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A farmer bought a buffalo for $Rs. 44000$ and a cow for $Rs. 18000$. He sold the buffalo at a loss of $5\%$ but made a profit of $10\%$ on the cow. The net result of the transaction is:
  • A
    Loss of $Rs. 200$
  • B
    Profit of $Rs. 400$
  • Loss of $Rs. 400$
  • D
    Profit of $Rs. 200$

Answer: C.

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A vendor purchased $720$ lemons at $Rs. 120$ per hundred. $10\%$ of the lemons were found rotten, which he sold at $Rs. 50$ per hundred. If he sells the remaining lemons at $Rs. 125$ per hundred, then his profit will be $16\%.$
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Harish bought a gas-chullah for $Rs. 900$ and later sold it to Archana at a profit of $5\%.$ Archana used it for a period of two years and later sold it to Babita at a loss of $20\%.$ For how much did Babita get it$?$
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$150$ students are studying English, Maths or both. $62$ per cent of students study English and $68$ percent are studying Maths. How many students are studying both$?$
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Divide $Rs. 10000$ in two parts, so that the simple interest on the first part for $4$ year at $12\%$ per annum may be equal to the simple interest on the second part for $4.5$ yr at $16\%$ per annum.
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Imagine that, a $10 \times 10$ grid has value $300$ and that this value is divided evenly among the small squares. In other words, each small square is worth $3.$ Use a new grid for each part of this problem and label each grid “Value $: 300”.$
$a.$ Shade $25\%$ of the grid. What is $25\%$ of $300?$ Compare the two answers.
$b.$ What is the value of $25$ squares?
$c.$ Shade $17\%$ of the grid. What is $17\%$ of $300?$ Compare the two answers.
$d.$ What is the value of $\frac{1}{10}$ of the grid?
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Designing a Healthy Diet
When you design your healthy diet, you want to make sure that you meet the dietary requirements to help you grow into a healthy adult. As you plan your menu, follow the following guidelines.
$1.$ Calculate your ideal weight as per your height from the table given at the end of this question.
$2.$ An active child should eat around $55.11$ calories for each kilogram desired weight.
$3. \ 55\%$ of calories should come from carbohydrates. There are $4$ calories in each gram of carbohydrates.
$4. \ 15\%$ of your calories should come from proteins. There are $4$ calories in each gram of proteins.
$5. \ 30\%$ of your calories may come from fats. There are $9$ calories in each gram of fats.
Following is an example to design your own healthy diet.
Example:
$1.$ Ideal weight $= 40\ kg.$
$2.$ The number of calories needed $= 40 \times 55.11 = 2204.4$
$3.$ Calories that should come from carbohydrates
$= 2204.4 \times 0.55 = 1212.42$ calories.
Therefore, required quantity of carbohydrates
$=\frac{1212.40}{4}=303.105\text{g}=300\text{g.}$
$4.$ Calories that should come from proteins
$= 2204.4 \times 0.15 = 330.66$ calories.
Therefore, required quantity of protein
$=\frac{330.66}{4}\text{g}=82.66\text{g}.$
$5.$ Calories that may come from fat $= 2204.4 \times 0.3$
$= 661.3$ calories.
Therefore, required quantity of fat
$=\frac{661.3}{9}\text{g}=73.47\text{g.}$
$1.$ Your ideal desired weight is $.......... kg.$
$2.$ The quantity of calories you need to eat is $........g$
$3.$ The quantity of protein needed is $.........g.$
$4.$ The quantity of fat required is $.........g.$
$5.$ The quantity of carbohydrates required is $.........g.$
 
 
Ideal Height and Weight Proportion
 
 
 
