Unitary Method

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Unitary Method: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Unitary Method, Deducing Unitary Method from Proportions, Importance of Unitary Method & Solving Word Problems on Unitary Method etc.

Important Questions on Unitary Method

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Today my father has bought 4 kg of potatoes for Rs. 44. How much money would he have spent if he would have bought 10 kg of potatoes?

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It takes 45 min. to reach a distance of 3 km. with goods loaded in the van. How much time will take to transport the goods in the van to a place 4 km away?

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A participant takes 12 minutes to finish a cycling race of 6 km. How much time would the participant have taken if the race was 7 km, considering he cycled at the same speed?

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A jeep takes 2 hrs from my place to my maternal uncle's place. But it takes 6 hrs from my place to uncle's place. If the distance of my place from my maternal uncle's place is 80 km, then what is the distance of my uncle's place from my place?

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In a place, food is stored for the consumption of 40 people in 190 days. After 30 days, 8 people leave. How many days will the stored food last for the remaining people?

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Number of people Length of the road(km) Number of days
40 8 12
? 12 6

Find the missing value.

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Number of people Everyday work(hr) Number of days
50 8 12
60 ? 16

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One wheel travels 170 m in 51 turns. How many turns will it need to cover 1700 m distance?

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In an educational camp there are 250 students. They have stored food for 30 days. After 17 days of camping, 25 more students come in. Now how many days will the stored food last?

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Let's write the problem in words and solve them.

Number of cows Number of days
1200 50
1200+300  

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Let's write the problem in words and solve them.

Number of people Number of days
3200 160
3200+800  

 

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Number of people Number of Days Income (Rs)
15 30 9000
75 5 ?
Find the missing number using unitary method.

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In 200 days 14 pump machines can pump 28000 litres of water. How much water can 20 pump machine pump in 125 days?

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In a poultry for 4000 hens, food for 250 days was stored. But 1000 more hens were brought in. For how long will the stored food last now?

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4 people working 6 hours a day can do a work in 14 days. In how many days can 7 people, working 3 hours a day, finish the job.

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8 tailors take 20 days to finish the work. But to finish off this work early 2 new tailors were brought in. Now in how many days they will finish the work?

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To make a road 16 people are paid 3200 in 10 days. If 24 people work for 8 days how much has to be paid?

If the answer is X , then write the value X in the given box.

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If 7 people earn Rs. 4200 in 12 days then how much will 8 people earn in 9 days?

If the answer is X , then write the value X in the given box.

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To participate in a science exhibition, 200 students were kept in the school. Food for 10 days was stored for them. 50 more students came to stay in the school. How long will the stored food last for all the students?

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Number of people

Everyday work (hrs)

Time(Days)
5 8 9
3 4 ?

If the answer is X days , then write the value X in the given box.