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CONTENTS

A. Syllabus 2
B. Project Work 4
C. Assignments
(1) Rational Numbers 6
(2) Squares and Square Roots 8
(3) Cubes and Cube Roots 10
(4) Exponents and Powers 12
(5) Algebraic Expressions and Identities 14
(6) Mensuration 17
(7) Data Handling 22
(8) Direct and Inverse Proportions 25
(9) Comparing Quantities 27
(10) Understanding Quadrilaterals 30
(11) Linear Equations in One Variable 32
(12) Introduction to Graphs 34
(13) Practical geometry 37
(14) Factorization 39
D. Question Bank for the First Term Examination 40
E. Question Bank for Annual Examination. 46
F Multiple choice questions 51
G. Sample Paper for the First Term Examination 55
H. Answers 59

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Syllabus
April – May:
Rational Numbers – Chapter 1
● Properties of rational numbers.
● Representation of rational numbers on the number line
● To insert rational numbers between any two given rational numbers
Activity: Rational Number Pyramid
Squares and Square roots – Chapter 6
● Squares and square roots
● Square roots using factor method, division method and inspection method for
numbers containing
(a) no more than total four digits.
(b) no more than two decimal places .
Cubes and cube roots – Chapter 7
● Cubes and cube roots for numbers containing three digits.
Activity: Tangram activity on square roots and cube roots.

July:
Exponents and Powers –Chapter 12
● Integers as exponents
● Laws of exponents with integral powers
● Introduction to rational exponents
Algebraic Expressions and Identities – Chapter 9
● Multiplication and division (coefficient should be integers)
● Identities - , , ,
Activity: Paper cutting pasting activity for ( a+b )2
Identity is proved using the concept of area that ‘ab’ represents the area of a
rectangle whose dimensions are a, b.
August:
Mensuration– Chapter11
● Area of a trapezium and a polygon.
● Concept of volume, measurement of volume using a basic unit
● Volume and capacity of a cube, cuboid and cylinder.
● Surface area of a cube, cuboid and cylinder.
Activities: (i) Derivation of formulae of SA of cube, cuboid and cylinder using nets.
(ii) YouTube video on ‘Gift Wrapping’ which involves the concept of SA.
Data handling – Chapter5
● Reading bar-graphs.
● Arranging a raw data into an ungrouped data, representation as a bar graph.
● Grouped data and its representation as a histogram (up to Ex. 5.1).
Activity: Hands on activities to collect data from their day to day life and draw a
Histogram for it.
Revision for the First Term Examination.

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September-October:
Data handling – Chapter5
● Simple Pie charts with reasonable data numbers.
Activity: Hands on activities to collect data from their day to day life and draw Pie Chart for
it.

Direct and Inverse Proportions –Chapter 13

● Simple and direct word problems

November:
Comparing Quantities – Chapter 8
● Percentages, profit and loss, discount, tax.
● Word problems.
● Difference between simple and compound interest (compounded yearly upto 3
Years or half yearly)
Understanding Quadrilaterals – Chapter 3
● Properties of quadrilaterals – angle sum property (by verification)
● Properties of parallelogram (by verification)
● Properties of rectangle, rhombus and square
Activities: Verification of properties of quadrilaterals with the help of Geogebra.
December:
Linear Equations in one variable – Chapter2
● Solving equations and word problems.
● January:
Introduction to graphs – Chapter15
● Axes (same units), Cartesian Plane.
● Plotting points for different kind of situations(perimeter Vs length of squares,
area as a function of side of a square, plotting of multiples of different
numbers, simple interest Vs number of years etc.)
● Reading and drawing conclusions from the graphs
Activity: Drawing Cartoon Characters by plotting points in the Cartesian plane (manually as
well as using Geogebra)
Practical Geometry – Chapter4
● Given four sides and one diagonal
● Three sides and two diagonals
● Three sides and two included angles
● Two adjacent sides and three angles
February:
Factorization – Chapter 14
Factorization of the form:a(x+y), (x+a)(x+b) and using the three basic identities.
Activity: Crossword puzzle on Factorisation
Revision for Final Exam.

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Investigative Mathematics Project (Group Project)

• Investigate the allotted topic and collect interesting and useful information on it.
• Present the information as an album.(One album from each group)
• Each group will present their work in front of class.
• It is compulsory for each student to work on the project, as it will be assessed for the
first term.

Topics for the Project:

1) TESSELATIONS
● Define Tessellations (tiling)
● Types of Tessellations- regular, semi-regular
● Tessellations using polygons
● Process of tessellations-using translation, reflection, rotation
● Tessellations in art, architecture, nature
2) MAGIC SQUARES
Explore the following:
● Define a magic square
● History of magic square
● Types of magic square –ordered, dated etc
● Methods to make magic squares
3) VEDIC MATHS
Vedic Mathematics is the name given to the ancient system of Indian Mathematics
which was rediscovered from the Vedas. Explore some techniques related to concepts
you are familiar with (e.g. squares/square roots, cubes/cube roots, algebraic identities,
multiplication of two-digit and three-digit numbers etc).
4) PYTHAGORAS THEOREM
Explore five visual proofs of Pythagoras Theorem. Include some proofs which involve
paper folding or paper cutting.
5) MATH WITH ORIGAMY:
● History of Origamy and paper folding
● Using Origamy to make different 2-D and 3-D mathematical models.
● Exploring mathematical concepts involved in origami like fractions, geometry, etc.
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT
✓ Project should reflect the mathematics involved.
✓ Album should comprise of 13-15 pages. All information to be handwritten.
✓ Computer print-outs only for pictures to support your written work.
✓ Original and innovative ideas will be appreciated.
✓ Each project must include Index and Bibliography.
✓ There will be negative marking for the delay in submission of the project.
✓ Every student will score the work of their group members and submit individually.
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REFERENCES :
o www.cut-the-knot.org
o www.mathforum.org
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry
o http://mathforum.org/mathmagic/4-6/cycle.004.doc
o https://www.exploratorium.edu/geometryplayground/Activities/GP_Activitie
s_6-8/ExploringTessellations_%206-8_v4.pdf
o http://www.geocities.com/~harveyh/magicsquare.htm

RUBRIC for the assessment of Project:

Category Score 4 Score 3 Score 2

Content is well The overall Content is not logically
organized using organization of topics organized.
ORGANISATION
headlines to group is not up to the mark.
related material.
Covers topic in depth Covers topics without Some important facts
with details and providing details and seem to be missing and
MATHEMATICAL
examples. Subject examples. Subject there are 1-2 factual
CONTENT
knowledge is excellent. knowledge is errors.
sufficient.
Work has been Work has been Work is presented in a
presented in a very presented in a creative casual manner.
CREATIVITY
creative and visually manner.
appealing manner.
Very well presented Good presentation Satisfactory
PRESENTATION
Presentation
PEER If the person did his If person did less than If person did a lot less
OBSERVATION share of work his share of work than his share of work

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Assignment – 1
RATIONAL NUMBERS

1. Write four rational numbers between: a) b) and

2. Write 10 rational numbers between .

3. Multiply by the reciprocal of .

4. Using appropriate properties evaluate the following, also name the property used.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

5. Add the multiplicative inverse of to the additive inverse of .

6. Subtract the multiplicative inverse of from additive inverse of .

7. Multiply the additive inverse of by the negative of multiplicative inverse of .

8. Represent on the same number line.

9. Represent on the same number line.

10. Represent the following numbers on the number line:

a) b) c) d)
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11. Nine times the multiplicative inverse of a rational number equals six times the reciprocal of
seventeen. Find the rational number.

