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PLAYING WITH NUMBERS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 5 of 10 pages
Question 41. 7 consecutive composite numbers less than 100 are -
  1.    81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
  2.    90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
  3.    65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
  4.    46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
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Answer: Option B. -> 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
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B
All the numbers in the option:90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96have more than 2 factors, hence they are all composite numbers.
Question 42. ___________ is a factor of every number and every number is a factor of _____________.
Choose the suitable pair from the following.
  1.    2, next number 
  2.    2, itself   
  3.    1, itself   
  4.    1, next number 
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Answer: Option C. -> 1, itself   
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C
1 is an exact divisor of all the numbers.Also, any number is divisible byitself.
Therefore,1 is a factor of every number and e
very number is a factor of itself.
Question 43. Which of the following is the largest two-digit multiple of 19?
  1.    85
  2.    76
  3.    96
  4.    95
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Answer: Option D. -> 95
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D
19× 1 = 19
19
× 2 = 38
19
× 3= 57
19
× 4= 76
19
×5 = 95
19
× 6= 114
Hence, the largest two-digit multiple of 19 is 95.
Question 44. What are the common multiples? If a number is divisible by 16, which numbers will definitely be a factor of that number? [3 MARKS]
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Definition: 1 Mark
Steps: 1 Mark
Solution: 1 Mark
A Common Multiple is a number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
We can find all the factors of 16, as shown below.
16=1×16
16=2×8
16=4×4

Since the number is divisible by 16, it will also be divisible by its factor i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
So, clearly, the number which is divisible by 16, will also be divisible by 1, 2, 4, 8.
Question 45. Three brands A, B and C of biscuits are available in packets of 12, 15, and 21 biscuits respectively.
If a shopkeeper wants to buy an equal number of biscuits of each brand, then what is the minimum number of packets of each brand he should buy? [4 MARKS]
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Formula: 1 Mark
Steps: 2 Marks
Answer: 1 Mark
For a minimum number of biscuits, first, we find the LCM of 12, 15 and 21.
The prime factors of the following numbers are:
12=2×2×3
15=3×5
21=3×7
The maximum number of times the prime factor 2 occurs is 2.
The maximum number of times the prime factor 3 occurs is 1.
The maximum number of times the prime factor 5 occurs is 1.
The maximum number of times the prime factor 7 occurs is 1.
LCM= 3 × 4 × 5 × 7 = 420
Minimum number of packets of brand A =42012=35
Minimum number of packets of brand B =42015=28
And minimum number of packets of brand C =42021=20
Question 46. Find the smallest number which is divisible by the first four prime numbers. What is the highest common factor of the first four prime numbers? [3 MARKS]
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Smallest Number: 1 Mark
Highest Common factor: 2 Marks
The first four prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7.
1 is neither a prime nor a composite number so we will not include that.
Now, all these numbers are prime numbers,so the smallest number possible which is a factor of these numbers is the lowest common multiple of these numbers.
Since these are all prime numbers, their lowest common multiple is the product of these numbers, which is:
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 210
Hence, 210 is the required number.
The given numbers are prime numbers, so all of them will have the highest common factor equal to 1.
Question 47. What is a factor of a number? [1 MARK]
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A factor of a number is an exact divisor of that number.
Question 48. The area of a rectangular garden is 256 square meters. List all possible whole number dimensions that the garden can have. [2 MARKS]
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Steps: 1 Mark
Solution: 1 Mark
The dimensions of the garden can be found by finding the factors of the number 256.
The various factors of 256 are as follows:
256=1×256
256=2×128
256=4×64
256=8×32
256=16×16
We will stop at (16,16), because they are equal.
The various dimensions of the garden can be, (1,256),(2,128),(4,64),(8,32),(16,16).
Question 49. A merchant has 120 litres of oil of one kind, 180 litres of another kind and 240 litres of the third kind. He wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in tins of equal capacity. What should be the greatest capacity of such a tin? [4 MARKS] 
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Concept: 1 Mark
Steps: 2 Marks
Answer: 1 Mark
The greatest capacity of a tin is the HCF of 120, 180 and 240 liters
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The prime factorisation of the given numbers is :
120=2×2×2×3×5
180=2×2×3×3×5
240=2×2×2×2×3×5
Hence the highest common factor of 120,180,240=2×2×3×5
Highest common factor of 120, 180 and 240 is 60.
Required HCF = 60 litres.
Greatest capacity of a tin = 60 litres.
Question 50. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together? [4 MARKS]
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Concept: 1 Mark
Steps: 2 Marks
Solution: 1 Mark
The given numbers are 2,4,6,8,10 and 12.
The factors of the given numbers are:
2=1×2
2=2×2
6=2×3
8=2×2×2
10=2×5
12=2×2×3
Now ,the maximum number of times prime factor 2 occurs is 3,
the maximum number of times prime factor 3 occurs is 1,
the maximum number of times prime factor 5 occurs is 1.
So, LCM=2×2×2×3×5 = 120
L.C.M. of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 is 120.
So, the bells will toll together after every 120 seconds (2 minutes).
In 30 minutes, they will toll together 302+ 1 = 16 times.

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