Real Numbers

[1 mark questions]
Note- Red Marked Questions are not in Syllabus
1. A number N when divided by 14 gives the remainder 5. What is the remainder
when the same number is divided by 7?
2. What is the HCF of the smallest composite number and the smallest prime
number?
3. Two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a2b, a and b are
prime numbers. What is the LCM of p and q?
4. If HCF of a and b is 12 and product of these numbers is 1800. Then what is LCM of
these numbers?
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5. What type of decimal expansion does !! ×$×% have?

[2 marks questions]
6. A positive integer is in the form 3q + 1, q being a natural number. Can you write
its square in any form other than 3m + 1 i.e., 3m or 3m + 2 for some integer m?
Justify your answer.
7. Can the number 4n, n being a natural number, end with the digit 0? Give reason.

8. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reason.
9. Given that LCM (26, 169) = 338, find HCF (26, 169).
10. Find the least number that is divisible by first five even numbers.
11. What is the least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10?
[3 marks questions]
12. If n is an odd positive integer, show that (n2 – 1) divisible by 8.
13. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of:
(i) 4052 and 12576 (ii) 216 and 297

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14. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32
members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of
columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march?

15. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one
round of the field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both
start from 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?
16. Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4,
5 and 6 respectively.
17. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm and 4 m 50
cm respectively. Determine the longest rod which can measure the three
dimensions of the room exactly.
18. 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?
19. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If
one number is 280, then find the other number.
20. Show that 2√3 is an irrational number.
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21. Express the number 0.3 &&&&&
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22. If the HCF (210, 55) is expressible in the form 210 × 5 – 55y, find y.
[4 marks questions]
23. Show that one and only one out of n, n + 2, n + 4 is divisible 3, where n is any
positive integer.
24. Show that √2 + √3 is irrational, where p, q are primes.
25. Find the HCF of 65 and 117 and express it in the form 65 m + 117 n.

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26. 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.
27. In a seminar, 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.
28. Find the smallest number which leaves remainders 8 and 12 when divided 28 and
32 respectively.
29. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by both
520 and 468.

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 Answers
1. 5
2. 2
3. a2 b2
4. 150
5. Non-terminating repeating
6. Ans. No, (3q + 1)2 = 9q2 + 6q + 1 = 3(3q2 + 2q) + 1 = 3m + 1
7. 4n can never end with 0
8. No
9. 13
10. 120
11. 2520
12.
13. (i) 4 (ii) 27
14. 8
15. 36 minutes
16. 63
17. 75 cm
18. 2,520 cm
19. 80
20.
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22. y = 19
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24.
25. 13
26. 2, 5, 7
27. 21

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28. 204
29. 4663

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