12. Additive inverse of x is same as multiplicative inverse of . Find x.

13. What rational numbers do P and Q represent in each case?

Web Resources
● http://tinyurl.com/weird-number
● http://tinyurl.com/rational-no-line
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hYeS8I9zQ
Fraction Puzzle
Can you arrange the numerals 1 to 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) in a single fraction that equals
exactly 1/3 (one third)?
Example that doesn't work: 7192/38456 = 0.187
A Matter of Denominator

A fraction has the denominator greater than its numerator by 6. But if you add 8 to the

denominator, the value of the fraction would then become . Can you find this fraction??
What were you doing when the lights went out?

Last time there was load shedding in Calcutta, I was reading a very interesting book and I could
not stop. My neighbor Parveen gave me two candles and assured me that I could manage with
them.
Though the candles were of the same length, Parveen told me that one candle would burn for
four hours and the other for five hours.
After I had been reading for some time I put the candles out as the lights came on again. And I
noticed that what remained of one candle was exactly four times the length of what was left of
other.
Can you find out just how long those two candles were burning?
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Assignment – 2
Squares and Square roots
1. Using the properties of squares state which of the following are not perfect squares. Give
reasons to support your answer. a) 1296 b) 1000 c) 373758 d) 22034087
2. Find the square roots of the following using prime factorization method:
a) 11664 b) 47089 c) 1764
3. Find the smallest number by which 180 must be multiplied so that it becomes a perfect
square. Also find the square root of the new number.
4. Find the smallest number by which 9408 must be divided so that it becomes a perfect
square. Also find the square root of the perfect square so obtained.
5. Express 64 as the sum of consecutive odd integers starting from 1.
6. How many numbers are between squares of 15 and 16?

7. The area of a square field is Find the perimeter of the square filed.
8. Find the square root using inspection method: a) 9801 b) 2304
9. Find the square root using long division method: a)150.0625 b) 54756 c) 0.053361
10. Find the least number which must be subtracted from 18265 to make it a perfect square.
11. Find the smallest number which must be added to 4515600 to make it a perfect square.
12. Find the smallest number of four digits which is a perfect square.
13. Find the greatest number of six digits which is a perfect square.
14. Find the square root of 12.0068 correct to two decimal places.
15. Find the square root of 11 upto two places of decimal.

Web Resources
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● http://tinyurl.com/square-even
● http://tinyurl.com/square-pairs
● http://tinyurl.com/square-puzzle-pears
● http://tinyurl.com/squareroot-test

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Squaring numbers in the 200s- Calculation Trick

1. Choose a number in the 200s (practice with numbers under 210, then progress to larger
ones).
2. The first digit of the square is 4: 4 _ _ _ _
3. The next two digits will be 4 times the last 2 digits: _ X X _ _
4. The last two places will be the square of the last digit: _ _ _ X X

Example:

1. If the number to be squared is 206:

2. The first digit is 4: 4 _ _ _ _
3. The next two digits are 4 times the last digit:
4 × 6 = 24: _ 2 4 _ _
4. Square the last digit: 6 × 6 = 36: _ _ _ 3 6
5. So 206 × 206 = 42436.

For larger numbers work right to left:

1. Square the last two digits (keep the carry): _ _ _ X X

2. 4 times the last two digits + carry: _ X X _ _
3. Square the first digit + carry: X _ _ _ _

See the pattern?

4. If the number to be squared is 225:

5. Square last two digits (keep carry):
25x25 = 625 (keep 6): _ _ _ 2 5
6. 4 times the last two digits + carry:
4x25 = 100; 100+6 = 106 (keep 1): _ 0 6 _ _
7. Square the first digit + carry:
2x2 = 4; 4+1 = 5: 5 _ _ _ _

So 225 × 225 = 50625.

Now find the squares of 207, 223, 256 and verify your answer using calculator.

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Assignment – 3
Cubes and cube roots

1. Using prime factorization method, check if the following are perfect cubes.
a) 1728 b) 675
2. What is the smallest number by which 392 must be multiplied so that the product is a
perfect cube?
3. What is the smallest number by which 8640 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect
cube?
4. If one side of a cube is 13m, find its volume.
5. The volume of a cube is 512 cubic meters. Find the length of the side of the cube.
6. Find the cube roots of the following:
a) −125 X − 3375 b) –456533 c) 9 X − 8232 d) –5832000
7. Find the cube root of:

a) b) c) d) 32.768
8. Find the cube roots of the following numbers by finding their units and tens digit:
a) 389017 b) 91125 c) 110592 d) 46656
9. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:4. The sum of their cubes is 33957. Find the numbers.

10. Evaluate: a) b)

c)

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CODING and DECODING

You can make secret codes by letting numbers represent letters of the alphabet. We can let:
Vowels: A=6, E=8, I=4, O=2, U=10,
*=0(ZERO)
Consonants: B=1, C=3, D=5, F=7, G=9, H=11, J=13, K=15,
L=17, M=19, N=21, P=23, Q=25, R=27, S=29, T=31, V=33, W=35, X=37,
Y=39, Z=41
CODING
So, to Code the word CAT, we find the numbers for each letter.
Look up C. C=3. Look up A. A=6. Look up T. T=31.
So, CAT is 3 6 31.
DECODING
Now let’s decode a word and see what we get. Decode 5 2 9:
What is 5? 5=D. What is 2? 2=O. What is 9? 9=G. So, 5 2 9is DOG!

A) Code the following words:

SPOON MATH COMPUTER

B) Decode the following words:

23 8 21

8 27 6 29 8 27

29 8 3 27 8 31
C) Code the name of your school.

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Assignment - 4
Exponents and Powers

1. Simplify:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
2. Simplify using law of exponents:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. Evaluate:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. By what number should be multiplied so that the product is ?

5. By what number should be divided so that the quotient is ?

6. Find the value of x in each of the following:

(a) (b) (c)

7. Find the value of y in each case:

8. Express the following numbers in the standard form:

(a) 162000000 (b) 0.00000078 (c) 0.0000342
9. Write the following numbers in the usual form:
(a) (b)
10. Fill in the circles:

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11. Use the properties of exponents to verify that each statement is true.

Web Resources
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● http://tinyurl.com/livebinders-exponents

BRAIN TEASERS

The Biggest Number:

Can you name the biggest number that can be written with four 1s?

Biggest Number:
What is the biggest number that can be expressed in three figures?
A Three Digital Problem:

By using only the digits 9, 9, 9 can you make:

a) 1 b) 4 c) 6 ?
You can adopt mathematical processes such as

Number Sequence

What is special about the following number sequence?

8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2,0

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Assignment – 5
Algebraic Expressions and Identities

1. Simplify using suitable identities:

2
x 2 
( −2 a + 3b2 − c )
2
(a) (b)  − y − 4z 
2 3 
2. Evaluate each of the following using a suitable identity:

(a) 303 × 305 (b) 298 × 310 (c) 102 2 (d) 132 2 − 122 2
198 × 198 − 102 × 102
(e) 9.9 2 (f) 14.7x15.3 (g)
96
3. Simplify: ( − a + 2 b + c ) − ( a − 2 b + c )
2 2

4. ( )
Subtract the sum of 7 y 2 − y − 21 and 3y(y − 2 ) from the product of ( y − 2 ) and ( y + 7 )

( )
5. Simplify: (i) 3 x 2 ( x − 2 ) − 8 x x 2 − 2 x − 1 + 5 and find its value when x = −2 .

(ii) 2 x 2 ( 3 x + 2 ) − 5 x ( x − 4 ) + 4 x + 7 and find its value when x = −1 .

6. Find the value of (x 2

+ y 2 ) if x + y =
12 and xy = 14 .

