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A man cycles at the rate of 15.6
kmph. How many metres does he
cover in 2 minutes?
• Convert the speed into meters per

seconds. For this multiply it by 5/18
• 15.6*5/18 now multiply it by 120 (for 2
minutes)
• 15.6*5/18 *120 =520 meters. Answer
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If a boy takes as much time in running 10 m as a
car takes in covering
25 m, the distance covered by the boy during the
time car covers 1 km is
• 10/25 *1000 = 400 meters answer.

A man takes 5 hours 45 mm in
walking to a certain place and
riding back. He would have gained
2 hours by riding both ways. The
time he would take to walk both
ways is:
• W + R = 5.75 or 2W + 2R = 11.5
• 2 R = 3.75 thus 2W = (11.5-3.75) = 7.75 or
• 7 hours and 45 minutes answer.
Prerna rides at the rate of 10 KM
per hour but stops for 10 minutes to
take rest at the end of every
15 Km. How many hours will she
take to
cover 100 km
• 100/10 = 10 hours.
• Stoppages: there will be 6 stoppages.
Thus she will stop for 6*10 minutes. Thus
total she will take 11 hours. Answer.
The ratio between the rates of
walking of A and B is 3 : 4. If the
time taken by B to cover a certain
distance is 48 minutes, the time
taken (in minutes) by A to cover
that distance is:
• 48 * 4/3 = 64 minutes.

A man walking at the rate of 3
kmph crosses a square field
diagonally in 2 minutes. The
area of the field (in ares) is
• The person covers 3000*2/60 = 100 meters.

Area of square = ½ * diagonal ^2
• =1/2 *100 *100 = 5000 sq. meters.
• = 50 Ares ( 1 are = 100 sq.meters). Answer.
A man riding a cycle at 12 km/hr can reach
a village in 4.5 hours. If he
is delayed by 1.5 hours at the start, then in
order to reach his destination
in time, he should ride with a speed of:
• Total distance travelled = 12* 4.5 = 54 KM.

• Now he has 3 hours left (as he is delayed by 1.5
hours). 54/3 = 18 Km per hour.
• Thus he should ride @18 KM per hour to cover
the delay.
Two trains starting at the same time from
two stations 200 km apart
and going in opposite directions cross
each other at a distance of 110
km from one of them. The ratio of their
speeds is:
• 11: 9 answer.

Two boys start together to walk to a
certain distance, one at 3.75 km an
hour and another at 3 km an hour.
The former arrives half an hour
before the latter. The distance (in
km) is:
• Let us assume that theyt are travelling (3 * 3.75)=
11.25 KM. the first will take 3 hours and the
second will take 3.75 hours. Thus their gap is 45
minutes (.75). If the gap is 45 minutes, the
distance is 11.25, so the distance for 30 minutes
should be : 11.25 * 30/45 = 7.5 KM. answer.
A is twice as fast as B and B is
thrice as fast as C is. The journey
covered by C in 42 minutes wilt be
covered by A in:
• 7 minutes answer

A man travels 35 km partly at 4 kmph and
partly at 5 kmph. If he covers the former
distance at 5 kmph and the later distance at
4 kmph, he could cover 2 km more in the
same time. The time taken to cover the
whole distance at the original rate (in hours)
is:
• Distance = speed * time. Let us assume that
the time are X and Y hours respectively.
• 4X + 5 Y = 35 and 5X + 4 Y = 37. Solving this
we get : 9Y = (35*5) – (37*4) = 27 or Y = 3.
Thus X = 5. Thus total time is 5+3 = 8 hours
answer.
Two trains start at the same time from
Bikaner and Udaipur and proceed towards
each other at 36 kmph and 42 kmph
respectively. When they meet, it is found
that one train has travelled 48 km more than
the other. The distance between the two
stations (in km) is
? train moves 6 KM
• In one hour, the faster
more than the slower one. Thus 8 hours
were taken by them. (36 + 42) * 8 = 624
KM is the distance between the two
stations.
11% of a number exceeds 7% of
the same by 18, then What is the
number?
• As we can see the difference is (11-7) = 4
• 4% is equal to 18
• Thus 100% should be equal to :
• 18/4 * 100 = 450 answer.

