Expresswala Academy Mathematics Tuition

Arithmetic Applications (Level 1)

Question paper, Set 6

  • Set 6 of 10
  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. Find the ratio of 40 minutes to 2 hours in its simplest form.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    22 hours =2×60= 2 \times 60 minutes =120= 120 minutes

    40 min120 min=40120=13\displaystyle \frac{40 \text{ min}}{120 \text{ min}} = \frac{40}{120} = \frac{1}{3}

    Ratio =1:3= 1 : 3

    Answer: 1:31 : 3

  2. Divide ₹7200 among Ram, Shyam and Mohan in the ratio 3:4:53 : 4 : 5.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Sum of the terms of the ratio =3+4+5=12= 3 + 4 + 5 = 12

    1st share=312×7200=1800\displaystyle \text{1st share} = \frac{3}{12} \times 7200 = 1800

    2nd share=412×7200=2400\displaystyle \text{2nd share} = \frac{4}{12} \times 7200 = 2400

    3rd share=512×7200=3000\displaystyle \text{3rd share} = \frac{5}{12} \times 7200 = 3000

    Answer: ₹1800, ₹2400, ₹3000

  3. Find xx if x:12::15:36x : 12 :: 15 : 36.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Product of means == product of extremes.

    36×x=12×1536 \times x = 12 \times 15

    x=12×1536=5\displaystyle x = \frac{12 \times 15}{36} = 5

    Answer: x=5x = 5

  4. Find the mean proportional between 25 and 36.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Mean proportional=25×36=900=30\text{Mean proportional} = \sqrt{25 \times 36} = \sqrt{900} = 30

    Answer: 3030

  5. If a+ba−b=95\displaystyle \frac{a+b}{a-b} = \frac{9}{5}, find a:ba : b.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Apply componendo and dividendo to a+ba−b=95\displaystyle \frac{a+b}{a-b} = \frac{9}{5}:

    (a+b)+(a−b)(a+b)−(a−b)=9+59−5\displaystyle \frac{(a+b) + (a-b)}{(a+b) - (a-b)} = \frac{9 + 5}{9 - 5}

    ⇒2a2b=144⇒ab=72\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{2a}{2b} = \frac{14}{4} \Rightarrow \frac{a}{b} = \frac{7}{2}

    a:b=7:2a : b = 7 : 2

    Answer: 7:27 : 2

  6. The cost of 6 m of a particular cloth is ₹348. What is the cost of 4 m of the same cloth?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Length (m) | Cost (₹)

    66 | 348348

    44 | yy

    Direct proportion: x1y2=x2y1x_1 y_2 = x_2 y_1

    6×y=4×348⇒y=4×3486=232\displaystyle 6 \times y = 4 \times 348 \Rightarrow y = \frac{4 \times 348}{6} = 232

    Answer: 232232 rupees

  7. A town with a population of 2400 has provisions for 40 days. After 10 days, 600 more people arrive. How long will the remaining food last at the same rate?
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Food left after 10 days is enough for 2400 people for 40−10=3040 - 10 = 30 days.

    Now there are 2400+600=30002400 + 600 = 3000 people.

    People and days are in inverse proportion: x1y1=x2y2x_1 y_1 = x_2 y_2

    2400×30=3000×y2400 \times 30 = 3000 \times y

    y=72,0003000=24 days\displaystyle y = \frac{72{,}000}{3000} = 24 \text{ days}

    Answer: 2424 days

  8. Express 925\displaystyle \frac{9}{25} as a percentage.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    925=(925×100)%=36%\displaystyle \frac{9}{25} = \left(\frac{9}{25} \times 100\right)\% = 36\%

    Answer: 36%36\%

  9. Find 12%12\% of 450.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    12% of 450=12100×450=54\displaystyle 12\% \text{ of } 450 = \frac{12}{100} \times 450 = 54

    Answer: 5454

  10. The price of a bag rises from ₹640 to ₹736. Find the percentage increase.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Increase=736−640=96\text{Increase} = 736 - 640 = 96

    % of increase=(96640×100)%=15%\displaystyle \% \text{ of increase} = \left(\frac{96}{640} \times 100\right)\% = 15\%

    Answer: 15%15\%

  11. The population of a town is 64,000. It is increasing at the rate of 5%5\% per annum. Find its population after 3 years.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Population after nn years =P(1+R100)n\displaystyle = P\left(1 + \frac{R}{100}\right)^n

    =64,000(1+5100)3=64,000×(2120)3\displaystyle = 64{,}000\left(1 + \frac{5}{100}\right)^3 = 64{,}000 \times \left(\frac{21}{20}\right)^3

    =74,088= 74{,}088

    Answer: 74,08874{,}088

  12. A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹1250 and sells it for ₹1100. Find his loss percentage.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Here S.P<C.P\text{S.P} < \text{C.P}, so there is a loss.