7. If 16 x + 25 y =
401 , xy = 1 . Find 4 x + 5 y .
2 2

1 1 1
8. If  x +  = 4 , find the value of (i )  x 2 + 2  and (ii )  x 4 + 4 
 x  x   x 

1 1 1
9. If  a −  = 5 , find the value of (i )  a 2 + 2  and (ii )  a 4 + 4 
 a  a   a 

3 2
10. Multiply ( 2 x − 5x − x + 2) by (x 2 − 5)
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● http://tinyurl.com/algebraic-identity3

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Algebra Terms Crossword Puzzle Clues

The numbers in parentheses show how many spaces are used for each of the two words in the
solution. Example: In Across 12 (7, 6) means there are two words. The first word is seven letters
(COMPLEX) and the second word is six letters (NUMBERS) long.
Across

1. The number before a variable in a term.

3. A polynomial that has two terms (ex: 5x + 3).
9. A polynomial with three terms.
10. A real number that is not a rational number (ex: the square root of two or pi). (10, 7)
12. The set of all numbers in the form a + bi where b may or may not be zero. (7, 6)
13. Two or more terms that have the same variable and exponent are ___ ___. (4, 5)
14. A single number without a variable.
Down

2. If b does not equal zero, then a + bi is called a ____ ____. (9, 6)

4. A polynomial that has one term (ex: 12m).
5. A memory aid to remember how to multiply two binomials.
6. An answer that appears to be a solution, but does not work in the original equation, such as
making a denominator a zero in the original equation. (10, 8)
7. When the product of two irrational or imaginary numbers equals a rational number, then the
two factors are called _______.
8. Equations with solving strategies such as using the odd-root property, even-root property, or
raising each side of the equation to a power. (7, 9)
11. If a equals b squared, then b is a ____ ____ of a. (6, 4

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❖ Rock Paper Scissors Answer: Anjali wins 7 and loses 3 in total.

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Assignment - 6
Mensuration
1. Find the altitude of a triangular region whose base is 28 m and the area is 224 sq m.
2. The area of a rhombus is 119 sq cm and its perimeter is 56 cm. Find its altitude.
3. The height of a parallelogram is one third its base. If its area is 108 sq cm, find the base and
the height.
4. The area of a trapezium is 105 cm2, and its height is 7cm. If one of the parallel sides is
longer than the other by 6 cm, find the two parallel sides.
5. The diagonal of a quadrilateral is 30 m in length and the perpendiculars to it from the
opposite vertices are 6.8 m and 9.6 m. Find the area of the quadrilateral.
6. The ratio of parallel sides of a trapezium is 3:4. The distance between them is 4 cm. If area
of trapezium is 42 , find the lengths of parallel sides.
7. ABCD is a parallelogram in which DC = 40 cm, and AE = 16 cm. If the area of
parallelogram is , find DE and BC.

8. The total surface area of a cube is 216 square cm. Find its volume.
9. The diameter of a roller 120 cm long is 84cm. If it takes 500 complete revolutions to level a
playground, find the cost of leveling it at 75 paise per square metre.
10. Find the number of coins 1.5 cm in diameter and 0.2 cm thick to be melted to form a right
circular cylinder of height 5 cm and diameter 4.5 cm.
11. A roller 2.5 m in length, 1.75 m in radius when rolled on a road was found to cover the
area of 5500 sq m. How many revolutions did it make?
12. What happens to the volume of a cylinder if its height is doubled and the radius remains
the same?
13. How does the volume of a cylinder get changed if its radius is doubled and the height
remains the same?

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14. Three cubes, each measuring 4 cm are joined end to end. Find (i) the volume of the
resulting cuboid (ii) the surface area of the resulting cuboid (iii) Is the surface area of the
cuboid equal to the surface area of the three separate cubes.

15. A rectangular vessel is full of water. If the water is poured into an

empty cylindrical vessel of radius 10 cm, what will be the height of water in the
cylindrical tank?

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Test your math vocabulary in this mathematics crossword puzzle.

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Across

3.The result in multiplication (7)

5. Approximately equal to 3.1415 (2)
7. Number added to another in addition (6)
9. The bottom number in division (7)
10. A positive or negative whole number (7)
12. A sign used in subtraction (5)
13. Amount of space taken up by a 3D object (6)
18. 1/2 or 3/4, for example (8)
20. This shape has all points the same distance from its center (6)
21. The 3 or the 2 in 3 X 2 = 6 (6)

22.Is identical in value (6)

23. Figure formed by two lines extending from the same point (5)
24. Take away (8)

Down

1. This shape comes in scalene, equilateral, or 15-Down varieties (8)

3. Angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees is this (6)
4. Longer dimension of a rectangle (6)
5. ____ sign, +, is used in addition (4)
6. Sharing a pie between friends requires this kind of operation (8)
8. No Clue
11. To determine the product (8)
14. A gram, a foot or 87 degrees (7)
15. A three-sided figure having two equal sides (9)
16. The answer in a division problem (8)
17. A quadrilateral with four sides equal (6)
19. An angle measuring less than 90 degrees (5)

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Solution to mathematics crossword puzzle

❖ Count the red beads answer: 55

❖ Count the triangles answer:44

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Assignment – 7
Data Handling
1. Construct a frequency distribution table and a histogram for the following weights ( in
grams) of 35 apples using equal class intervals, one of them being 40 – 45:
30, 40, 45, 32, 43, 50, 55, 62, 70, 70 , 61, 62, 53, 52, 42, 35, 37, 53, 55,
65, 70, 73, 74, 45, 46, 58, 59, 60, 62, 74, 34, 35, 70, 68
i) What is the class mark of the class interval 40 – 45?
ii) What is the range of the above weights?
iii) How many classes are there?
2. The monthly savings ( in rupees) of 32 salaried persons are:
420, 400, 600, 500, 460, 400, 500, 520, 620, 720, 620, 660, 460, 560, 520, 580, 520, 700,
600, 660, 560, 400, 500, 420, 420, 800, 600, 500, 860, 700, 620, 520.
Construct a frequency distribution table and a histogram with one of the class intervals as
400 – 500.
3. The following table gives the number of different fruits kept in a hamper:

Type of fruit Mangoes Apples Oranges Coconuts Bananas

Number 26 30 21 5 8

Represent the above data by a pie- chart.

4. The marks obtained by Sunil in an examination are given. Represent the given data by a pie
chart.
Subject English Hindi Mathematics Science Social Studies

Marks obtained 75 105 90 120 150

5. If the pie chart representing the number of students opting for various streams of study out
of a total of 1650 students, the central angle of the sector representing science is 48º, what is
the actual number of students opting for science?
6. In the month of May, a household spent Rs. 7200 on different items as given below.

Item Food Clothing House Rent Education Miscellaneous

Amount spent (Rs) 4000 600 1200 400 1000

Represent the above data by a pie- chart

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7. The pie chart below shows the result of a survey carried out to find the modes of travel
used by children to go to school. Study the pie chart and answer the related questions.

8.

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Web Resources

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● http://tinyurl.com/histograms8
● http://tinyurl.com/class-interval

Rock Paper Scissors

In the game of Rock Paper Scissors, each of two players picks rock, paper, or scissors. On a
count of three, each player puts down a fist, which means rock, a flat hand, which means paper,
or two fingers in a "V," which means scissors. The following rules decide the winner:

● Rock breaks scissors, so rock wins.

● Scissors cut paper, so scissors wins.
● Paper covers rock, so paper wins.

If both players do the same thing, the game is a tie.

Anjali and Vasudha played Rock Paper Scissors 10 times. Anjali used three rocks, six scissors,
and one paper. Vasudha used two rocks, four scissors, and four papers. There was never a tie
and the order in which Anjali and Vasudha used rocks, papers, and scissors is unknown. Who
won, and how many wins did he or she have?

Brain Teasers
Count the red beads:

Colored beads are placed in the following order: 1 red, 1green; then 2 red,2green; then 3 red, 3
green; and so on. In all, how many of the first 100 beads are red?

Count the triangles:

Avi uses 11 toothpicks to form a row of 5 attached triangles, as shown. Suppose he continues
this pattern, using 89 toothpicks in all. What is the total number of triangles formed?

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Assignment - 8
Direct and Inverse proportions

1. I earn Rs. 1645 per week. In how many days will I earn Rs. 3760?

2. If 32 men can dig a playground in 15 days, in how many days can 20 men dig the same
playground?

3. In 10 days, the earth picks up pounds of dust from the atmosphere. How much dust
it will pick up in 45 days?

4. 18 men can reap a field in 35 days. For reaping the same field in 15 days, how many more men
are required?

5. Arun has just enough money to buy 25 cycles worth Rs. 500 each. How many cycles he will be
able to buy, if the cost of each cycle increases by Rs. 125?

6. A car travels 432 km on 48 litres of petrol. How far would it travel on 22 litres of petrol?

7. A hostel has enough food for 1200 students for 25 days. However, some students went on a
vacation and the food lasted for 30 days. How many students went away?

8. If 52 bars of soap weigh 26 kg, find the weight of 312 bars of soap of the same kind.

9. An army camp has food for 600 soldiers for 42 days. If 200 soldiers are shifted to another camp,
then for how much time will the food last?

10. Raghu has enough money to buy 72 machines worth Rs. 2000 each. How many machines can
he buy if he gets a discount of Rs. 200 on each machine?

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BRAIN TEASER

Arrange the eight dominoes shown above to form a four-by-four square in which the number of
dots in each row and column is the same.
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Solution to Dominoes Brain teaser

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Assignment No. 9
Comparing Quantities

1. A dealer buys 40 kg of rice at Rs. 6.25 per kg and 30 kg at Rs. 7 per kg.At what rate per kg
should he sell the mixture so as to gain 5% on the whole ?

2. Sonam bought a mobile phone for Rs. 5100, after a getting a discount of 15%. What was the
Marked price of the phone?

3. By selling a saree for Rs. 322, a shopkeeper gains 15%. At what price should he sell the saree
so as to make a profit of 25% ?

4. Mohan sells two tables for Rs. 924 each. He makes a profit of 20% on one and a loss of 20%
on the second table.Find his overall gain or loss percent.

5. A chair was sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs. 45 more, the profit would have
been 25%. Find the CP of the chair.

6. Find the bill amount of a saree, if its selling price is Rs.3450 and a 12% VAT is to be charged.

7. A shopkeeper charged Rs 1242 for a fan which includes 8% VAT on it. Find the price of the fan
without VAT.

8. Find the compound interest on Rs. 8000 at 15% p.a. for years, interest compounded
annually.

9. Find the principal, if the compound interest payable annually at 10% p.a. for 3 years is
Rs. 331.

10. At what rate percent will Rs. 4000 amount to Rs. 4410 in 2 years when compounded
annually.

11. The value of a TV set is Rs 20,000. If the depreciation rate is 10%, find its value after 3 years.

12. Find the compound interest on Rs. 125000 for years at 12% p.a. if interest is compounded
half yearly.

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TANGRAM ACTIVITY

AIM: To make a set of tangram and then find the area of each piece.

MATERIAL REQUIRED:

1. Cardboard of size (10 X 10 cm)

2. Geometry box

WHAT IS A TANGRAM?

This puzzle evolved when a man named Tan dropped a square tile on the floor and it broke into
seven pieces. When he tried to put them back together to form a square, He found it was
possible to make several shapes and figures using all seven pieces.

PROCEDURE:
Do the following geometric construction on cardboard to make the set of tangram:
1. Take a squared cardboard of size, say (10 X 10cm), and name it as ABCD.
2. Draw the diagonal AC.
3. Label the midpoints of AB and BC as E and F respectively. Join EF.
4. Label the midpoint of EF as G. Join GD.
5. Construct a line segment perpendicular to AC from point E.
6. Construct a line segment from G to AC, parallel to BC, meeting AC at H.
7. Name the pieces using numbers 1 to 7 as shown in the given figure.
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CONCLUSION:
Various geometrical shapes can be made using tangram pieces.
Now, try to make the following figures using tangram:

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Assignment – 10
Understanding Quadrilaterals
1) The perimeter of a parallelogram is 150 cm. One of its sides is greater than the other by
25cm. Find the length of all the sides of the parallelogram.

2) Diagonal AC of a rhombus ABCD is equal to one of its sides BC. Find all the angles of
the rhombus.

3) If the diagonals of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 16 cm, find the lengths of each segment
of the diagonal into which they are divided. State the property of parallelogram used.

4) The point of intersection of the diagonals of a quadrilateral divides one of the diagonals
in the ratio 2:3. Can it be a parallelogram? Why?

5) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio , find all the angles of the
quadrilateral.

6) The lengths of the diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus are 6cm and 8cm. Find the length
of each side of the rhombus. Also, find its area.

7) In a square, the lengths of two adjacent sides are (2a – 3) and (a + 6). Find the value of a.
Also, find the length of the diagonal.

8) The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is . How many sides does this
polygon have?

9) The exterior angle of a regular polygon and its adjacent interior angle are in the ratio
. Find the number of sides in the polygon.

10) ABCD is a parallelogram. Find x, y, z. State the properties used.

D yo
2x + 2
C

50o 102o
zo

3x -1
A B

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Geo-Word Search

R T X S D Y Z G D G L M G P T
N J I E A Q E S N S S F S I T
F Q G G O R B L O C T U U G N
Words to Find
N H V M X B T S E B L P B N I
P R G E T D T E T H F F M Q O SQUARE
RECTANGLE
E E P N T C I U L D C A O L P TRIANGLE
N C T T R A K A S G A O H J X OBTUSE
TANGENT
I T A C I K O A M E N D R R D
LINE
L A N G A B W D G E Z A M O S POINT
SEGMENT
B N G K N R P E W G T W Y Y C
RHOMBUS
K G E X G I X X A V M E H U S ACUTE
DIAMETER
A L N P L S Q U A R E D R X I
ANGLE
A E T B E V N P O Q X Q P U S
D R I H K G H Z M C B J H O V
K A C U T E D N Q S D I G H Q

❖ Aunt Helen’s Age answer: 80 years.

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Assignment – 11
Linear Equations in One Variable
1. Solve the following equations:

3x − 1 5 1 2 3 2 y − ( 3y + 4 ) −9
(a) = (b) ( x − 1) − ( x + 1) = (c) =
4 x + 3 11 2 3 4 7 y − ( 2 − 5y ) 58

x  2x 4  x + 2 x−3 x+5 3
(d) − − = (e) − x−
=
3  5 3 5 2 4 4
2. The digit in the tens place of a two-digit number is three times that in the ones place. If the
digits are reversed, the new number will be 36 less than the original number. Find the
number.
3. The numerator of a rational number is less than its denominator by 3. If the numerator
1
becomes three times and the denominator is increased by 20, the new number becomes .
8
Find the original number.
4. The present ages of Parul and Sonia are in the ratio 5:7. If Parul was 9 years older and Sonia
9 years younger, the age of Parul would have been twice the age of Sonia. Find their ages.
5. What same number should be added to each of the numbers 2, 7, 10 and 25 so that they
form a proportion?
6. The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 4cm. If the length is increased by 3cm and
the breadth is increased by 2cm, the new area exceeds the original area by 79 sq cm. Find
the dimensions of the given rectangle.
7. Three prizes are to be distributed in a contest. The value of second prize is five – sixths the
value of the first prize and the value of the third prize is four – fifths that of second prize. If
the total value of three prizes is Rs. 150, find the value of each prize.
8. A purse contains 1-rupee and 2-rupee coins in the ratio 5:4. If the total money in the purse
is Rs. 65, then find the number of 2-rupee coins.
9. Four years ago, the ages of Raju and Rahul were in the ratio 3 : 8 . Five years hence, their
ages will be in the ratio 3 : 5 . Find their present ages.
10. The difference of two positive numbers is 72 and their quotient obtained on dividing one by
the other is 4. Find the numbers.
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Brain Teaser- Aunt Helen’s Age

Nobody knows how old Aunt Helen is but she gave a few hints. She had passed 1/20 of her life
before she started school. She spent 3/20 of her life in school; she worked for 1/10 of her life
before she got married. She was married for 2/5 of her life. Her husband died after 7/10 of her
life.

