Subject – Mathematics

Class – X
Summer Vacation Worksheet

1. A sweet seller has 420 kaju burfis and 130 badam burfis she wants to stack them in such a way
that each stack has the same number, and they take up the least area of the tray. What is the
number of burfis that can be placed in each stack for this purpose?

2. Find the largest number which divides 245 and 1029 leaving remainder 5 in each case.

3. Find the largest number which divides 2053 and 967 and leaves a remainder of 5 and 7
respectively.

4. Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of kerosene oil respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a container which can measure the kerosene oil of both the tankers when used an
exact number of times.
5. In a morning walk, three persons step off together. Their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and 90 cm
respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that all can cover the same
distance in complete steps?
6. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16, 24 and 36 leaves a remainder 7 in each
case.
7. The length, breadth and height of a room are 825 cm, 675 cm and 450 cm respectively. Find the
longest tape which can measure the three dimensions of the room exactly.
8. Determine the smallest 3-digit number which is exactly divisible by 6, 8 and 12.
9. Determine the greatest 3-digit number exactly divisible by 8, 10 and 12.
10. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and
108 seconds respectively. If they change simultaneously at 7 a.m., at what time will they change
simultaneously again?
11. Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel respectively. Find the
maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact
number of times.
12. Find the least number which when divided by 6, 15 and 18 leave remainder 5 in each case.
13. Find the smallest 4-digit number which is divisible by 18, 24 and 32.
14. Renu purchases two bags of fertiliser of weights 75 kg and 69 kg. Find the maximum value of
weight which can measure the weight of the fertiliser exact number of times.

15. In a seminar, the number, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60,
84 and 108, respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same
number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.

16. 144 cartons of Coke cans and 90 cartons of Pepsi cans are to be stacked in a canteen. If each
stack is of the same height and is to contain cartons of the same drink, what would be the greatest
number of cartons each stack would have?

17. A merchant has 120 litres of oil of one kind, 180 litres of another kind and 240 litres of third
kind. He wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in tins of equal capacity. What
would be the greatest capacity of such a tin?

18. Express each of the following positive integers as the product of its prime factors: (i) 3825 (ii)
 5005 (iii) 7429

19. Express each of the following positive integers as the product of its prime factors: (i) 140 (ii) 156
(i) 234

20. There is circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the
field, while Ravish takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and
at the same time and go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at
the starting point?

21. In a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and 90
cm, respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the
same distance in complete steps?

22. A circular field has a circumference of 360 km. Three cyclists start together and can cycle 48, 60
and 72 km a day, round the field. When will they meet again?

23. Find the smallest number which leaves remainders 8 and 12 when divided by 28 and 32
respectively.

24. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by 520 and 468.

25. Find the greatest numbers that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6
respectively.

26. Find the greatest number which divides 2011 and 2423 leaving remainders 9 and 5 respectively

27. Find the greatest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case.

28. Find the greatest number which divides 285 and 1249 leaving remainders 9 and 7 respectively.
29. State the Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic.

30. Given that HCF (306, 657) = 9, find the LCM(306, 657).

31. Why the number 4n, where n is a natural number, cannot end with 0?

32. Why is 5 x 7 x 11 + 7 is a composite number?

33. Explain why 7 x 11 + 13 + 13 and 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 + 5 are composite numbers.

34. If a and b are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – x – 6, then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are (3a + 2b) and (2a + 3b).
35. If (x – 6) is a factor of x3 + ax2 + bx – b = 0 and a – b = 7, find the values of a and b.

36. If 2 and – 3 are the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + (a + 1)x + b, then find the value of a and b.

37. Obtain all zeroes of polynomial f(x) = 2x4 + x3 – 14x2 – 19x – 6 if two of its zeroes are –2 and
–1.
38. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then find the value of k
39. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k–1)x2 + k x + 1 is –3, then the value of k

40. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and –3, then find the value of aand b

41. If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 2x + 3, then find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are α + 2 and β + 2.
Solve each of the following system of linear equations graphically:
1. x + 2 y = 3; 4x + 3y = 2.

2. 2x + 3y = 8; x − 2 y + 3 = 0.

3. x + 2 y + 2 = 0; 3x + 2 y − 2 = 0.

4. 4x + 3y = 5; 2 y − x = 7.

42. Solve the following system of linear equations graphically: 4x − 3y + 4 = 0; 4x + 3y − 20 = 0 .

Calculate the area bounded by these lines and x-axis.

43. Solve the following system of linear equations graphically: 4x − 5 y − 20 = 0; 3x + 5 y −15 = 0 .

Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and y-axis.
44. The sum of two numbers is 137 and their difference is 43. Find the numbers.

45. The sum of thrice the first and the second is 142 and four times the first exceeds the second by
138, then find the numbers.

46. Sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 10, then find the numbers.

47. The sum of twice the first and thrice the second is 92 and four times the first exceeds seven times
the second by 2, then find the numbers.

48. The sum of two numbers is 1000 and the difference between their squares is 25600, then find the
numbers.
49. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. The number obtained by interchanging the two
digits exceeds the given number by 18. Find the number.

50. Seven times a two-digit number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the order
of its digit. If the difference between the digits is 3, then find the number.

51. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the
number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.

52. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of the numbers get
reversed. Find the number.
53. Ten years hence, a man’s age will be twice the age of his son. Ten years ago, man was four times
as old as his son. Find their present ages.

54. A man’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After 5 years his age will be
twice the sum of the ages of his two sons. Find the age of the man.

55. If twice the son’s age in years is added to the mother’s age, the sum is 70 years. But if twice the
mother’s age is added to the son’s age, the sum is 95 years. Find the age of the mother and her
son.

56. Five years ago Nuri was thrice old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as Sonu.
Find the present age of Nuri and Sonu.
57. I am three times as old as my son. Five years later, I shall be two and a half times as old as my
son. How old am I and how old is my son?
58. A and B are friends and their ages differ by 2 years. A’s father D is twice as old as A and B is
twice as old as his sister C. The age of D and C differ by 40 years. Find the ages of A and B.

59. The ages of two friends Ani and Biju differ by 3 years. Ani’s father Dharam is twice as old as
Ani and Biju is twice as old as his sister Cathy. The ages of Cathy and Dharam differ by 30
years. Find the ages of Ani and Biju.

60. Five years hence, the age of Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, Jacob’s age
was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages?
61. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and
breadth is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the
area increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
62. The length of a room exceeds its breadth by 3 metres. If the length is increased by 3 metres and
the breadth is decreased by 2 metres, the area remains the same. Find the length and the breadth
of the room.
63. The cost of 2 pencils and 3 erasers is Rs 9 and the cost of 4 pencils and 6 erasers is Rs 18. Find
the cost of each pencil and each eraser.

64. 5 pencils and 7 pens together cost Rs 50, whereas 7 pencils and 5 pens together cost Rs 46. Find
the cost of one pencil and that of one pen.

65. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in a row, there would be
2 rows less. If 4 students are less in a row, there would be 4 rows more. Find the number of
students in the class.
66. A and B each has some money. If A gives Rs. 30 to B then B will have twice the money left with
A. But if B gives Rs. 10 to A then A will have thrice as much as is left with B. How much money
does each have?
67. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance
covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is Rs 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the
charge paid is Rs 155. What are the fixed charges and the charge per km? How much does a
person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?

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