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59.  (d) Let CP = x                                   62.  (b) Let the numbers be 12x and 13x
                      According to question
                                                                                     -
                                                                                 12x 20   2
                                                                            Then,        =
                                                                                     -
                                        æ  100 ö                                 13x 20   3
                      Þ      575 + x = 500 +  ç  x  ÷
                                        è  90 ø                             Þ   3(12x – 20) = 2(13x – 20)
                                                                            Þ   36x – 60 = 26x – 40
                                       10x
                      Þ      575 + x = 500 +                                Þ   10x = 20
                                        9                                   \   x = 2
                               x                                            \   Smallest number = 12x
                                75 =                                            = 12 × 2 = 24
                               9
                                                                   63.  (a) According to question
                      \     x = 75 × 9 = 675                                Let the length of train = x meter.
             60.  (a) Let total amount be x
                                                                            Therefore,
                                           x
                                                                              +
                      Amount spent on food =                                x 150    x
                                           3                                       =
                                                                              22    10
                                  2x                                        12x = 1500
                      Amount left =
                                  3                                            1500
                                                                            x =    = 125 meters.
                                          2x  1  2x                             12
                      Amount spent on rent =   ´  =
                                           3  4  12                         \                   So, length of the train = 125
                                                                            meters.
                                  6x                               64.  (a) Let capacity of tank = x
                      Amount left =
                                  12                                        According to question,

                                           6x 1   6x   x                    3x  x
                      Amount spent on cloth =   ´  =  =                        -  =  22
                                           12 5   60  10                     4  5
                      Therefore,
                                                                               -
                                                                            15x 4x  =  22
                          x  2x  x                                             20
                      x =  +   +   +  1760
                          3  12  10
                                                                            11x  =  22
                      x  -  x  -  2x  -  x  =  1760                          20
                      1   3  12  10
                                                                                     ´
                                                                                   22 20
                                                                            \   x =      =  40
                      24x  =  1760                                                   11
                       60                                                   \   Capacity of tank is 40 liters
                      \    x = 4400
                                                                                                   1 1 1 1
             61.  (a) Here, cost price is not equal to selling price because he  65.  (a) Ratio among A, B, C and D =  :  : :
                      sells the cloth at 10% loss                                                  3 4 5 6
                      Using formula;                                        = 20 : 15 : 12 : 10
                         +
                      100 G  =  True Scale                                  So, minimum  number of pens = 20 + 15 + 12 +10 = 57
                         +
                      100 X    False Scale                         66.  (b) Let sum be x
                      Here, overall gain (G) = 15% and Loss (X) = –10% (–ve  Original Rate = R
                      sign for loss)                                        1st Condition:
                      Let false scale length = l cm                         Rate of interest = R

                            +
                         100 15  100                                        Time = 4 years
                      \         =
                            -
                         100 10    l                                        2nd Condition:
                                                                            Rate of interest increased by 3 = (R + 3)%
                            90
                      \   l =   ´ 100  = 78.25 cm                           Time = 4 years
                            115
                      \   Actual length of scale is 78.25 cm instead of 1 meter.  Therefore,
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