REVISION QUESTION BANK 1

Subject: Mathematics Grade: VIII

Portion: Rational Numbers, Exponents, Algebraic Expressions, Linear Equation in One Variable
Rational Numbers
1) solve the following:
5 ( −13) 11 5 ( −3) × 14 −4 ( −5 ) −9 3
(a) + (b) + (c) (d) − (e) ÷
6 21 −15 −4 7 9 13 26 10 −5

2) 1 5
The sum of two rational numbers is . If one of them is , find the other
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number.
−3 5
3) What rational number should be added to so as to get ?
13 9
−5 5
4) What number should be subtracted from to get ?
3 6
−5 −15
5) By what number should be multiplied to get the product as ?
28 7

6) −4 2
The product of two rational numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find
15 3
the other number.
7) Verify the commutative property of addition for the following rational
numbers:
5 7 2 3 −4 10
(a) and (b) and (c) and
8 −12 5 10 14 21
8) Evaluate:
3  −2  5  −7   6  13
(a) +   − (b)   + 2 +   −
4  3  4  9   −7  21
5 −6 11 −4 −2 −28 5 3
(c) × × × (d) × × × ×9
8 20 18 33 7 15 −4 8
 3 1  2 1   21
(e)  3 + 2  ÷  5 − 2   ÷ 1
 5 5  3 3   25

9) Verify that:
3  −1 5   3  −1    3 5 
(a) ×  +  =  ×   +  × 
4  3 6   4  3   4 6 

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2 2 7  2 2 2 7  −12 2 2 −12
(b) × −  =  ×  − ×  (c) + = +
3  5 10   3 5   3 10  5 7 7 5
 3 −2  −7 3  −2 −7 
(d)  +  + =+  + 
 4 5  10 4  5 10 
10) Simplify using distributive property of multiplication of rational number:
−15  3 12  2  −3 4  6 2 6  −2  4 11 
(a) × +  (b) ×  −  (c) ×  +  (d) × − 
4 7 5  5  8 5 11  3 −7  3 7 9 
11) Represent the following rational numbers on a number line:
7 −2 −5 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2 (e) −3
4 3 8 3 4
12) Find two rational numbers between:
−2 1
(a) and (b) – 1 and 0 (c) – 3 and – 2
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13) Anvi’s birthday falls on 23rd December. She wants to distribute chocolates on
her birthday to children staying in an orphanage so that they feel good. If the
1
cost of a chocolate is ` 10 and there are 50 children, how much money
2
would she need if she gives 1 chocolate to each child? What value does it
depict?

14) 1
A chord of length 71 m has been cut into 26 pieces of equal length. What
2
is the length of each piece?
3
15) On one day a rickshaw puller earned ` 80. Out of his earning he spent 13
5
1 2
on tea and snacks. ` 25 on food and ` 4 on repairs of the rickshaw. How
2 5
much did he save on that day?
1 1
16) Rita had `300. She spent of her money on notebooks and of the
3 4
remainder on stationery items. How much money is left with her?
2
17) A car is moving at an average speed of 40 km/hr. How much distance will
5
1
it cover in 7 hours?
2
18) HOTS
−5
(a) Insert eight rational numbers between x and | x | , where x =
11
3 3
(b) From a rope 12 m long, two pieces of length 3 m and 2 m are cut
5 10
off. What is the length of the remaining rope?
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(c) If of a number exceeds its by 44, find the number.
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Exponents
−4 3 2 5 −3
−3 1 2 2 4 4
19) Evaluate: (a) 5 (b)   (c)   ×   (d)   ×  
3 3 3 7 7
−2 −3 −2 −3 0 −7 −4
3 4 5 3 3 5 8
20) Evaluate: (a)   ×   (b)   ×   ×   (c)   ×  
8 5 9 5 5 8 5
−2 −2 −2 −4
 −2   −5 
2
1 1 1
(d)   +   +   (e)   ×  
2 3 4  7   7 

−1
  −1 2 −2 
21)
  
Simplify: (a)     
  3   
(b) {(8) −1
× ( 5) ÷ ( 2 )
3
} −4

 
(c) {( 6) −1
− (9) } + {( 2)
−1 −1 −1
− ( 3)
−1 −1
}
−1 −1
22) 1  −5 
By what number should   be multiplied so that the product is   ?
2  4 
−3 −2
23)  2   4 
By what number should   be divided to get the quotient as   ?
 −5   125 
24) Simplify and write in exponential form:
 −3 
{(3) } × ( 3)
3

(a)   × ( 24 ) (b) ( −2 ) × ( 3) × ( 5 ) ÷ ( 3)
3 4 −4 −4 −7 −10 −5
(c)
 8 
25) Simplify:
25 × ( p ) ( 3) × (10 ) ×125
−4 −5 −5
4 x + 2 + 4 x +5 − 4 x +3
(a) , ( p ≠ 0) (b) (c)
( 5) ×10 × ( p ) ( 5) × ( 6)
−3 −8 −7 −5
4 x+6 − 4 x+2
−2
3
2 2
−2
 1 2  1
(d)   ×   ×    ×
3 3  2   24
26) Find x if:
−8 −4 −4 x −18 −2 x +1
 −1   −1   −1 
7
1 1 1
(a)   ×   =
  (b)   ÷  =   (c)
5 5 5  3   3   3 
−3 3x+2
 −3   −3   −3 
14

