PRACTICE SHEET

Subject: Mathematics Standard: X Division:

Chapter: 1
Name: Real Numbers Roll No:

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Q1. Prime factorisation of 4050 is
(a) 2  33  5 (b) 2  34  5 (c) 2 34  52 (d) 2 34  53

Q2. The exponent of 5 in the prime factorization of 3750 is

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

Q3. The numbers x and y in the following prime factors tree are:

(a) 21, 42 (b) 21, 21 (c) 42, 42 (d) 42, 21

Q4. If n is a natural number, then 8n ends with the even digit except when n is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q5. For which natural number n, 6n ends with digit zero?

(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d) None of these

Q6. HCF of (33 × 52 × 2), (32 × 53 × 22) and (34 × 5 × 23) is

(a) 180 (b) 45 (c) 90 (d) 30

Q7. The HCF of 960 and 432 is

(a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 36

Q8. LCM of (23 × 3 × 5) and (24 × 5 × 7) is

(a) 40 (b) 560 (c) 1120 (d) 1680

Q9. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b ; a, b being
prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is
(a) a3b2 (b) ab (c) a2b2 (d) a3b3

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Q10. If HCF(72, 120) = 24, then LCM(72, 120) is
(a) 240 (b) 360 (c) 1728 (d) 2880

Q11. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the number is 54, then
the other number is
(a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 9 (d) 81

Q12. The HCF of 6, 72 and 120 is

(a) 360 (b) 120 (c) 6 (d) 72

Q13. The smallest number by which 27 should be multiplied so as to get a rational

number is
(a) 3 27 (b) 3 3 (c) 3 (d) 3

Q14. There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a school that are to be divided into equal sections
of either boys or girls alone. The total number of sections thus formed are:
(a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 21

Q15. Two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 50 seconds and 48 seconds.
If they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first
time?
(a) 12.02 pm (b) 12.12 (c) 12.11 (d) 12.20

Q16. If p and q are co-prime numbers, then their LCM is

(a) 1 (b) q (c) pq (d) p

Q17. What is the HCF of the smallest composite number and smallest prime number?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 2

Q18. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is
(a) 20 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 44

Q19. Let a and b be two positive integers such that a = p3q4 and b = p2q3, where p and q are
prime numbers. If HCF(a, b) = pmqn and LCM(a, b) = prqs, then (m + n)( r + s)=
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 72

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Direction for questions 20 to 23: In question numbers from 20 to 23, a statement of
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q20. Assertion (A):  7 1311 11is not a composite number.
Reason (R): If a number is a product of more than two prime factors, then it is a
composite number.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q21. Assertion (A): The number 5n cannot end with the digit 0, where n is a natural
number.
Reason (R): Prime factorisation of 5 has only two factors, 1 and 5.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q22. Assertion (A): HCF of any two consecutive even natural numbers is always 2.
Reason (R): Even natural numbers are divisible by 2.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q23. Assertion (A): (2 + √3) √3 is an irrational number.

Reason (R): Product of two irrational numbers is always irrational.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I] (2 marks each)

Q24. Find the H.C.F and L.C.M of 480 and 720 using the Prime factorisation method.

Q25. Find the HCF and LCM of 18, 15 and 45 by applying the prime factorisation method.

Q26. Determine the value of p and q so that the prime factorisation of 2520 is expressible as
23 × 3p × q × 7

Q27. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number?

Q28. Explain why 11 × 13 × 15 × 17 + 17 is a composite number.

Q29. Check whether 15n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. Justify your
answer.

Q30. Check whether 12n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. Justify your
answer.

Q31. Check whether there is any natural number n for which 14n ends with the digit
‘0’ or ‘5’.

Q32. Below is given a factor tree, find the numbers m and n.

Q33. The ratio of two numbers is 15:11 and their HCF is 13. Find the numbers.

Q34. Given that 3 is an irrational number, prove that (2 + 3 ) is an irrational number.

Q35. Show that 2√3 is an irrational number, it is being given that √3 is irrational.

Q36. Find two numbers which on multiplication with 180 give a rational number? Are these
numbers rational or irrational?

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Q37. Ravi and Shikha drive around a circular sports field. Ravi takes 16 min to complete
one round, Shikha completes the round in 20 min. If both start at the same point, at the
same time and go in the same direction, then after how much time will they meet at the
starting point?

Q38. The length and breadth of a field are 42 m and 18 m respectively. Find the length of
the longest rod which can measure the length and breadth of the field exactly.

Q39. Find whether each of the following is an irrational number or a rational number.
(i) (√5−√3)2
(ii) (5 + √3) (5 − √3)

Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II] (3 marks each)

Q40. Find the HCF and LCM of 404 and 96. Verify that HCF × LCM = product of the two
numbers.

