PRACTICE SHEET

Subject: Mathematics Standard: IX Division:

Chapter: 1
Name: Number Systems Roll No:

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. The three rational numbers between 1 and 2 are:
5 6 7 5 3 7 1 3 4 11 12 13
(a) , , (b) , , (c) , , (d) , ,
2 2 2 4 2 4 7 7 7 4 4 4

Q2. Which of the following is an irrational number?

(a) 0.15 (b) 0.01516 (c) 0.1516 (d) 0.5015001500015…

Q3. Which of the following is an irrational number?

4 4
(a) (b) (c) 7 (d) 81
9 5

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Q4. Find the smallest rational number by which should be multiplied so that its decimal expansion
3
terminates after one decimal place.
1 3
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 30
10 10

Q5. The number 1.21212121… is

(a) a natural number (b) a whole (c) a rational number (d) an irrational number
number

p
Q6. 0.32 when expressed in the form of (p, q are integers and q  0 ) is
q
8 29 32 32
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 90 99 199

p
Q7. 3.56 when expressed in the form of (p, q are integers and q  0 ) is
q
353 35 353 353
(a) (b) (c) (d)
990 99 99 199

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Q8. The rationalising factor of 3  2 is

(a) 3  2 (b) 3  2 (c) 3 2 (d) 32

Q9. 12  8  ___
(a) 2 6 (b) 3 6 (c) 4 6 (d) 5 6

Q10. If 2  1.414 and 3  1.732 then the value of 6  3 up to 3 places of decimal is

(a) 0.235 (b) 0.717 (c) 1.414 (d) 0.471

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Q11.  _____
9 8
1 3
(a) 3  2 2 (b) (c) 3  2 2 (d)  2
3 2 2 2

 8
1/2
3
Q12. Which one of the following is not equal to

 2 (b) 81/6
1/2 1 1
3
(a) (c) (d)
 8
1/2
3 2

 
3/2
Q13. The value of 13  23  33 is

1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 316 (d)
6 316 216

Direction for questions 14 to 16: In question numbers 14 to 16, a statement of Assertion (A) is
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q14. Assertion (A): √3 is an irrational number.
p
Reason (R): A number is irrational, if it cannot be written in the form , where p and q are
q
integers and q ≠ 0.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Q15. Assertion (A): and are equivalent rational numbers.
6 9
2 3 1
Reason (R): Both and are equal to in their lowest form.
6 9 3
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Q16. Assertion (A): 132  137
13
am
Reason (R): If a > 0 be a real number and m and n be rational numbers, then n
 a mn
a
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I]

Q17. Express 0.550 in the form p , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q

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Q18. Write the decimal expansion of .
16

Q19. Find the value of  9  .

2

4

Q20. Rationalize the denominator: 1

7 6

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Q21. If 5  3  x  y 3 then find x and y.

2 3

 
2
Q22. Simplify: 5 2

Q23. Simplify: 3  15  60 

  
2
Q24. Simplify: 3  3 2  2

Q25. Find two irrational numbers between 4.56 and 5.1 .

Q26. Write the decimal expansion of 4 and check whether the decimal expansion is terminating or
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non-terminating recurring.

Q27. Simplify
1
 1 2
a.  4 
3 
5
 15 2
b.  1 
12
 
 27 5 
 

Q28. If 7 x  1 , then find the decimal expansion of x .

1
Q29. Taking 2  1.414 and   3.141, evaluate   upto three decimal places.
2

Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II]

Q30. Find five rational numbers between 1 and 2.

Q31. Find two rational numbers between 3.5 and 3.6.

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Q32. Find six rational numbers between and .
2 3

Q33. Find four rational numbers between

3 5
and .
7 7

p
Q34. Show that 0.235 can be expressed in the form , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q

p
Q35. Show that 2.218 can be expressed in the form , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q

Q36. Simplify: 3 3 40  4 3 320  3 5

 
Q37. Simplify the product: 4 3  3 2  4 3  3 2 
Q38. Simplify: 4 16  6 3 343  18 5 243  196

Q39. Express 0.6 in the form p , where p and q are integers and q  0 .
q

  
Q40. Simplify 4  5 4  5 and identify whether the number is rational or irrational.

2 2 8
Q41. Simplify:  
52 10  2 2 2

1
Q42. Rationalize the denominator:
2 7 3 3

1
Q43. Rationalize the denominator of .
7  6  13

Q44. Evaluate :
a. 321/5   70  641/2
1
  1 1 3 4

b. 5  8  27 3  
3

   

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Q45. Express 0.6  0.7  0.47 in the form of , where p and q are integers and q≠0.
q

Q46. If x  5  2 6 , find the value of x2  1

x2

Section D: Long Answer Questions

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Q47. If   a 5  b 3 , then find the values of a and b .
4 5 3 4 5 3

Q48. Find the values of a and b if

7 3 5 7 3 5
  a 5b
3 5 3 5

Q49. Find a and b , if 2 5  3  2 5  3  a  15 b .

2 5 3 2 5 3

Q50. Prove that:

x a  b c 
c
 xb 
a. b a c  a  1
x x 
1 1 1
 xl  lm  xm  mn  xn  nl
b.  m  .  n  .  l  =1
x  x  x 

Q51. If x  3  2 and y  3  2 ; find x 2  y 2

3 2 3 2


Q52. Simplify  7 3  2 5  3 2 

 10  3 6 5 15  3 2 

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Section E: Case Study Based Questions

Case Study I
Two class mates Salma and Anil simplified two different expressions during the revision hour
and explained to each other their simplifications.
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Salma explains the simplification of by rationalising the denominator and Anil
5 3
explains the simplification of  2 3  
2  3 by using an identity.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

Q1. What is the rationalising factor of 5  3 ?

Q2. Which identity did Anil use to evaluate  2 3  

2 3 ?

Q3. By rationalising the denominator, Salma will get the answer as:

Case Study II
Democracy has given people a powerful right that is to VOTE. In India, every citizen over 18
years of age has the right to vote. Instead of enjoying it as a holiday, one must vote if the truly
wants to contribute to the nation building process and bring about a change.
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A survey was done in a small area in which 9  2 x  2 x votes were men and votes
9  2x
were women.
Q1. What is the rationalising factor of 9  2x  2x ?

Q2. Find x, if number of men is equal to number of women.

Q3. If the number of men voters in an area is represented as 2x and the number of women voters is
represented as 2x3 . Find the ratio of the number of women voters to the number of men voters
in terms of exponents.

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