WHAT IS THE TOTAL SURFACE
AREA OF A CUBE, WHOSE ONE
SIDE IS 2 C.M.?
• FORMULA = 6 * SIDE ^2
• = 6 * 2^2 = 24 SQ. CM. ANSWER.

A cone and a hemisphere have
equal bases and equal volumes.
The ratio of their heights is
• Base = 22/7 * r * r (in both cases), so

radius is same in both the cases.
• Volume of cone : 1/3 *22/7* r*r*h
• Volume of hemisphere : 2/3 *22/7*r*r*r
• 1/3h = 2/3r or H = 2r thus the ratio of their
heights is 2:1. answer.
A room is in the shape of a cube,
with one side of 3 meters. What is
the length of the longest rod that
can be put in this room?
• Diagonal of the cube = sqrt(3) * side

• = 3 * sqrt(3)

If all the edges of a rectangular
prism are doubled and its shape
is left unchanged, then its volume
becomes
• Volume of prism = area of base * height

• As we can see that each of the edge of the
rectangular base has been doubled. Thus we
can say : (2L * 2 B ) * 2 h = 8 times the original
volume. Answer.
A spherical ball of radius 3 cm is
melted and recast into three
spherical balls. The radii of two of
these balls are 1.5 cm and 2cm.
The radius of the third ball is
• Volume of original ball : 4/3*22/7*3*3*3
• Volume of the new balls : 4/3*22/7*1.5^3
• + 4/3*22/7*2^3 the resultant will be the
volume of the third ball. 36 pi – 47.66 = 65.47
• 4/3 *22/7 *r^3 = 65.47 or r^3 = 65.47*21/88 =
15.62 or Radius = 2.5 answer.
A hemispherical bowl of internal radius
9 cm contains a liquid. This liquid is to
be filled into cylindrical shaped small
bottles of diameter 3 cm and height 4
cm. How many bottles will be needed
to empty the bowl?
• 2/3 * 22/7*9^3 divided by 22/7*1.5^2*4

• 1527.4 / 28.28 = 54 bottles answer.
A cone, a hemisphere and a
cylinder stand on equal bases
and have the same height. The
ratio of their volumes is
• Volume of cone : 1/3*pi*r^2*h
• Volume of hemisphere = 2/3*pi*r^3
• Volume of cylinder=pi*r^2*h
• Height = radius. Thus we have ratio : 1/3:
2/3: 1 or 2:4:6 OR 1:2:3 ANSWER.
A cylindrical tub of radius 12 cm
contains water upto a depth of
20cm. A spherical iron ball is
dropped into the tub and thus the
level of water is raised by 6.75 cm.
The radius of the ball is
• Old volume: 22/7*12^2*20 = 9051
• New volume : 22/7*12^2 *26.75 = 12106
• The difference = 3054.8
• Or the radius is : cubic root of (3054/(4/3*22/7))
• =9 Cm Answer.
The diameter of a copper sphere
is 6cm. The sphere is melted and
drawn into a long wire of uniform
circular cross section. If the length
of the wire is 36 cm, the radius of
wire is
• Volume of sphere : 4/3*22/7*3^3= 113.14
• Radius of wire is :sqrt( 113.14/(22/7*36))
• = 1 answer.

A right cylinder and a right circular
cone have the same radius and the
same volume. The ratio of the
height of the cylinder to that of the
cone is
• Pi*r^2*h = 1/3 pi*r^2*h
• Thus we can say that the ratio of heights
is : 1:3 answer.

The ratio of the volume of a
right circular cylinder and a right
circular cone of the same base
and height will be
• 3:1 answer.

The average marks of a student in 8
subjects are 87. Of these, the highest marks
are 2 more than the one next in value. If
these two subjects are eliminated, the
average marks of the remaining subjects are
85. What are the highest marks obtained by
him?
• Total of 8 = 87*8 = 696

• Total of 6 = 85*6 = 510
• The difference is : 186. Thus highest marks are :
94 and second highest is 92 answer.
Amit, Sachin and Veeru join a
2000m race. Sachin beats Veeru
by 120 metres and Amit by 250
metres. By how many metres does
Veeru beat Amit over the full
distance?
• When Veeru runs 1880 meters, Amit runs
only 1750 meters. Thus Amit will run :
• 2000*1750/1880 = 1861 thus Veeru will
beat Amit by 139 meters. Answer.
If x is 90% of y, what percent of x is
y?
• Let us assume Y to be 100. thus X is 90
• Y is 100/90*100 = 111% of X. answer.

