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Subject : Mathematics
Class – VIII
Assignment – 9
CHAPTER – 4 - CUBE & CUBE ROOTS

Choose the correct option (Question No. 1 – 4)

Q.1 The cube root of –64 is
(a) 2 (b) –2 (c) –4 (d) 4

Q.2 36 is multiplied by x to get a perfect cube. The value of x is

(a) 32 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4

Q.3 Which of the following is a square number and also a perfect cube?
(a) 144 (b) 125 (c) 16 (d) 64

Q.4 The cube root of 1.331 is

(a) 1.1 (b) 0.011 (c) 0.11 (d) 1.01

Q.5 Fill in the blanks

(a) The cube of an ___________ natural number is odd.
(b) The cube of a ___________ integer is negative.
(c) Cube of a natural number along with one zero ends with ___________.

Q.6 Find the cube of

1 3
(a) 0.8 (b) 4.3 (c) –5.1 (d) - (e) -
8 2

Q.7 Find by using Prime factorization whether the following are perfect cubes?
(a) 13284 (b) 91125 (c) 10648 (d) 17576 (e) 39304

Q.8 Find the least number by which the following must be multiplied to make them
perfect cubes.
(a) 1323 (b) 5400 (c) 14400 (d) 2560

Q.9 Find the least number by which the following must be divided to make them perfect
cubes.
(a) 53240 (b) 1024 (c) 2187 (d) 5400

Q.10 Find the cube root of

(a) 1331 (b) 3375 (c) 15625 (d) 35937
26 343
(e) 42875 (f) 13824 (g) 18 (h) -
27 729
(i) –0.001331 (j) 0.002197
Q.11 Evaluate
3 3 - 9261
(i) 3 - 729 ´ (- 216) (ii) - 500 ´ 128 (iii) 3
- 15625

Q.12 What is the edge of a cube whose volume is 46656 cm3?

Q.13 Find the cube root of 216 x 1331.

Q.14 A rectangular cubical piece of metal of dimensions 2cm x 3 cm x 4 cm is melted.

Some more of the metal is added and it is made into a cube. The cube has integral
measures for its sides. What is the minimum amount of metal that is added and what
is the size of this cube.

Q.15 To collect rain water, Maria made a cubical tank which can hold 91125 m3 water. She
uses this water for watering the plants of her garden.
(i) What is the height of the tank
(ii) By doing this, what is she promoting?
 CLASS –VIII
SUBJECT- Mathematics WORKSHEET- L-6-Cube Roots
NAME- DATE-
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Q1 Is 8000 a perfect cube? Yes / No _____

Q2 Write the cubes of first five natural numbers .___ ,___

Q3 What is the smallest number by which 4 should be multiplied to make it a perfect cube.
Q4 Find the cube root of .
Q5 Find the cube root of .008.

Q6 Find the cube root of 27000

Q7 Encircle the perfect cubes in the following 27, 64, 125,

98, 100, -8000, -9000

Q8 Simplify (10)2 − 43

Q9 Find the value of √. 001 x 10

Section B

Multiple Choice questions

Q10 The cube root of .000512 is

(A) 0.5 (B) 0.08 (C) 0.008 (D)8

Q11 √. 000064 =?

(A)0.02 (B)0.2 (C) 2 (D).04

Q12 The largest number which is perfect cube is

(A)9999 (B)9261 (C)8000 (D)9899

Q13 By what the least number should 675 be multiplied so as to obtain a number which is a perfect
cube?

(A)5 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8

Q14 By what the least number should 4000 be divided so as to obtain a number which is a perfect
cube?

(A)8 (B)4 (C)12 (D)6

Q15The cube root of(-63 x -73) is

(A)8 (B)4 (C)42 (D)6

Q16 (−125 × 64) is equal to

(A)10 (B)-20 (C)20 (D)40 Q17 − is

(A)−2 (B) −1 (C) 1 (D) 2

Q18 The cube root of an odd number is always an

(A)an even number (B)a prime number

(C)an odd number (D)sometimes even and sometimes odd number

√ .
Q19 = √1000 then the value of x is

(A) 0.8 (B) 0.08 (C) 0.008 (D) 80

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Cubes and Cube Roots

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1.Which of the following is a perfect cube.
(A) 100 (B) 68600 (C) 343000 (D) 400

2.What is smallest number by which 392 must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.
(A) 7 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 3

3.Find the cube of 18.

4.Find the one's digit of the cube of each of the following

(a) 1024 (b) 77

5.Find the cube root of 512.

6.Evaluate (0.8)3

7.Cube of 6 is
(A) 36 (B) 216 (C) 96 (D) 26
3
8.2 can be written as sum of consecutive odd numbers as
(A) 3 + 5 (B) 1 + 3 + 3 +1 (C) 1 + 5 +3 (D) 4 + 3 + 1

9.Prime factors of 216 are:

10.Thecube of every even number is

(A) Odd (B) Even (C) Neither odd nor even (D) Both

11.Which one of the following is the cube of an odd number.

(A) 64 (B) 343 (C) 8000 (D) 1728

12.The cube of a number is that number raise to the power.

(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1

13.The cube root of a number 'x' is the number whose cube is:
(A) 1 (B) x (C) 0 (D) None

14.Inthe prime factorization of any number each factor appears three times, then the number is a:
(A) Perfect cube (B) Even (C) Odd (D) None

15.A perfect cube number does not end with ------------------ zeros.
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Six (D) Nine
3
16.6 is expressed as the sum of consecutive odd numbers as:
(A) 23+25+27+29+31 (B) 31+33+35+37+39+41
(C) 13+15 +17+19+21+23 (D) 21+23+25+27+29

17.The cube of149 one's digit is:

(A) 2 (B) 9 (C) 3 (D) 1

18.Which of the following is a perfect cube:

(A) 400 (B) 8000 (C) 10000 (D) 100
 Cubes and Cube Roots

19.The value of 73 - 63 is:

(A) 127 (B) 13 (C) 243 (D) 143

20.The cube of 53 one's digit is

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 27

21.How many times each prime factor appears in its cubes

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

22.Usingthe pattern given in book, the value of 123 - 113 is

(A) 397 (B) 227 (C) 427 (D) 87

23.Figures which have 3 dimensions are known as

(A) Plane figures (B) Solid figures (C) Two dimension figures (D) None

24.The smallest number which can be expressed as a sum of two cubes in two different ways is
(A) 1408 (B) 1178 (C) 1729 (D) 1658

25.Cube root of 4913 is

(A) 12 (B) 17 (C) 13 (D) 27

26.Which one of the following is a perfect cube.

(A) 216 (B) 100 (C) 128 (D) 8130

27.The unit digit of the cube of 729 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 9 (D) 3

28.The volume of a cuboid of sides 5 cm, 3 cm, 2 cm is

(A) 30 cm3 (B) 20 cm3 (C) 40 cm3 (D) 10 cm3

29.The cube of 5022 one's digit is

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 4 (D) 6
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30.Find the smallest number by which 704 must be divided to obtain a perfect cube.

31.Find the cube root of 4096 by primefactorization

32.Find the cube root of 2197 by estimation

33.Show that 189 is not a perfect cube.

34.Find the number whose cube is 9261.

35.The smallest number by which 100 must be multiplied to obtained a perfect cube.
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 30

36.The smallest number by which 192 must be divided to obtain a perfect cube is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

37.Find the cube of 25

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38.Find the cube root of 1.331.

