EXERCISE 1.

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Q.1 The sum of three consecutive integers 2 3  2 5  2 15  3  2 15  5
AB 
 3   5
is forty-two, find the three integers 2 2

Ans:
Let 2 3  2 5  2 45  2 75
1st number  x AB 
2nd number x  1 35
3rd number  x  2 2 3  2 5  2 9  5  2 25  3
AB 
According to the condition 2
x  x  1  x  2  42 2 3  2 5  6 5  10 3
3x  3  42 AB 
2
3x  42  3
8 3  4 5
3x  39 AB 
39 2
x
3
 13
AB 

2 4 3  2 5 
x  13 , x  1  13  1  14 2
Third integer x  2  13  2  15 AB  4 3  2 5
Q.2 The diagram shows right angled Q.3 A rectangle has sides of length
ABC in which the length of AC is  4 
 3  5  cm. The area of ABC is 2  18 m and  5 
 2
 m. Express

1  15  cm . Find the length AB in

2 the area of the rectangle in the form
a  b 2, where a and b are integers.
the form  a 3  b 5  cm, where a Ans:
and b are integers. Let length of rectangle  2  18
4
Width of rectangle  5 
2
4 2
 5 
2 2
4 2
 5
Ans:
 2
2


Area of ABC  1  15 cm  2

 
4 2
Base of triangle  3  5 cm  5
2
Formula area 
1
base × height  52 2
2 Formula area = Length × width

1   12 
15  
3  5  AB   
 1  18 5  2 2 
 10  4 2  5 18  2 18  2

2 1  15    3  5 AB   10  4 2  5 9  2  2 36
2  2 15  10  4 2  5  3 2  2  6
 AB
3 5  10  4 2  15 2  12
Multiplying and dividing by 3 5 
 2  11 2 m2 Or 
2  2 15 3 5
AB    11 2  2 m2 
3 5 3 5
Unit – 1 16
9th Math
Q.4 Find two numbers whose sum is 68 x  2  26   6
and difference is 22. x  52  6
Ans:
x  6  52  46
Let one number  x Age of father is 46
Second number  y Age of son is 26
According to condition 6 years = 26  6
x  y  68 ______ (i) Ago son age  20
x  y  22 ______ (ii) Q.7 Mirha bought a toy for Rs. 1500 and
Adding equation (i) and (ii) sold for Rs. 1520. What was her profit
x  y  68 percentage?
Ans:
x  y  22 C.P = 1500
2 x  90 S.P = 1520
90 Profit = 1520 –1500 = 20
x  45
2  20 
Profit   100  %
Putting the value of x in equation (i)  1500 
45  y  68
 20 
y  68  45  23  100  %  1.33%
x  45, y  23  1500 
Q.8 The annual income of Tayyab is Rs.
Q.5 The weather in Lahore was unusually 9,60,000, while the exempted amount
warm during the summer of 2024. is Rs. 1,30,000. How much tax would
The TV news reported temperature as he have to pay at the rate of 0.75%?
high as 48C. By using the formula, Ans:
 9  Annual income  9,60,000
 F  C  32  find the Exempted amount  1,30,000
 5 
temperature as Fahrenheit scale. Remaining amount
Ans:  9,60,000  1,30,000  8,30,000
9 Tax rate  0.75%
Fahrenheit formula F  C  32 0.75
5 Tax payable  8,30,000 
9 432 100
F   48   32   32  Rs6225
5 5 Q.9 Find the compound markup on Rs.
F  86.4  32  F  118.4F 3,75,000 for one year at the rate of
Q.6 The sum of the ages of the father and 14% compounded annually.
son is 72 years. Six years ago, the Ans:
father’s age was 2 times the age of the
Total amount  3,75,000
son. What was son‘s age six years
ago? Rate of interest  14%
Ans: Mark up at the beginning of year
Let father age  x  3,75,000 
14
 52,500 Rs
Son’s age  y 100
x  y  72 _____(i) P  R T
Profit mark up 
Six year before 100
x  6  2  y  6 375000  14  1
  52500
x  6  2 y  12 100
x  2 y  12  6  Rs52500
x  2 y  6 ______(ii)
Subtract (i) from (ii)
x  2 y  6
 x  y  72
3 y  78
7
y  26
3
Putting the value of y in equation (ii)
Unit – 1 17
th
9 Math