  ×  =  
 5   5   5 

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27) HOTS
−3 6
6 6
=
a) Find the value of x if x   × 
3

5 5
−3 −3 −1
x 3  2 x
b) =
If   ×   , then find  
y 5  3  y
−2 −2 −1
x 2 3 x
c) =
If   ×   , then find  
y 3 5  y
−1 −2 −2
x  4   14  x
d) =
If   ×   , then find  
y  7   20   y
−2 −6 −6 −6
 p  3   10   p
e) Find   , if   ×   =  
q 5  9  q

28) Write in standard form:

(a) 0.5368 (b) 0.00000000000942 (c) 365100000
29) Write in usual form:
(a) 1.0001 × 109 (b) 3.61492 × 106 (c) 7 × 10−4 (d) 2.67004 ×10−3
30) In a shelf, there are 6 notebooks each of thickness 20 mm and 6 sheets of paper
each of thickness 0.015 mm. What is the total thickness of the shelf? Express
your answer in standard form.
31) Compare the diameter of a wire on a computer chip which is 0.000003 m to
that of a plant cell which is 0.00001275 m.

Algebraic Expressions
32) Add the following:
(a) x − 3 y + 4 z; y − 2 x − 8 z; 5 x − 2 y − 3 z
(b) 5 x − 2 x 2 − 8; 8 x 2 − 7 x − 9; 3 + 7 x 2 − 2 x
2 4 3 3 5 2 5 7 5
(c) a − b + c; − a − b + c; a + b − c
3 5 5 4 2 3 2 4 6
33) Subtract:
(a) −6 p + q + 3r + 8 from p − 2q − 5r − 8
(b) 5 y 4 − 3 y 3 + 2 y 2 + y − 1 from 4 y 4 − 2 y 3 − 6 y 2 − y + 5

6 2 4 3 3 5 a3 5 2 1 3
(c) a − a + a + from − a + + a
5 5 2 6 3 2 4 5

34) Simplify the following:

(a) ( a − 3b + 2c ) + ( −4a + 9b − 11c ) − ( 3a − 4b − 7c )

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(b) {7 − 2 x + 3 y − ( 3 x − y )} − ( 2 x − 5 y + 11)
1 2 1 1 1 1 1
(c) zx y − z 2 xy + zy 2 x − xyz 2 + xy 2 z − x 2 y 2 z
8 7 6 4 3 2
35) What must be subtracted from 3a 2 − 6ab − 3b 2 − 1 to get 4a 2 − 7 ab − 4b 2 + 1 ?
The two adjacent sides of a rectangle are 5 x 2 − 3 y 2 and x 2 + 2 xy . Find the
36)
perimeter.
The perimeter of a triangle is 6 p 2 − 4 p + 9 and two of its sides are p 2 − 2 p + 1
37)
and 3 p 2 − 5 p + 3 . Find the third side of the triangle.
38) Multiply:
(a) ( 5 x y ) × ( −3xy ) (b) 6xy and – 3x2y3
2 4
(c) 5a 2b 2 × ( 3a 2 − 4ab + 6b 2 )
(d) ( −3 x y ) × ( 4 x y − 3xy + 4 x − 5 y )
2 2 2

39) Find the following products:

(a) (x + 5) (x – 3) (b) (x + 3) (x + 4)
 1  1
(c) (5x + 7) (3x + 4) (d)  x 4 + 4   x + 
 x  x
(e) ( 2 x 2 − 5 x + 4 ) by ( x 2 + 7 x − 8 )
40) Find the product of (2x + 3y) and (x2 + 2xy + y2), and evaluate for
x = (– 1) and y = 2
5 −1
41) Find the value of (x + y) × (x – y), if x = and y =
4 3
42) Divide:
(a) 15 x 3 y 2 ÷ 5 x 2 y Ans. 3xy (b) 9 x 2 y − 6 xy + 12 xy 2 by −3xy
(c) 16m3– 46m2 + 39m – 9 by 8m – 3
(d) x5 − x 4 + 3 x3 + 4 x 2 − 3 x − 3 by x + 1
(e) 6 x 4 − 27 x 3 + 3 x 2 + 29 x − 5 by 2 x + 1
(f) x5 − x 4 + 3 x3 + 4 x 2 − 3 x − 3 by x 2 + 1 5 y 3 − 6 y 2 + 6 y − 1 by 5 y − 1
43) Find the products using appropriate identities:
2
2 3 
(a) ( 3 x + 2 y )( 3 x + 2 y ) (b)  a + b  (c) ( 4 x − 7 y )
2

3 4 
2
3 5   1  1
(d)  p − q  (e)  z +   z −  (f) ( 3 x 2 + 2 y 2 )( 3 x 2 − 2 y 2 )
4 6   2  2
2 2
(g) (1005) (h) (47) (i) 1022 (j) 95 × 95 (k) (8.3 × 7.7)
44) Simplify:
(a) ( y + 1)( 2 y − 1) − ( 3 y − 1)( y + 2 ) (b) ( 4m + 5n ) − ( 5m + 4n )
2 2