39.Evaluate cube root of 216 × 1728

40.Find the cube root of 5832 by primefactorisation

41.Find the cube root of 5832.

42.Evaluate (i) cube root of 125 × 27= 3× ---------, (ii) cube root of 8 × ----- = 8
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43.Find the cube root of 91125.

44.The smallest number by which 1188 should be divided to make is a perfect cube is

45.Find the smallest number by which 1600 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube,
further find its cube root.

46.Sheetalmakes a cuboid of plastics of sides 5 cm, 2 cm, 5cm. How many such cuboids will be need to
form a cube?

47.Find the smallest number by which 12500 must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.

48.By prime factorization method, the cube root of 13824 is

(A) 34 (B) 24 (C) 14 (D) 34
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49.Find the smallest number which when multiplied with 3600 will make the product a perfect cube.
Further find the cube root of the product.

50.The three numbers are in the ration 2:3:4. The sum of their cubes is 33957. Find the numbers.

51.The volume of a cube in 9261000 m3. Find the side of the cube.

52.(i) Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3. The sum of their cubes is 98784. Find the numbers.

53.(i) Divide the number 26244 by the smallest so that the quotient is a perfect cube. Also find the
cube root of number obtained.
 Exponents & Powers
1. Find the value of each of the following
a. 132
b. 53
c. 24
d. 112
e. ( 3)3
f.
( 1)6
2. Simplify
a. 3 x 102
b. 25 X 53
c. 0 X 104

d.

e.

Express each of the following in exponential form

a.

b.
c.
d.
4. Express each of the following numbers as a product of powers of their prime
factors.
a. 36 b. 675 c. 392 d.864 e. 450 f.1800
5. Using laws of exponents , simplify
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

(vi)

6. Simplify and express each of the following in exponential form :

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 (i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v) (vi)

(vii) (viiii)

7. Write the numbers in expanded forms :

a) 20068 (b) 423719 (c) 680071 (d)5004132
8. Find the number :
(a)
(b)
(c)
9. Express in the standard form :
(a) 3,18,65,00,000 (b) 786.3 (c) 5,00,00,000
(b) 42634.7 (d) 4786. 3460
10. Write the numbers in the usual form :
(a) 4.83 (b) 3.64 (c) 7.3
Answers :
1) (a) 169 (b) 125 (c) 16 (d) 121 (e) (f) +1

2) (a) 3 100 = 300 (b) 4 (e)

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

(e) 2 (f)
5) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv (v) 4

(vi)

6) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

(vii) (viii)

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 Exponents (Powers)
1. Simplify and write in exponential form:

a. Х b. Х
c Х Х d Х

e. Х Х f. Х

g. Х h.
2. Find the value of:

a. b. (

c. Х d. + Х e.

( Х ) f. ( + +(

g. h.

i. j. ( Х )Х

k. l. ( Х

m. 25 Х n. Х Х 125
Х10Х Х
3. Evaluate :
a. b. ( c. d. 1/ 3 -2 e.
4. Find the multiplicative inverse of the following :

a b. c. d.
e.

5. If =( Find the value of if m= 3 n=4

6. Find the value of if x= (

7. What should be divided so that the quotient becomes 9?

8. What should be multiplied so that product becomes 25?

9. Express each of the following rational number in exponential form:

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 a. b. c. d.
10. Simplify and express the result as powers of 2:
a. b. + ) ( + )

11. Express the following as a rational number:

i. ii. iii.

.iv. v. vi.

12. Express the following as a rational numbers in power notation:

i. ii. iii. iv.

v. vi. vii. viii.

13. Simplify:
i. [-1/3-(7/5)²] Х (3/5)² ii. (-3/8)³ Х 4³ Х (2/3)²
iii. [(4/5)² +(5/-7)²] Х (2/5)² (-4/5)³

iv.(-3/8)² Х (5/6)³ [ ] (4/9)²

14. Find the reciprocal of:

i) (-7/3)² ii) iii) (-6)³ iv) (2/-3)³

× (3/-4)² v) (2/3)² × (3/4)²

15. Find the absolute value of :

i)(2/3)³ ii) (-4/7)² iii) ((5/-8)³ iv) (-11/13)²

16. Which of the two rational numbers (-3/5) and (3/5) is smaller? Insert four rational
numbers between them.

17. Find the product of the cube of (-2/3) and the square of (4/-5).

18. Fill in the blanks:

i) = (-2)----- ii) =(1/-3)____ iii) (4²)³ =

(4)_________ iv = (- ) ______

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 v) =( vi) = (-6)______ 9.

19. Simplify:

i) (3/4)² × (3/4)³ ii) (-2/7)² × (-2/7)³

iii) ÷ (-7/8)² iv)(1/3²)³

20. Simplify and express the result in power notation:

i) ( ii) (

iii) (-5/2)³ ÷ iv)[(-3/4)²]³

v) (-5/7)6 ÷ (-5/7)³ vi) [(-3/4)²]³

vii) [(-5/7)4]5

21. Find the value of:

i) ii) ( iii. (

iv) ( v) vi)

22. Express the following as a rational number with positive exponent by using laws of
exponents:
i) ii)( iii) iv)
v) ( vi) Х

23. Express the following as a rational number with negative exponent by using laws of
exponents:
i) ii)

iii) Х iv) 1/-6

v)

24.Find the value of :

i) 5° ii) 2° + 4° + 5° iii)

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 iv) v) (2° Х 4° 5° + 3°) 7°

25. By what number should we multiply so that the product may be equal to 25 ?

26. By what number should be divided so that the quotient may be equal to ?

27. Find the value of x, such that Х = .

28. Find the value of y, such that Х =

29. Find the reciprocal of the rational number :

[( Х (6/7)² ] [(3/7)² Х

30. If x= Х (3/4)², find

31. If y= (5/2)² Х ( , then find the value of y³.

32) Find the value of b if

a) 43 X 4b-2 = 4-2 b) 8-6 / 8b = 84

c) (6/7)b X (6/7)4 = (6/7)-4 d) (1/2)2b / (1/2)2 = (1/2)4

33) Simplify

i) [(1/3)-1 + (1/6)-1] 2 X 42

ii) (5/-6)4 / (5/-6)n = [(5/6)2]3

iii) (-7)2n X (-7)3 = (-7)9

iv) [(1/2)-3 – (1/3)-2] X (1/4)-3

v) (6/7)4 X (6/7)-3 X (1/2)-4 X (3/5)-2

vi) (5/2)3 X (5/2)-1 X [(2/3)2]-2 X 1/16

34) Express in positive exponents

a) (1/2)-3 b) (-3/7)-5 c) (-3)-6 d) (2)-3

35) Simplify and express with positive exponents.

a) (4/5)-4 X (6)-4

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 b) (3/5)-8 X (10/9)-8

c) (-3)-8 X (-1/9)-8

d) [(5/4)-2 X (2/5)-3]-1

36) a) By what no. should (1/5)2 be multiplied so that the product becomes 15.

b) By what no. should (7/11)0 be multiplied so that the product becomes (13/15)0.

37) a) By what no. should (3/7)-2 be divided so that the quotient becomes 7.

b) By what no. should (-18)-1 be divided so that the quotient may be equal to (-3)-1.

