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An airplane travelled a distance of 400 km at an average speed of x km/hr. On the return journey, the speed was increased by 40 km/hr. Write down an expression for the time taken for the onward journey.

Important Questions on Solving (Simple) Problems (Based On Quadratic Equations)

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An aeroplane traveled a distance of 400 km at an average speed of x km/hr. On the return journey, the speed was increased by 40 km/hr. Write down an expression for the time taken for:

the return journey.
 

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Rs 6,500 was divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 persons more, each would have gotRs 30 less. Find the original number of persons
 
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A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 1500 km away in time,it has to increase its speed by 250km/hr from its usual speed. Find its usual speed.
 
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Two trains leave a railway station at the same time. The first train travels due west and the second train due north. The first train travels 5 km/hr faster than the second train. If after 2 hours, they are 50 km apart, find the speed of each train.

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The sum S of first n even natural numbers is given by the relation S = n(n + 1). Find n, if the sum is 420.
 
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The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages (in years) was 124. Determine their present ages.


 

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In an auditorium, seats were arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows was equal to the number of seats in each row. When the
number of rows was doubled and the number of seats in each row was reduced by 10, the total number of seats increased by 300. Find:

the number of rows in the original arrangement
 

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10th ICSE
IMPORTANT

In an auditorium, seats were arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows was equal to the number of seats in each row. When the number of rows was doubled and the number of seats in each row was reduced by 10, then total number of seats increased by 300. Find the number of seat in the auditorium after re-arrangement.