Q8S) The sum of the ages of Mr Lin and his son is 38 years. In three years time Mr Lin would be three times as old as his son. Find their present ages. (4)

Q9S) Bernard is one and half times as old as Henry, Six years ago he was twice as old as his Henry. How old are the boys now? (4)

Q10S)A man saves 1/6 of his salary, he spends 1/4 of the remainder on rent, and the rest on food and other things. What fraction of his salary is spent on food and other things? (3)

Q11S) The difference between tw numbers is 9 and their sum is 63. What are the numbers? (4)

Q12A) Complete the following number sequences:

a)2,6,11,17,24,.................,......................
b)5/7, 3/4, 7/9,4/5,...............,..................
c)1,-4, 9, -16,........................

Q13A) 
a)There are two complimentary angles; one of them is 56 degrees, Calculate the other angle
b)There are three adjacent angles lying on a straight line; one of the angles is 34 and the other two are equal to each other. Find the other two angles.
c)Three people share a sum of money with each other; A gets $32, B gets $45 and C gets a quarter of what A gets. Calculate the sum of the money.  (5 marks)

Q4S) A rectangular trough 8 m long and 3 m wide holds 57.6 cubic meters of water. Find the depth of the water in the trough? (2 marks)

Q5S) 2 Liters of petrol are poured into a rectangular container 25 cm long, 8 cm wide, and 25 cm deep. Find the depth of the petrol in the tank? (2 marks)

Q6S)How many 4 centimeter cubes can be cut out from of a 12 cms cube if there is no wastage? (1 mark)

Q7A) Solve the following questions:

a) x=23+87
b)23+x= 54
c)-23+2x=153
d)3z+20=100+2z
e)4x-2=50
f)x/3 +12=32
g)0.2x+0.4x=20

Q3S) Jane is three times as old as her father. If the sum of their ages five years back was 30, calculate how old is Jane now? (2 Marks) 

Word Problem B

Q.1S) A rectangular pool measuring 6m x 3m x 7m  is half filled with water. A boy pours 5000 litres of water over and above the already filled water in the tank. Calculate the new height of the water after the pouring in the pool. (3 Marks)


Q.2A) A sum of money is shared among three children; A gets $50, B gets $60 and C gets $75 each. If D gets equal to what A gets calculate the initial sum of money to be distributed. (2 Marks)

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