VIII - INTSO WORK SHEET - 2

INTSO WORK SHEET - 2

Class : VIII Sub : Mathematics
Topic : Linear Equations in One Variable

Straight objective type questions :

2x  4 x 1
1. If  5 
 5 5  , then x 
5
A) 5 B) 7 C) 7 D) 
2
Answer: C
Solution: 7
2. A steamer goes downstream from one part to another in 4 hours. It covers the same distance
upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream be 2 km per hour, then the distance between the two
parts is
A) 60 km B) 80 km C) 90 km D) 100 km
Answer: B
Solution: 80 km
3 x6 11
3. If  2  , then x 
x 1 x 1 x 1
8 9
A) 8 B) 9 C) D)
9 8
Answer: C
8
Solution:
9
4. In a two digited number the sum of two digits is 8. If 18 is added to the number its digits are
reversed, then the number is
A) 30 B) 25 C) 35 D) 20
Answer: C
Solution: 35
5. A number whose seventh part exceeds its eighth part by 1, is
A) 58 B) 56 C) 64 D) 68
Answer: B
Solution: 56
6. Solve for x : 6(3x  2)  5(6x  1)  6(x  3)  5(7x  6)  12x
A) 1 B) 1 C) 0 D) 2
Answer: A
Solution: 1
7. If one-third of one-fourth of one seventh of a number is 20, then the number is
A) 420 B) 240 C) 1680 D) 560
Answer: C
Solution: 1680
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x 4 x 4 x 3
8. If   ,then the value of 'x ' is
7 5 7
A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 9
Answer: D
Solution: 9
1 1 1
9. If of a pencil is black, of the remaining is white and the remaining 3 cm is blue, then the
8 2 2
total length of pencil is
A) 6 cm B) 7 cm C) 8 cm D) 11 cm
Answer: C
Solution: 8 cm
2x  3 2(x  4)
10. If  5 , then x 
2 3
27 25 37
A) B) C) D) None of these
10 10 10
Answer: C
37
Solution:
10
11. If the sum of consecutive odd numbers is 72, then the numbers are
A) 8, 9 B) 33, 39 C) 31, 41 D) 35, 37
Answer: D
Solution: 35, 37
1 1 1
12. If   , then c 
a b c
ab ba
A) a  b B) b  a C) D)
ba ab
Answer: C
ab
Solution:
ba
13. Shobo’s mother’s present age is six times Shobo’s present age. Shobo’s age five years from now
will be one third of his mother’s present age. What is shobo’s preent age ?
A) 6 years B) 30 years C) 40 years D) 50 years
Answer: B
Solution: 30 years
14. My grandfather was 8 times older to me 16 years ago. He would be 3 time of my age 8 years from
now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of my age to that of my grandfather ?
A) 1: 2 B) 1 : 5 C) 13 : 18 D) 11 : 53
Answer: D
Solution: 11 : 53
15. An altitude of a triangle is five-thirds the length of its corresponding base. If the altitude was
increased by 4 cm and the base is decreased by 2 cm, the area of the triangle would remains the
same. The altitude of the triangle is
A) 20 cm B) 10 cm C) 30 cm D) 40 cm
Answer: A
Solution: Let the length of the base of the triangle be x cm.
5  5x
Then, Altitude  Altitude    x  cm  cm
3  3

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 Area  (Base  Altitude)cm 2
2
1 5x  2 5x 2
  x   cm  cm 2
2 3  6
When the altitude is increases by 4 cm and the base is decreased by 2 cm, we have New base
 5x 
 (x  2)cm and New altitude    4  cm
 3 
1
 Area of the new triangle  (Base  Altitude)
2
1  5x  1   5x   5x 
 (x  2)    4   cm 2   x   4   2   4   cm 2
2  3  2  3   3 
1  5x 2 10x  1  5x 2 5x 
   4x   8   cm 2   2   2x   4  cm 2
2  3 3  2  6 3 
 5x 2 5x 
   2x  4  cm 2
 6 3 
It is given that the area of the given triangle is same as the area of the new triangle.
5x 2 5x 5x 2
   2x  4 
6 3 6
5x
 2x  4
3
 x  12
Hence, base of the triangle  12 cm
5 
Altitude of triangle   12  cm  20cm
3 