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 Exponents
I. Find x, if

1. 10 + 21 + 3x = 4

2. = 22 + 42 + 52 + 62

3. = ap-q x aq-r x ar-p

4. 34 x 9x+2 = ( )-3

2
5. ( x ( )5-2x =

6. = [ (- )2 ]3 ÷ 2-4

II By what number should ( - )-3 be divided so that the quotient be 49 ?

a+b b+c c+a

III Simplify :

ANSWERS :
I. 1. x=0 2. x = 9 3. x = 1 4. x = -1

5. x = 6. X = 4

II

III 1

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 FA (2) Subject : Mathematics
Class – VIII
Assignment – 2

CHAPTER – 2 - EXPONENTS

Choose the correct option (Question No. 1 – 5)

4 3
1 2
Q.1 is
2 3
12 7
23 2 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
67 6 5 2 33

Q.2 Multiplicative increase of 5 3 is

3 3
1 1 3
(a) (b) 53 (c) (d) 5
5 5

Q.3 Which of the following is true

(a) 150 70 (b) 150 70 (c) 150 70 (d) 150 7

Q.4 Which of the following is a false statement?

m
(a) am a n am n (b) am bm ab
m m n
(c) a an a m n
(d) a a mn

Q.5 4 3 in exponential form with base 2 is

(a) 26 (b) 23 (c) ( 2)6 (d) 2 6

Q.6 (a) Express with positive exponents

11
5 6 6
(i) 3 (ii) (iii) 5
5
(b) In the similar manner, we can also convert negative attitude into positive
attitude by using
(i) Body (ii) Mind (iii) Intellect (iv) Gun
Choose the correct option

Q.7 Find the value.

5
2 2 1 27 1
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 100 (d) 1 (e)
3

Q.8 Express as a rational number.

3 2 2
1 2 3 3 5 3
(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) (d) 4 4 (e)
4 2
Q.9 Evaluate
(a) 3 7
3 10
3 5
(b) 30 40 30 (c) (4 1
31 ) 6 1

3 2 5 7 7
2 2 2 5 5
(d) (e)
3 3 3 8 8

Q.10 Simplify and write the answer with positive exponents.

3 3 2
1 1 1 1
(a) (5 3 1 )2 (b) (4 1
7 1) 1
(3 1
7 1) 1
(c)
3 2 4

Q.11 Simplify.
5
(a) 57 33 510 (b) 85 8
4 5 9
3 3 3 5
(c) (d) 23 215
4 4 4

5 3
5 5
Q.12 If x find x 2
4 4
Q.13 Find ' x ' if
(a) 3x 2 3 3
34 (b) 52 x 1
125
3 6 2x 1
x 1 5 7 2 2 2
(c) ( 2) ( 2) ( 2) (d)
5 5 5

1
3 1
Q.14 By what number should be divided so that the quotient may be equal to .
2 6

Q.15 By what number should

(a) 7 4 be multiplied so that the result is 7?
2
2
(b) be divided to get 3?
9

Q.16 Simplify.
52 p 4 10 5
125 3 5
27 x 2
(a) (p 0) (b) 5 (c) (x 0)
53 10 p 8
6 57 32 x 8

Q.17 Express in standard form

(a) 243 105 (b) 0.0009 (c) Fifty Thousand

Q.18 Express in usual form

(a) 5.4 103 (b) 8 10 2
(c) 5.08 104

1 1
Q.19 Simplify n
1 x 1 xn

Q.20 62 x 1
26 216 (Find the value of x)
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 12. Exponents and Powers
Q1

Mark (1)

Q 2 Simplify: (-3)2 x (5/3)2

Mark (1)

Q 3 Find the value of .

Mark (1)

Q 4 Express 3 x 10-7 in usual form.

Mark (1)

Q 5 Evaluate 6-2.
Mark (1)

Q 6 Write 0.000021 in standard form.

Mark (1)

Q 7 Write 41860000000 in standard form.

Mark (1)

Q 8 Express 4.5 x 104 in usual form.

Mark (1)

Q 9 Evaluate: (2-1 + 3-1 + 4-1)0

Mark (1)

Q 10 Find the value of (4-1 x 2-1) x 3-1.

Mark (1)

Q 11 Expand 1526.26 using exponents.

Marks (2)

Q 12 Expand 1026.13 using exponents.

Marks (2)

Q 13 Find x such that (-2)x+1 (-2)5 = (-2)7.

Marks (2)
Q 14 Express 8-3 as power with the base 2.
Marks (2)

Q 15 Simplify (-2)-3 x (-3)-3 x (4)-3 and write the answer in exponential form.
Marks (2)

Q 16 Find the value of (40 + 3-1) x 32.

Marks (2)

Q 17 Simplify: 23 x 2-5 x 26
Marks (2)

Q 18 Find the value of .

Marks (2)

Q 19 Find the value of .

Marks (2)

Q 20 Simplify:
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Q 21 .
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Q 22 .
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Q 23 In a stack there are 6 books each of thickness 20 mm and 5 sheets each of thickness 0.015 mm. Find the total thickness of the
stack?
Marks (3)

Q 24 Find ‘a’ such that (-5)a+2 x (-5)4 = (-5)9.

Marks (3)
Q 25 .
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Q 26

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Q 27 Compare the size of a red blood cell which is 0.000007 m to that of a plant cell which is 0.00001275 m.
Marks (5)

Q 28 .
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Most Important Questions

Q 1 Find the value of

a) 22

b) 2-2

Q 2 Find the value of (1/2)-1 .

Q 3 Calculate the value of 23 x 24

Q 4 What is the exponential notation of ( 23)5

Q 5 Simplify and express in positive exponential form.

(-3)-7 x (-3) –8
Q 6 Simplify the following exponents

(-2)2 x (-3)2 x (-5)2

Q 7 Find the value of n in the given expression:

22(n-1) x 23n = 2n+1

Q 8 Find the value of p in the given expression

(-3) p-3 (-3)-3p + 1= (-3) 5

Q 9 Write the given expressions in expanded form.

a) 3456.234

b) 2016.123

Q 10 Express the following numbers in their standard form.

a) 0.0000000000468

b) 0.345

c) 372400000000000

d) 76100000000

Q 11 Express the following numbers in their usual form:

a) 3.05 x 10-6

b) 4.5 x 104

c) 3.1563 x 106
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 14. Factorisation
Q 1 Factorise 2x + 4.
Mark (1)

Q 2 Factorise 12a2b + 15ab2.

Mark (1)

Q 3 Factorise 10x2 – 14x3 + 18x4

Mark (1)

Q 4 Factorise 20x2y + 30axy.

Mark (1)

Q 5 Factorise x2 + xy + 8x + 8y.
Mark (1)

Q 6 Factorise 1 + a + ac + a2c.
Mark (1)

Q 7 Factorise a2 + bc + ab + ac.
Mark (1)

Q 8 Factorise x2 – 36 using identity.

Mark (1)

Q 9 Factorise xy – pq + qy – px.
Mark (1)

Q 10 Factorise 5a(2x – 3y) + 2b(2x - 3y).

Mark (1)

Q 11 Factorise ax2 + by2 + bx2 + ay2.

Marks (2)

Q 12 Factorise 8(4x + 5y)2 – 12(4x + 5y).

Marks (2)

Q 13 Factorise using identity x2 + 10x + 25.

Marks (2)

Q 14 Factorise using identity 4x2 + 9y2 + 12xy.

Marks (2)

Q 15 Factorise ax2y + bxy2 + cxyz.

Marks (2)
Q 16 Factorise 15xy – 6x + 5y – 2.
Marks (2)

Q 17 Factorise 6pq – 4q + 6 – 9p.

Marks (2)

Q 18 Find the factors of x2 – 7x + 12.

Marks (2)

Q 19 Find the factors of 3x2 + 9x + 6.