If the numerator of a fraction is
increased by 20% and its
denominator is decreased by 10%,
the fraction becomes
• Let us assume the numerator has become
: 120
• Similarly, the denominator has become
90.
• Thus the new fraction is : 4/3 of the
previous fraction. Answer.

The average weight of a group of
boys and girls is 38 kg. average
weight of the boys is 42 kg, and
that of the
girls is 33kg. If the number of boys
is 25, find the number of girls?
• 38 is the mid point, so take difference from both
the numbers. We get (42-38) = 4 and (38-33) =
5. thus the ratio of boys and girls is 5: 4. Thus
the number of girls is 4/5*25= 20 answer.
The average age of 10 boys is
l5years.Of this 3 boys having an
average age of 22 years left. What
is the average age of the remaining
boys?
• Total age = 10 *15 = 150

• 3 left out : 22*3 = 66 so remaining 150-66 =84
• The average of remaining =84/7= 12 years
answer.
The cost of carpeting a room 15
metres long with a carpet 75 cm
wide at 30 paise per metre is Rs.
36. The breadth of the room is
• Area of room = length * bredth

• Total length of carpet : 36/.3 = 120 meters
• Total area of carpet used :=.75 * 120= 90
sqmeters.
• Thus width of the room = 90/15= 6 meters.
Answer.
• (length = 15, width = 6 meters). Answer.
The length of a rectangle is
doubled while its breadth is halved.
What
is the percentage change in area ?
• Let us assume that length is 20 and width

is 10.
• Length is doubled = 40, but wideth is
halved = 5. new area is 200. Thus area
remain unchanged.
The length of a rectangle is
increased by 60%. By what percent
would the width have to be
decreased to maintain the same
area ?
• Let us assume the length be 100, width be 50.
We have new length 160. Thus new width is
5000/160 = 31.25. Thus there is reduction of
37.5% in the width. Answer.
A rectangular plot of land with an
area 600 sq.m is fenced, length of
fencing being 100 m. Length of the
plot is
• Area = length X bredth

• L + B = 50 (half of total fence, which is 100
meters) and L * B = 600
• The length and width are 30 and 20 respectively.
Answer.
A 5 m wide lawn is cultivated all
along the outside of a rectangular
plot measuring 90 m X 40 m. The
total area of the lawn is
• We can add lawn on either side of length and

width. We have new area 100*50 = 5000. The
area of rectangle is 90*40 = 3600. Thus area of
lawn is 5000-3600=1400 sq.m. answer.
Around a rectangular garden of
length 10 m and width 5 m, a road
I m wide is laid. The cost of
metalling the road at Rs. 200 per
sq. m is
• Let us add 1 meters on either side of

length and width. We get 12*7 = 84. the
area of garden is 50. Thus the area of
road is 84-50 = 34 sq.meters. The cost is :
34*200 = Rs. 6800 answer.
The area of a rectangular field is
52000 sq m This rectangular area
has been drawn on a map to the
scale 1 cm to 100 m. The length is
shown as 3.25 cm on the map. The
breadth of the rectangular field is
• The length is 3.25*100= 325 meters. The

width is : 52000/325= 160 meters. thus the
width is 1.6 CM answer.
What is the square root of .4?
• It is not .4, it is .40
• Thus square root of .40 is .632 … answer.

The cost of fencing a square
garden is Rs. 400 at the rate of Re.
I per metre. The area of the garden
in square metres is
• One wall is of 100 meters (because 4

walls are of 400 meters).
• The area of square field is : 100*100
• = 10000 Sq. meters.

