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Algebraic and Linear Equation

Time- 50 min
[Link] the short questions.
a)The sum of two consecutive odd natural numbers is [Link] the numbers.
b)Raida bought five chocolates for her sister and three for each of her [Link] many
Chocolates did she buy in total?

2. If you add four times a number to three times the same number, the sum is 56.
a) Form the equation by considering the unknown number as y.
b) Determine the number.
c) If you add 2x to the number obtained in part (b), the sum is [Link] the value of x.

3.(a + b)³ and a³ + 3a²b + 3ab² + b³ are two algebraic expressions.


a) What is the highest power of a in the second expression?
b) Find the value of the first expression when a = 2 and b = 5.
c) Show that the values of the first and second expressions are equal when a = 3 and b = 4.

Ratio,Unitary Method & Percentage


Time-1 hr
[Link] the short questions.
a) 2 men work as much as 3 boys. 8 men and 30 boys can do a piece of work in 21 days. In how
many days can 6 men and 15 boys do the same work?
b) David scored 600 marks out of 900 in the temporary exam. What percentage did he get?
Determine the ratio of total marks and marks obtained.
c) A necklace weighing 25 grams of 18 carat gold contains gold and alloy in the ratio of 4:1.
Determine the amount of gold and alloy in the jewelry.

2. A contractor agreed to complete a 100 km road in 20 days. He employed 250 workers and
completed 62.5% of the road in 20 days. In this work, 2 men do the work of 3 boys.
a.) Convert 100 km into decimeters.
b.) If 300 workers were employed, how many km of road could be built in 15 days?
c.) If 8 men and 30 boys complete the work in 21 days, in how many days can 6 men and 15
boys complete the work?

3. In an election, the winning candidate won by getting 70% of the votes. The total number of
voters is 80,000.
a)Express the ratio 9:8 as a percentage.
b) How many votes did the losing candidate get?
c) Determine the simplest equivalent ratio of the votes of the winning and losing candidates.

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