GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS HOLIDAY HOMEWORK SESSION 2023-24

1. A box contains cards numbered 3, 5, 7, 9,………………, 35,37. A card is drawn at random from the
box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is a prime number.

2. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting (i) a sum of 7 (ii) a product with
perfect square (iii) a doublet of even numbers (iv) a doublet of a prime number and an even number.

3. Three coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting

(i) exactly one head (ii) at least one head (iii) at most 2 tails (iv) 3 tails.

4. The probability of selecting a green marble at random from a jar containing green, yellow and white
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marbles is 4 . The probability of selecting a white marble is 3 . If this jar contains 10 yellow marbles,
what is the total number of marbles in the jar?
5. There are 20 cards, of same size, in a bag on which multiples of 2 are written. One card is drawn out of
the bag at random.
(i) Find the probability that the number on the selected card is divisible by 5.

(ii) If the card taken out in part(i) shows number 22 & is not replaced and another card is drawn at
random. Find the probability that the number on the selected card is a multiple of 3

6. Find the value of 𝑘 such that the quadratic equation (𝑘 + 4)𝑥 2 − (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 1 = 0 has equal roots.
7. If (-5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation
𝑝(𝑥 2 + 𝑥) + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots, find the value of 𝑘.
8. Solve for x:
(i) 4𝑥 2 − 2(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) + 𝑎2 𝑏 2 = 0
(ii) √3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 7√3 = 0
(iii) 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1 = 0
(iv) 0.3𝑥 2 − 0.1𝑥 − 0.4 = 0

9. For what value of p, the equation (1 + 𝑝)𝑥 2 + 2(1 + 2𝑝)𝑥 + (1 + 𝑝) = 0 has coincident roots?
10. Divide 29 into two parts so that the sum of the squares of two parts is 425.
11. Draw the graph 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 10 = 0. Shade the region bounded by these lines and 𝑥-
axis. Find the area of the shaded region.
12. Find the value of k for which the pair of linear equations 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 1 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑
2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 − 7 = 0 represents parallel lines.
44 30 55 40
13. Solve: p+q + = 10 ; + = 13
p−q p+q p−q
14. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 3 + 5𝑥 and verify the relationship between the zeroes
and its coefficients.
15. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2, find a polynomial whose
zeroes are 1 + 2𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 + 2𝛽.
16. For what value of m, will the following system of equations has no solution?
(3m + 1)x +3y = 2 ; 4x + 6y = 7.
17. If 𝛼 & 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 3, then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
1 1 𝛽 𝛼
are (𝑖) 𝛼 & (𝑖𝑖) & 𝛽.
𝛽 𝛼
18. Solve the following pair of equations: 49𝑥 + 51𝑦 = 499 ; 51𝑥 + 49𝑦 = 501 and find 𝑥 − 𝑦
19. The sum of ages of a father and a son is 44 years and the product of their ages is 195 years. Find their
ages.
20. A two – digit number is seven times the sum of its digits and is also equal to 12 less than three times the
product of its digits. Find the number.
21. Determine the value of 𝑚 for which the equation 5𝑚𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 2 = 0 has real roots?
22. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 more marks
in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of her marks would have been 210. Find her
marks in the two subjects.
23. In a rectangular piece of land of dimensions 50𝑚 × 40𝑚, a rectangular pond is constructed so that the
area of grass strip of uniform width surrounding the pond would be 1184𝑚2 . Find the dimensions of the
pond.
24. Find the value(s) of 𝑘 for which the pair of linear equations in two variables

𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 − 2 and 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 𝑘 have no solutions

25. Find the value of 𝑘 for which the given system has unique solution:
2x + 3y – 5 = 0 ; kx - 6y – 8 = 0.
26. Solve the following system by drawing their graph:
3/2x – 5/4y = 6, 6x – 6y = 20.
Determine whether these are consistent, inconsistent or dependent.
27. A spinning wheel is divided into equal sectors. It has numbers labelled 1,2,3 and 4. For each number the
sectors allocated was equal to the number. Find the
(i) total number of sectors
(ii) probability of getting a prime number
(iii) probability of getting a factor of 4.

28. The difference of mother’s age and her daughter’s age is 21 years and the twelfth part of the product of
their ages is less than the mother’s age by 18 years. Find their ages.

29. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by 3. If one is added to both numerator and
denominator, the difference between the new and the original fractions is 1/24. Find the original fraction.

30. Find the value(s) of 𝑝 for the quadratic equation: (2𝑝 + 1)𝑥 2 − (7𝑝 − 2)𝑥 + (7𝑝 − 3) = 0 have equal
roots. Also find these roots.