From reading Uncle Harry's gravestone you find out that she has been a widow for 24 years.

How old is Aunt Helen?

Brain Teaser-Count the pineapples

Four men were shipwrecked on an island. Having no food, they went to work gathering
pineapples. After gathering pineapples, they were tired and all fell asleep. After another while,
one of the men awoke and was very hungry so he ate 1/3 of the pineapples - more than his
proper share. He then went back to sleep. The second man awoke and being hungry, ate 1/3 of
the remaining pineapples and went back to sleep. The third man did the same. When the fourth
man awoke, he took only his rightful share of the remaining pineapples. Then there were 6
pineapples left. How many pineapples did the men gather?

Solution of Fraction Puzzle:

5832/17496 = 1/3

5823/17469 = 1/3 (solution by "Harvey Dale")

Solution of: A Matter of Denominator

Solution of: What were you doing when the lights went out?
The candles must have burnt for three hours and three quarters as one candle had one-sixteenth
of its total length and the other four-sixteenths.

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Assignment – 12
Introduction to graphs
1. Plot the following points on a graph sheet and answer the questions that follow.
a) A(1,1), B(2,2), C(3,3), D(4,4). Will this line pass through the origin?
b) P(4,2), Q(5,3) R(4,6), S(3,0). Do these points form a line?
2. Draw the line passing through (4, 7) and (6, 5). Find the coordinates of the points at which
this line meets the x-axis and y-axis.
3. Ranjit can ride a car constantly at a speed of 60km/hr. Draw a time-distance graph for this
situation. Use it to find
a) the time taken by him to drive 80km.
b) the distance covered by him in two and a half hours.( Hint : Use scale of ‘20’)
4. Draw a graph for the following.
No. of people 10 15 20 25 30
Cost of refreshment 500 750 1000 1250 1500

5. A boy travels on a scooter from A to B to deliver a parcel. His distance from A at different
times is shown by the following graph. Answer the following :
a) How much time did the boy take for the travel?
b) How far is B from A?
c) Did the boy stop on his way? Explain.
d) During which period did he ride fastest?

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6. The following graph shows the temperature of a patient in a hospital recorded every hour.

a) What is the patient’s temperature at 12noon?

b) When was the patient’s temperature 38 ?

c) The patient’s temperature was the same at two times during the periodgiven.
What were these two times?
d) What was the temperature at 9am?
e) During which periods did the patient’s temperature show an upward trend?

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Curious number

Can you order the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 so that they make a number with these characteristics:
it is divisible by 6
and
when the final digit is removed it becomes a 5-figure number divisible by 5
and
when the final digit is removed again it becomes a 4-figure number divisible by 4
and
when this is repeated it becomes a 3-figure number divisible by 3
and
when it is repeated again it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2?
Of course when it is repeated for a last time it will naturally be 1-figure number divisible by 1.

SOLUTION OF BRAIN TEASERS:

The Biggest Number:

Biggest Number:

A Three Digital Problem:

(a) (b) (c)

Number Sequence
It's the numbers 0 through 10 in alphabetical order.

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Assignment - 13
Practical Geometry

1. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB= 5cm, BC=4cm, AD=3cm, CD= 6cm and
BD=5cm.

2. Is it possible to construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB= 3cm, BC= 4cm, AD= 3cm,
CD=6cm and BD=5cm?Give reasons to support your answer.

3. Construct a rhombus with side 4.5cm and one diagonal as 6cm.

4. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which BC=7 cm, AC=AD=6cm,CD=5cm and BD= 9cm.

5. Construct a parallelogram whose two sides and one angle are 4cm, 5.5cm and 70
respectively.

6. Construct a rectangle with sides 4.5cm and 6cm.

7. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=5.5cm, and

BC = 4cm.

8. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=4.5cm, BC=3.5cm, CD=5cm and

.

9. Construct a trapezium ABCD in which ABIICD, AB = 8cm, BC = 6cm, CD = 4cm and

10. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=BC=3cm, AD=5cm, and

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Geometric Wonder-The Nine - Point Circle:

Perhaps one of the true joys in geometry is to observe how some seemingly unrelated points
are truly related to each other. The nine points of a triangle that lie on the same circle are:
♦ the midpoints of the sides
♦ the feet of the altitudes, and
♦ the midpoints of the segments from the orthocenter to the vertices.

In 1765 Leonhard Euler showed that six of these points, the midpoints of the sides and the
feet of the altitudes, determine a unique circle. Yet not until 1820, when a paper published
by Charles Julien Brianchon and Jean Victor Poncelot appeared, were the remaining three
points (the midpoints of the segments from the orthocenter to the vertices) found to be on
the circle. This paper contains the first complete proof of the theorem and uses the name
“nine- point circle” for the first time.

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Assignment - 14
Factorisation

Factorise completely:

1. x 2 − 14 x + 48 2. 6m 2 + 36m + 54

3. 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 + z 2 − 12 xy − 6 yz + 4 xz 4. 36 x 2 + 36 x + 9

5. 48a 2 − 243b 2 6. a 2 x 2 + b 2 y 2 − a 2 y 2 − b 2 x 2

7. (2 x + 11)2 − 1 8. 4m 2 − 9a 2 + 4m + 1

9. x 2 − 5 x − 24 10. 200a 3b3 − 128ab

11. x 2 − xz + xy − yz 12. p 2 q − r 2 p − pq + r 2

( ) (
13. ab x 2 + y 2 − xy a 2 + b 2 ) 14. 16x 4 − 8x 2 + 1

15. 16a 2 −
1 16. pq 2 + q( p − 1) − 1
144

Divide the first polynomial by the second

17.

18.

Evaluate (using identities):

19. 20.

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Question Bank for First Term Examination

1. Find the least number which must be added to 306452 to make it a perfect square.
2. Find the least number of six digits which is a perfect square.
3. Find the least number which must be subtracted from 18265 to make it a perfect square.
4. Find the smallest number by which the number 1100 must be multiplied so that the product
becomes a perfect square. Also find the square root of the perfect square so obtained.
5. Find the smallest number by which the number 45056 must be divided so that the quotient
becomes a perfect square. Also find the square root of the perfect square so obtained.
6. 10404 students are sitting in a lecture room in such a manner that there are as many students
in a row as there are rows in the lecture room. How many students are there in each row of
the lecture room?
7. The area of a square plot of land is 325 square meters. Find the approximate length of one
side of the plot (correct upto 2 places of decimal).
8. Find the square root of 1.7 correct to 2 places of decimal.
9. Find the values of:

a) b)
10. Using inspection method, find the square root of 1764 and 3136.
11. Multiply 137592 by the smallest number so that the product is a perfect cube. Also find the
cube root of the product.
12. Divide the number 26244 by the smallest number so that the quotient is a perfect cube. Also
find the cube root of the new quotient.
13. Using inspection method find the cube roots of 74088 and 175616.
14. Find the cube root of the following:

b) c) -2863288 d) 0.000015625
15. The volume of a cubical box is 13.824cubic meters. Find the length of each edge of the
cube.
16. If the lateral surface area of a cube is 400sq.cm, find its total surface area and its volume.