 
Men
 
 
Women
 
Height
 
Weight
Height
 
Weight
Feet
$cm$
Kilograms
Feet
$cm$
Kilograms
$5’$
$152$
$48$
$4’7”$
$140$
$34$
$5’1”$
$155$
$51$
$4’8”$
$142$
$36$
$5’2”$
$157$
$54$
$4’9”$
$145$
$39$
$5’3”$
$160$
$56$
$4’1”$
$147$
$41$
$5’4”$
$163$
$59$
$4’11”$
$150$
$43$
$5’5”$
$165$
$62$
$5’$
$152$
$45$
$5’6”$
$168$
$65$
$5’1”$
$155$
$48$
$5’7”$
$170$
$67$
$5’2”$
$157$
$50$
$5’8”$
$173$
$70$
$5’3”$
$160$
$52$
$5’9”$
$175$
$73$
$5’4”$
$163$
$55$
$5’10”$
$178$
$75$
$5’5”$
$165$
$57$
$5’11”$
$180$
$78$
$5’6”$
$168$
$59$
$6’$
$1834$
$81$
$5’7”$
$170$
$61$
$6’1”$
$185$
$84$
$5’8”4$
$173$
$64$
$6’2”$
$188$
$86$
$5’9”$
$175$
$66$
$6’3”$
$191$
$89$
$5’10”$
$178$
$68$
$6’4”$
$193$
$92$
$5’11”$
$180$
$70$
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A doctor reports blood pressure in millimetres of mercury $(mm \ Hg)$ as a ratio of systolic blood pressure to diastolic blood pressure $($such as $140$ over $80)$. Systolic pressure is measured when the heart beats and diastolic pressure is measured when it rests. Refer to the table of blood pressure ranges for adults.
    Blood Perssure Ranges  
  Normal Prehypertension Hypertension
Systolic Under $120\ mm \ Hg$ $120 - 139\ mm \ Hg$ $140\ mm \ Hg$ and above
Diatolic Under $80\ mm \ Hg$ $80 - 89\ mm \ Hg$ $90\ mm \ Hg$ and above
Manohar is a healthy $37$ year old man whose blood pressure is in the normal category.
$a.$ Calculate an approximate ratio of systolic to diastolic blood pressures in the normal range.
$b.$ If Manohar's systolic blood pressure is $102\ mm \ Hg,$ then use the ratio from part $(a)$ to predict his diastolic blood pressure.
$c.$ Calculate ratio of average systolic to average diastolic blood pressures in the prehypertension category.
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Earth Science: The table lists the world’s $10$ largest deserts.
Largest Deserts in the World  
Desert Area $(km^2)$
Sahara $($Africa$)$ $8,800,000$
Gobi $($Asia$)$ $1,300,000$
Australian Desert $($Australia$)$ $1,250,000$
Arabian Desert $($Asia$)$ $850,000$
Kalahari Desert $($Africa$)$ $580,000$
Chihuahuan Desert $($North America$)$ $370,000$
Takla Makan Desert $($Asia$)$ $320,000$
Kara Kum $($Asia$)$ $310,000$
Namib Desert $($Africa$)$ $310,000$
Thar Desert $($Asia$)$ $260,000$
$a.$ What are the mean, median and mode of the areas listed?
$b.$ How many times the size of the Gobi Desert is the Namib Desert?
$c.$ What percentage of the deserts listed are in Asia?
$d.$ What percentage of the total area of the deserts listed is in Asia?
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Q 223 Marks Question3 Marks
The simple interest on a certain sum for $8$ year at $12\%$ per annum is $Rs. 3120$ more than the simple interest on the same sum for $5$ year at $14\%$ per annum. Find the sum.
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Q 243 Marks Question3 Marks
In an entertainment programme, $250$ tickets of $Rs. 400$ and $500$ tickets of $Rs.100$ were sold. If the entertainment tax is $40\%$ on ticket of $Rs. 400$ and $20\%$ on ticket of $Rs. 100,$ then find how much entertainment tax was collected from the
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Q 253 Marks Question3 Marks
Chalk contains $10\%$ calcium, $3\%$ carbon and $12\%$ oxygen. Find the amount of carbon and calcium (in grams) in $2\frac{1}{2}\text{kg}$ of chalk.
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