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Find the ratio of 36 mm to 4 cm in its simplest form.1 mark
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cm mm mm
Ratio
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Divide ₹1980 between Meena and Latha in the ratio .2 marks
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Sum of the terms of the ratio
Answer: ₹825 and ₹1155
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The monthly salaries of Divya and Hari are in the ratio . If the salary of each is increased by ₹2000, the new ratio becomes . Find the salary of each before the increase.5 marks
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Let Divya's old salary and Hari's old salary .
Old salaries: Divya , Hari
Answer: Divya: ₹12,000, Hari: ₹21,000
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Are in proportion? Give a reason.1 mark
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They are not equal, so the numbers are not in proportion. No.
Answer: No
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Find the mean proportional between 27 and 75.2 marks
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Answer:
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If 6 kg of sugar costs ₹270, find the cost of 1 kg.1 mark
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6 kg → ₹270
1 kg → ₹
Answer: ₹45
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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
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New cost of a fan
Cost of a fan (₹) | Fans
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Inverse proportion:
Answer: fans
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Express the ratio as a percentage.1 mark
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Find the number which exceeds of itself by 54.2 marks
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Let the number be .
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A school had 1250 students. The number fell by . How many students left the school, and how many are there now?3 marks
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Answer: 100 left; 1150 now
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If Geetha's weight is less than Rani's, by what percent is Rani's weight more than Geetha's?2 marks
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If is less than , then is more than by
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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
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Let her buy oranges at each price, in all.
Answer: Gain of
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A bag marked at ₹800 is sold for ₹680. Find the discount percentage.3 marks
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A shopkeeper says he sells oil at cost price, but he gives only 950 ml for every litre. Find his gain percent.2 marks
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Gain
Error ml
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Find the average of .1 mark
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Average
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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
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Let the average be and the new person's weight . Sum before .
Answer: kg
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Convert 12 m/s into km/h.1 mark
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m/s km/h
Answer: km/h
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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
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Average speed
Answer: km/h
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Find the simple interest on ₹840 at per annum for 9 months.2 marks
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months year
Answer: ₹31.5
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The population of a town was 2,00,000 three years ago. It increased by , and in the last three years. Find the present population.5 marks
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Answer: