PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)

Practice sheet
Std: X Chapter: 1 Real Numbers
Subject: Mathematics

Q1. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of :

i. 252 and 660

ii. 286 and 854

iii. 4052 and 12576

iv. 1155 and 2145

Ans. i. 12 ii. 2 iii. 4 iv. 165

Q2. Prove the following.
i. Show that any positive integer is of the form 3q +1, or 3q + 2, or 3q, where q is some integer.
ii. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 2q +1 where q is some integer.
iii. Show that the product of any three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 6.
iv. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q +1, or 6q +3, or 6q +5, where q is some
integer.

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Q.3 Use Euclid’s division lemma to prove the following:
i. Show that the square of any positive integer is either of the form 3m or 3m +1 for some
integer m
ii. Show that the cube of any positive integer is of the form 9m, 9m +1, or 9m + 8
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Q.4 Solve:
i. Two jars measure 18 l and 30 l respectively. What is least measure that can be used to
exactly measure each jar?
ii. The length and breadth of a rectangular hall are 30 m and 27 m respectively. Determine
the maximum length of a rope that can measure the length and breadth of the room exact
number of times.
iii. A farmer wishes to distribute 153 oranges and 102 guavas into baskets of equal size that

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 will contain each of the above in equal numbers. Find the minimum number of baskets
required. How many fruits will be there in each basket?
iv. A merchant has 120 liters and 180 liters of two kinds of oil. He wants to sell the oil by
filling the two kinds in tins of equal volumes. Find the greatest volume of such a tin.
Ans. i. 6l ii. 114 m iii. 51 iv. 60l
baskets, 5
fruits in
each
Q.5 Express each number as a prime product of its prime factors:
i. 210
ii. 856
iii. 2145
iv. 7480
Ans: i. 2×3×5×7 ii. 23 107
3×5×11×13 iii. 23  5 1117
Q.6 Find the LCM and HCF of the following pairs of integers and verify that LCM x HCF =
product of the two numbers.
i. 28 and 48
ii. 360 and 126
iii. 1155 and 1365
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Q.7 Solve:
i. Given that HCF (26, 91) = 13, find their LCM
ii. Given that HCF (112,256) = 16, find their LCM
iii. Given that HCF (306,657) = 9, find their LCM
i. 182 ii. 1792 iii. 22338
Q.9 Solve:
i. Check if 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.
ii. Check if 3n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.
iii. Check if 4n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

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 Ans. i. No ii. No iii.
Q.10 Solve:
i. Explain why 5  7 11  11 and 5  6  7  8  8 are composite numbers.
ii. Explain why 1312 1110  12 and 23 29  31 37  37 are composite numbers.
iii. Explain why 5  6  7  8  9  10 and 1312 1110  20 are composite numbers.

Q.11 In a school, duration of a period in primary section is 40 minutes and that of the secondary
section is 45 minutes. If the bell for each section rings at 7 a.m., when will the two bells
ring together again?
1.00 p.m.

Q.12 Radha’s family is leaving for a trip. All four members in the family set alarm on their
mobiles at intervals of 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes. If all the mobiles ring at 2.00 a.m. at
what time will the alarm ring together again?
3.00 a.m.
Find the least number of square tiles by which the floor of a room of dimensions 16.58 m
and 8.32 m can be covered completely.
344864
Q.13 Prove the following
i. 7 is irrational.
ii. 3  7 is irrational.
iii. 5  2 3 is irrational.
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Q.14 State whether the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or
non-terminating repeating decimal expansion, without actually performing the long division.
i. 13
625
ii. 15
800

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 iii. 350
77
iv. 23
160

i. terminating ii. terminating

iii. Non-terminating iv. terminating
Q.15 Write down the decimal expansions of those rational numbers in Question above which have
terminating decimal expansions.
13 15 23
i.  0.0208  0.01875  0.14375
625 ii. 800 iii. 160
Q.16 The following real numbers have decimal expansions as given below. In each case, decide
whether they are rational or not. It they are rational, write them in the form p/q?
i. 53.01234567
ii. 0.120120012000120000…
Ans: 5301234567
i.
28  58
Case Study Questions:
1. There are 40 girls and 32 boys who want to participate in a poster making competition. Each
team must have the same number of girls and the same number of boys,
i. How many students want to participate in the competition?
a. 40 b. 32 c. 72 d. none of these

ii. What is the greatest number of teams that can participate in the competition?
a. 12 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

iii. How many girls will be there in each team?

a. 8 b. 10 c. 7 d. 5
iv. How many boys will be there in each team?
a. 8 b. 4 c. 16 d. 2
v. Find the total members in each team.
a. 16 b. 14 c. 12 d. 9

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Ans i. c ii. d iii. d iv. b v. d
2. The department of computer science and technology is conducting an international seminar.
In the seminar, the number of participants in mathematics, science and computer science are
60, 84 and 108 respectively. The coordinator has made the arrangement such that in each
room the same numbers of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject. Also, they allotted a separate room for all the officials other than the participants.
i. Find the total number of participants.
a. 60 b. 84 c. 108 d. none of these
ii. Find the LCM of 60, 84 and 108.
a. 12 b. 504 c. 544320 d. 3780
iii. Find the HCF of 60, 84 and 108.
a. 12 b.60 c. 84 d.108
iv. Find the minimum number of rooms required, if in each room, the same numbers of
participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.
a. 12 b.20 c. 21 d. none of these
v. Based on the above (iv)conditions, find the minimum number of rooms required for all
participants and officials.
12 b.20 c. 21 d. none of these

Ans. i. d ii. d iii. a iv. c v. d.

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