Question:

Solve the following word problems.

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 105

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 106

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 107

2. Kantabai bought Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 109 kg tea and 5 kg sugar from a shop. She paid Rs 50 as return fare for rickshaw. Total expense was Rs 700. Then she realised that by ordering online the goods can be bought with free home delivery at the same price. So next month she placed the order online for 2 kg tea and 7 kg sugar. She paid Rs 880 for that. Find the rate of sugar and tea per kg.

3. To find number of notes that Anushka had, complete the following activity

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 111

 

4. Sum of the present ages of Manish and Savita is 31. Manish’s age 3 years ago was 4 times the age of Savita. Find their present ages.

Solution:

 

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 113

5. In a factory the ratio of salary of skilled and unskilled workers is 5: 3. Total salary of one day of both of them is ₹ 720. Find daily wages of skilled and unskilled workers.

6. Places A and B are 30 km apart and they are on a straight road. Hamid travels from A to B on bike. At the same time Joseph starts from B on bike, travels towards A. They meet each other after 20 minutes. If Joseph would have started from B at the same time but in the opposite direction (instead of towards A) Hamid would have caught him after 3 hours. Find the speed of Hamid and Joseph.

 

Answer:
Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 105

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 108

2. Kantabai bought  kg tea and 5 kg sugar from a shop. She paid Rs 50 as return fare for rickshaw. Total expense was Rs 700. Then she realised that by ordering online the goods can be bought with free home delivery at the same price. So next month she placed the order online for 2 kg tea and 7 kg sugar. She paid Rs 880 for that. Find the rate of sugar and tea per kg.

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 110

3. To find number of notes that Anushka had, complete the following activity

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 111

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 112

4. Sum of the present ages of Manish and Savita is 31. Manish’s age 3 years ago was 4 times the age of Savita. Find their present ages.

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 113

5. In a factory the ratio of salary of skilled and unskilled workers is 5: 3. Total salary of one day of both of them is ₹ 720. Find daily wages of skilled and unskilled workers.

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 114
Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 115

6. Places A and B are 30 km apart and they are on a straight road. Hamid travels from A to B on bike. At the same time Joseph starts from B on bike, travels towards A. They meet each other after 20 minutes. If Joseph would have started from B at the same time but in the opposite direction (instead of towards A) Hamid would have caught him after 3 hours. Find the speed of Hamid and Joseph.

Solution:

Maharashtra Board Solutions for Class 10 Maths Part 1 Chapter1 - Image 116

About Us

At AI Shiksha, we are driven by a singular mission – to democratize access to artificial intelligence education. We believe that AI is a transformative force that has the power to shape the future, and we are committed to making this cutting-edge technology accessible to everyone.