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17. Three metallic solid cubes with edges 3cm,4cm and 5cm are melted and recast to form a
single cube. Find the lateral surface area of the new cube.
18. Write the expansions:

19. A cylindrical pillar is 50cm in diameter and 3.5m high. Find the cost of white-washing its
curved surface area at the rate of Rs. 1.25 per square meter.

20. Write any three rational numbers between and

21. Represent on two number lines.

22. Multiply by the reciprocal of

23. What is the multiplicative inverse of ?

24. What is the additive inverse of ?

25. Using appropriate properties solve the following and also name the property.

a) b)
26. Express the following numbers in standard form:
a) 0.000000002654 b) 6325987410000000000 c)0.00000000856 d) 326000000000
27. Express the following numbers in usual form:

a) 1.05 b) 2.32
28. Using laws of exponents simplify:

a) b) c)

d) e)

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29. Solve the following equations:

a) b) c) d)
30. The weekly wages (in Rs) of 30 workers in a factory are:
780, 720, 730, 760 , 753, 765, 789, 780, 795, 745, 730, 720, 765, 756, 765, 780, 754, 745, 765, 745,
750, 780, 790, 780, 785, 745, 765, 750, 760, 780
Using tally marks make a frequency distribution table with one class interval as 720-730.
Also draw a histogram.
31. Draw a histogram to represent the following data:
Height (in cm) Number of
students
140-145 6
145-150 10
150-155 15
155-160 18
160-165 2
165-170 1

32. The air distances of four cities from Delhi(in km)are given below:
City Kolkata Mumbai Chennai Hyderabad

Distance from 1340 1100 1700 1220

Delhi(inkm)
Draw a bar graph to represent the above data.
33. 2304 students are sitting in the auditorium in such a manner that there are as many students
as there are rows in the auditorium. How many rows are there?
34. Is 128 a perfect cube? Give reason to justify your answer.

35. Evaluate using a suitable identity.

36. Expand :
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37. Solve:

38. What is the smallest number by which 675 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect
cube?

39. Find ‘x’ if

40. Find ‘x’ if

41. Simplify:

42. Represent on the same number line.

43. Evaluate

:
44. Evaluate the following by the method of inspection

a) b)
47. The base and corresponding altitude of a parallelogram are given as 10cm and 12cm respectively.
If the other altitude is 8 cm, find the length of the other pair of parallel sides.

48. Find the value of 𝑥𝑥, if

49. Evaluate: (i) (ii)

50. Insert 3 rational numbers between .

51. Subtract the sum of from the product of .

52. Find the greatest number of 6 digits which is a perfect square.

53. Subtract from .

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54. What is the smallest number by which 41160 must be divided so that the quotient is a
perfect cube.

55. Evaluate:
56. Evaluate using suitable identities:

a) b) 1032 c)
57. Find the least number which must be added to 306452 to make it a perfect square.

58. Simplify: (a + b + c ) − (a − b + c )
2 2

59. Simplify: (2 x + y + z ) − (2 x − y − z )
2 2

2
 1 3 
60. Write the expression  − 5 x + y + z  in the expanded form.
 2 4 
61. The diagonals of a rhombus are 6cm and 8cm.Find its perimeter.
62. If the edge of a cube is tripled, how does its volume change?
63. The base of a triangular field is three times its altitude. If the cost of cultivating the field at
Rs 246.80 per hectare is Rs 331.80, find its base and height.
64. The parallel sides of a trapezium are 25cm and 13cm; its non- parallel sides are equal, each being
10. Find the area of the trapezium.
65. A rectangular grassy plot is 112m long and 78m broad. It has a gravel path 2.5m wide all around it
on the inside. Find the area of the path and the cost of constructing it at Rs 1.80 per sq m.

( 4m − x ) − ( 2 m + 3x )
2 2
66. Simplify:
21x
67. Find x if = 29 2 − 712 using suitable identity.
20
68. The area of a rhombus is equal to the area of a triangle whose side is 13 cm and its
corresponding altitude is 21 cm. If one of the diagonals of the rhombus is 14 cm, find the
other diagonal.
69. Simplify:

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70. Find the value of m if

71. A room 6m long, 4m broad and 5m high is to be painted. Find the cost of painting its
walls and ceiling at the rate of Rs 7.50 per m2.
72. The diameter of a roller is 80 cm and its length is 126 cm. It takes 200 revolutions moving
once over to level a playground. Find the area of the playground in square metres.

73. Using suitable identity find: a) b) 94 × 102

74. A closed cylindrical water tank of diameter 140 cm and height 1m is to be constructed.
(a) Find the area (in m2) of metal sheet needed to make the tank.
(b) How many litres of water can it hold?
75. The paint in a container is sufficient to paint 8.5 m2surface.How many containers of paint
will be required to paint the walls of a room which is12 m long, 5 m wide and 4.25 m high?
Find the cost of paint if each container costs Rs 250.

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Question Bank for Annual Examination

1. The difference between two positive integers is 60. The ratio of these integers is 1:4.Find them.
2. After allowing a discount of 12% on the MP of an article, it is sold for Rs. 880.Find the MP.

3. Divide: by .
4. Factorize the following:

a) b) c)

5. Factorize: a) b)

6. Divide

7. Find the compound interest on Rs. 8000 for 2 years at % p.a., interest compounded annually.

8. Solve for :
9. In parallelogram PQRS

(i) Find the value of .

(ii) . Find the value of .

10. Vimla purchased two bags for Rs. 750 each. She sold these bags, gaining 6% on one and losing 4%
on the other. Find the loss or gain percent on the whole transaction.
11. Factorize the following:

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v) (vi) (vii)

12. Construct a rhombus with one of its sides as 6 cm and one of its angles equal to .
13. Using Factor method divide:

a) by 3x+10 b) by c) by
14. Neha cycles to school at an average speed of 12 km per hour. It takes her 20 minutes to reach
her school. What should be her speed if she wants to reach her school in 15 minutes?

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15. Find n if

16. Factorize:

17. Factorize and divide it by ( x+ 2).

18. Factorize:

19. In 10 days, the earth picks up 2.6 kg of dust from the atmosphere.

(i) In how many days will it pick up kg of dust?

(ii) How much dust will be picked up in 45 days?

20. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD where AB=6cm, BC=4.5cm,

and .
21. How many sides does a regular polygon have if the measure of an exterior angle is ?
22. Mark a point R (2, 8) and a point S (4, 3) on the graph. Give the co-ordinates of the points where
the line RS meets the x and the y axis .
23. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by 3. If the numerator is doubled and the

denominator is increased by 14 , the fraction becomes of the original. Find the fraction.
24. A purse contains Re 1 and Rs 2 coins in the ratio 5:4. If the total money in the purse is Rs 65,
Find the number of Rs. 2 coins.

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25. Solve for x:

26. The difference between CI and SI on a certain principal at 15% p.a. for 3 years is Rs. 2268.
Find the principal.
27. A father’s age is equal to the combined age of his four children. In 10 years, his age will be

of the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
28.In a hostel, there is enough food for 300 students for 42 days. How long will this food last
if 50 students join the hostel?
29. Solve:

30. A shop gives 20% discount on all items. How much money would Preeti have to pay if she
buys a dress and a bag marked at Rs 1200 and Rs 500 respectively.
31. If 8% VAT is included in the prices, find the original price of a hair-dryer and a shampoo
bottle bought for Rs 2160 and Rs 540 respectively.
32. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 2:3:4:6. Find the greatest angle of the
quadrilateral.
33.Draw the line passing through (2, 3) and (4, 1). Find the coordinates of the points at which
this line meets the x-axis and the y-axis.
34. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD where AB = 7cm, BC = 5.5cm, ∠B = 90º, ∠C = 70ºand
∠D = 95º.
35.A shopkeeper sold two TV sets for Rs 12000 each. He sold one at a loss of 4% and the other
at a gain of 20%. Find his overall gain or loss percent.
36.I have a total of Rs 4500 in notes of denomination of Rs 20, Rs 10 and Rs 5. The ratio of the
number of these notes is 1 : 4 : 6. How many notes of each denomination are with me?
37.The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. If 36 are added to the number, the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.
38. (a) Is a quadrilateral with exactly two opposite angles of equal measure always a
parallelogram? Why or why not? Give an example to support your answer.
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(b) Find x if OD = 3x and AC = 10 + x. State the properties used.