If the side of a square be
increased by 50%, the percent
increase in area is
• Suppose the side of square 100

• Area : 100 * 100 = 10000
• Now we increase the side by 50% :
• 150 * 100 = 15000
• The increase is by 5000 or 50%.
• If both the sides are increased, the new are
will be : 150 * 150 = 22500 the growth is of
125% increase. Answer.
If the area of an equilateral
triangle is 24 .5 sq. m, then its
perimeter is
• Area of equilateral triangle

• = sqrt(3)/4 * side * side = 24.5
• Side *side = 24.5 * 4 / (sqrt (3)
• Side * side = 98 / sqrt (3) = 56
• Side = 7.52
• Perimter = 7.52 * 3 = 22.5 answer.
The ratio of the area of a square to that of
the square drawn on its diagonal is
• Let us assume the

side of square is 1. its
1 (side)
diagonal is sqrt (2)
• Area of square is 1, Sqrt(2)
then area of square
on diagonal is 2. Thus
the ratio is 1: 2
answer.

The base of a right angled
triangle is 5 metres and hypotenuse is 13
metres. Its area will be
• Altitude
• = sqrt (13^2 – 5^2)
• = sqrt (169 – 25)
• =sqrt (144) 13
• = 12
• Area = ½ * base *
height
• =1/2 * 5 * 12 5
• = 30 answer.

The area of an equilateral
triangle whose side is 8 cms, is
• Area of equilateral triangle
• = sqrt(3)/4 * side * side =
• =sqrt (3) / 4 * 8 * 8
• =27.3 approx. answer.

A room 5.44 m x 3.74 m is to be
paved with square tiles. The least
number of tiles required to cover
the floor is
• Let us find HCF 544 and 374. for this divide 544
by 374, we get remainder of 170, now divide 374
by 170, we get 34 as remainder, now divide 170
by 34, we get 0 as remainder. Thus one side of
tile should be 34 cm. the number of tiles is
(544*374)/ (34*34) = 176 answer.
The sides of a triangular board are 13
metres, 14 metres and 15 metres.
The cost of painting it at the rate of Rs. 8.75
per sq. m. is
• (13 + 14 + 15) / 2 = 21
• = sqrt((21-13) * (21- 14) * (21-15) *21)
• =84
• Total cost = 84 * 8.75
• = 735 rupees. Answer.
Area of four walls of a room is
77 square metres. the length and
breadth of the room are 7.5 metres
and 3.5 metres respectively. The
height of the room is
• 2(7.5*height) + 2(3.5*height) = 77
• 15 H + 7 H = 77
• 22 H = 77 or H = 77/22 = 3.5 answer.

The cost of papering the four
walls of a room is Rs. 480. Each
one of the length, breadth and
height of another room is double
that of this room. The cost of
papring the walls of this new room
is
• The cost will be 4 times, thus cost will be
1920 .

The length of a rope by which a
cow must be tethered in order that
she may be able to graze an area of
9856 sq.m. is
• Area of circle : pi * radius * radius

• Radius * radius = 9856 / (22/7)
• Radius = 56 meters. Answer.

The length of minute hand on a wall
clock is 7 cms . The area swept by
the minute hand in 30 minutes is
• Area of half circle = ½ * pi * radius * radius

• = ½ * 22/7 * 7 * 7
• = 77 sq. cm.
A and B start a business with initial
investments in the ratio 12: 11 and
their annual profits were in the ratio
4: 1. If A invested the money for
11 months, B invested for :
• (12 * 11 ) / (11*X) = 4/1
• 44X = 12*11
• X = 12*11/ 44 = 3
• B invested his capital for 3 months only.
Goti started a business with Rs.
21000 and is joined afterwards by
Vinod with Rs. 36000. After how
many months did Vinod join, if the
profits at the end of the year are
divided equally
• 21000*12 = 36000*X
• X = 12*21000/ 36000
• X=7
• Thus Vinod invested his capital after 5 months
(12-7) after the start of the business.
A and B entered into partnership
investing Rs 12000 and Rs. 16000
respectively. After 3 months, B
withdrew Rs. 5000 while A invested
Rs. 5000 more. Out of total annual
profit of Rs. 16000, the share of
A exceeds that of B by :
• A (12*3 + 17*9) = 189
• B (16*3 + 11*9) = 147
• The ratio of A & B = 9:7
• Thus A will get 9000 & B will get 7000. answer.
A, B, C subscribe Rs. 47000 for a
business. If A subscribes Rs. 7000
more than B and B Rs. 5000 more
than C, then out of a total profit of
Ks. 9400, B receives
• Let us assume that C invested X. B invested X +
5000. A invested X + 12000
• 3X +17000 = 47000 or X = 10000
• Ratio of capital : 22:15:10. B will get 15/47*9400
= 3000 answer.
A, B, C start a business. If A
invests 3 times as much as B
invests and
B invests two-third of what C
invests, then the ratio of capitals of
A, B, C is
• Let us assume that C invested Rs. 300. B

