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PROF. SONALI SHAH MATHS / SCIENCE PVT.
TUTORIALS
PROF. JIGAR SHAH
Std. IX/X Maths Marks: 40
Q.No.1 Solve the following.
1. Write 53400 000 in standard form.

2. A doctor starts his work at 20 40 hours and finishes at 06 10 hours next day.
How long is the doctor at work?
Give your answer in hours and minutes.
3. if 81x = 3, find the value of x.
4. Write the recurring decimal 0.25 as a fraction of the type p/q.
5. One year ago, Ahmed’s height was 114 cm.
Today his height is 120 cm. Both values correct to nearest cm.
Work out the lower and upper bound for increase in Ahmed’s height.
6. Without using calculator, evaluate 4 ÷ 2
5 3
7. Find the value of:
a. (1/4)0.25 b. ( – 8)2/3 c. (27/8) –4/ 3
8. Use a calculator to find the value of value of
√29 – 3 x 320.4
3
9. Classify the following as rational or irrational numbers.
π, 3.14, 22/7, 3.142, 3
10. Use the calculator to find the value of 1.37 7.
(Give your answer correct to 5 s.f.)
11. Write 15.0782 correct to

a. one d.p.
b. the nearest 10.
12. The population of Dubai at the end 2012 was 2.1 million. This was predicted
to increase at a rate of 6% each year. Calculate the predicted population of
Dubai at the end of 2015.
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13. On a ship, the price of a gift is € 24€ or $ 30.

What is the difference in the price on a day when the exchange rate is
1 € = $ 1.2378?
Give your answer in dollars, correct to nearest cent.
14. Write (a) 2.8 x 102 as an ordinary number.

(b) Work out 2.5 x 10 8 x 2 x 10– 2. Give your answer in standard form.
15. Simplify
a. x8 ÷ x
b. x 1/3
27
16. A train travels from Paris to Milan.

a. The train departs from Paris at 20 28 hours & the journey takes 9 hours, 10 min
(i) Find the arrival time in Milan.
(ii) The distance between Paris & Milan is 850 Km.
Calculate the average speed of the train.
17. The length of a train is 210 m. It passes through a station of length 340 m, at a
speed of 180 km/hr.
Calculate the number of seconds the train takes to pass completely through the
station.
18. The number of women in a train increases by 240 which is 60 % increase as

compared to previous day. Find the number of women on the train, the previous
day.
19. Marta divides $ 240 between spending & saving in the ratio
spending: saving = 7: 8.
Calculate the amount Marta has for spending.
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20. The population of a city is 128 000, correct to the nearest thousand.
(a) Write 128 000 in standard form.
(b) Write the upper bound of the population.
21. Pedro invested $ 8000 at a rate of 15 % per year C.I.

Calculate the total amount he has after 2 years.
Also find the interest received.
22. Maria decides to increase her homework time of 8 hours per week by 15 %.
Calculate her new homework time in hours and minutes.
23. During a Marathon race, an athlete loses 2 % of his mass.

At the end of the race, his mass is 68.6 kg.
Find his mass before the race.
24. Albert changes 800 Argentina pesos (ARS) into dollars ($) when the rate is
$1 = 3.8235 ARS.
He spends $150 and changes the remaining into pesos when the rate is
$1 = 3.8025 ARS.
Calculate the amount Albert has in pesos.
25. A bus leaves a port every 15 minute, starting at 09 00.

The last bus leaves at 17 30 hours.
How times does a bus leave the port during one day?
26. The cost of making a chair is $ 28, correct to nearest dollar.

Calculate the lower & upper bound for the cost of 450 chairs.
27. Find the value of m,n.

a. 2m = 0.125
b. 2 4n x 2 2n = 512
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28. A car covers at speed of 40 km/hour completes a journey in 6 hours.

How much quicker will it complete the same journey when the speed is 60 km/hr.
29. How much time will it take for an amount to become thrice at 5% S.I.
30. A school has 220 boys and 280 girls.

a. Find the ratio of boys to girls, in its simplest form.
b. The ratio of students: teachers is 10: 1.
Find the number of teachers.
c. There are 21 students on the school committee.
The ratio of boys to girls is 3:4.
Find the number of girls in the committee.
d. The committee organizes a fair and sells tickets.
35% of the students each buy tickets. Each ticket costs $ 1.60.
Calculate the total amount received by selling the tickets.
e. The cost of organizing the fair is $ 264.
This is an increase of 10% on the cost as compared to last year.
Calculate the cost of organizing the fair last year.
31. A bank pays 11.7% C.I. on $ 68500 in a deposit account.

How many years will it take for the money to treble?
32. A can of juice is sold for $ 68 incurring a loss of 22%.

What was the cost price?
33. Calculate the upper & lower bound of each of the following.
All values correct to the nearest whole number.
a. 8 x ( 3 + 6)
102
b. 17 – 7
4 + 6
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34. The following numbers are shown with the degree of accuracy specified in
brackets.
Find the lower and upper bound of each of the following and express as an
inequality.
1. x = 4.83 (2 d.p.)
2. y = 5.05 ( 2 s.f.)
3. z = 10 .0 (1 d.p.)
4. p = 100.00 (2d.p.)
35. A square of side 5 cm is enlarged by a ratio 3:1
a. What is the area of

(i) original square
(ii) enlarged square.
b. By what ratio has the area been enlarged?
36. A large swimming pool takes 36 hours to fill using three identical pumps.
a. How long will it take to fill the same pool using eight identical pumps?
b. If the pool needs to be filled in 9 hours, how many pumps will be needed?
37. Find the value of x in each case using indices.
a. 2 – x = 1 b. 3(– x + 1) = 1
1024 243
c. 4– x = 1 d. 2(– x + 3) = 64
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PROF. SONALI SHAH MATHS / SCIENCE PVT.

Q.No.1 Solve the following.

1. Write 53400 000 in standard form.

8. Use a calculator to find the value of value of

11. Write 15.0782 correct to

13. On a ship, the price of a gift is € 24€ or $ 30.

14. Write (a) 2.8 x 102 as an ordinary number.

16. A train travels from Paris to Milan.

18. The number of women in a train increases by 240 which is 60 % increase as

21. Pedro invested $ 8000 at a rate of 15 % per year C.I.

23. During a Marathon race, an athlete loses 2 % of his mass.

25. A bus leaves a port every 15 minute, starting at 09 00.

26. The cost of making a chair is $ 28, correct to nearest dollar.

27. Find the value of m,n.

28. A car covers at speed of 40 km/hour completes a journey in 6 hours.

30. A school has 220 boys and 280 girls.

31. A bank pays 11.7% C.I. on $ 68500 in a deposit account.

32. A can of juice is sold for $ 68 incurring a loss of 22%.

35. A square of side 5 cm is enlarged by a ratio 3:1

a. What is the area of

b. By what ratio has the area been enlarged?

37. Find the value of x in each case using indices.

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