Rightarrow x = \frac{21 \times 100}{15} = 140

    Answer: 140140

  10. The price of a scooter rose from ₹56,000 to ₹63,000. Find the increase in price and the percentage increase.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Increase=63,000−56,000=7000\text{Increase} = 63{,}000 - 56{,}000 = 7000

    % of increase=(700056,000×100)%=12.5%\displaystyle \% \text{ of increase} = \left(\frac{7000}{56{,}000} \times 100\right)\% = 12.5\%

    Answer: Increase ₹7000; 12.5%12.5\%

  11. The price of petrol rises by 10%10\%. By how much percent must a family reduce its consumption so as not to increase its expenditure?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Reduction in consumption =[R100+R×100]%\displaystyle = \left[\frac{R}{100 + R} \times 100\right]\%

    =(10110×100)%=9111%\displaystyle = \left(\frac{10}{110} \times 100\right)\% = 9\frac{1}{11}\%

    Answer: 9111%\displaystyle 9\frac{1}{11}\%

  12. A dealer buys 150 quintals of rice at ₹2400 a quintal. He spends ₹15,000 on transport and storage. He sells the rice at ₹27 per kg. Find his profit or loss, and its percentage. (1 quintal =100= 100 kg)
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    C.P=150×2400+15,000=3,75,000\text{C.P} = 150 \times 2400 + 15{,}000 = 3{,}75{,}000

    S.P=27×100×150=4,05,000\text{S.P} = 27 \times 100 \times 150 = 4{,}05{,}000

    S.P>C.P, Profit=4,05,000−3,75,000=30,000\text{S.P} > \text{C.P}, \text{ Profit} = 4{,}05{,}000 - 3{,}75{,}000 = 30{,}000

    Profit %=(30,0003,75,000×100)%=8%\displaystyle \text{Profit \%} = \left(\frac{30{,}000}{3{,}75{,}000} \times 100\right)\% = 8\%

    Answer: Profit ₹30,000; 8%8\%

  13. The cost price of an article is ₹540 and the percent markup is 25%25\%. What is the marked price?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    M.P=540+25% of 540\text{M.P} = 540 + 25\% \text{ of } 540

    =540+25100×540=540+135=675\displaystyle = 540 + \frac{25}{100} \times 540 = 540 + 135 = 675

    Answer: ₹675

  14. A shopkeeper says he sells rice at cost price, but he gives only 960 g for every kg. Find his gain percent.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Gain %=(ErrorTrue value−Error×100)%\displaystyle \% = \left(\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{True value} - \text{Error}} \times 100\right)\%

    Error =1000−960=40= 1000 - 960 = 40 g

    Gain %=(401000−40×100)%=(40960×100)%=416%\displaystyle \text{Gain \%} = \left(\frac{40}{1000 - 40} \times 100\right)\% = \left(\frac{40}{960} \times 100\right)\% = 4\frac{1}{6}\%

    Answer: 416%\displaystyle 4\frac{1}{6}\%

  15. The average of 12 numbers is 18.5. Find their sum.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x1+x2+⋯+xn=nxˉx_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n = n\bar{x}

    Sum=12×18.5=222\text{Sum} = 12 \times 18.5 = 222

    Answer: 222222

  16. The average age of a family of 5 members is 24 years. If the age of the youngest member is 8 years, what was the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member?
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    x1+⋯+x5=24(5)=120x_1 + \cdots + x_{5} = 24(5) = 120, and the youngest is 88.

    The other 4 members: x1+⋯+x4=120−8=112x_1 + \cdots + x_{4} = 120 - 8 = 112

    8 years ago each of them was 8 years younger.

    Required average=112−8(4)4=112−324=804=20\displaystyle \text{Required average} = \frac{112 - 8(4)}{4} = \frac{112 - 32}{4} = \frac{80}{4} = 20

    Answer: 2020 years

  17. Convert 25 m/s into km/h.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    11 m/s =185\displaystyle = \frac{18}{5} km/h

    25 m/s=25×185=90 km/h\displaystyle 25 \text{ m/s} = 25 \times \frac{18}{5} = 90 \text{ km/h}

    Answer: 9090 km/h

  18. Udai travels half of his journey by train at 90 km/h and the rest by car at 60 km/h. Find his average speed.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    For equal distances at speeds s1s_1 and s2s_2: average speed =2s1s2s1+s2\displaystyle = \frac{2s_1 s_2}{s_1 + s_2}

    =2×90×6090+60=10,800150=72 km/h\displaystyle = \frac{2 \times 90 \times 60}{90 + 60} = \frac{10{,}800}{150} = 72 \text{ km/h}

    Answer: 7272 km/h

  19. Find the amount on ₹1500 at 8%8\% per annum simple interest for 212\displaystyle 2\frac{1}{2} years.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    P=1500P = 1500, R=8%R = 8\%, T=212=52\displaystyle T = 2\frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2} years

    S.I=P×T×R100=1500×52×8100=300\displaystyle \text{S.I} = \frac{P \times T \times R}{100} = \frac{1500 \times \frac{5}{2} \times 8}{100} = 300

    Amount=P+S.I=1500+300=1800\text{Amount} = P + \text{S.I} = 1500 + 300 = 1800

    Answer: ₹1800

  20. Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹15,625 for 3 years at 4%4\% per annum, compounded annually.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A=P(1+R100)n\displaystyle A = P\left(1 + \frac{R}{100}\right)^n

    =15,625(1+4100)3=15,625×(2625)3\displaystyle = 15{,}625\left(1 + \frac{4}{100}\right)^3 = 15{,}625 \times \left(\frac{26}{25}\right)^3

    =17,576= 17{,}576

    C.I=A−P=17,576−15,625=1951\text{C.I} = A - P = 17{,}576 - 15{,}625 = 1951

    Answer: Amount ₹17,576; C.I ₹1951