Part A – Forming and solving single linear Q9.
Tax problem
equations (20 questions) After paying 15% tax, a person has Rs.
17,000 left. Find the original income.
Q1. Profit problem
A shopkeeper bought a book for Rs. xand
sold it for Rs. 450 making a profit of Rs. 90.
Q10. Rent problem
Form an equation and find the cost price.
A landlord increased rent by Rs. 1200,
making the new rent Rs. 7200. Find the
original rent.
Q2. Discount problem
After giving a discount of Rs. 120, the selling
price of a shirt is Rs. 880.
Q11. Business share problem
If the marked price is x, form an equation
A partner gets Rs. 18,000 which is 30% of
and find it.
total profit. Find total profit.
Q3. Salary deduction problem
Q12. Expense problem
An employee's salary after a deduction of
A man spent Rs. 2400 which is 20% of his
Rs. 1500 is Rs. 28,500.
salary. Find his salary.
Find the original salary.
Q13. Markup problem
Q4. Commission problem
A shopkeeper adds 25% markup and sells
A salesman earns Rs. 5000 plus Rs. 50 per
the item for Rs. 500. Find the cost price.
item sold. If his total earning is Rs. 9000,
find the number of items sold.
Q14. Loss problem
A product bought for Rs. xis sold for Rs. 720
Q5. Investment problem
at a loss of Rs. 80. Find cost price.
Ali invested Rs. xin a business and earned
Rs. 2400 profit which is 12% of his
investment. Find the investment.
Q15. Saving problem
A person saves Rs. 4000 monthly. After
spending Rs. 26,000, he has Rs. 14,000 left.
Q6. Simple interest problem
How much was his total income?
The simple interest on a sum is Rs. 800 at
10% per year for 2 years. Find the principal.
Q16. Electricity bill problem
Electricity bill includes Rs. 500 fixed charge
Q7. Loan repayment problem
plus Rs. 12 per unit. Total bill is Rs. 2300.
A person repaid Rs. 12,000 after borrowing
Find number of units used.
Rs. xand paying Rs. 2000 interest. Find the
borrowed amount.
Q17. Production cost problem
Fixed cost is Rs. 10,000 and variable cost is
Q8. Profit percentage problem
Rs. 50 per unit. Total cost is Rs. 18,000. Find
A product is sold for Rs. 660 at a profit of
number of units produced.
10%. Find the cost price.
Q18. Depreciation problem One earns Rs. 10,000 more than the other.
Value of machine decreases by Rs. 4000 Find their salaries.
from original value Rs. xand becomes Rs.
36,000. Find original value.
Q25. Coin problem
Total number of Rs. 5 and Rs. 10 coins is 80.
Q19. Bank balance problem Total value is Rs. 550.
After withdrawing Rs. 4500, balance is Rs. Find number of each coin.
12,500. Find original balance.
Q26. Business investment problem
Q20. Profit sharing problem Ali invested Rs. 2000 more than Ahmed.
A partner gets Rs. 8000 which is 20% of Total investment is Rs. 14,000.
total profit. Find total profit. Find each investment.
Q27. Profit sharing problem
Sum of profits of two shops is Rs. 24,000.
Part B – Simultaneous Equations (10
One shop earns twice the profit of other.
questions)
Find profit of each.
Q21. Two products cost problem
Q28. Product sales problem
The total cost of 2 pens and 3 notebooks is
Total items sold = 120
Rs. 110.
Price of item A = Rs. 50
The total cost of 4 pens and 3 notebooks is
Price of item B = Rs. 30
Rs. 170.
Total revenue = Rs. 4800
Find cost of one pen and one notebook.
Find number of each item sold.
Q22. Investment problem
Q29. Age problem (Business context)
Total investment in two businesses is Rs.
Sum of ages of manager and assistant is 50
50,000.
years.
One earns 10% profit and other earns 20%.
Manager is 10 years older.
Total profit is Rs. 7000.
Find their ages.
Find investment in each.
Q30. Investment interest problem
Q23. Ticket problem
Total investment = Rs. 10,000
A cinema sold 100 tickets.
One part earns 5%, other earns 10%
Adult ticket costs Rs. 200 and child ticket
Total interest = Rs. 700
costs Rs. 100.
Find each investment.
Total collection was Rs. 16,000.
Find number of adult and child tickets.
Q24. Salary problem
Sum of salaries of two employees is Rs.
60,000.