Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 8 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 5 : 4. If the number of boys is 9 more than the number of girls, then number of boys is 9.

If the sum of two consecutive numbers is 93 and one of them is x, then the other number is 93 – x.

Rs. 13500 are to be distributed among Salma, Kiran and Jenifer in such a way that Salma gets Rs. 1000 more than Kiran and Jenifer gets Rs. 500 more than Kiran. Find the money received by Jenifer.

Kaustubh had 60 flowers. He offered some flowers in a temple and found that the ratio of the number of remaining flowers to that of flowers in the beginning is 3:5. Find the number of flowers offered by him in the temple.

The sum of three consecutive even natural numbers is 48. Find the greatest of these numbers.

The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers is 69. Find the prime number out of these numbers.

The sum of three consecutive numbers is 156. Find the number which is a multiple of 13 out of these numbers.

Two equal sides of a triangle are each 4 m less than three times the third side. Find the dimensions of the triangle, if its perimeter is 55 m.

Anima left one-half of her property to her daughter, one-third to her son and donated the rest to an educational institute. If the donation was worth Rs. 1,00,000, how much money did Anima have?

The sum of four consecutive integers is 266. What are the integers?

Hamid has three boxes of different fruits. Box A weighs `2 1/2` kg more than Box B and Box C weighs `10 1/4` kg more than Box B. The total weight of the three boxes is `48 3/4` kg. How many kilograms (kg) does Box A weigh?

The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 cm. If its length is increased by 10% and its breadth is decreased by 20%, we get the same perimeter. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.

A man was engaged as typist for the month of February in 2009. He was paid Rs. 500 per day but Rs. 100 per day were deducted for the days he remained absent. He received Rs. 9,100 as salary for the month. For how many days did he work?

A lady went to a bank with Rs. 1,00,000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes in return. She got 175 currency notes in all. Find the number of each kind of currency notes.

There are 40 passengers in a bus, some with Rs. 3 tickets and remaining with Rs. 10 tickets. The total collection from these passengers is Rs. 295. Find how many passengers have tickets worth Rs. 3?

An employee works in a company on a contract of 30 days on the condition that he will receive Rs. 120 for each day he works and he will be fined Rs. 10 for each day he is absent. If he receives Rs. 2300 in all, for how many days did he remain absent?

Kusum buys some chocolates at the rate of Rs. 10 per chocolate. She also buys an equal number of candies at the rate of Rs. 5 per candy. She makes a 20% profit on chocolates and 8% profit on candies. At the end of the day, all chocolates and candies are sold out and her profit is Rs. 240. Find the number of chocolates purchased.

A steamer goes downstream and covers the distance between two ports in 5 hours while it covers the same distance upstream in 6 hours. If the speed of the stream is 1 km/hr, find the speed of the steamer in still water.

Distance between two places A and B is 210 km. Two cars start simultaneously from A and B in opposite direction and distance between them after 3 hours is 54 km. If speed of one car is less than that of other by 8 km/hr, find the speed of each.

A carpenter charged Rs. 2500 for making a bed. The cost of materials used is Rs. 1100 and the labour charges are Rs. 200/hr. For how many hours did the carpenter work?