Marks (2)

Q 20 Factorise (a + b)2 – (a – b)2.

Marks (2)

Q 21 Factorise the expression 10ab + 4a + 5b + 2.

Marks (3)

Q 22 Divide 24x2y2z2 by 6yz.

Marks (3)

Q 23 Divide (7a2 + 14a) by (a + 2).

Marks (3)

Q 24 Divide x(5x2 – 80) by 5x(x + 4).

Marks (3)

Q 25 Divide x2 + 7x + 10 by x + 5.
Marks (3)

Q 26 Divide 12pq(9p2 – 16q2) 4pq(3p + 4q).

Marks (5)

Q 27 Divide 39x3(50x2 – 98) by 26x2(5x + 7).

Marks (5)

Q 28 Find the factors of 25x2 – 4y2 + 28yz – 49z2.

Marks (5)

Most Important Questions

Q1

Q2
Q 3 Find the product of (7x - 4y) and (3x - 7y).

Q 4 Using suitable identity find (7x - 3y)2.

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

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Q 11

Q 12

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Q 14
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 MATHEMATICS
CLASS VIII
SA-1
Assignment No. 8
Ch 16 Introduction to Graphs

1. Tick the correct alternative :

i. The point of intersection of co-ordinate axes is called
a) Common point b) Zero point c) Origin d) Null point
ii. -coordinate of a point on -axis is
a) b) 1 c) d) 0
iii. The point (-1, -5) lies in
a) First quadrant b) Second quadrant c) Third quadrant d) Fourth quadrant
iv. The point (0, -4) lies on
a) +ve -axis b) +ve -axis c) -ve -axis d) -ve -axis

2. The following graph shows the maximum temperature in the first week of April.

a) What was the temperature on Thursday?

b) When was the maximum temperature 35 ?

3. The following line graph shows the sale of capacitors in the last 5 years. Read the graph and
answer the questions that follow:
 a) What were the sales in (i) 2004 (ii) 2006?
b) In which year was the sale maximum?
c) Compute the difference between the year when the sales were maximum and the
year in which the sales were minimum.

4. Ruchi is the school topper. Her predicted marks in class X boards and her actual marks are
shown in the graph below. The dotted line represents the predicted marks and the solid line
represents the actual marks.

a) In which subject were the actual marks and the predicted marks equal?
b) What were the maximum marks scored by Ruchi (actually) and in which subject?
c) In which subject did the actual marks differ the most form the predicted marks?

5. The graph shows the path of a cyclist.

 Answer the questions given below.
a) What is the average speed during the first part of the journey?
b) For how long did he rest?
c) What was the average speed during the second part of the journey?

6. The graph represents the journey of a camel in the Thar Desert. Read and answer the
following questions:

a) What is the average speed of the camel?

b) In what time did the camel travel first 25 km?
c) What was his speed during the last one hour?

7. Plot the points on a graph paper. Verify if they lie on a line.

a) A(0,2) B(-2,2) C(2,2)
b) A(3,3) B(4,3) C(3,1)

8. I. Write the abscissa ( -coordinate)of each of the following:

a) (6,5) b) (0,-3) c) (8,2)
II. Write the abscissa ( -coordinate)of each of the following:
a) (2,3) b) (7,-3) c) (5,-5)

Q 9-13 What value do you inculcate from the graphs?

9. The following table shows the marks obtained by a student in various class tests:
Plot a graph using the table below:
Unit Test I II III IV
Marks 30 42 60 80
10. Iron is heated and its temperature is noted at different intervals of time as given in the
following table. Plot a graph using the figures in the table.
Time(in seconds) 0 2 6 12 14
Temperature(in ) 20 22 27 32 39
11. The following graph shows the side of a square and its perimeter. Read the graph and
answer the following questions:

a) What is the perimeter of the square when the side is 4 cm?

b) What is the side of the square if the perimeter is 12 cm?

12. A bank gives interest on deposits. Draw a graph to illustrate the relation between the
number of years and the simple interest earned when the sum deposited is Rs 100.

13. Plot the graphs for the values of the following table:
a) Cost of oranges
Number of oranges 1 5 7 12 15
Cost (in Rs) 3 15 21 36 45
b) Consumption of rice by children in a hostel
Number of children 10 15 20 25 30
Rice (in kg) 15 22.5 30 37.5 45
c) Distance travelled by a car and time taken
Distance (in km) 40 70 100 140 190 250
Time (in hours) 1 2 3 4 5 6
 15. Introduction to Graphs
Q 1 Find the distance covered in 3 seconds.

Mark (1)
Q 2 Find the distance covered in 5 seconds.

Mark (1)
Q 3 Find the time taken by a body to cover 30 metres.

Mark (1)

Q 4 In which quadrant does the point P(-4, 1) lie?

Mark (1)
Q 5 In which quadrant does the point Q(-2, -6) lie?
Mark (1)
Q 6 On which axis does the point (0, 5) lie?
Mark (1)
Q 7 Write the coordinate of point shown in cartesian plane.
Mark (1)
Q 8 Find the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D, E and F from the graph.

Marks (2)
Q 9 The line graph shows the yearly sales figure for a manufacturing company. From the graph, what were the sales in 2004 and
2006?

Marks (2)

Q 10 The line graph given shows the yearly sales figure for a manufacturing company. From the graph, what were the sales in 2003
and 2005?

Marks (2)
Q 11 From the given graph, compute the difference between the sales 2003 and 2005.

Marks (2)

Q 12 From the graph write the coordinates of the A, B, C and D.

Marks (2)
Q 13 Plot the following points on a graph.
A(4, 3), B(2, 6) C(-2, -3), D (-3, 5)
Marks (2)

Q 14 Draw a graph for the following.

Distance in 5 10 15 20 25 30
metres
Time in 1 2 3 4 5 6
seconds

Is it a linear graph?
Marks (2)

Q 15 Make a table of values for the function P = 4a, where P is the perimeter and a is side of the square.
Marks (2)

Q 16 Plot the following points. Verify if they lie on a line.

(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 3), (4, 3)
Marks (2)

Q 17 Draw the line passing through (2, 3) and (3, 2). Find the coordinates of the points at which this line meets the x-axis and y-axis.
Marks (2)

Q 18 In which year was there the greatest difference between the sales as compared to its previous year?

Marks (3)
Q 19 Make a table of values for the function y = 3x. From the table find the values of y when x = 4 and x = 5.
Marks (3)

Q 20 Reena deposited Rs. 12000 in a bank at the rate of 10% per annum. Draw a linear graph showing the relationship between the
time and simple interest. Also, find the simple interest for 4 years.
Marks (4)

Q 21

A train is moving at a constant speed of 75

km/h. Draw a distance – time graph.
(i) How far will it travel in 2 hours 30 minutes?
(ii) Find the time required to cover a distance of
300 km.

Marks (4)

Q 22

A bank gives 10% simple interest on savings

account. Draw a linear graph to show the
relationship between the sum deposited and
simple interest earned. Also, answer the
following questions:

(a) Find the interest earned on an investment of

Rs. 300.

(b) What investment should be made to earn

Rs.70 as interest?
Marks (4)

Q 23 Mayank deposited Rs. 1400 in a bank at the

rate of 10% per annum. Draw a linear graph
which shows the relationship between time
and the interest earned by Mayank.
Marks (4)
Q 24 If y = x2, then draw a graph.
Marks (4)
Q 25 Parul is driving a car constantly at a speed of 30 km/h. Draw a distance-time graph in this case. Also, find the time taken by
Parul to cover a distance of 120 km.
Marks (4)
Q 26 Draw the graph for the following table of values.

