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Day – 1

[1 mark]

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 are the possible values of remainder r, when a positive integer a is divided by 3?

[2 marks]

3. Write whether the square of any positive integer can be of the form 3m + 2, where m is a
natural number. justify your answer.
4. The product of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2. Is this statement is true or false?
Give reason.
5. Write whether every positive integer can be of the form 4q + 2, where q is an integer.
Justify your answer.
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.

[3 marks]

7. If n is an old positive integer, show that (n2 – 1) divisible by 8.

8. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is
some integer.
9. Show that the square of any odd integer is of the form 4q + 1, for some integer q.
10. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of:
(i) 4052 and 12576 (ii) 216 and 297
[4 marks]

11. Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that the square of any positive integer is either of the
form 3m + 1 for some integer m.
12. Show that one and only one out of n, n + 2, n + 4 is divisible 3, where n is any positive
integer.
13. Show that cube of a positive integer of the form 6q + r, q is an integer and r = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 is also of the form 6m + r.
14. Show that one and only one out of n, n + 4, n + 8, n + 12 and n + 16 is divisible by 5, where
n is any positive integer.
(Hint: Any positive integer can be written in the form of 5q, 5q + 1, 5q + 2, 5q + 3, 5q + 4)

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 Day – 2
[1 mark]
1. What is the HCF of the smallest composite number and the smallest prime number?
2. What is the HCF of 33 × 5 and 32 × 52?
3. If a is an odd number, b is not divisible by 3 and LCM of a and b is P, what is the LCM of 3a
and 2b?If P is prime number then, what is the LCM of P, P2, P3?
4. 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?
5. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = 𝑥 4 𝑦 2 and b = 𝑥 3 𝑦, where x, y are prime
numbers, then find HCF (a, b).
6. If HCF of a and b is 12 and product of these numbers is 1800. Then what is LCM of these
numbers?

[2 marks]
7. Can the number 4n, n being a natural number, end with the digit 0? Give reason.
8. Can the numbers 6n, n being a natural number end with the digit 5? Give reasons
9. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reason.
10. Given that LCM (26, 169) = 338, find HCF (26, 169).
11. Find the least number that is divisible by first five even numbers.
12. Find HCF of (x3 – 3x + 2) and (x2 – 4x + 3).
13. Find the LCM of x2 – 4 and x4 – 16.
14. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.
15. What is the least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10?

[3 marks]
16. Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.
17. Show that 9n cannot end with the digit 2 for any n ∈ N.
18. 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?
19. Find the LCM and HCF of 12, 15 and 21 by applying the prime factorization method.
20. 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?
21. Find the value of x, y and z in the given factor tree. Can the value of ‘x’ be found without
finding the value of ‘y’ and ‘z’. If yes, explain.
𝑥

2 𝑦

2 𝑧

2 17

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 22. Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6
respectively.
23. Using prime factorization method, find the LCM of 21, 28, 36, 45.
24. Find the greatest number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36.
25. Rahul takes 24 minutes to complete one round of circular track, while Sahil takes 18
minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same time from the same point and
go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting
point?
26. Find the HCF of 306 and 657 by the prime factorization method. Hence find their LCM.
27. 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.
28. 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?
29. Find the largest number which divides 318 and 739 leaving remainder 3 and 4
respectively.
30. Find the LCM and HCF of the following pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF =
product of the two numbers.
(i) 26 and 91 (ii) 198 and 144

31. 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.
32. Find the LCM and HCF of 336 and 54 and verify that LCM × HCF = Product of the two
numbers.
33. Express 3825 as product of its prime factors using factor tree.
34. Using prime factorization method, find the HCF and LCM of 30, 72 and 432. Also show that
HCF × LCM ≠ Product of the three numbers.
35. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find whether the pair of numbers 847, 2160 are co-
prime or not?
36. Find the largest positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11
and 15 respectively.

Day – 3
[2 marks]
1. Write a rational number between √3 and √5.
[3 marks]
1
2. Show that is irrational.
√3
3. Show that 2√3 is an irrational number.
[4 marks]
4. Prove that √7 is irrational.
5. Show that 5 −√3 is an irrational number.

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 6. Show that √2 + √3 is irrational, where p, q are primes.
7. Prove that √5 is irrational and hence show that 3 + √5 is also irrational.