invested 200. A invested 600.
• Thus the ratio is : 6:2:3 answer.
If 6 (A’ capital) = 8 (B’s capital) = 10
(Cs capital), then the ratio of
their capitals is:
• For A = take product of 8 * 10 = 80

• For B = 6 *10 = 60
• For C = 6*8
• Thus ratio :
• 80:60: 48
• Or : 20: 15: 12 answer.
If A’s capital is equal to twice
B’s capital and B’s capital is
three times
C’s capital, then the ratio of
their capitals is :
• Let us assume C’s capital to be 1. B’s
capital is 3, and A’s capital is 6.
• Thus their ratio is 6:3:1 answer.
A, B Center into partnership. A invests some
money at the beginning.
B invests double the amount after 6 months
and C invests thrice the
amount after 8 months. If the annual profit
be Rs. 9000, then Cs share is:
• Let us assume A invested $ 1.

• 1 *12 (for A), B = (2*6) , for C = (3*4)
• Thus their ratio is equal. Each will get Rs.
3000 out of 9000. answer.
Monu, Sonu and kapsa rented a video cassette for
one week at a rent
of Rs. 350. If they used it for 6 hours, 10 hours and
12 hours respectively,
what is the rent to be paid by Kapsa?
• Ratio is : 6:10:12 or 3:5:6

• Thus Kapsa will pay : 6/14 *350
= 150 Rupees. Answer.

A, B, C start a business with
capitals in the ratio 1/3, ¼, 1/5. A
withdraws
half his capital at the end of 4
months. Out of a total annual profit of
Rs. 847, A’s share is:
• Let us assume that their capitals were : 20, 15 and

12. the profit sharing ratio is :
• (20*4+10*8):15*12: 12*12 = 160:180:144 or
• 40:45:36 A’s share : 40/(121) * 847 = 280 answer.
A, B, c hired a taxi for Rs. 520 and
used it for 7, 8 and 11 hours
respectively. The amount of hire
charges paid by B was:
• B = 8/ (7+8+11) * 520
• = 160 answer.

A and B entered into partnership with
capitals in the ratio 4 and 5. After
3 months, A withdrew 1/4 th of his
capital and B withdrew 1/5th of his
capital.
The gain at the end of 10 months was
Ks. 760. The share of A in this
profit is

Solution …
• Let us assume that A and B invested Rs. 4
and 5. for first 3 months: 12 & 15. Now A
and B withdraw Re. 1 each. Thus new
amounts are 3 and 4 for 7 months.
• Thus 21 and 28 are the new amounts.
• The ratio is ((12+21): (15+28) = 33:43
• Thus A will get : 33/ (33+43) * 760 = 330
answer.
Four milkmen rented a pasture.
A grazed 18 cows for 4 months, B 25
cows for 2 months, C 28 cows for 5 months
and D 21 cows for 3 months.
If A’s share of rent in Rs. 360, the total rent
of the field (in rupees) is:
• A = 18*4 = 72, B = 25*2 = 50, C = 28*5
=140, D = 21*3 = 63
• Thus 325/72 * 360
• Total amount is = 1625 answer.

A and B enter into partnership. A
invests Rs. 16000 for 8 months and
B remains in the business for 4
months. Out of a total annual profit,
B claims 2/7of the profit. The
contribution of B (in rupees) was :
• Ratio of A : B = 5:2
• B = 2/5 * 128000 = 51200 now divide it by
4 to get the capital of B. 12800 answer.
A circular pipe is to be designed in such a
way that water flowing through it at a
velocity of 7 m per min. is collected at its
open end at the rate of 11 cubic meter per
min. what should be the inner radius of the
pipe:
• Formula : pi * radius * radius * height

