10 Mathematics Total Marks : 190

Real numbers

* Choose the right answer from the given options. [1 Marks Each] [46]

1. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
For some integer m, every even integer is of the form:
a. m.
b. m + 1.
c. 2m.
d. 2m + 1.
2. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value
of m is:
a. 4.
b. 2.
c. 1.
d. 3.
3. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8,
respectively, is:
a. 13.
b. 65.
c. 875.
d. 1750.
4. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is:
a. Always irrational.
b. Always rational.
c. Rational or irrational.
d. One.
5. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (both
inclusive) is:
a. 10.

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 b. 100.
c. 504.
d. 2520.
6. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b; a, b
being prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is:
a. ab.
b. a2b2.
c. a3b2.
d. a3b3.
7. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
n2 – 1 is divisible by 8, if n is:
a. An integer.
b. A natural number.
c. An odd integer.
d. An even integer.
8. Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following
questions:
If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are
prime numbers, then HCF (a, b) is:
a. xy.
b. xy2.
c. x3y3.
d. x2y2.
9. If HCF(a, b) = 12 and a × b = 1800 , then LCM(a, b) =

(A) 3600 (B) 900 (C) 150 (D) 90

10. If HCF (306, 1314) = 18 , then LCM (306 , 1314) is
(A) 22338 (B) 22334 (C) 306 (D) 1314

11. If p is prime, then HCF and LCM of p and p+1 would be

(A) HCF = p, LCM = p + 1 (B) HCF = p(p + 1), LCM = 1

(C) HCF = 1, LCM = p(p + 1) (D) None of these

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12. There is a circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 21 minutes to drive
one round of the field, while Ravish takes 28 minutes for the same. Suppose
they both started at 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?
(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 84 (D) 36

13. Which of the following is a pair of co-primes?

(A) (14, 35) (B) (18, 25) (C) (31, 93) (D) (32, 62)
14. Find the least number which when divided by 12 , leaves a remainder of 7 , when
divided by 15 , leaves a remainder of 10 and when divided by 16 , leaves a
remainder of 11 .
(A) 115 (B) 235 (C) 247 (D) 475
15. Two numbers are in the ratio of 15 : 11 . If their HCF is 13 , then numbers will be
(A) 195 and 143 (B) 190 and 140 (C) 185 and 163 (D) 185 and 143
16. Three farmers have 490kg, 588kg and 882kg weights of wheat respectively. Find
the maximum capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact
number of bags.
(A) 96 kg (B) 95 kg (C) 94 kg (D) 98 kg

17. The product of two numbers is 4107 . If the HCF of these numbers is 37 , then
find the greater number.
(A) 111 (B) 37 (C) 3 (D) 1

18. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their HCF is 12. Then the positive
square root of largest number is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 4

19. If least prime factor of p is 5 and least prime factor of q is 7 , then the least
prime factor of (p + q) is
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) none of these

20. Pens are sold in pack of 8 and notepads are sold in pack of 12. Find the least
number of pack of each type that one should buy so that there are equal
number of pens and notepads.
(A) 3 and 2 (B) 2 and 5 (C) 3 and 4 (D) 4 and 5

21. In a classroom activity on real numbers, the students have to pick a number
card from a pile and frame question on it for the rest of the class. Shreya picked
up 9 and her question was : Which of the following is not irrational?
– – – −−
(A) 9 − 4√5 (B) √7 − 9 (C) 2 + 2√9 (D) 4√11 − 9

22. If p and q are co-prime numbers, then 2

p and q
2
are
(A) co-prime (B) not co-prime (C) even (D) odd

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23. If p and q are primes, then HCF(p, q) will be
(A) p (B) q (C) 1 (D) pq

24. If LCM of a and 18 is 36 and HCF of a and 18 is 2 , then a =

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

25. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and their LCM is 1449. If one of the numbers is
161, then the other number is
(A) 207 (B) 307 (C) 1449 (D) None of these

26. If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab

2
and q = a b
3
, where a, b are prime
numbers, then HCF(p, q) =

(A) ab (B) a 2 2
b (C) a 3 2
b (D) a 3 3
b

27. The least number which when divided by 18, 24, 30 and 42 will leave in each case
the same remainder 1 , would be
(A) 2520 (B) 2519 (C) 2521 (D) None of these

