CLASS-VIII MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC- FACTORISATION
1. Factorise the following:
i) 2b (3a – c) + 12 ac –b2
ii) 12( 2x - 3y )2 – 16( 3y - 2x )
iii) y2 – y ( 3a – b ) – 3 ab
iv) 6ab – b2 + 12ac – 2bc
v) 81x2 + 90 xy + 25 y2
vi) x4 –y4
vii) a12 x4 – a4 x12
viii) z2 + 𝑧2 + 2
ix) 9 – 6x + x2
x) 81 – 4x2
xi) m4 – 256
xii) 9x2 – ( 2a – 3b )2
xiii) 25 – 4a2 -12 ab – 9b2
xiv) x2 + 11x + 24
xv) x2 + 15x + 56
xvi) x2 - 2x - 15
xvii) x2 + x -12
xviii) 4x2 + 9y2 + 12xy – 64z2
1
xix) 36p2 + 6p + 4
1
xx) 25 x2 - 36 y2

2. Factorise the expression and divide them as directed: i)

96abc(3a -12) (5b – 30 ) by 144 ( a – 4 ) ( b – 6 ) ii)
44( x4 – 5 x3 – 24x2 ) by 11x ( x – 8 )
iii) 4m2 - 16mn + 16n2 by 2( m – 2n )
iv) 4yz ( z2 + 6z – 16 ) by 2y ( z + 8 )
v) 39y3 ( 50 y2 – 98 ) by 26 y2 ( 5y + 7 )
 TOPIC- LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE
1. Solve the following equations:
i) 0.5m – 1.5m + 3.25 = 5.25
3𝑎−2
ii)
14 - 7 = -1
iii)
30
16+4𝑑 =8
iv)
𝑚−7
3 ( 4m – 1) – [ 4m – 2 ]= 2

v) = 4𝑥+ 1
5𝑥−4 3𝑥+10

−
6 2

vi)
7

2
5x – 2( 2x – 7) = 2( 3x – 1 ) +
vii)
5( 1−𝑥 )+ 3 ( 2𝑥+1 ) 1
= -2
4−3𝑥
viii)
2(𝑧−4)
= 2 ( 2z + 5 )
3
4–
ix)
1
5y - 3 ( y + 1 ) = 6 ( y + 30 )
4𝑥−27
x) x – ( 2x - 7 )= 3 -3
2. The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 7 : 5. The number of boys is eight more
than the number of girls. What is the total strength?
3. Bansi has three times as many two-rupee coins as he has five-rupee coins. If he has in all a
sum of Rs.77, how many coins of each denominations does he have?
4. The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 7 cm. If the length is decreased by 4 cm and the
breadth is increased by 3 cm , the area of the rectangle remains the same. Find the dimensions
of the original rectangle.
5. A number has two digits. The unit’s digit is three times the ten’s digit. If the difference between the
number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 36 , find the original number.
6. The numerator of a rational number is less than its denominator by 4. If the numerator is
multiplied by 2 and the denominator is increased by 4 , the number becomes 15 . Find the
number.
7. The measures of two angles of a triangle are in the ratio 7:11. If the sum of these two angles
is equal to the third angle , find the measures of all the angles of the triangle. 8. Rajneesh is 22 years
older than his son who is 8 years old. After how many years would the age of Rajneesh be 2 times
that of his son?
9. The sum of Mahi’s and her mother’s age is 50 years. One year ago her mother was
thrice as old as she. Find their present ages.
10. The total weight of 4 boxes is 74.5Kg. The weight of box A is 2.5 Kg less than box B and weight of
box C is 2.5 Kg more than box B. The weight of box D is 2 Kg more than box C. Find the weight of
each box.
 TOPIC- MENSURATION
1. A rectangular floor of sides 4m and 3m is to be tiled with right triangles of sides
30cm, 40cm and 50 cm. How many triangles will be required to cover the floor?
2. In trapezium shaped garden with parallel sides 10m and 20m and height 8 m, a circular
flower bed of diameter 7m was laid . Find the area of the remaining garden.
3. A collage is made up of 400 rhombus shaped pieces and 200 trapezium shaped pieces. The
diagonals of the rhombus are 6cm and 4 cm long. The lengths of the parallel sides of the
trapezium are 4cm and 8cm , and height is 10cm. Find the area of the collage and also the
cost of painting it at the rate of Rs. 250 per sq. m.
4. The four walls and the bottom of a swimming pool are to be painted at the rate of Rs.620 per
m2. If the length of the pool is 16m and breadth is 10m and depth is 4m, find the total cost of
painting.
5. A metal cuboidal block with dimension 2m x 1.5m x22.5m is melted and made into 200
cubes. What is the length of edge of each cube?
6. Ten iron bars with dimensions 0.2m x 10 cm x 60 cm are placed in a truck. Find the total
weight of the bars if 1cm3 of iron weighs 8g.
7. How many buckets of capacity 15 litres can be filled from a water tank 4m long , 2m broad
and 1.2m high.
8. A bottomless cylinder with radius of base 3.5 cm is kept over a lamp. The height of the cylinder
is 40cm. 14 circular holes of radius 1 cm are cut out from the lateral surface for the light to shine
through. Find the total surface area of the cylinder.
9. The rainwater falling on a roof 40m x 25m is collected in cylindrical tank with diameter 7m
and height 10m. If the tank is completely filled, find the height of the rainwater on the roof.
10. A sheet of paper 132cm and 22cm broad is rolled into a cylinder along the longer side.
Find the lateral and the total surface area of the cylinder formed.
11. Two cylinder have their radii in the ratio 4:5 and their heights in the ratio 5:6. Find the
ratio of their volumes.
12. A cylindrical roller is of length 2m and radius 50cm. How many revolutions it has to make
to level a ground of area 528m2 ?
13. A metallic cube of size 12 cm is melted and reshaped in the form of smaller cubes of size
4 cm , find the number of new cubes thus formed.
14. A cuboid having the dimensions as 12m x 8m x 18m is melted to form a cube. Find the
length of each side of the cube.
15. How many cubic metres of earth must be dug out to make a well 7m deep and
diameter 28m? Find the cost of plastering its curved surface at Rs.3.50 per sq. m.
 TOPIC-DATA HANDLING

