EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Word Problems on Linear Equations
Chapter : Simple Linear Equations
Grade : ICSE Grade VIII
License : Non Commercial Use
Question
1
1.
A student walks from his house to school at 6.16 kmph and arrives 12.70 min late. The next day he walks at 9.46 kmph and reaches the school 6.60 min before time. What is the distance from his house to school?
(i)
3.69 km
(ii)
4.69 km
(iii)
6.69 km
(iv)
7.69 km
(v)
5.69 km
Question
2
2.
A student walks from his house to school at 3.36 kmph and arrives 26.30 min late. The next day he walks at 6.27 kmph and reaches the school 0.90 min before time. At what speed must he travel to reach the school on time?
(i)
7.09 kmph
(ii)
8.09 kmph
(iii)
5.09 kmph
(iv)
6.09 kmph
(v)
4.09 kmph
Question
3
3.
A train crosses a telegraph post in 28.26 sec and a bridge 1516.07 m long in 59.41 sec. What is the length of the train?
(i)
1377.41 m
(ii)
1374.41 m
(iii)
1375.41 m
(iv)
1376.41 m
(v)
1373.41 m
Question
4
4.
A train crosses a telegraph post in 42.76 sec and a bridge 2069.69 m long in 86.05 sec. What is the speed of the train?
(i)
48.81 m/sec
(ii)
47.81 m/sec
(iii)
45.81 m/sec
(iv)
49.81 m/sec
(v)
46.81 m/sec
Question
5
5.
A certain number of men can do a work in
30
days
.
If there were
16
men
more
,
it would take
10
days
less
to complete the work.
How many men are required to complete the work in
24
days
?
(i)
40
(ii)
41
(iii)
42
(iv)
39
(v)
37
Question
6
6.
Person P is
ten times
as good a workman as Person Q.
They can do a work together in
5
5
11
days
.
In how many days Q alone can do the work?
(i)
60
days
(ii)
59
days
(iii)
63
days
(iv)
61
days
(v)
57
days
Question
7
7.
What number must be added to each term of the ratio
28
:
42
to make it
19
:
20
?
(i)
239
(ii)
240
(iii)
237
(iv)
236
(v)
238
Question
8
8.
A ratio is equal to 21 : 38. If its antecendent is 735, what is its consequent?
(i)
1328
(ii)
1331
(iii)
1332
(iv)
1329
(v)
1330
Question
9
9.
A ratio is equal to 7 : 1. If its consequent is 340, what is its antecendent?
(i)
2380
(ii)
2377
(iii)
2381
(iv)
2379
(v)
2382
Question
10
10.
Two numbers are in the ratio 1 : 7. If 14 is added to each number, the ratio becomes 1 : 3. Find the numbers.
(i)
9
:
63
(ii)
8
:
56
(iii)
7
:
49
(iv)
5
:
35
(v)
6
:
42
Question
11
11.
The ratio of two numbers is
3
:
5
and their LCM is 165. Find the numbers.
(i)
33
:
55
(ii)
30
:
50
(iii)
27
:
45
(iv)
36
:
60
(v)
39
:
65
Question
12
12.
Find the number which bears the same ratio
to
1
2
that
2
5
does to
3
5
(i)
1
9
(ii)
1
3
(iii)
3
11
(iv)
3
7
(v)
5
9
Question
13
13.
The ages of A and B are in the ratio 6 : 5. 9 years hence, their ages will be in the ratio 7 : 6. Find their present ages.
(i)
54
:
45
(ii)
66
:
55
(iii)
48
:
40
(iv)
42
:
35
Question
14
14.
The ages of A and B are in the ratio 9 : 8. 5 years ago, their ages were in the ratio 8 : 7. Find their present ages.
(i)
63
:
56
(ii)
27
:
24
(iii)
45
:
40
(iv)
36
:
32
Question
15
15.
In a mixture of
195
litres,
the ratio of milk and water is
6 : 7
.
How much water must be added
to this mixture to make the ratio
2 : 3
?
(i)
28
(ii)
31
(iii)
32
(iv)
30
(v)
29
Question
16
16.
The ratio of males to females in a committee of 105 members is 4 : 3. How many more ladies should be added to the committee so that the ratio of males to females is 20 : 33?
(i)
57
(ii)
53
(iii)
55
(iv)
51
(v)
54
Question
17
17.
In an examination, the ratio of passes to failures was 7 : 4.
Had 245 less appeared and 15 less passed, the ratio of passes to failures would have been 109 : 18.
How many students appeared for the examination?
(i)
875
(ii)
885
(iii)
890
(iv)
870
(v)
880
Question
18
18.
In a company, the number of engineers to managers is in the ratio 3 : 1 . After a year, when 20 engineers and 15 managers left, the ratio between engineers to managers is 38 : 11 . Find the number of engineers and managers at the beginning?
(i)
270
(ii)
260
(iii)
280
(iv)
290
(v)
300
Question
19
19.
Two angles of a triangle measure 56° and 56° respectively. Find the measure of the third angle of the triangle
(i)
69°
(ii)
68°
(iii)
67°
(iv)
70°
(v)
66°
Question
20
20.
The angles of a triangle ABC are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle
(i)
A
=
54°
,
B
=
36°
,
C
=
90°
(ii)
A
=
54°
,
B
=
34°
,
C
=
92°
(iii)
A
=
52°
,
B
=
38°
,
C
=
90°
(iv)
A
=
52°
,
B
=
36°
,
C
=
92°
(v)
A
=
56°
,
B
=
36°
,
C
=
88°
Question
21
21.
In △BCD, if ∠B = 54° and ∠C = 64°, find the measure of ∠D
(i)
D
=
61°
(ii)
D
=
60°
(iii)
D
=
63°
(iv)
D
=
64°
(v)
D
=
62°
Question
22
22.
In △CDE, if ∠C = 90° and ∠D = ∠E, find the measure of each of the equal angles of the triangle
(i)
44°
(ii)
43°
(iii)
47°
(iv)
45°
(v)
46°
Question
23
23.
One angle of a triangle measures 60° and the other two angles are in the ratio 3 : 5. Find these angles.
(i)
B
=
46°
,
C
=
76°
(ii)
B
=
47°
,
C
=
77°
(iii)
B
=
44°
,
C
=
74°
(iv)
B
=
43°
,
C
=
73°
(v)
B
=
45°
,
C
=
75°
Question
24
24.
In a right-angled triangle, the two acute angles are in the ratio 7 : 11. Find these angles.
(i)
A
=
34°
,
C
=
54°
(ii)
A
=
33°
,
C
=
53°
(iii)
A
=
36°
,
C
=
56°
(iv)
A
=
35°
,
C
=
55°
(v)
A
=
37°
,
C
=
57°
Question
25
25.
The speed of a motor boat is 17.62 m/sec and the speed of a stream is 11.62 m/sec. A & B are two location adjacent to a stream. If it takes 241.44 sec to go from point A to B and come back, What is the distance between A and B?
(i)
1202.99 m
(ii)
1201.99 m
(iii)
1199.99 m
(iv)
1203.99 m
(v)
1200.99 m
Assignment Key
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