28. HCF of (2
3 2
×3
2
× 5) , (2 ×3
3
×5 )
2
and (2
4
×3×5
3
× 7) is
(A) 30 (B) 48 (C) 60 (D) 105

29. If the LCM of 12 and 42 is 10m + 4 , then the value of m is

(A) 50 (B) 8 (C) 1/5 (D) 1
30. Find HCF(8, 9, 25) × LCM(8, 9, 25) .
(A) 500 (B) 1800 (C) 1810 (D) 1500

31. If HCF(26, 169) = 13 , then LCM(26, 169) equal to

(A) 26 (B) 52 (C) 338 (D) 13

32. The LCM and HCF of two non-zero positive numbers are equal, then the
numbers must be
(A) prime (B) co-prime (C) composite (D) equal

33. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and smallest composite number?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

34. The HCF and the LCM of 12,21 and 15 respectively, are
(A) 3,140 (B) 12,420 (C) 3,420 (D) 420,3

35. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m − 117 , then the value of m

is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3

36. The largest number which divides 70 and 125 , leaving remainders 5 and 8 ,
respectively, is
(A) 13 (B) 65 (C) 875 (D) 1750

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37. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y
3 2
and 3
b = xy ; x, y are prime
numbers, then HCF(a, b) is
(A) xy (B) xy 2
(C) x 3
y
3
(D) x 2
y
2

38. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by 520
and 468.
(A) 4680 (B) 4663 (C) 4860 (D) 4636

39. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162 . If one of the numbers is 54
, find the other.
(A) 27 (B) 9 (C) 81 (D) 3
40. Find the least positive integer divisible by 20 and 24.
(A) 24 (B) 15 (C) 12 (D) 120

41. If the HCF of 150 and 100 is 50 , find the LCM of 150 and 100 .
(A) 250 (B) 150 (C) 300 (D) None of these

42. The exponent of 2 in the prime factorisation of 144 , is

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

43. The HCF of 2

2
×3
2 3
×5 × 7, 2
3
×3
3
×5
2 2
×7 and 3 × 5 × 7 × 11 is
(A) 35 (B) 21 (C) 15 (D) 105
44. A rectangular courtyard 3.78 metres long and 5.25 metres wide is to be paved
exactly with square tiles, all of the same size. Then the largest size of the tile
which could be used for the purpose is equal to
(A) 25 (B) 21 (C) 15 (D) 35
45. If the HCF of 45 and 105 is 15 , then their LCM is
(A) 735 (B) 753 (C) 315 (D) 351
46. The prime factorisation of 3
13
−3
10
is
(A) 313
× 2 × 13 (B) 3 11
× 2 × 13 (C) 3 10
× 2 × 13 (D) None of these

* Answer the following questions in one sentence. [1 Marks Each] [2]

47. Express 140 as a product of its prime factors.

48. Express 3825 as a product of its prime factors.

* Given section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [18]

49. Express 7429 as a product of its prime factors.

50. Find the LCM and HCF of 26 and 91 pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF =
product of the two numbers.
51. Find the LCM and HCF of 510 and 92 pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF
= product of the two numbers.

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52. Find the LCM and HCF of 17, 23 and 29 integers by applying the prime
factorisation method.
53. Find the LCM and HCF of 8, 9 and 25 integers by applying the prime factorisation
method.
54. Given that HCF (306, 657) = 9, find LCM (306, 657).
55. Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

56. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorisation method.
57. Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by prime factorisation method. Hence, find their
LCM.

* Given section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [78]

58. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.

59. If n is an odd integer, then show that n2 - 1 is divisible by 8.

60. Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.

61. Prove that √−

p + √q is irrational, where p, q are primes.
− −

62. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reasons.
63. The numbers 525 and 3000 are both divisible only by 3, 5, 15, 25 and 75.
What is HCF (525, 3000)? Justify your answer.
64. Prove that √– –
3 + √5 is irrational.

65. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure
40cm, 42cm and 45cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each
should walk so that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?
–
66. √2 is irrational.
67. Find the LCM and HCF of 336 and 54 pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF
= product of the two numbers.
68. Prove that –
3 + 2√5 is irrational.
69. Prove that 1
is irrational.
√2

70. Prove that –

7√5 is irrational.
71. Prove that –
6 + √2 is irrational.
72. Prove that –
√3 is irrational.
73. Show that –
5 − √3 is irrational.
74. Find the largest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in
each case.
75. What is the largest number that divides 626, 3127 and 15628 and leaves
remainders of 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
76. 15 pastries and 12 biscuit packets have been donated for a school fete. These
are to be packed in several smaller identical boxes with the same number of
pastries and biscuit packets in each. How many biscuit packets and how many
pastries will each box contain?
77. Two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. If I
need to buy an equal number of chocolates of both kinds, what is the least
number of boxes of each kind I would need to buy?
78. A mason has to fit a bathroom with square marble tiles of the largest possible
size. The size of the bathroom is 10 ft. by 8 ft. What would be the size in
inches of the tile required that has to be cut and how many such tiles are
required?
79. Show that 5 − 2√–
3 is an irrational number.

80. A merchant has 120 litres of oil of one kind, 180 litres of another kind and
240 litres of third kind. He wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in
tins of equal capacity. What should be the greatest capacity of such a tin?
81. 144 cartons of Coke Cans and 90 cartons of Pepsi Cans are to be stacked in a
Canteen. If each stack is of the same height and is to contain cartons of the
same drink, what would be the greatest number of cartons each stack would
have?
82. 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?
83. A circular field has a circumference of 360km. Three cyclists start together
and can cycle 48, 60 and 72km a day, round the field. When will they meet
again?

* Given section consists of questions of 5 marks each. [30]

84. Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite

numbers.
85. 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 at 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?
86. Prove that –
√5 is irrational.
87. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032m - 408 × 5,
find m.
88. 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?
89. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.

* Case study based questions [16]

90. Real numbers are extremely useful in everyday life. That is probably one of the
main reasons we all learn how to count and add and subtract from a very young
age. Real numbers help us to count and to measure out quantities of different
items in various fields like retail, buying, catering, publishing etc. Every normal
person uses real numbers in his daily life. After knowing the importance of real
numbers, try and improve your knowledge about them by answering the
following questions on real life based situations.
1. Two tankers contain 768 litres and 420 litres of fuel respectively. Find the
maximum capacity of the container which can measure the fuel of either
tanker exactly.
2. Pens are sold in pack of 8 and notepads are sold in pack of 12. Find the
least number of pack of each type that one should buy so that there are
equal number of pens and notepads.
3. Three people go for a morning walk together from the same place. Their
steps measure 80cm, 85cm and 90cm respectively. What is the minimum
distance travelled when they meet at first time after starting the walk
assuming that their walking speed is same?
Or
ln a school Independence Day parade, a group of 594 students need to
march behind a band of 189 members. The two groups have to march in
the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns
in which they can march?
91. Srikanth has made a project on real numbers, where he finely explained the
applicability of exponential laws and divisibility conditions on real numbers. He
also included some assessment questions at the end of his project as listed
below. Answer them.
1. The statement 'One of every three consecutive positive integers is
divisible by 3' is ?
 2. For what value of n, 4nends in 0?
3. If a is a positive rational number and n is a positive integer greater
than I, then for what value of n, 4n is a rational number?Or
If n is any odd integer, then n2 - 1 is divisible by?
92. ln a classroom activity on real numbers, the students have to pick a number
card from a pile and frame question on it if it is not a rational number for the
rest of the class. The number cards picked up by first 5 students and their
questions on the numbers for the rest of the class are as shown below. Answer
them.
Ananya picked up and her question was is ______
−− −− −− −−
1. √15 − √10 √15 − √10

number.
Suraj picked up and his question was which type of number it was?
–
2. √8

Preethi picked up and her question was what will be irrational

–
3. √6

number of
–
√6?
Or
Preethi picked up and her question was what will be irrational
–
√9

number of
–
√9?
93. HCF and LCM are widely used in number system especially in real numbers in
finding relationship between different numbers and their general forms. Also,
product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
1. A boy with collection of marbles realizes that if he makes a group of 5 or
6 marbles, there are always two marbles left, then p will be odd, even,
prime or not prime?
2. Find the least positive integer which on adding 1 is exactly divisible by
126 and 600.
3. Find the largest possible positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542
leaving remainder 7, 11, 15 respectively.
Or
If A, B and Care three rational numbers such that 85C - 340A = 109, 425A
+ 85B = 146, then the sum of A, B and C is divisible by?
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