JOHNSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ICSE - MALLAPUR

MATHS PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER

CH – 26 MEDIAN QUARTILES AND MODE

1. Calculate the median for the following data.

10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Class

5 10 12 8 5
Frequency

2. Find the mode for the following data using histogram.

10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Class Interval

5 8 12 16 10
Frequency
3. Following table shows the marks obtained by 120 students at an examination in
mathematics

Marks 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

No.of 1 4 10 18 45 32 10
students

Prepare a cumulative frequency table and draw an ogive and estimate the following.
a) The lower quartile
b) The upper quartile
c) The inter quartile
d) The median
e) Number of scored more than 90 marks.
4. The marks of 10 students of a class in an examination arranged in ascending order is an
follows: 13 , 35 , 43 , 46 , x , x+4 , 55 , 61 , 71 , 80. If the median marks is 48, find the value of
x. Hence find the mode of the given data.
Ch-25 Measures of central tendency.
5. Calculate the mean of the following distribution using a) short cut method.
b) step deviation method.

CI 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80

Frequency 5 8 30 25 14 12 6

6. The following table shows the weight of 15 members of an athletic team in a school. Find the
mean weight using direct method.

Weight(in 42 45 46 48 49
kg)
 No.of 4 3 5 2 1
athletes

7. The marks obtained by 40 students in a short assessment are given below, where a and b are
two missing data.If the mean of the distribution is 7.2, find a and b.

Marks 5 6 7 8 9

No. of 6 a 16 13 b
Students

CH- ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION

8. Find the 8 th term from the end of the A.P 7 , 10 , 13 , ………. , 184.
9. How many terms are there in the A.P 6 , 10 , 14 , 18 , ……. , 174?
10. The 7 th term of an A.p IS -4 and its 13th term is -16. Find its i) first term ii) common
difference iii) nth term
11. Find the sum: (-5)+(-8)+(-11)+………+(-62).
CH-12 REFLECTION
12. Use graph paper to answer the following questions. ( Take 2 cm = 1 unit).
a) Plot the points A(-4 , 2) , B( 2 ,4).
b) A1 is the image of A when reflected in the y-axis. Plot it on the graph paper and write the
coordinates of A1
c) B1 is the image of B when reflected in the line AA1. Write the coordinates of B1.
d) Write the geometric name of the figure ABA1B1
13. Use graph paper to answer the following questions. ( Take 1 cm = 1 unit on both the axis).
e) Plot the points A(4 , 6) , B( 1 ,2).
f) A1 is the image of A when reflected in the x-axis. Plot it on the graph paper and write the
coordinates of A1
g) B1 is the image of B when reflected in the line AA1. Write the coordinates of B1.
h) Write the geometric name of the figure ABA1B1
CH -5 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
14. Solve the following Quadratic equations using formula.
2 2
a) 25𝑥 + 30𝑥 + 7 = 0 b) 2𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0 and correct your answer to 2 decimals
and 3 significant figures.
2
15. Find the set of values of ‘k’ for which the equation 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑥 + 2 = 0 has equal roots.
2
16. Find the set of values of ‘m’ for which the equation 𝑥 + 2(𝑚 − 1)𝑥 + (𝑚 + 5) = 0 has
equal roots.
CH -6 PROBLEMS ON QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
17. An aeroplane travelled a distance of 400km at an average speed of x km/hr. On the return
journey , the speed was increased by 40 km/hr. Write an expression for the time taken for:
a) The onward journey b) the written journey c) If the return journey took 30 mins less
than the onward journey , write the equations in x and find the value of x.
18. The difference between two natural numbers is 4 and their product is 221. Find the numbers.
19. Rs. 6400 were divided equally among x persons. Had this money been divided equally
among (x+14) persons, each would have got Rs.28 less. Find the value of x.
CH- 4 LINEAR INEQUATIONS
20. Solve the following inequations and write the solution set. Also represent it on the number
line.
a) 13𝑥 − 5 < 15𝑥 + 4 < 7𝑥 + 12 ; 𝑥∈𝑅
 𝑥+1
b) − 3(𝑥 − 7)≥15 − 7𝑥 > 3
, 𝑥∈𝐼
−1 2𝑥 5
c) − 3 < 2
− 3
≤ 6
, 𝑥∈𝑁
21. Find two numbers whose mean proportion is 28 and the third proportion is 224.
22. What least number must be added to each of the numbers 6 , 15 , 20 and 43 so that the
resulting numbers are in proportion.
2
23. If 𝑥 , 4 , 9 are in continued proportion, find 𝑥.
24. Find the fourth proportional to 7 , 13 , 35.
25. Find the mean proportion between 5 and 80.
2
3𝑥+ 9𝑥 −5
26. Solve 2
= 5 Using properties.
3𝑥− 9𝑥 −5
3 3
𝑚+1+ 𝑚−1 3 2
27. If 3 3 = 𝑥 . Prove that 𝑥 − 3𝑥 𝑚 + 3𝑥 − 𝑚 = 0
𝑚+1− 𝑚−1