WORKSHEET (SESSION 2021 – 22)

GRADE 10 SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS

REAL NUMBERS
S.NO. QUESTIONS
SECTION A ( 1 MARK QUESTIONS)
1. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reason
2. A number when divided by 53 gives 34 as quotient and 21 as remainder. Find the
number.
3. After how many decimal places will the decimal expansion of 423 3 terminate?
2 ×5
3 2 3
4. If 𝑎 = 𝑥 𝑦 and 𝑏 =𝑥𝑦 , where x and y are prime numbers, then find HCF (a, b).
5. If 𝑝 = 𝑎𝑏 2 and 𝑞 = 𝑎3 𝑏 , where a and b are prime numbers, then find LCM (p, q).
6. For some integer m, every odd integer is of the form

(A) m (B) m + 1

(C) 2m (D) 2m + 1
7. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032 × 2 + 408p, then the value
of p is

(A) 5 (B) -5

(C) 4 (D) -4
8. A rational number in its decimal expansion is 327.7081. What would be the prime
factors of q when the number is expressed in the p/q form?

(A) 2 and 3 (B) 3 and 5

(C) 2, 3 and 5 (D) 2 and 5

SECTION B ( 2 MARKS QUESTIONS)
9. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the number is 81,
find the other.
10. Explain why 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 3 is a composite number.
11. Find the HCF and LCM of 30, 72 and 432 using prime factorisation method.

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12. Using Euclid’s Division lemma, find whether the pair of numbers 847 and 2160 are
co-prime or not.
13. Check whether 8n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

SECTION C ( 3 MARKS QUESTIONS)

14. ̅̅̅̅̅ as a fraction in simplest form.
Express 0.3178

15. Find the largest number which divides 318 and 739 leaving remainder 3 and 4
respectively.
16. Find the largest number which divides 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7,
11 and 15 respectively.
17. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then find m.

18. Use Euclid’s Division lemma to find HCF of 441, 567 and 693.

19. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42
cm and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that
each can cover the same distance in complete steps?
SECTION D (4 MARKS QUESTIONS)
20. Prove that √11 is irrational.
21. Prove that √2 + √3 is irrational.
22. Show that one and only one out of n, n+2, n+4 is divisible by 3, where n is any
positive integer.
23. Prove that if x and y are odd positive integers, then 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 is even but not divisible
by 4.
24. Prove that one of any three consecutive positive integers must be divisible by 3.

25. If n is an odd positive integer, show that (𝑛2 − 1) is divisible by 8.

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 ANSWER KEY

1. No, HCF must be a factor of LCM.

2. 1823

3. After 4 decimal places

4. HCF = 𝑥𝑦 2
5. LCM = 𝑎3 𝑏 2
6. D (2m + 1)

7. B (HCF = 24)

8. D ( 2 and 5)

9. 54

10. Prove

11. HCF = 6, LCM = 2160

12. Yes the numbers are co-prime as their HCF = 1

13. Prove

14. 635/1998

15. 105

16. 17

17. m=2
18. HCF = 63

19. Minimum Distance = 2520 cm

20-25. Proof

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