39. Draw the graph for the following table and from the graph, answer the questions:
Distance travelled by a car:
Time(in hours) 5 a.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m.
Distance(in km) 50 90 130 170

(i) How much distance did the car cover during the period 6.30 a.m. to 7 a.m.?
(ii) What was the time when the car had covered a distance of 150 km since its start?

b) ( 2 x + 11 ) − 1
2
40.Factorize: a) 4m2 + 4m + 1 − 9 x 2

c) d)

41. Divide by .
42. Shreya took a loan of Rs 80,000 for 2 years at 5% p.a. compounded annually, whereas Sumit
borrowed the same sum for 18 months at 10% p.a. compounded half-yearly. Who paid more
interest and by how much?
43. Find the compound interest at the rate of 5% p.a. compounded annually for 3 years on that
principal which in 3 years gives Rs 1200 as simple interest at the rate of 5% p.a.
44. A train is moving at a uniform speed of 75 km/hr.
(i) Find the distance covered in 24 minutes.
(ii) How long will it take to travel 200 km?
45. Find the sum for which the difference between the simple interest and interest for 2 years at 4%
per annum , interest compounded annually, is Rs. 200.
46.A baby food is available in two packs. One is a plastic can with a circular base of diameter 6 cm and
height 12cm. The other is a cardboard carton with a square base of side 5cm and height 12cm.
Which of them has a greater capacity and by how much?
45. Two years ago Dilip was three times as old as his son and two years hence, twice of his age will be
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equal to five times that of his son. Find their present ages.
46. Find the area of quadrilateral PQRS in which diagonal PR = 20 cm, QM ⊥PR and SN ⊥PR ,QM= 8cm,
SN= 6 cm.
47. Plot the following points on a graph and check if they lie on a line:A (2,6) , B( 3,5) , C( 5,3)
48. A road roller takes 750 complete revolutions to move once over to level a road. Find the area of the
road if the diameter of the road roller is 84 cm and length is 1 m.
49. A group of 600 people were asked to vote for their favorite language from the languages
Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati and Punjabi. 150 opted for Tamil, 200 for Gujarati., 130 for Punjabi
and the rest for Hindi. Draw a pie chart to show this information.

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Multiple Choice Questions
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Q1. Cube root of is:

a) b) c) d)

Q2. Square root of 1.21 is:

a) 1.1 b) 0.11 c) 0.011 d) 0.101

Q3. Twice the square of a number is thrice its cube. The number is:

a) b) c) d)

a) b) c) d)

Q6. The value of is:

a) b) c) d) None
Q4. Which ones of the following are perfect squares?

a) 100 b) 3570 c) 56347 d) 1234321

Q5. , when simplified, is:

of these

Q7. is equal to:

a) b) c) d)

Q8. Two-thirds of a number is 6 less than of the number. The number is:
a) 45 b) 60 c) 30 d) 75
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Q9. If , then x is:

a) 3.25 b) 4.25 c) 1.75 d) 5.75

Q10. If , then x is:

a) 2 b) -2 c) 0 d) None of these

Q11. The coefficient of x in the sum of and is:

a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 d) 5

Q12. Two angles forming a linear pair are in the ratio 4:5. The greater angle is:

a) 120° b) 110° c) 98° d) 100°

Q13. The no. of right angles in a right angled triangle is:

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

Q14. If = 1, then x = ?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 4

Q15. If A is greater than B by 20%, then, B is less than A by:

a) 20% b) % c) 10% d) %

Q16. The centroid of a triangle divides the median in the ratio:

a) 1:3 b) 2:1 c) 2:3 d) None of the three

Q17. If = 9, what can be the value of ?

a) 7 b) -7 c) 11 d) -1

Q18. A sum of money doubles itself in 16 years. It will treble itself in:

a) 24yrs b) 30 yrs c) 32 yrs d) None of these

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Q19. What percent of 6.25 is 1.25?

a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25%

Q20. If V and C stand respectively for the volume and curved surface area of a cylinder

with base of radius r, then: a) b) c) d)

Q21. The number of degrees in of a right angle is:

a) 40° b) 50° c) 60° d) 80°
Q22. The area of a square with diagonal cm is:
a) 128 cm2 b) cm2 c) 64 cm2 d) 16 cm2

Q23. The surface area of a cube is 216 cm2, then its volume is:
a) 162 cm3 b) 216 cm3 c) 612 cm3 d) 621 cm3
Q24. A fruit seller buys some bananas at the rate of 4 for a rupee and the same quantity
at the rate of 5 for a rupee. He mixes the two varieties and sells them at the rate of
nine for 2 rupees. The net result for him from this transaction is a:

a) No loss, no gain b) profit of % c) loss of % d) loss of %

Q25. is equivalent to:
a) 12 b) 0.12 c) 1.2 d) 0.012

Q26. is equivalent to:

a) 1 b) -1 c) 2 d) 0

Q27. If the sum of two numbers is 8 and their difference is 2, then the numbers are
a) 10 , -2 b) 6 ,-4 c) 5 , 3 d) -5, -3

Q28. If the base of triangle is doubled and the height is halved, its area will be

a) doubled b) halved c) one- fourth d) same

Q29. Two- thirds of a number is 6 less than four- fifths of a number, the number is
a) 60 b) 30 c) 45 d) 75
Q30. The class mark of the class 30- 40 is
a) 35 b) 40 c) 30 d) 25

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Q31. The angle of the sector of an event in a pie chart is 60°. The ratio of the frequency of this
event to the total frequency is
a) 6 : 1 b) 1 : 6 c) 5 : 6 d) 6 : 5

Q32. The square root of a number is the number itself. This number cannot be
a) 1 b) 0 c) 0.1 d) none of these

Q33. The value of x which satisfies the equation is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
Q34. The diagonal of a square whose side is is

a) b) c) d)

Q35. A circle is inscribed in a square of side . The area of the circle is

a) b) c) d)
Q36. The ratio of the areas of a square and a rectangle of length 4 cm and width 3 cm is 4 : 3.
The side of the square will be
a) 4 cm b) 3 cm c) 12 cm d) 9 cm

Q37. Two right circular cylinders of equal volume are such that their radii are in the ratio 2 : 3.
The ratio of their heights will be
a) 2 : 3 b) 4 : 9 c) 3 : 2 d) 9 : 4

Q38. The ratio of the radii of two right circular cylinders of equal curved surface are in the
ratio 1 : 2. The ratio of their heights will be
a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 1 : 4 d) 4 : 1

Q39. If is a rational number, then which one is incorrect?

a) can be zero b) can be zero c) cannot be zero d) can be zero but cannot be zero
Q40. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other (not at right angles),
then it is a
a) square b) rhombus c) rectangle d) parallelogram

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Sample Paper for First Term Examination

Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 80

Section A

2
1. Write the additive inverse of reciprocal of .
3

2. How many non-perfect square numbers lie between 722 and 732 ?
3. Write an algebraic expression for the area of the following figure:

4. Find the perimeter of a parallelogram PQRS with sides PQ = 12 cm and QR = 7 cm.

5. Is the statement 𝑛𝑛3 > 𝑛𝑛2 true for all natural number 𝑛𝑛? Justify your answer.

Section B
112 √576
6. Find the value of × .
√196 12

7. Write 1.509 ×10-6 in usual form and 1059000000 in standard form.

8. The area of a trapezium is 180 cm2 and its height is 9 cm. If one of the parallel sides is
smaller than the other side by 4 cm, find the length of the two parallel sides.
9. Subtract 3𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦) from 2𝑦𝑦(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦).
10. Find the smallest number by which 1152 must be divided to get a perfect cube.
11. What should be multiplied by 24𝑚𝑚2 𝑛𝑛 to get 12𝑚𝑚2 𝑛𝑛3 ?
12. Evaluate using identity:
500×500−495×495
995 ×25

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13. Use the histogram below to answer the following questions.

i) Which class interval of distance represents the maximum number of vehicles?

ii) How many vehicles covered less than 100,000 km?
14. The volume of a cubical box is 4.096 cm3. Find the length of the side of the box.
15. Simplify using law of exponents:
1 1 1
{( )−3 − ( )−3 } ÷ ( )−3
4 2 3

Section C
16. Find the value of k if
5 5 25
( )−4 × ( )𝑘𝑘+2 = ( )13
3 3 9

17. The dimensions of a room are 16 × 14 × 10 metres. There are 4 windows of 1.3 m × 1.4 m
and 2 doors of 2 m × 3 m. Find the area of the four walls to be painted.
OR
A closed metallic cylindrical box is 1.25m high and it has base whose diameter is
70 cm. If the sheet of metal costs Rs 80 per m2, find the cost of the material used in the
box.
−4 1
18. Represent and on the same number line.
3 6

19. Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3. The sum of their cubes is 98784. Find the numbers.
20. Solve using appropriate properties:
−3 2 13 3 3
× - × +
5 7 7 5 10

21. Find the least perfect square which is divisible by 10, 12, 15 and 18.

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22. Pulse rate (per minute) of 25 persons were recorded as
61, 75, 71, 72, 70, 65, 77, 72, 67, 80, 77, 62, 71, 74, 79, 67, 80, 77, 62, 71, 74, 61, 70, 80, 72
Draw a grouped frequency table using class intervals 60-65, 65-70 and so on.
23. Evaluate using inspection method:
3
√474552+√1225
3
√474552−√1225

24. The area of a rhombus is equal to the area of the quadrilateral given below. If one of the
diagonals of the rhombus is 13 cm, find the other diagonal.

27 3 2
25. Solve 𝑥𝑥 = ( ) × ( )2 ÷ ( )−4 and find 𝑥𝑥 -2
8 2 3

Section D
3 −7 15
26. a) Subtract the additive inverse of from the product of and . (3)
4 10 28
−1 −1
b) Find any two rational numbers between and . (2)
4 3

27. If 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 = 4 and 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = −2, find the value of

a) 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑏 2
b) 𝑎𝑎4 + 𝑏𝑏 4
OR
Subtract 2𝑥𝑥 2 (4𝑦𝑦 + 3) − 3𝑥𝑥(𝑦𝑦 + 7) + 21𝑦𝑦 − 9 from 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 9
28. The product of two numbers is 136125. If one number is 5 times the other, find
the numbers.

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29. Anita makes labels for the Home-made pickle packets available in two packages - a cube
of side 14 cm each and a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 17 cm. She covers only the
lateral surfaces of both the containers to make the labels.
a) Which of the labels require less amount of paper to make?
b) Anita decides to reduce the label size for cubical container by leaving some portion
on top and bottom. What value of Anita’s character is depicted here?
30. Draw a histogram for the given data representing the number of workshops organized by a
school in different areas during the last five years.
Year No of workshops
2011-2012 25
2012-2013 31
2013-2014 42
2014-2015 50
2015-2016 66

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ANSWERS

Assignment No. 1
Rational Numbers

1. (a) (b)

2. 3.

−62 −932
4. a) b) c) d) e) 5.
105 270

81 51 −7
6. 7. 11. 12. 13. (i) 0, (ii)
64 2 3

Assignment No. 2
Squares and Square Roots
1. (a) 1296 – Yes (b) 1000 – No (c) 373758 – No (d) 22034087 – No
2. (a) 108 (b) 217 (c) 42
3. 5, 30 4. 3, 56 5. 1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15

6. 30 7. 8. (a) 99 (b) 48
9. (a) 12.25 (b) 234 (c) 0.231 10. 40 11. 25
12. 1024 13. 998001 14. 3.47 15. 3.32

Assignment No. 3
Cubes and Cube roots
1. a) Yes b) No 2. 7 3. 5 4. 2197

5. 8 m 6. a) 75 b) c) d)

7. a) b) c) d) 3.2
8. a) 73 b) 45 c) 48 d) 36

9. 14, 21, 28 10. a) 3.6 b) c) 2 d) 0.1

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Assignment No. 4
Exponents and Powers

1. (a) (b) (c) (d)

2. (a) 49 (b) 121 (c) 100 (d)

3. (a) .008 (b) .04 (c) 15.625 (d) .00032

4. 5. 6. (a) (b) 7 (c) (d) (e)

7. (i) 7 (ii) 1 (iii) 10

8. (a) (b) (c)

9. (a) 11003000000 (b) 0.0000689
3 1
10. 18, ,
2 6

Assignment No. 5
Algebraic Expressions and Identities

1. a) b)
2. a) 92415 b) 92380 c) 10404 d) 2540 e) 98.01 f) 224.91 g) 300

3. 4.

5. (i) (ii) 6. 116

7. 21 8. (i) 14 (ii) 194

9. (i) 27 (ii) 727 10.

Assignment No. 6
Mensuration
1. 16 m 2. 8.5 cm 3. 18 m, 6 m 4. 6 cm and 12 cm
5. 246m2 6. 9 cm, 12 cm 7. DE = 12 cm, BC = 20 cm 8. 216 m3
9. Rs 1188 10. 225 coins 11. 200 revolutions
12. V is doubled 13. V becomes 4 times

14. (i) 192 cm3 (ii) (iii) No 15. 7 cm

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Assignment No. 7
Data Handling
1. (i) 42.5 (ii) 44 (iii) 9

2. Class Intervals Frequency

400 – 500 8
500 – 600 11
600 – 700 8
700 – 800 3
800 – 900 2
Total 32

3. 4.

5. 220 students
6.

1
7. a) Bus b) c) 72 d) 6 e) Cycle, walk
4
8. a) 329 b)68 c) 301 d) less than one hour

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Assignment No. 8
Direct and Inverse Proportions
1. 16 days 2. 24 days 3. pounds
4. 24 men 5. 20 bicycles 6. 198 km
7. 200 students 8. 156 kg 9. 63 days
10. 80 machines
Assignment No. 9
Comparing Quantities
1.Rs 6.90 2.Rs 6000 3.Rs350 4. Loss 4%
5. Rs 300 6. Rs 3864 7.Rs 1150 8.Rs 3109
9. Rs 1000 10. 5% 11. Rs 14580 12.Rs 23,877

Assignment No. 10
Understanding Quadrilaterals
1. 25 cm, 50 cm 2.
3. 6 cm each and 8 cm each 4. No 5.
6. 5 cm, 7. 9, 9√2 8. 17 sides 9. 18 sides
10.
Assignment No. 11
Linear Equations in One Variable

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

2. 62 3. 4. Parul’s age = 15 years, Sonia’s age = 21 years

5. 2 6. Length = 17 cm, Breadth = 13 cm
7. Rs. 60, Rs. 50, Rs. 40 8. Number of 2-rupee coins = 5
9. Present age of Raju = 10 years ,Present age of Rahul = 20 years
10. Numbers are 96 and 24
Assignment No. 14
Factorisation

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.
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10. 11. 12.

13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

18. 19. 20.

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