(c) ( 2a − 3b )( 2a + 3b ) ( 4a 2 + 9b 2 ) ( 5m − 7n ) + ( 5m + 7n )
2 2
(d)

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45) Factorise:
(a) 4 x 2 − 10 xy − 6 xz + 15 yz (b) 1 – 64(3x – 5y)2
(c) 3m 2 + 9m + 6 (d) y 2 − 7 y + 12
(e) x 2 + y 2 − 2( xy + yz − xz ) (f) x 2 − 15 x + 56
(g) 25 x 2 + 30 x + 9 (h) 4a2 +12ab + 9b2
(i) 2 x 2 + 13 xy − 24 y 2 (j) 147a2 – 75b2
(k) 2 x 2 + 7 x − 15 (l) 4 x 2 − 11x + 6
(m) 25 ( x + y ) − 36 ( x − 2 y )
2 2
(n) 3x2 – 24x + 36
46) HOTS
1 1 1
(a) If x + =10, find the values of x 2 + 2 and x 4 + 4
x x x
(b) Using suitable identities, evaluate:
96 × 96 − 4 × 4 4.5 × 4.5 − 2 ( 4.5 )(1.5 ) + 1.5 ×1.5
(h) (ii)
96 − 4 4.5 × 4.5 + 2 ( 4.5 )(1.5 ) + 1.5 × 1.5
(c) Divide ( 2 x 4 − 3 x 2 + 21) by (x – 2)
(d) Divide (17 x 2 + 22 x + 2 x 3 + 7 ) by (3x + 2x2 +1)

Linear Equations in One Variable

47) Solve the following:
x x 3x + 5 1
(a) + 4 = + 8 (b) 5 x − 2 ( 2 x − 7= ) 2 ( 3x − 1) + 7 (c) =
3 4 2x +1 3
y + 6 y − 3 5y − 4 6 3 4 x + 2 3x + 1
(d) + = (e) 3 x + = 6 x + (f) =
4 5 8 5 25 8x + 3 6 x + 3
48) Solve the following word problems:
(a) A is 10 years older than B. The sum of their ages is 50. What are the ages
of A and B?
(b) One-fifth of a number increased by 5 is equal to 4 less than one-fourth of
that number. Find the number.
(c) Fifteen years from now Ravi’s age will be four times his present age. What
is Ravi’s present age?
(d) A two digit number is such that the sum of its digits is 4. If 18 is added to
the number, its digits are reversed. Find the number.
(e) The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 9cm. If the length and the
breadth are each increased by 3 cm, the area of the new rectangle forms
will be 84cm2 more than that of the given rectangle. Find the length and
breadth of the given rectangle.
(f) Ramesh gave one fourth of his property to his two sons in equal shares and
rest to his wife Sunita. Sunita gave one third of her share to an orphanage.
If the amount given by Sunita to the orphanage was ` 20,000, find the total
value of the Ramesh’s property and the amount each person got? What
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value is shown by Sunita?

(g) The present age of Sahil’s mother is three times the present age of Sahil.
After 5 years their ages will add to 66 years. Find their present ages.

(h) The ratio of number of boys and girls in a village school was 15 : 1 but
due to school principal’s effort the ratio came to 7 : 5. Now, the present
strength of boys is 8 more than the number of girls. What is the total
strength of students in school?

(i) The organizer of an essay competition decides that a winner in the

competition gets a prize of ` 100 and a participant who does not win get a
prize of ` 25. The total prize money distributed is ` 3000. Find the number
of winners, if the total number of participants is 63.

(j) The price of 2 tables and 3 chairs is ` 5400, but table costs ` 700 more
than a chair. Find the price of each.
(k) The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If the
denominator is increased by 5 and the numerator by 2 then the number
1
obtained is . Find the fraction.
2
(l) 5 years ago, Komal was 4 times as old as her daughter Reena. 5 years later,
her age will be 6 more than 2 times Reena’s age. How old are they now?
If 1 is added to twice a number and the result is divided by 1 less than the
7
number, we get . Find the number.
3
(m) Seema is habitual of saving her pocket money. She collected some ` 1, ` 2
and `5 coins in her piggy bank. The number of ` 2 coins is three times the
number of ` 1 coins. If `5 coins are 5 more than ` 2 coins and the total
value of money in the piggy bank is ` 223. Find the number of ` 1 coins.

(n) A boat goes downstream and covers the distance between two ports in 5
hours and returns upstream in 7 hours. If the speed of the water flowing in
the stream is 2kmph, find the speed of the boat in still water. Also, find the
distance between the ports.
49) HOTS
(a) The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 cm. If its length is decreased by 10%
and breadth is increased by 20%, we get the same perimeter. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.
(b) The distance between 2 towns on a national highway is 600 km. A and B
start simultaneously from these cities on their bikes towards each other.
They meet after 4 hours and if the speed of B is 10 kmph more than A, find
their speeds.
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