(ii) A fraction becomes \( \frac{1}{3} \) when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes \( \frac{1}{4} \) when 8 is added to its denominator. Find the fraction.
Answer
Let the fraction be \( \frac{x}{y} \).According to the given information,
\(\frac{x-1}{y}=\frac{1}{3} \rightarrow 3 x-y=3 \ldots(i)\)
\(\frac{x}{y+8}=\frac{1}{4} \rightarrow 4 x-y=8 \ldots(ii)\)
Subtracting equation (i) from equation (ii), we obtain
\( x=5 \ldots(iii)\)
Putting this value in equation (i), we obtain
\(15-y=3\)
\(y=12\)
Hence, the fraction is \( \frac{5}{12} \).
(iii) Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
Answer
Let the number of right answers and wrong answers be \(x\) and \(y\) respectively.According to the given information,
Case I
\(
3 x-y=40\ldots(i)\)
Case II
\(4 x-2 y=50\)
\(2 x-y=25\ldots(ii)\)
Subtracting equation (ii) from equation (i),
we obtain \( x=15 \) (iii)
Substituting this in equation (ii), we obtain
\(30-y=25\)
\(y=5\)
Therefore,
number of right answers \( =15 \)
And number of wrong answers \( =5 \)
Total number of questions \( =20 \)
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Download the Math Ninja App Now(iv) Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from \( A \) and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?
Answer
Let the speed of car from \( A \) be ' \( a \) ' and of car from \( B \) be ' \( b \) 'Speed \( = \) distance/time
Relative speed of cars when moving in same direction \( =\mathrm{a}+b \)
Relative speed of cars when moving in opposite direction \( =a-b \)
Given, places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from \( A \) and another from \( B \) at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour
\(\Rightarrow a-b=\frac{100}{5}=20\ldots(1)\)
Also, \( a+b=\frac{100}{1}=100 \ldots(2)\)
Adding (1) and (2)
\(a-b+a+b=20+100 \)
\(\Rightarrow 2 a=120 \)
\(\Rightarrow a=60 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}\)
Putting value of a in (1) we get,
Thus, \( b=60-20=40 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr} \)
Speed of two cars are \( 60 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h} \) and \( 40 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h} \)
(v) The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer
Let length and breadth of rectangle be x unit and y unit respectively.\(
\text { Area }=x y
\)
According to the question,
The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is increased by 3 units.
\((x-5)(y+3)=x y-9\)
\(3 x-5 y-6=0\ldots(i)\)
and if we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area increases by 67 square units
\((x+3)(y+2)=x y+67\)
\(2 x+3 y-61=0\ldots(ii)\)
By cross-multiplication method, we obtain
\(\frac{x}{305-18}=\frac{y}{-12-(-183)}=\frac{1}{9-(-10)}\)
\(\frac{x}{323}=\frac{y}{171}=\frac{1}{19}\)
\(\mathrm{x}=17, \mathrm{y}=9\)
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