• R^2 * 22/7*7 = 11
• R^2 = 11/22 = 1/2
• R = 1/ (sqrt(2)) answer.
Two rectangular sheets of paper each
30 cm x 18 cm are made into two right
circular cylinders, one by rolling the
paper along its length and the other
along the breadth. The ratio of the
volumes of the two cylinders, thus
formed, is
• Radius of the first : 2*22/7*r = 18
• R = 18 * 7/44 = 2.86
• Radius of the second = 2*22/7*r = 30
• R = 30*7 / 44 = 4.77
• Volume of the first : 22/7*2.86*2.86*30 and volume of
the second is : 22/7*4.77*4.77*18 the ratio is :1 : 1.66
answer.

The altitude of a circular cylinder is
increased six times and the base
area is decreased to one-ninth of
its value. The factor by which the
lateral surface of the cylinder
increases, is
• Formula of lateral surface area : 2*pi * r*h
• Radius and hight will change. Let us assume the
area of base has reduced by 1/9. thus r = sqrt (1/9
*pi) thus we can compare them as : (2 pi are
common) = r*h : 1/3 r*6h = the new area is 2 times
the old area. Answer.
Two cylindrical vessels with radii
15 cm & 10 cm and heights 35 cm
& 15 cm respectively are filled with
water. If this water is poured into
a cylindrical vessel 15 cm in height,
then the radius of the vessel is
• Volume of first : 22/7*15*15*35=24750
• Volume of 2nd =22/7*10*10*15 = 4714
• Add them : 29464
• 22/7*r*r*15 = 29464, thus radius^2 = 625 or r=25
Two circular cylinders of equal
volume have their heights in the
ratio
1: 2. Ratio of their radii is
• Pi * R^2*h = pi*r^2 2h
• R^2 / r^2 = 2/1
• Or the ratio of the radius is sqrt(2) : 1
• Answer.

A solid cylinder has a total surface
area of 231 cm If its curved surface
area is two-third of the total surface
area, the volume of the cylinder
is?
Total base surface area is : 1/3 *231 = 77
2 * ( pi *radius * radius) = 77
Radius ^2 = 77 *7 / (2*22) = 12.25 or R= 3.5
2*22/7*35*h = 154 or h = 154*7 / (2*22*35) =.7
Vol. = 22/7 *3.5*3.5* .7 = 26.9 answer
The radius of a wire is decreased to
one-third; If volume remains the
same, the height will become:
• New formula :
• 22/7 * (1/3 r)^2 * h = 22/7 * r^2 * H
• We can say that 1/9h = H
• Or new height is 9 times the earlier height.

The sum of the radius of the base
and the height of a solid cylinder is
37 m. If the total surface area of the
cylinder be 1628 m its volume is ?
• R + h = 37
• Total surface area = 2pi r * h + 2 pi * r^2
• 2pi r (h+r) = 1628 or r = 1628 *7/ (37**2*22)=7
• Thus 22/7*7*7*30 = 4620 cubic meters
The radii of the two cylinders are in
the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are
in the ratio 5 : 3. The ratio of their
volumes is
• First cylinder : 22/7*2r *2r*5h

• Second cylinder : 22/7*3r*3r * 3h
• =their ratio is : 20:27 answer.

The number of coins 1.5 cm in
diameter and 0.2 cm thick to be
melted to form a right circular
cylinder of height 10 cm and
diameter 4.5 cm is
• Bigger cylinder=22/7*2.25*2.25*10
• Coin = 22/7*.75*.75*.2
• Divide cylinder by coin (volumes) we get : 450
as the answer.
A rectangular tin sheet is 12 cm
long and 5 cm broad. It is rolled
along its length to form a cylinder
by making the opposite edges just
to touch
each other. The volume of the
cylinder (in cm) is
• 2 * 22/7 * radius = 5
• Radius = 5/2 * pi
• =22/7 *(5/2 * pi) ^ 12 = 23.86 answer.
A hollow garden roller 63 cm wide
with a girth of 440 cm is made of
iron 4 cm thick. The volume of the
iron used is:
• Radius of outer cover

• 2 * 22/7 * r = 440 or r= 70
• Inner radius = 66
• Volume of iron 22/7 * (70 – 66)* (70 +66) * 63 = 107712
answer. (pi *( R^2 – r^2 ) * h )
• Volume of outer : 22/7*70*70*63 =970200
• Volume of inner : 22/7*66*66*63 = 862488
2.2 cubic dm. of lead is to be drawn
into a cylindrical wire 0.50 cm in
diameter. The length of the wire is
• Convert this into cm, we get 2200 cubit cm.