Q41. Find the HCF and LCM of 378, 180 and 420 by prime factorization method.

Q42. If two positive integers x and y are expressible in terms of primes as x = p2q3 and
y = p3q, what can you say about their LCM and HCF. Is LCM a multiple of HCF?
Explain.

Q43. Prove that 3 is an irrational number.

Q44. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

Q45. Prove that 5  3 2 is an irrational number.

Q46. In a school there are two sections – section A and section B of class X. There are 32
students in section A and 36 students in section B. Determine the minimum number of
books required for their class library so that they can be distributed equally among
students of section A or section B.

Q47. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class VIII, IX and X respectively. Buses are to
be hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum number of students who
can sit in a bus if each bus takes equal number of students.

Q48. On 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?

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Q49. Three bells ring at intervals of 8, 15 and 16 seconds respectively. At what time will
they ring together if they start ringing at 10 a.m?

Q50. 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?

Q51. The radius of a circular track is 63 m. The cyclists Bhupesh and Vineet start together
from the same position, at the same time and in the same direction with speeds
33 m/min and 44 m/min respectively. After how many minutes will they meet again?

Q52. The floor of a room is to be fitted with square marble tiles of the largest possible size.
The size of the room is 10 m × 7 m. What should be the size of tiles required that has
to be cut and how many such tiles are required?

Q53. A woman wants to organise her birthday party. She was happy on her birthday but
there was a problem that she does not want to serve fast food to her guests because she
is very health conscious. She has 15 apples and 40 bananas at home and decided to
serve them. She wants to distribute fruits among guests. She does not want to
discriminate among guests so she decided to distribute equally among all. So
1. How many guests she can invite?
2. How many apples and banana will each guest get?

Q54. Three sets of English, Hindi and Mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way
that all the books are stored topic-wise and the height of each stack is the same. The
number of English books is 96, the number of Hindi books is 240 and the number of
Mathematics books is 336. Assuming that the books are of the same thickness,
determine the number of stacks of English, Hindi and Mathematics books.

Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)

Q55. Prove that 1
is an irrational number.
2 3

Q56. A rectangular field has dimensions 300 m × 240 m. Three cyclists start together from
the same position and in the same direction at speeds 360 m/min, 540 m/min and 270
m/min respectively, and go round the field. After how many minutes will they meet
again at the starting point?

2 11
Q57. Prove that 11 is an irrational number. Hence, prove that is irrational.
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2 2
Q58. Prove that is an irrational number.
2 2

Q59. Prove that p  q is irrational, where p and q are primes.

Section E: Case Study Based Questions

(Each Case Study is for 4 marks: Q1. and Q2. for 1 mark each and Q3. for 2 marks)
Case Study I
A garden consists of 135 rose plants planted in certain number of columns. There are
another set of 225 marigold plants, which is to be planted in the same number of
columns.

Read carefully the above paragraph and answer the following questions:
Q1. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can be planted?

Q2. What is the total numbers of rows in which they can be planted?

Q3. Find the sum of exponents of the prime factors of total number of plants.

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Case Study II
Aditya works as a librarian at children’s Academy International School in Mumbai. He
ordered books for the subjects English, Hindi and Mathematics. He received 96
English books, 240 Hindi books and 336 math books. He wishes to arrange these
books in stacks such that each stack consists of books on only one subject, and the
number of books in each stack is the same. He also wishes to keep the number of
stacks minimum.

Q1. Find the number of books in each stack.

Q2. Find the total number of stacks formed.

Q3. How many stacks of English books will be formed? If the thickness of each English
book is 3 cm, then what will be the height of each stack of English?

Case Study III

Indian Army is the third biggest military
contingent in the World next to USA and
China. On republic day Parade in Delhi
Captain R S Meel is planning for parade
of following two groups:
First group of Army contingent of 624
members behind an army band of 32
members.
Second group of CRPF troops with 468
soldiers behind the 228 members of
bikers.

Q1. What is the maximum number of columns in which the first group can march?

Q2. What is the maximum number of columns in which the second group can march?

Q3. If the two groups are to march in the same number of columns, what is the maximum
number of columns in which they can march?

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Case Study IV
A seminar is being conducted by an educational organization, where the participants
will be educators of different subjects. The number of participants in Hindi, English
and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.

Q1. In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in
the same subject, hence find the maximum number of participants that can be
accommodated in each room.

Q2. What is the maximum number of rooms required during the event?

Q3. Calculate:
(a) The number of rooms required for Hindi participants.
(b) The number of rooms required for English and Mathematics participants.

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