Day – 4

[1 mark]

1. A rational number in its decimal expansion is 1.7351. What can you say about the prime
𝑝
factors of q when this number is expressed in the form 𝑞 ? Give reason.
2. What can you say about the prime factorization of the denominators of the rational
number 0. ̅̅̅̅̅
134?
29
3. What type of decimal expansion does 2 have?
2 ×5×7
[2 marks]

̅̅̅̅ + 0. 73
4. Find the sum 0. 68 ̅̅̅̅.
[3 marks]

5. Write down the decimal expansions of the following numbers:

35 15
(i) 50 (ii) 1600
̅̅̅̅̅ in the form of rational number 𝑎.
6. Express the number 0.3 178 𝑏
7. The decimal expansions of some real numbers are given below. In each case, decide
𝑝
whether they are rational or not. If they are rational, write it in the form . What can you
𝑞
say about the prime factor of q?
(i) 0.140140014000140000… ̅̅̅̅
(ii) 0. 16

Day – 5

[3 marks]

1. If the HCF (210, 55) is expressible in the form 210 × 5 – 55y, find y.
1
2. Let a, b, c, k be rational numbers such that k is not a perfect cube. If a + 𝑏𝑘 3 + 𝑐𝑘 2/3 = 0,
then prove that a = b, = c = 0.

HOTS
1. Prove that if x and y are odd positive integers, then x 2 + y2 is even but not divisible by 4.
2. If a and b are two odd positive integers such that a > b, then prove that one of the two
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
numbers 2 and 2 is odd and the other is even.

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3. Prove that the product of three consecutive positive integer is divisible by 6.
4. Find the HCF of 65 and 117 and express it in the form 65 m + 117 n.
5. Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of petrol respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a container which can measure the petrol of either tanker in exact number of
times.
6. 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.
7. 105 goats, 140 donkeys and 175 cows have to be taken across a river. There is only one
boat which will have to make many trips in order to do so. The lazy boatman has his own
conditions for transporting them. He insists that he will take the same number of animals
in every trip and they have to be of the same kind. He will naturally like to take the largest
possible number each time. Can you tell how many animals went in each trip?
8. 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.
9. Determine the number nearest to 110000 but greater than 100000 which exactly divisible
by each of 8, 15 and 21.
10. Find the smallest number which leaves remainders 8 and 12 when divided 28 and 32
respectively.
11. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by both 520 and
468.
12. 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?
13. Show that there is no positive integer n for which √𝑛 − 1 + √𝑛 + 1 is rational.
𝑎 𝑎+2𝑏
14. Let a and b be positive integers. Show that √2 always lies between 𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎+𝑏 .
15. Let a, b, c, d be positive rationals such that a + √𝑏 = 𝑐 + √𝑑, then either a = c and b = d
or b and d are squares of rationals.

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 ANSWERS [MARKS BOOSTER]
DAY – 1

1. [Ans. 5] 3. [Ans. No]

2. [Ans. 0, 1 or 2] 4. [Ans. True]
5. [Ans. No, because an integer can be written in the form 4q, 4q + 1, 4q + 2, 4q + 3.]
6. [Ans. No, (3q + 1)2 = 9q2 + 6q + 1 = 3(3q2 + 2q) + 1 = 3m + 1]
10. [Ans. (i) 4 (ii) 27]

DAY – 2

1. [Ans. 2] 5. [Ans. x3y]

2. [Ans. 45] 6. [Ans. 150]
3. [Ans. P3] 7. [Ans. 4n can never end with 0]
4. [Ans. a2 b2]
8. [Ans. No, because 6n = (2 × 3) = 2n × 3n, so the only primes in the factorization of 6n are 2
and 3, and not 5.]
9. [Ans. No,] 21. [Ans. Yes, X = 136, Y = 68, Z = 34]
10. [Ans. 13] 22. [Ans. 63]
11. [Ans. 120] 23. [Ans. 1,260]
12. [Ans. (x – 1)] 24. [Ans. 9,99,720]
13. [Ans. (x2 + 4) (x2 – 4)] 25. [Ans. 72 minutes]
14. 26. [Ans. HCF = 9, LCM = 22,338]
15. [Ans. 2520] 27. [Ans. 75 cm]
16. 28. [Ans. 2,520 cm]
17. 29. [Ans. 105]
18. [Ans. 8] 30. [Ans. (i) 182, 13 (ii) 1584, 18]
19. [Ans. 420] 31. [Ans. 80]
20. [Ans. 36 minutes]
32.
33. [Ans. ]
3 3 5 5

3825

1275 425 85 17

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 34.
35. [Ans. numbers are Co-prime]
36.
37. [Ans. 17]

DAY – 3

1. [Ans. 95 ]

DAY – 4

1. [Ans. where m, n are natural numbers.]

̅̅̅̅ has non-terminating repeating decimal expansion, its
2. [Ans. Since 0.1 34
denominator has factors other than 2 or 5.]
3. [Ans. Non-terminating repeating]
4. ̅̅̅̅ ]
[Ans. 1. 42
5. [Ans. (i) 0.70 (ii) 0.009375]
635
6. [Ans. 1998 ]
7. [Ans. (i) irrational (ii) rational, 16
99
(q) has factors other than 2 or 5. ]

DAY – 5

1. [Ans. y = 19]

HOTS
4. 13
5. 170 litres.
6. 2, 5, 7
7. 35
8. 21
9. 100800
10. 204
11. 4663
12. 60 days
15. (a = c and b = d or b and d are the squares of rationals.)