Interest on deposits for a year.

Deposit in 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000

Rs
Interest in 60 120 180 240 300
Rs

(1) Use the graph to find the interest on a deposit of Rs 4500 for a year.
(2) To get an interest of Rs 420, how much money should be deposited?
(3) Does the graph pass through origin?
Marks (5)
Q 27 Draw the graph for a function A = x2 (Area of a square = side2). Make a table when the side of a square is 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, 5
cm, 6 cm and 7 cm. Is it a linear graph?
Marks (5)

Most Important Questions

Q 1 State true or false 1) A point whose x coordinate is zero and y coordinate is non-zero will lie on the y-axis. 2) The coordinates of
the origin are (0,0). 3) A point whose y coordinate is zero and x coordinate is 4 will lie on y axis.

Q 2 The approximate speeds of some objects are given below. Draw a bar graph to represent them.

Name of Bicycle Scooter Car Bus Train

objects
Speed (in 10 40 60 50 80
km/hr)

Q 3 Hundred students from a certain locality use different modes of traveling to school as given below. Draw a bar graph.
Bus Car Rickshaw Bicycle Walk
32 16 24 20 8

Q 4 The approximate speeds of some objects are given below. Draw a pie-chart.

Name of Bicycle Scooter Car Bus Train

objects
Speed (in 10 40 60 50 80
km/hr)

Q 5 Mr. Mirza’s monthly income is Rs 7,200. He spends Rs 1,800 on rent, Rs. 2,700 on food, Rs 900 on education of his children, Rs
1,200 on others and saves the rest.
Draw a pie-chart to represent it.

Q 6 In a class of 40 students, the marks obtained (out of 50) are as given below:
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of students 5 10 12 8 5
(frequency)

Draw a histogram to represent the given data.

Q 7 Draw the histogram to represent the following data:

Class-Interval 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
Frequency 20 30 25 10

Q 8 The following table gives the marks scored by 100 students in an entrance examination.
Mark 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of 4 10 16 22 20 18 8 2
students

(frequency)

Represent this data in the form of a histogram.

Q 9 The percentage of marks obtained, in different subjects by Ashok Sharma (in an examination) are given below. Draw a bar graph
to represent it.
English Hindi Maths Science Social Science
85 60 35 50 70

Q 10 The following table shows the market position of different brand of tea-leaves.
Draw a pie-chart to represent this information.
Brand A B C D E
% Buyers 35 20 20 15 10

Q 11 Draw a histogram to represent:

Age (in 20-28 28-36 36-44 44-52 52-60 60-68
years)
No. of pupils 14 18 16 24 10 20

Q 12 Choose the letters that indicate the location of the points given below:
(i) (4,5)
(ii) (3,3)
(iii) (2,1)

Q 13 Plot the following points and verify if they lie on a line. If they lie on a line,Name it.
(i) (0,2), (0,5), (0,6) (0,3.5)
(ii) W(2,6), X(3,5), Y(5,3), Z(6,2)
Q 14 State whether true or false. Correct the ones that are false.
(i) A point whose x co-ordinate is 1 and y co-ordinate is 10 will lie on the y-axis.
(ii) A point whose y co-ordinate is -2 and x co-ordinate is - 5 will lie in the third quadrant .
(iii) The co-ordinates of the origin are (0,0).

Q 15 The following table gives the quantity of diesel and its cost. Plot a graph to show the data.
No. of liters of 10 15 20 25
diesel
Cost of diesel in 500 750 1000 1250
Rs

Q 16 Ajit can ride a scooter constantly at a speed of 30 km/hr. Draw a distance-time graph for this situation. Use this information to
find:
(i) The time taken by Ajit to ride 75 km.
(ii) The distance covered by Ajit in 3 ½ hours.

Q 17 On a set of co-ordinate axes, plot the points

A(2,3), B(0,4), C(-2,3), D(-1, -2), E(-3,0), F(2,-4)

Q 18 Identify the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D, E, F, G shown on the following grid:

Q 19 Marc has ten square tiles this:

Marc places all the square tiles in a row. He starts his row like this:

The co-ordinates of the first corner are (2,2).

(a) Write down the co-ordinates of the next five corners which have a*
(b) Look at the numbers in the co-ordinates. Describe two things you notice.
(c) Marc thinks that (17,2) are the coordinates of one of the corners which have a*. Explain why he is wrong.
(d) Sam has some bigger square tiles, like this:

She places them next to each other in a row, like Marc’s tiles.
Write down the coordinates of the first two corners which have a*.
Q 20 A bank gives 10% Simple Interest (S.I.) on deposits by senior citizens. Draw a graph to illustrate the relation between the sum
deposited and simple interest earned. Find from
your graph
(a) The annual interest obtainable for an investment of Rs 250.
(b) the investment one has to make to get an annual simple interest of Rs 70.
 2. Linear Equations in One Variable

Q 1 Solve the equation: .

Mark (1)

Q 2 The two third of a number increased by 9 equals 19. Find the number.
Mark (1)

Q 3 Solve the equation:

Mark (1)

Q 4 Solve the equation:

Mark (1)

Q 5 Solve the equation: 5x - 3 = 3x - 5

Mark (1)

Q 6 Solve the equation:

Mark (1)

Q 7 Solve the equation:

Marks (2)

Q 8 Solve the equation:

Marks (2)

Q 9 Solve the equation:

Marks (2)
Q 10 Solve the equation:
Marks (2)

Q 11 If is subtracted from a number and the difference is multipled by 4, the result is 5. Find the number.
Marks (2)

Q 12 Solve the equation: 0.6x + 0.8 = 0.28x + 1.16

Marks (2)

Q 13 Solve the equation:

Marks (2)

Q 14 Solve the equation:

Marks (2)

Q 15 The sum of two numbers is 52. The second number is 10 more than the first. Find the numbers.
Marks (2)

Q 16 The sum of three consecutive even integers is 270. Find the integers.
Marks (2)

Q 17 The sum of three consecutive integers is 246. Find the integers.

Marks (2)

Q 18 The sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 777, find the numbers.

Marks (2)

Q 19 The ratio of two complementary angles is 4 : 5. Find these angles and ratio of their supplementary angles.
Marks (2)

Q 20 The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 14. If 36 is added to the number, its digits are interchanged. Find the number.
Marks (2)

Q 21 Solve for x: 4x + 7 = 10 + 2x
Marks (2)

Q 22 Solve for p: 0.25 (4p - 3) = 0.05 (10p - 9)

Marks (2)
Q 23 The perimeter of a triangle is 49 cm. The one side is 7 cm longer than the other and 5 cm shorter than the third. Find the length
of each side of the triangle.
Marks (3)

Q 24 Nisha has a rectangular plot of land that has been fenced with 300 m long wires. Find the dimensions of the plot, if its length is
twice the breadth.
Marks (3)

Q 25 Each side of a triangle is increased by 10 cm; if the ratio of the perimeter of the new triangle and the given triangle is 5 : 4, find
the perimeter of the given triangle.
Marks (3)

Q 26 The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. The perimeter is 150 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Marks (3)

Q 27 The sum of two numbers is 184. One-third of one number exceeds one-seventh of the other number by 8. Find the two numbers.
Marks (3)

Q 28 Solve for x: 3(5x - 5) - 2(9x - 8) = 4(8x - 13) - 17

Marks (3)