[Link] population of 40 villages ( in thousands ) is as given below

6, 12 , 8 , 9, 14 , 4 , 4 , 3 , 6 ,10 ,9 ,16 ,4 ,5 ,7 ,8,

11,20,17,3,8,10,12,7,6,4,9,12,11,15,17,13,12,22,6,12,5,9,13
Draw a grouped frequency table using class interval 0-5,5-10 and so on.
Also answer the questions that follow
i) Which class has the highest frequency?
ii) Which class has lowest frequency?

2. The height of 40 students is as given below:

95,102,88,100,99,82,100,102,86,92,90,85,101,100,98,83,89,96,92,101,87,100,88,93,94,10
2,83,89,92,99,101,84,86 92,91,103,100,87,83,94

Draw a grouped frequency table using class intervals as 80-85,85-90 etc

3. The following table shows the pulse rate of a group of 50 people:

Pulse rate(beats per min) Number of people (frequency)

60-65 4
65-70 12
70-75 20
75-80 10
80-85 4

Show this information in the form of a histogram.

[Link](in kg ) of 50 persons are given in the following grouped frequency distribution table:

Weights 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90

(kg)
No of 12 8 5 4 5 6 6 4
persons

Using the above frequency table,answer the following questions:

i) How many persons belong to the group 50-55?

ii) Write the number of persons belonging to the highest weight group iii)
What is the class size of 80-85?
iv) What is the upper limit of the third class interval?
 v) Which class interval has the highest frequency? What
vi) is the lower limit of the fifth class interval? Find the
vii) class mark of the fourth class interval. Draw the
histogram of the above data.

[Link] following table shows the mode of transport used by300 students of a school:

Mode of transport Bus Motor-bike Foot Car

No of students 100 75 150 125
Illustrate the above data ,by means of a pie chart.

[Link] percentage of expenditure of a company under different heads is given below:

Heads of expenditure Percentage 40

Salary 10
Conveyance 25
Machine 20
Rent 5
Others
Represent the above information by meant of a pie chart.