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Mathematics --8
2. If x and y are directly proportional, find the values of x, X and
y, in the ta
below:
3 10
table given
72 120 192
3. Atruck covers a distance 510 km in 34 litres of diesel. How
in 20 litres of diesel? much distance would it
4. Ataxi charges a fare of ? 1275 for a journey of 150 km.
How much
cover
journey of 124 km? would it
5. A loaded truck covers 16 km in 25
minutes. At the same speed, how far
charge for a
5 hours? can it
6. If 18 dolls cost 630, how many dolls can be travel in
bought for 455?
7. If 9kg of sugar costs ? 166.50, how much sugar can
be bought for 259?
8. The cost of 15 metres of a cloth is?
981. What length of this cloth can be purchased fo
1308?
9. In a model of a ship, the mast is 9 cm high,
while the mast of the acutal ship is 15 m bich
If the length of the ship is 35 metres, how long is the model ship?
10. Sita types 540 words during half an hour. How
many words would she type in 6 minutes?
11. A car is travelling at the average speed of 50 km/hr. How
in 1hour 12 minutes? much distance would it travel
12. Ravi walks at the uniform rate of 5 km/hr. What
24 minutes?
distance would he cover in 2 hours
13. If the thickness of a pile of 12 cardboards is 65 mm, find the
cardboards.
thickness of a pile of 312 such
14. 11 men can dig 6-metre-long trench in one day. How many men
4 should be employed fo
digging 27-metre-long trench of the same type in one day?
15. Rupali types 540 words during half an hour. How many words would she
8 minutes? type
10.3 INVERSE PROPORTION
Variattons
ExERCISE 10(B)
caso find whether
below and in each x and y are
tables given
the
inversely
Observe
proportional. 14 16
10
L. 24
15
21
) 9
45
15
5 30 2
6
10
(n)
18 proportional, find the values of x, x, y, and y, in the table given
are
inversely
andy
Ifx
2.below: 16
80
8|,
4 5 2
in how many days can 20 men reap the same fiejd?
field in 8 days,
reap a
can 8 days. How many men can dig in in 6 days?
men
o f mencan dig
35 a pondin days. How long would 14 cows take to graze the same field?
grazea field
in 28 destination
4.
12 by travelling at the speed of 60 km/hr. How long
cowSCan hoursto reach a
5,6 takes5 travels at the speed of 75 km/hr?
car the car
6. A take when produce a given number of articles in 56 days. How
willit requires42 machines to
factory required to produce the same number of articles in 48 days?
f)A machines would be
many tank in 1 hour 36 minutes. How long will 8 taps of the same
a
the same size fill
taps of tank?
8. 7 take to fillthe
fill a tank in 27 minutes.
lf two taps go out of order, how long
size same size tank?
taps ofthe taps take to fill the
() 8 remaining the
wOuld the food to feed 28 animals in his cattle for 9 days. How long would
has enough in his cattle?
10.Afarmer there were 8 more animals
food last, if
had provisions for 42 days. However, a reinforcement of 500 men
ofS900 men food last now?
I1. Agarrison many days willthe
arrived. For how food provision for 24 days. If 15 students leave the hostel, for
students had
12, In ahostel, 75 the food provision last?
how many days would would each period be.
of 40 minutes duration. How long
) Aschool has 9 periods a day each day, assuming the number of school hours to be the same?
if the school has 8 periods a
inversely and x = 15 when y = 6, findy when x = 9.
14. Ifzandyvary
y = 8, find x when y = 16.
l6. Ifz andy vary inversely and x = 18 when
inversely as each other, and x= 10 when y = 6. Find y when x = l5.
6. and yvary
30 men died due to an epidemic.
K9 20 men had food provision for 200 davs. After 5 days,
How long will the remaining food last?
Findth!
72. would 10 men take to finish it?
applesis How long
of 48 15 days.
long will it take 5 men to dig it?
cost in
1.The finisha
work
10
10days. How take
men ditchin
long willit
2. 6 diga weeks. How could he so in 52 days?
men can
3 much he save
3.12 earns 735in weeks. How
Vijay in2 How long will it last for 75 persons?
4. saves ? 357 for 45
persons.
3.200 m at about 11
5. A
man days casts a shadow of a.m. The
lasts 30 height
provision
9.60 minsametime is 18 m long.
Calculate the height of the tower
6. A is
A lagpole whichtower at the men would
m be sufficient to do it in 9 dave)
would be days?
7. cast by a How many
shadow
a work
work in 21 days.
in
doa
can do will the remaining part of the job
will
8. 45
men
In how many days,
2 thof ajob is finished in 30days.
9.
5 finished?
be taps go out of order, how long will the
f two
If
tank in 48 minutes.
fill a
8taps can fillthe tank? would it last if
remaining taps take to last for 25 days. How long
last
to
a provision for 60 men to
1L. In a camp,
there is
additional men join the camp? for 60 days. How long would the
15
rations for 160 soldiers to last
M. Agarrison is provided with soldiers join them after 15 days?
additional and 24 women earn in
whole ration last if 40 How much will 20men
earn 1.200 in 30 days.
l3. 8men or l5 women
10days? days, how long will 45 men working
remake a road in 63
If 25 men working88hours a day
7 hours a day take to finish the road? many men working
work in 10 days, how
l5. If 15 men working 6 hours a day can do a piece of
9 hours a day will do the same work in 5 days? fort. HoW
25 men left the
(16.)A fort had provisions for 150 men for 115 days. After 80 days, aday. How
long will the remaining food last at the same rate? hours
. 16 men are able to complete a piece of work in 12 days, working 14
long will 28 men, working 12 hours a day, complete the work?
7}mami Wor
can complete a work in 40 days and
A Bcan do it
3. Hon long will they take
take to in 60 davs
() complete the work together)
( )In what time will they complete 1
3
of the work?
Acistern can
can be Glled with water by an inlet pipe in
cistern
45 minutes. If both 25
pipein
cistern be full of water?
the pipes are opened
minutthen
together, es andinernptied hy an
Xcanfll an empty tank in 6 hours what. time willnutlet,
openedand after 2 hours, pipe X ii closed. hand pipe
sPipe Yin 8 the
closed, how much tine thehours. If
pipe Y both
remaining tank? the
and Ccan complete a work in 12, 15 and 20
will take topipes
FI
ar=
the
B
6. A, days,
take to
do it
2
working together? respectively How Iong will they
can finish of awork in 6 days andY can finish
4 of the same
worked together for 2 days and then Y left.
The work in 9 days. They
muchtime did Xtake to finish the
remaining work? remaining
work was done by X How
can fill a cistern in 10 hours and 8 hours
8. Two pipes respectively.
Athird
itin 15 hours. How long will it take to l the cistern, if all of them are pipe can empty
/9.JA, Band C can do a piece of work
in 15, 12 and 20 opened together?
days
work together, but C left after 2 days. In how many daysrespectively.
They started the
together? will the remaining work be
completed by A and B
o do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 16 days. They worked
together for 3 days
and then A left. In how many days will B finish the remaining work?
1
can do a piece of work in 4 days, B in 3 days, A, Band C together can do it in 12 days.
How long will Cworking alone take to do the work?
ANSWERS 11(A)
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