Q 29 The present ages of Veeru and Neeru are in the ratio 3:4. Five years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 4:5. Find their
present ages.
Marks (4)

Q 30 The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8. If the numerator is increased by 17 and the denominator
is decreased by 1, the number obtained is 3/2. Find the rational number.
Marks (4)

Q 31 The sum of the weights of an iron piece and of a copper piece is 1280 gm. The volume of the copper piece is twice that of the
iron piece. If the weight of 1 cubic centimeter of iron is 7.8 gm and that of copper is 8.9 gm. Find the volume of each piece.
Marks (4)

Q 32 Srishti has a total of Rs 780 as currency notes in the denominations of Rs 10, Rs 20 and Rs 50. The ratio of the number of Rs 50
notes and Rs 10 notes is 3 : 2. If she has a total of 32 notes, how many notes of each denomination she has?
Marks (4)

Q 33 Reeta received a certain amount of money on her retirement from her company. She gives half of this money and additional sum
of Rs 10,000 to her daughter. She also gives one third of the money received and an additional sum of Rs 3000 to her son. If the
daughter gets twice as much as her son, find the total amount of money Reeta received from her company.
Marks (4)

Q 34 The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8. If the numerator is increased by 17 and the denominator
is decreased by 1, the number obtained is 3/2. Find the rational number.
Marks (4)

Q 35 Five years before, the age of Neeraj and Neera was in the ratio 4:5. The ratio of their present ages is 5:6. Find their present ages.
Marks (4)
Q 36 The sum of three consecutive multiples of 8 is 792. Find these multiples.
Marks (4)

Q 37 The sum of three consecutive multiples of 9 is 795. Find these multiples.

Marks (4)

Q 38 Five years before, the age of Neeraj and Neera was in the ratio 4:5. The ratio of their present ages is 5:6. Find their present ages.
Marks (4)

Q 39 The present ages of Veeru and Neeru are in the ratio 3:4. Five years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 4:5. Find their
present ages.
Marks (4)

Most Important Questions

Q 1 Solve: – 3(x+2)= – 12

Q 2 5a + 5 = 20

Q3–2+g=7

Q 4 7a + 2 = – 12

Q 5 If 3x + 2 = 12, then find the value of 6x + 4.

Q 6 Solve the following equation: 2(7b + 12) = 24

Q 7 4 – 5x = – 21

Q 8 If 11x – 7 = 26, then find the value of the expression (x – 3).

Q 9 Sum of three consecutive even integers is 270. Find the integers.

Q 10 Sum of two numbers is 52; if second number is 10 more than first, find the number.

Q 11 Sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 777 find the numbers.

Q 12 The ratio of two complementary angles is 4 : 5. Find these angles and ratio of their supplementary angles.

Q 13 Nisha has rectangular plot of land that has been fenced with 300m long wires. Find the dimensions of the plot, if its length is
twice the breadth.

Q 14 The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. The perimeter is 150 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Q 15 Naveen’s present age is three times of age of his son. After 5 years the difference between the ages of both is 30. Find the
present age of Naveen.

Q 16 Solve the equation:5x - 3 = 3x - 5.

Q 17

Q 18 Simplify : 3t + (t – 2) = 2 – 5t

Q 19

Q 20 Simplify :

Q 21 Simplify : 0.03a + 2 = 8 - 0.02x + 2(0.6x + 1)

Q 22 Solve the equation 0.6x + 0.8 = 0.28x + 1.16.

Q 23 Solve the equation: .

Q 24 The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. If 18 is subtracted from the number, its digits are interchanged. Find the
number.

Q 25 A steamer is going downstream in a river and cover a distance between two villages in 20 hours and same distance it covers in
25 hours when he return back in upstream if the speed of the river is 4 km/h. Find the distance between two villages.

Q 26 Solve the equation:1/x +2/x = 3.

Q 27 Solve the equation: .

Q 28 Solve the equation: .

Q 29 If two third of a number is increased by 9, sum will be 19 find the number.

Q 30 Solve the equation : .

Q 31 If is subtracted from a number and difference is multiple by 4, the result is 5 find the number.

Q 32 Solve the equation : .

Q 33

Q 34 The sum of the weights of an iron piece and of a copper piece is 1280 gm. The volume of the copper piece is twice that of the
iron piece. If the weight of 1 cubic centimeter of iron is 7.8gm and that of copper is 8.9 gm, find the volume of each piece.

Q 35 Reeta receives a certain amount of money on her retirement from her company. She gives half of this money and additional sum
of Rs. 10000 to her daughter. She also gives one third of the money received and an additional sum of Rs. 3000 to her son. If the
daughter gets twice as much as her son, find the total amount of money Reeta received from her company.

Q 36 Present ages of Seema and Sharad are in the ratio 5 : 6. Twelve years from now the ratio of their ages will be 9 : 10. Find their
present ages.
 MATHEMATICS
CLASS VIII
SA-2
Assignment No. 13
Ch 7 Linear Equations in One Variable

1. Tick the correct alternative :

i. The sum of two, 2-digit numbers is 25 and their difference is 1. The two numbers are
a) 10, 15 b) 16, 9 c) 12, 13 d) 14, 11
ii. If , then the value of is
a) b) c) d)
iii. Solution of equation is
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
a) th of a number is 20 less than the number, The number is
b) 25 b) 30 c) 40 d) 150

2. Solve:
a)
b)
c)
d)
3. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If the numerator is increased by 1
and the denominator is increased by 3, the fraction becomes . Find the original fraction.
4. The difference of two positive numbers is 72 and the quotient obtained on dividing one by
the other is 4. Find the numbers.
5. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 243. Find the numbers.
6. Divide Rs 300 into two parts such that half of one part may be less than the other by 48.
7. The sum of three consecutive even numbers id 78. Find the numbers.
8. The sum of Rs 9000 is in the form of denominations of Rs 100 and Rs 500. If the total
number of notes is 50, find the number of notes of each type.
9. The perimeter of a rectangle is 320 cm. If the ratio of the length of the sides is 3:5, find the
length and breadth of the rectangle.
10. Rhea’s mother is four times as old as she is now. In twenty years the mother will be twice as
old as her daughter. Find their present ages.
11. Fifteen years later a man will be four times as old as he was 15 years ago. How old is he
now?
12. Rohan travelled of his journey by train, by a taxi, by a bus and the remaining 3 km on
foot. What is the length of the total journey?
13. A mother is 20 years older than her son. Ten years ago she was 3 times as old as her son
then. Find their present ages.
14. The numerator of a rational number is 4 less than the denominator. If 1 is added to the
numerator and denominator both, the rational number becomes . Find the rational
number.
15. Tarun’s father is 28 years younger than Tarun’s grandfather and 30 years older than Tarun. If
sum of ages of all three is 106 years, find the age of each of them.
16. Divide 750 into two parts such that 10% of one part equals 20% of the other.
17. The sum of one-fourth, one-ninth and one-third of a number is 25. Find the number.
18. Two-fifth of a number subtracted from three-fourth of that number gives 14. What is the
number?
19. (i) If and , which one of the following is true?
a) b) c)
(ii) If = hardwork and = luck, then for success, which option is true according to you?
a) b) c)
Linear Equations in One Variable

<1M>

1.The solution of the equation is:

(A) -11/ 9
(B) -13/ 4
(C) -9/ 14
(D) - 2/ 13
2.Divide 184 into two parts such that one third of one part may exceed one seventh of
the other part by 8. The numbers are:
(A) 46 , 138
(B) 32 , 152
(C) 64 , 120
(D) 72 , 112
3.A fruit vendor buys some oranges at the rate of Rs 5 per orange. He also buys an
equal number of bananas at the rate of Rs. 2 per banana. He sold the oranges at a
profit of 20% and the bananas at a profit of 15%. At the end of the day all the fruits
are sold out. His total profit is Rs 390, find the number of oranges purchased.
(A) 100
(B) 200
(C) 300
(D) 400
4.Two years ago, Dilip was three times as old as his son and two years hence twice his
age will be equal to five times that of his son. Find their present ages:
(A) 10 yrs, 20 yrs
(B) 15 yrs, 19 yrs
(C) 14 yrs, 38 yrs
(D) 35 yrs, 60 yrs
5.The distance between two stations is 425 km. Two trains start simultaneously from
these stations on parallel tracks to cross each other. The speed of one of them is
greater than that of the other by 5 km/h. If the distance between the two trains
after 3 hours of their start is 20 km, find the speed of each train.
(A) 65 km/h , 70 km/h
(B) 70 km/h, 85 km/h
 (C) 100 km/h ,30 km/h
(D) 210 km/h, 30 km/h
6.A steamer goes down stream and covers the distance between 2 ports in 4 hours
while it covers the same distance up stream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is
2 km/h, find the speed of the steamer in still water.
(A) 9 km/h
(B) 11km/h
(C) 21 km/h
(D) 18 km/h
7.The length of a rectangle is more than its breadth by 9 cm. If the length and breadth
are each increased by 3 cm, the area of new rectangle will be 64cm2 more than
that of the given rectangle. Then the length and breadth of the rectangle are:
(A) l = 10cm, b = 6 cm
(B) l = 0 cm, b = 15 cm
(C) l = 17cm , b= 8 cm`
(D) l = 21 cm, b = 30 cm
8.The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 15, if the number formed by reversing
the digits is less than the original number by 27, the original number is:
(A) 96
(B) 69
(C) 76
(D) 84
9.The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 3, if 3 is
subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to the denominator the new

number becomes . The original number is:

(A) 6/8
(B) 5/8
(C) 7/8
(D) 9/8
10.Two complementary angles are equal, each angles will be:
(A) 45o
(B) 60o
 (C) 90o
(D) 55o
11.Two numbers are in ratio 6 : 7. If the sum of the numbers is 169, then the numbers
are:
(A) 78, 91

(B) 80, 89

(C) 65, 104

(D) 104, 65
12.Two complementary angles differ by 16º. The angles are:
(A) 53 , 37o
o

(B) 56o, 40o

(C) 62o, 28o
(D) 59o, 31o
13.A two digit number whose sum of digits is 14. If 36 is added to the number, its digits
are interchanged. The number is:
(A) 68
(B) 95
(C) 86
(D) 59

14.Solve the equation: .

15.Two numbers are in ratio 5 : 8. If the sum of the numbers is 182, then the numbers
are:
(A) 70, 112
(B) 80, 102
(C) 58, 124
(D) 30, 66
16.The ratio of the present ages of Devang and Devesh is 4 : 7. Six years later, the sum
of their ages is 34 years. The present ages of Devang and Devesh is:
(A) 12 years, 21 year
(B) 8 years, 14 years
 (C) 14 years, 20 years
(D) None of these

17.The solution of the equation is:

(A) -1
(B) 3
(C) - 2
(D) 5

18.The solution of is:

(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2

19.If , then value of x is:

(A) 14
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 10

20.If , then the value of x is:

(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12

21.Solve the equation: .

22.If is subtracted from a number and the difference is multipled by 4, the result is 5.
Find the number.

23.Solve the equation: .

24.Solve the equation: .
25.Solve the equation: .

26.Solve the equation:

27.Solve the equation: .

28.Solve the equation: .

29.If two third of a number is increased by 9, the sum will be 19 find the number.

30.Four-fifth of a number is greater than three-fourth of the number by 4. The number

is:
(A) 12
(B) 64
(C) 80
(D) 102
31.Solution for x in 4(2x - 3) + 5(3x - 4) =14.
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 5
32.If we subtract 2/5 from a number and divide the result by 8/3, we get 11/4, the
number is:
(A) 16/15
(B) 22/15
(C) 27/32
(D) None of these
33.

Value of x in
(A)

5
 (B)
7

(C)
2

(D)

34.The sum of first three consecutive multiples of a number is 162, the number is:
(A) 16
(B) 22
(C) 25
(D) 27
35.If the sum of two positive number is 36 and one number 'x' is doublethe other then
the equation is.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

36.Solution of x in

(A)

(B)
(C) 2
(D)
37.Value of x in 2(6x - 5) = -(3x + 1) + 6
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

38.If then value of y is:

(A) 2

(B)
(C) 3
(D) -6
39.The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 5. If the
numerator is increased by 12 and denominator decreased by 3, the obtained
rational number is 5/3. The rational number is:
(A) 3/5
(B) 13/18
(C) 8/3
(D) None of these
40.The perimeter of a rectangular field 154 meter, its length is 2 meter more than
twice its breath. If a 2 meter wide path is around the field, then the length of
rectangular path is:
(A) 52 m
(B) 29 m
(C) 48 m
(D) 56 m
41.One of the angle of the triangle is equal to the sum of the other two .If the ratio of
the other two angle is 2:3 then the angles ( in degree) are.
(A) 90, 36, 54
(B) 40, 50, 90
(C) 30, 60, 90
(D) 38, 57, 85
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42.Solve the equation: .

43.The ratio of two complementary angles is 4 : 5. Find these angles and ratio of their
supplementary angles.
44.Sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 777, find the numbers.
45.Sum of three consecutive integers is 246. Find the integers.
46.Solve for p, 0.25 (4p-3) = 0.05 (10p-9).

47.Sum of two numbers is 52, if second number is 10 more than first.

Find the numbers.
48.Solve the equation: .

49.Solve the equation: .

50.Solvethe equation: .
51.Sum of three consecutive even integers is 270. Find the integers.
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52.The perimeter of a triangle is 49 cm. The one side is 7 cm longer than the other and 5
cm shorter than the third. Find the length of each side of the triangle
53.Nisha has rectangular plot of land that has been fenced with 300m long wires. Find
the dimensions of the plot, if its length is twice the breadth
54.Each side of a triangle is increased by 10 cm; if the ratio of the perimeter of the new
triangle and the given triangle is 5:4, find the perimeter of given triangle
55.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. The perimeter is 150 cm. Find
the dimensions of the rectangle.
56.Divide 184 into two equal parts such that one third of one part may exceed one
seventh of the other part by 8.
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57.Reeta receives a certain amount of money on her retirement from her company. She
gives half of this money and additional sum of Rs. 10000 to her daughter. She also gives
one third of the money received and an additional sum of Rs. 3000 to her son. If the
daughter gets twice as much as her son, find the total amount of money Reeta received
from her company.
58.The sum of the weights of an iron piece and of a copper piece is 1280 gm. The
volume of the copper piece is twice that of the iron piece. If the weight of 1 cubic
centimeter of iron is 7.8gm and that of copper is 8.9 gm. Find the volume of each piece.
59.A fruits vender buys some mangoes at Rs. 10 each and, same number of oranges at
Rs. 5 each, he makes a profit of 30% on selling of oranges and 15% on mangoes, if his
total profit of a day is Rs. 540. Find the numbers of mangoes he purchased.
60.<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">A steamer is going
downstream in a river and cover a distance between two villages in 20 hours and same
distance it covers in 25 hours when he return back in upstream if the speed of the river
is 4 km/h. Find the distance between two villages.</span></strong>
61.Srishtihas a total of Rs. 780 as a currency of Rs. 10, Rs. 20 and Rs. 50. The ratio of the
number of notes of Rs. 50 and Rs. 10 is 3 : 2. If she has total 32 notes. How many notes
of each suit she has?
 Weekend Worksheet – 2014-1544
MATHEMATICS
Class  VIII Section  Date 

Name  Roll No. 