    Loss=1250−1100=150\text{Loss} = 1250 - 1100 = 150

    Loss %=(1501250×100)%=12%\displaystyle \text{Loss \%} = \left(\frac{150}{1250} \times 100\right)\% = 12\%

    Answer: 12%12\% loss

  13. A trader marks a cooler at ₹2400. He allows a discount of 15%15\% and still gains 20%20\%. Find the discount, the selling price, the cost price and the profit.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Discount=15% of 2400=360\text{Discount} = 15\% \text{ of } 2400 = 360

    S.P=2400−360=2040\text{S.P} = 2400 - 360 = 2040

    C.P=100100+Profit%×S.P\displaystyle \text{C.P} = \frac{100}{100 + \text{Profit\%}} \times \text{S.P}

    =100120×2040=1700\displaystyle = \frac{100}{120} \times 2040 = 1700

    Profit=2040−1700=340\text{Profit} = 2040 - 1700 = 340

    Answer: Discount ₹360; S.P ₹2040; C.P ₹1700; profit ₹340

  14. I bought 12 pens for ₹100 and sold 10 pens for ₹100. Find my profit percentage.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    C.P of one=10012,S.P of one=10010\displaystyle \text{C.P} \text{ of one} = \frac{100}{12}, \quad \text{S.P} \text{ of one} = \frac{100}{10}

    Profit %=10−253253×100\displaystyle \text{Profit \%} = \frac{10 - \frac{25}{3}}{\frac{25}{3}} \times 100

    =53253×100=20%\displaystyle = \frac{\frac{5}{3}}{\frac{25}{3}} \times 100 = 20\%

    Answer: 20%20\%

  15. The average of 15 numbers is 42. Find their sum.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

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

    Sum=15×42=630\text{Sum} = 15 \times 42 = 630

    Answer: 630630

  16. A train starts at 9.40 am at a speed of 72 km/h. At what time will it cover a distance of 150 km?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    T=DS=15072=2512 h\displaystyle T = \frac{D}{S} = \frac{150}{72} = \frac{25}{12} \text{ h}

    =2= 2 h 55 min

    9.40+29.40 + 2 h 55 min == 11.45 am

    Answer: 11.45 am

  17. The speeds of two cars are in the ratio 5:75 : 7. The first car takes 14 hours for a journey. How long will the second car take for the same journey?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    s1:s2=T2:T1s_1 : s_2 = T_2 : T_1

    5:7=T2:14⇒T2=5×147=10 hours\displaystyle 5 : 7 = T_2 : 14 \Rightarrow T_2 = \frac{5 \times 14}{7} = 10 \text{ hours}

    Answer: 1010 hours

  18. A train 180 m long running at 72 km/h crosses a bridge in 25 seconds. Find the length of the bridge.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Speed=72×518=20 m/s\displaystyle \text{Speed} = 72 \times \frac{5}{18} = 20 \text{ m/s}

    Distance in 25 s=20×25=500 m\text{Distance in } 25 \text{ s} = 20 \times 25 = 500 \text{ m}

    This distance == length of train ++ length of bridge.

    Bridge=500−180=320 m\text{Bridge} = 500 - 180 = 320 \text{ m}

    Answer: 320320 m

  19. A sum at simple interest of 412%\displaystyle 4\frac{1}{2}\% per annum amounts to ₹1298 after 4 years. Find the sum.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Amount=P+P×T×R100=P(1+T×R100)\displaystyle \text{Amount} = P + \frac{P \times T \times R}{100} = P\left(1 + \frac{T \times R}{100}\right)

    1298=P(1+4×92100)=P(5950)\displaystyle 1298 = P\left(1 + \frac{4 \times \frac{9}{2}}{100}\right) = P\left(\frac{59}{50}\right)

    P=1298×5059=1100\displaystyle P = 1298 \times \frac{50}{59} = 1100

    Answer: ₹1100

  20. Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹40,000 at 8%8\% per annum for 6 months, compounded quarterly.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A=P(1+R100k)nk\displaystyle A = P\left(1 + \frac{R}{100k}\right)^{nk}, with k=4k = 4 (quarterly)

    =40,000(1+8100×4)12×4=40,000×(5150)2\displaystyle = 40{,}000\left(1 + \frac{8}{100 \times 4}\right)^{\frac{1}{2} \times 4} = 40{,}000 \times \left(\frac{51}{50}\right)^2

    =41,616= 41{,}616

    C.I=41,616−40,000=1616\text{C.I} = 41{,}616 - 40{,}000 = 1616

    Answer: Amount ₹41,616; C.I ₹1616