Linear Equations

EXERCISE-3(B)
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1. A water tank is   th part full. If 21litres
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of water is removed then the water in the (A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 12 (D) 15
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tank becomes   th of the tank full. Then
5 6. In a certain party, there is a bowl of rice for
find the capacity of the water tank. every two guests, a bowl of soup for every
(A) 25.6 (B) 26.4 (C) 27.5 (D) 31.1 three of them and bowl of meat for every
four of them. If in all, there were 65 bowls
2. The incomes and expenditures of A, B and of food, find the number of guests in the
C are in the ratio of 7:9:12 and 8:9:15 party
1 (A) 60 (B) 65 (C) 48 (D) 58
respectively. If A saves th of his income,
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then what is the ratio of the savings of A, B 7. A worker is paid Rs.150 per day and fined
and C? Rs.50 for each day he is absent. In a month
(A) 56 : 99 : 69 (B) 99 : 56 : 69 of 30 days, he earned Rs.2100. For how
many days he was absent?
(C) 69 : 56 : 99 (D) 99 : 69 : 56
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 8
3. Chandrika’s mother was four times her age
8. Four boys bought a book for Rs.60. The first
10 years ago. She will be twice as old as
boy paid one half of the sum of the amounts
Chandrika 10 years from now. What is the
paid by the other boys. The second boy paid
present age of chandrika’s mother?
one third of the sum of the amounts paid by
(A) 40 years (B) 45 years
the other boys. The third boy paid one fourth
(C) 60 years (D) None
of the sum of the amounts paid by the other
boys. How much did the fourth boy pay?
4. When an amount was distributed among 14
(A) Rs.10 (B) Rs.13 (C) Rs.14 (D) Rs.15
boys, each of them got Rs.80 more, than the
amount received by each boy, when the 9. After distributing the sweets equally among
same amount is distributed equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number
18 boys. What is the amount? of children been 28, 22 sweets would have
(A) Rs.5040 (B) Rs.10080 been left after equally distributing then the
(C) Rs.7560 (D) Rs.5500 total number of sweets was
(A) 300 (B) 324 (C) 358 (D) None
5. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by
10. The taxi charges in a city comprise of a
1 and the denominator is increased by 2,
fixed charge, together with the charge of the
then the fraction becomes 2/3. . But when the
distance covered. For a journey of 16km, the
numerator is increased by 5 and the
charges paid are Rs.156 and for a journey of
denominator is increased by 1, then the
24km, the charges paid are Rs.204. What
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fraction becomes . will a person pay for traveling a distance of
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30km?

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(A) Rs.200 (B) Rs.320 16. The cost price of 7 pens and 4 books is
(C) Rs.280 (D) Rs.240 Rs.200. What is the maximum possible
value of the cost price of 1 book? (both
11. In a classroom if 6 students per bench are prices are integers)
assigned to accommodate all students, one (A) Rs.71
more bench will be required. However, if 7 (B) Rs.37
students are accommodated per bench, there (C) Rs.43
would be a space left for 5 students. Find the (D) Cannot be determined
number of students in the class
(A) 84 (B) 68 (C) 72 (D) 78 17. Thrice the month of my birth added to five
times the date of my birth gives 23. On
12. In a group of rabbits and peacocks, the which date of the month, was I born?
number of legs is 24 more than twice the (A) 4th (B) 10th (C) 7th (D) 12th
number of heads. Find the number of rabbits
18. A bus starts full of passengers. At the first
in the group.
stop, it drops one-third of the passengers and
(A) 8 (B) 12 (C)14
takes 280 more. At the second stop, it drops
(D) Cannot be determined
one-half of the present and takes 12 more.
13. A man has some hens and cows. If the total On arriving at the third stop, it is found to
number of heads is 48 and the number of have 248 passengers. Find the number of
legs equals 140, then the number of hens is passengers in the beginning
(A) 20 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 28 (A) 324 (B) 288 (C) 272 (D) 304

14. From a number of oranges, a man sells half 19. Ajay and Gopal are two friends. Each have
the number of existing oranges plus 1 to the some money. If Ajay gives Rs.30 to Gopal,
first customer, sells 1/3rd of the remaining then Gopal will have twice the money left
oranges plus 1 to the second customer and with Ajay. But if Gopal gives Rs.10 to Ajay,
1/5th of the remaining oranges plus 1 to the then Ajay will have thrice as much as is left
third customer. He then finds that he has left with Gopal. How much money do both of
with 3 oranges. How many oranges did he them together have?
have originally? (A) Rs.82 (B) Rs.88
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 18 (D) 30 (C) Rs.96 (D) Rs.104

15. Vishal gave one fourth of the amount he had 20. Sam got married 8 years ago. His present
to Vinay. Vinay inturn gave half of what he age is 6/5 times his age at the time of his
received from Vishal to Vimal. If the marriage. Sam’s sister was 10 years younger
difference between the remaining amount to him at the time of his marriage. Find the
with Vishal and the amount received by present age of Sam’s sister’s
Vimal is Rs.500. How much money did (A) 38 years (B) 32 years
Vinay receive from Vishal? (C) 42 years (D) 44 years
(A) Rs.200 (B) Rs.175
(C) Rs.250 (D) Rs.800

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ANSWER KEYS

1 D 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B

8 B 9 C 10 D 11 C 12 B 13 C 14 B

15 D 16 C 17 A 18 B 19 C 20 A

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