KNOWING YOUR NUMBERS

Assignment - 1

Section A
1. Which of the following numbers in Roman numerals is incorrect?
(a) LXXX (b) LXX
(c) LX (d) LLX

2. The numbers (11, 13) are _____ numbers.

(a) Co-prime (b) Prime
(c) Both prime and co-prime (d) None of these

3. Every natural number is the successor of

(a) Whole number (b) Natural number
(c) Integer (d) None of these

4. The only even prime number is _____

(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 6

5. Zero is _____ every negative integer.

(a) smaller than (b) equal to
(c) greater than (d) None of these

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

(a) Every whole number has a successor
(b) Every whole number has a predecessor
(c) 0 is the least whole number
(d) Every natural number is a whole number

7. Find the value of x in 2x – 2 = 10

8. Find the next three whole number in 8, 11, 14, 17, …..

9. 15 hundred multiplied by fifteen tenths multiplied by three fifteenths divided by forty five
thousandths is equal to the successor of ____.
(a) 999 (b) 9999
(c) 99999 (d) 14999

10. The Indo Arabic numeral for CMLXXXII is

(a) 482 (b) 532
(c) 982 (d) 1532
Section B
11. Identify the least Roman numerals from the following.
MDCCCLXXXIX, MCMLXXXI, MCMXVIII, MDLXVII, MCDXCIX
(a) MDCCCLXXXIX (b) MCDXCIX
(c) MDLXVII (d) MCMXVIII

12. Raghu is 21 years old, and Karishma is 72 years old. The sum of their ages is
(a) XXXIII (b) XCIII
(c) CXIII (d) LXXXXIII

13. Digit 1 is occurring 136 times on writing all of the page numbers of a book. What will be
the number of pages in the book?
(a) 194 (b) 195
(c) 200 (d) 295

14. Roshan wanted to type the first 190 whole numbers. Find the number of times he had to
press the numbered keys.
(a) 461 (b) 462
(c) 463 (d) 464

15. How many times does the digit 3 appear in numbers from 1 to 100?
(a) 18 (b) 19
(c) 20 (d) 21
 ANSWER KEY

Section A

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b)

5. (c) 6. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)

Section B

11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (c)
 SOLUTION

Section A
1. LLX is the number in Roman numerals is incorrect.

2. The numbers (11, 13) are Co-prime numbers.

3. Every natural number is the successor of Whole number

4. The only even prime number is 2

5. Zero is greater than every negative integer.

6. Every whole number has a predecessor

7. 2x – 2 = 10
2x = 10 + 2
2x = 12
x=6

8. The next three whole number in 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26

9. 15 hundred multiplied by fifteen tenths multiplied by three fifteenths divided by forty five
thousandths is equal to the successor of 10000.
15  100  15  3  1000
 10000
45  10  15

10. CMLXXXII
CM = 1000 – 100 = 900
LXXX = 50 + 30 = 80
II = 2
 900 + 80 + 2
= 982

Section B
11. MDCCCLXXXIX = 1000 + 800 + 80 + 9 = 1889
MCDXCIX = 1000 + 400 + 90 + 9 = 1499
MDLXVII = 1000 + 500 + 60 + 7 = 1567
MCMXVIII = 1000 + 900 + 10 + 8 = 1918

12. Age of Raghu = 21 years = XXI

Age of Karishma = 72 years = LXXII
Sum of age = 93 years = XCIII
13. From 1 – 99, the digit 1 occurs 20 times, and from 100 – 199, the digit 1 occurs 120
times.
So, from 1 to 199, the digit 1 occurs –
20 + 120 = 140 times
According to question 1 is occurring only 136 times, which means we need to remove
196, 197, 198 and 199. So, the required number of pages will be 195.

14. From 0 to 9  10 numbers

10 times numbered keys pressed
From 10 to 99  90 numbers
For each number, two keys are pressed
 90  2 = 180 times
Similarly 100 – 190  91 numbers
For each numbers, three keys are pressed
 91  3 = 273
 10 + 180 + 273 = 463

15. From 1 to 100

3, 13, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93.
20 times