Question

HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
1. At an auction, a woman's ring and a jewellery box with a
hand-painted ceramic top are on sale for 200. The
jewellery box is valued at 190 more than the ring. How
much is the ring worth?
[Hint : B + R = 200, B = R + 190 R= 5]
2. Mr. Somnath has 14 fruit trees. He has 1 apricot tree
and 1 pear tree, and the rest are divided evenly among
apple, peach, and plum trees. Last Thursday,
Mr. Somnath picked 6 apples from each apple tree,
10 plums from each plum tree, 3 peaches from each
peach tree, and 4 pears from the pear tree. How many
pieces of fruit did he pick last Thursday ?
12
= 4.
Hint : No. of apples, peaches and plums
3
n
Kind of
tree
Number
of trees
Picked fruits
from each
tree
Total no. of
trees picked on
last thursday
1
0
0
1
4
4
Apricot
Pear
Apple
Peach
4
6
24
12
4
3
Plum
4
10
40
Total
14
80​

Answer 1

Explanation:

HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills

1. At an auction, a woman's ring and a jewellery box with a

hand-painted ceramic top are on sale for 200. The

jewellery box is valued at 190 more than the ring. How

much is the ring worth?

[Hint : B + R = 200, B = R + 190 R= 5]

2. Mr. Somnath has 14 fruit trees. He has 1 apricot tree

and 1 pear tree, and the rest are divided evenly among

apple, peach, and plum trees. Last Thursday,

Mr. Somnath picked 6 apples from each apple tree,

10 plums from each plum tree, 3 peaches from each

peach tree, and 4 pears from the pear tree. How many

pieces of fruit did he pick last Thursday ?

12

= 4.

Hint : No. of apples, peaches and plums

3

n

Kind of

tree

Number

of trees

Picked fruits

from each

tree

Total no. of

trees picked on

last thursday

1

0

0

1

4

4

Apricot

Pear

Apple

Peach

4

6

24

12

4

3

Plum

4

10

40

Total

14

80