Expresswala Academy Mathematics Tuition

Arithmetic Applications (Level 1)

Question paper, Set 7

  • Set 7 of 10
  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. Find the ratio of 36 mm to 4 cm in its simplest form.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    44 cm =4×10= 4 \times 10 mm =40= 40 mm

    36 mm40 mm=3640=910\displaystyle \frac{36 \text{ mm}}{40 \text{ mm}} = \frac{36}{40} = \frac{9}{10}

    Ratio =9:10= 9 : 10

    Answer: 9:109 : 10

  2. Divide ₹1980 between Meena and Latha in the ratio 5:75 : 7.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Sum of the terms of the ratio =5+7=12= 5 + 7 = 12

    First part=512×1980=825\displaystyle \text{First part} = \frac{5}{12} \times 1980 = 825

    Second part=712×1980=1155\displaystyle \text{Second part} = \frac{7}{12} \times 1980 = 1155

    Answer: ₹825 and ₹1155

  3. The monthly salaries of Divya and Hari are in the ratio 4:74 : 7. If the salary of each is increased by ₹2000, the new ratio becomes 14:2314 : 23. Find the salary of each before the increase.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let Divya's old salary =4k= 4k and Hari's old salary =7k= 7k.

    4k+20007k+2000=1423\displaystyle \frac{4k + 2000}{7k + 2000} = \frac{14}{23}

    ⇒(4k+2000)23=(7k+2000)14\Rightarrow (4k + 2000)23 = (7k + 2000)14

    ⇒92k+46,000=98k+28,000\Rightarrow 92k + 46{,}000 = 98k + 28{,}000

    ⇒46,000−28,000=98k−92k\Rightarrow 46{,}000 - 28{,}000 = 98k - 92k

    ⇒18,000=6k⇒k=3000\Rightarrow 18{,}000 = 6k \Rightarrow k = 3000

    Old salaries: Divya =4k=12,000= 4k = 12{,}000, Hari =7k=21,000= 7k = 21{,}000

    Answer: Divya: ₹12,000, Hari: ₹21,000

  4. Are 5,8,15,255, 8, 15, 25 in proportion? Give a reason.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Product of extremes=5×25=125\text{Product of extremes} = 5 \times 25 = 125

    Product of means=8×15=120\text{Product of means} = 8 \times 15 = 120

    They are not equal, so the numbers are not in proportion. No.

    Answer: No

  5. Find the mean proportional between 27 and 75.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Mean proportional=27×75\text{Mean proportional} = \sqrt{27 \times 75}

    =(9×3)×(3×25)= \sqrt{(9 \times 3) \times (3 \times 25)}

    =9×9×25=3×3×5=45= \sqrt{9 \times 9 \times 25} = 3 \times 3 \times 5 = 45

    Answer: 4545

  6. If 6 kg of sugar costs ₹270, find the cost of 1 kg.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    6 kg → ₹270

    1 kg → ₹2706=45\displaystyle \frac{270}{6} = 45

    Answer: ₹45

  7. A person has money to buy 30 fans at ₹1200 each. How many fans can he buy if each fan costs ₹240 more?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    New cost of a fan =1200+240=1440= 1200 + 240 = 1440

    Cost of a fan (₹) | Fans

    12001200 | 3030

    14401440 | yy

    Inverse proportion: x1y1=x2y2x_1 y_1 = x_2 y_2

    1440×y=1200×30⇒y=1200×301440=25\displaystyle 1440 \times y = 1200 \times 30 \Rightarrow y = \frac{1200 \times 30}{1440} = 25

    Answer: 2525 fans

  8. Express the ratio 7:87 : 8 as a percentage.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    7:8=78\displaystyle 7 : 8 = \frac{7}{8}

    78=(78×100)%=87.5%\displaystyle \frac{7}{8} = \left(\frac{7}{8} \times 100\right)\% = 87.5\%

    Answer: 87.5%87.5\%

  9. Find the number which exceeds 25%25\% of itself by 54.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the number be xx.

    x=25100x+54\displaystyle x = \frac{25}{100}x + 54

    ⇒100x−25x100=54\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{100x - 25x}{100} = 54

    ⇒75x100=54⇒x=54×10075=72\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{75x}{100} = 54 \Rightarrow x = \frac{54 \times 100}{75} = 72

    Answer: 7272

  10. A school had 1250 students. The number fell by 8%8\%. How many students left the school, and how many are there now?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Decrease=8% of 1250=8100×1250=100\displaystyle \text{Decrease} = 8\% \text{ of } 1250 = \frac{8}{100} \times 1250 = 100

    Students now=100−8100×1250=1150\displaystyle \text{Students now} = \frac{100 - 8}{100} \times 1250 = 1150

    Answer: 100 left; 1150 now

  11. If Geetha's weight is 25%25\% less than Rani's, by what percent is Rani's weight more than Geetha's?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    If AA is R%R\% less than BB, then BB is more than AA by [R100−R×100]%\displaystyle \left[\frac{R}{100 - R} \times 100\right]\%

    =(25100−25×100)%=(2575×100)%=3313%\displaystyle = \left(\frac{25}{100 - 25} \times 100\right)\% = \left(\frac{25}{75} \times 100\right)\% = 33\frac{1}{3}\%

    Answer: 3313%\displaystyle 33\frac{1}{3}\%

  12. Asha buys a certain number of oranges at 10 for ₹15 and the same number at 15 for ₹15. If she sells them all at 8 for ₹12, does she gain or lose, and by what percentage?
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let her buy xx oranges at each price, 2x2x in all.

    C.P of x at 10 for 15=15x10=32x\displaystyle \text{C.P} \text{ of } x \text{ at } 10 \text{ for } 15 = \frac{15x}{10} = \frac{3}{2}x

    C.P of x at 15 for 15=15x15=x\displaystyle \text{C.P} \text{ of } x \text{ at } 15 \text{ for } 15 = \frac{15x}{15} = x

    Total C.P=32x+x=52x\displaystyle \text{Total } \text{C.P} = \frac{3}{2}x + x = \frac{5}{2}x

    S.P of 2x=2x×128=3x\displaystyle \text{S.P} \text{ of } 2x = 2x \times \frac{12}{8} = 3x

    Gain %=3x−52x52x×100=20%\displaystyle \text{Gain \%} = \frac{3x - \frac{5}{2}x}{\frac{5}{2}x} \times 100 = 20\%

    Answer: Gain of 20%20\%

  13. A bag marked at ₹800 is sold for ₹680. Find the discount percentage.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Discount=M.P−S.P=800−680=120\text{Discount} = \text{M.P} - \text{S.P} = 800 - 680 = 120

    Discount %=(120800×100)%=15%\displaystyle \text{Discount \%} = \left(\frac{120}{800} \times 100\right)\% = 15\%

    Answer: 15%15\%

  14. A shopkeeper says he sells oil at cost price, but he gives only 950 ml for every litre. 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 =1000−950=50= 1000 - 950 = 50 ml

    Gain %=(501000−50×100)%=(50950×100)%=5519%\displaystyle \text{Gain \%} = \left(\frac{50}{1000 - 50} \times 100\right)\% = \left(\frac{50}{950} \times 100\right)\% = 5\frac{5}{19}\%

    Answer: 5519%\displaystyle 5\frac{5}{19}\%

  15. Find the average of 3.5,4.2,5.8,6.53.5, 4.2, 5.8, 6.5.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Average =Sum of observationsNo. of observations\displaystyle = \frac{\text{Sum of observations}}{\text{No. of observations}}

    =3.5+4.2+5.8+6.54=204=5\displaystyle = \frac{3.5 + 4.2 + 5.8 + 6.5}{4} = \frac{20}{4} = 5

    Answer: 55

  16. The average weight of 10 persons increases by 1.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 58 kg. Find the weight of the new person.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the average be PP and the new person's weight NN. Sum before =10P= 10P.

    10P−58+N10=P+1.5\displaystyle \frac{10P - 58 + N}{10} = P + 1.5

    ⇒10P−58+N=10P+15\Rightarrow 10P - 58 + N = 10P + 15

    ⇒N=58+15=73 kg\Rightarrow N = 58 + 15 = 73 \text{ kg}

    Answer: 7373 kg

  17. Convert 12 m/s into km/h.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

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

    12 m/s=12×185=43.2 km/h\displaystyle 12 \text{ m/s} = 12 \times \frac{18}{5} = 43.2 \text{ km/h}

    Answer: 43.243.2 km/h

  18. A man travels 150 km in 3 hours and then 90 km in 2 hours. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Average speed =Total distanceTotal time\displaystyle = \frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}}

    =150+903+2=2405=48 km/h\displaystyle = \frac{150 + 90}{3 + 2} = \frac{240}{5} = 48 \text{ km/h}

    Answer: 4848 km/h

  19. Find the simple interest on ₹840 at 5%5\% per annum for 9 months.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    T=9T = 9 months =912=34\displaystyle = \frac{9}{12} = \frac{3}{4} year

    S.I=P×T×R100=840×34×5100=31.5\displaystyle \text{S.I} = \frac{P \times T \times R}{100} = \frac{840 \times \frac{3}{4} \times 5}{100} = 31.5

    Answer: ₹31.5

  20. The population of a town was 2,00,000 three years ago. It increased by 5%5\%, 4%4\% and 2.5%2.5\% in the last three years. Find the present population.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A=P(1+R1100)(1+R2100)(1+R3100)\displaystyle A = P\left(1 + \frac{R_1}{100}\right)\left(1 + \frac{R_2}{100}\right)\left(1 + \frac{R_3}{100}\right)

    =2,00,000(1+5100)(1+4100)(1+2.5100)\displaystyle = 2{,}00{,}000\left(1 + \frac{5}{100}\right) \left(1 + \frac{4}{100}\right) \left(1 + \frac{2.5}{100}\right)

    =2,00,000×2120×2625×4140\displaystyle = 2{,}00{,}000 \times \frac{21}{20} \times \frac{26}{25} \times \frac{41}{40}

    =2,23,860= 2{,}23{,}860

    Answer: 2,23,8602{,}23{,}860