• 22/7 * .25*.25 * h = 2200
• H = 2200 * 7 / (22*.25*.25) = 11200 cm ans.

If the area of a circle be equal to
that of a square. then the ratio of
the side of the square and the
radius of the circle is
• Side ^2 = pi * radius * radius

• Let us assume that side is 1.
• 1 = pi * radius * radius
• Thus radius = sqrt(1/pi)
• Thus ratio of side and radius is 1: .56 answer.
The perimeter of a square whose
area is equal to that of a circle with
perimeter 2 pi x, is
• Radius of the circle is X. (circle boundary = 2 pi

r)
• Area of circle : pi * x^2
• Area of square = pi x^2 = side square
• Side = sqrt (pi) * x
• Perimeter of square = 4 * side
• Perimeter = 4x sqrt(pi) or 7.09 X answer.
The radius of a circle is increased
so that its circumference is
increased by 5%. The area of the
circle will increase by
the circumference has increased by 5%, so

radius must have also increased by 5%.
Thus new radius is 105% in comparison to
earlier radius. Thus the increase in area is
: (105)^2 – (100)^2 or 11025-10000 or
10.25% answer.
The ratio of the areas of the incircle
and circumcircle of an equilateral
triangle
• The radius of incircle =
side of traingle / (2 *
sqrt(3))
• The radius of
circumcirlce is = side of
triangle / (sqrt(3)
• Area of the first: pi*side
square / 12
• Area of 2nd : pi *
side^2/3 thus the ratio
of area is : 1:4 answer

The area of the circle inscribed in
an equilateral triangle of side 24
cms,
• Radius = side / (2 * sqrt(3))

• Radius = 24/(2 * sqrt(3)) = 4 * sqrt(3)
• Area = pi * radius * radius
• = 22/7 * 4* sqrt(3) * 4 * sqrt(3)
• = 150 sq. cm. answer.

From the following find the best
option for FARM ? (First row
number & then column no.)

WHICH IS BEST OPTION FOR
FARM?

Solution…
• From the options given, the first option is
the best option as it gives the word FARM
as the combination of all the letters give
you the word FARM. Answer.

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• Convert the speed into meters per

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 3

• 10/25 *1000 = 400 meters answer.

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• The person covers 3000*2/60 = 100 meters.

• Total distance travelled = 12* 4.5 = 54 KM.

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02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 15

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 16

• Base = 22/7 * r * r (in both cases), so

• Diagonal of the cube = sqrt(3) * side

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 18

• Volume of prism = area of base * height

• 2/3 * 22/7*9^3 divided by 22/7*1.5^2*4

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 24

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02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 26

• Total of 8 = 87*8 = 696

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02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 31

• Total age = 10 *15 = 150

• Area of room = length * bredth

• Let us assume that length is 20 and width

• Area = length X bredth

• We can add lawn on either side of length and

• Let us add 1 meters on either side of

• The length is 3.25*100= 325 meters. The

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 41

• One wall is of 100 meters (because 4

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 42

• Suppose the side of square 100

• Area of equilateral triangle

• Let us assume the

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 45

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 46

• =27.3 approx. answer.

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 47

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 50

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 51

• Area of circle : pi * radius * radius

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 52

• Area of half circle = ½ * pi * radius * radius

• Let us assume that C invested Rs. 300. B

• For A = take product of 8 * 10 = 80

• Let us assume A invested $ 1.

• Ratio is : 6:10:12 or 3:5:6

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• Let us assume that their capitals were : 20, 15 and

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 64

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 65

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 67

• Formula : pi * radius * radius * height

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 70

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 73

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 75

• First cylinder : 22/7*2r *2r*5h

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 77

• Radius of outer cover

• Convert this into cm, we get 2200 cubit cm.

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 81

• 2/3 * 22/79^3 divided by 22/71.5^2*4

• First cylinder : 22/72r 2r*5h