I
If x + = 19 find x2 +

II If a2 + b2 = 60 and ab = 2 find ( a + b)
III If a2 + b2 = 131 and ab = 5 find ( a – b )
IV
If m + n = 16 and mn = 7 find m2 + n2
V Solve the following equations :
(a) x – 8 = 29

(b) 2a + 15 = 55

(c) 7+ x = 18
5

(d) 5 (3a – 4 ) = 7( 6a + 3) – 11

(e) 7y / 8 = 35 /48

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 WORK SHEET : 2011 – 12.
STD. VIII
MATHEMATICS

LINEAR EQUATIONS

1. Solve for x :
i. 4x - 7 - (x+4) = 3x + 4 - (2x - 1)
ii. 17 ( 2 - x) - 5 ( x + 12 ) = 8
1 - 7x

2. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 30. Find the numbers.

3. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 63. Find the numbers.

4. The sum of two twin primes is 60. Find the two prime numbers.

5. The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Find

the angles.

6. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If we add 1 to

both
numerator and denominator, it becomes equal to . Find the fraction.

7. Renu’s mother is four times as old as Renu. After 5 years her mother will
be three times as old as she will then be. Find their present ages.

8. The sum of four consecutive multiples of 7 is 70. Find these multiples.

9. The sum of two numbers is 50. If the larger number is divided by the
smaller number we get . Find the numbers.

10. The perimeter of a triangle is 49 cm. One side is 7cm longer than
another side and 5cm shorter than the third side. Find the sides.
11. In a quadrilateral ABCD, A = ( 2x + 4)0, B = (2x - 13)0,
C = (3x + 11)0 and D = (4x - 5)0. Find the measures of the
angles.

12. Half of the number of boys of Class 8 B went to the football ground to
play.
One-fourth of the number of boys went to the Library to take books.
Remaining 10 boys went to the 3rd Language room. Find the number of
boys of Class 8 B.

13. In ∆ABC, A = C and B = A + C. Find the

measures of the angles of the triangle.

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 Linear Equations
1. Solve for x :

i. 4x - 7 - (x+4) = 3x + 4 - (2x - 1)

ii. 17 ( 2 - x) - 5 ( x + 12 ) = 8

1 - 7x
2. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 30. Find the numbers.

3. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 63. Find the numbers.

4. The sum of two twin primes is 60. Find the two prime numbers.

5. The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Find the angles.

6. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If we add 1 to both

numerator and denominator, it becomes equal to . Find the fraction.

7. Renu’s mother is four times as old as Renu. After 5 years her mother will be three
times as old as she will then be. Find their present ages.

8. The sum of four consecutive multiples of 7 is 70. Find these multiples.

9. The sum of two numbers is 50. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number
we get . Find the numbers.

10. The perimeter of a triangle is 49 cm. One side is 7cm longer than another side and
5cm shorter than the third side. Find the sides.

11. In a quadrilateral ABCD, A = ( 2x + 4)0, B = (2x - 13)0,

C = (3x + 11)0 and D = (4x - 5)0. Find the measures of the angles.

12. Half of the number of boys of Class 8 B went to the football ground to play.

One-fourth of the number of boys went to the Library to take books. Remaining 10
boys went to the 3rd Language room. Find the number of boys of Class 8 B.

13. In ∆ABC, A = C and B = A + C. Find the measures

of the angles of the triangle.

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Rational Numbers
I. Fill in the blanks
1. _____________ has no reciprocal.
2. There are _______________ numbers of a rational numbers between any two
numbers.
3. The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is __________.
4. Sum of a number and its negative is ____________.
5. ___________ is the multiplicative identity.
6. ___________ is the additive identity.
7. Additive inverse of 3 is _______7
8. Multiplicative inverse of -2 is ______.
9. The numbers _______ and _________ are their own reciprocals.
II. Find the value of the following:-
i) -21 x 15 x -35 ii) -43 x (-8 + 3)
25 -49 9 45 5 5

iii)-21 + 7 – (-4) iv) – 72 / 32

15 25 25 45 25
III. Verify – (-x) = x by taking -2.
5
IV. Represent - 3 and 9 on a number line.
7 7
V. State the property used in the following :-
i) -3 x 7 = 7 x -3 ii) (-2 + 5 ) + ( 3 ) = -2 + ( 5+ 3)
58 8 5 3 7 5 3 7 5

iii) -7_ ( 3 + 2) = -7 x 3 + -7 x 2
9 25 7 9 25 9 7

iv) -5 + 3 = 3 + -5 v) -37 x 49 = 1
19 57 57 19 49 -37
VI. Using suitable Property evaluate the following.
i) -3 x 7 + 2 x 7 ii) -14 x -13 + 14 x -1
5 9 5 9 24 14 25 14

iii) 3 x -2+ 3x -3 iv) 2 x -3 + -7 – 2x 10

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 7 5 7 5 21 13 9 21 13
VII. Find Five rational numbers between
i) 0 and 1 ii) 1 and 1 iii) -1 and 1
3 2 3 4
ANSWER KEY

II) i) -1

ii) -43iii) 24 iv) -5

45 25 4

V) i) Commutative property of multiplication

ii) Associative property of addition

iii) Distributive property of multiplication over addition
iv) Commutative property of addition
VI.
i) -7 ii) 14 iii) -3 iv) -165
45 25 7 187

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 Linear Equations in One Variable

Solve the following equations:

1)

2) +1 =

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

2. The sum of four consecutive odd numbers is 368. Find its numbers
3. A number consisting of two digits becomes of itself, if its digits are interchanged. If

the difference of the digits is 1, find the number.

4. 5 years ago, father’s age was 7 times the age of his son. 5 years later, the father’s age
will be 3 times the age of his son. Find their present ages.
5. One number is 4 times the other number. If 6 is added to the smaller number and 4 is
added to the larger number, then the later number becomes twice the other number. Find
the numbers.
6. Angle C of a triangle ABC is the sum of the other two angles A and B. If the ratio of

7. A number is as much greater than 31 as is less than 81. Find the number.
8. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 5. If we add 9 with the number, the
digits in the number are interchanged.
9. 10 years ago, a man’s age was 6 times the age of his son. 12 years later, the age of the
son will be 27 years. What is the present age of the father ?

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 10. The perimeter of a rectangle is 9 times its breadth. If its length is 3cm more than twice
its breadth, find the dimensions of the rectangle.
11. The ages(in years) of Ram and Shyam are in the ratio 5:7. If Ram is 9 years older and
Shyam is 9 years younger. The age of Ram would have been twice the age of Shyam.
Find their ages.

Answers :
1)40 2)10 3) 4) 5)

6) 7) 8) 4 9)1 10)

2. 89,91,93,95 3.54 4.40yrs,10yrs 5.4, 16

6. 540, 360, 900 7. 56 8.23 9. 40 yrs 10. 2cm, 7cm
11. 15yrs, 21yrs

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