EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Word Problems on Quadratic Equations
Chapter : Problems on Quadratic Equations
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
The product of two consecutive numbers is 342. Find the numbers
  • (i)
    -17 , -16 or 17 , 16
  • (ii)
    -22 , -21 or 22 , 21
  • (iii)
    -19 , -18 or 19,18
  • (iv)
    -20 , -19 or 20 , 19
  • (v)
    -18 , -17 or 18 , 17
Question 2
2.
If the difference of two numbers is 3 and their product is 0, find the numbers
  • (i)
      • 4
      • ,
      • 1
      • or
      • (-4)
      • ,
      • (-1)
  • (ii)
      • 5
      • ,
      • 3
      • or
      • (-5)
      • ,
      • (-3)
  • (iii)
      • 1
      • ,
      • (-2)
      • or
      • (-1)
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • 3
      • ,
      • 0
      • or
      • (-3)
      • ,
      • 0
  • (v)
      • 2
      • ,
      • (-1)
      • or
      • (-2)
      • ,
      • 1
Question 3
3.
    • Find the number which exceeds its reciprocal by
    • 16
      16

      17
  • (i)
    20
  • (ii)
    18
  • (iii)
    16
  • (iv)
    15
  • (v)
    17
Question 4
4.
The sum of the squares of two consecutive even numbers is 724. Find the numbers
  • (i)
      • 17
      • ,
      • 19
      • or
      • (-17)
      • ,
      • (-19)
  • (ii)
      • 15
      • ,
      • 17
      • or
      • (-15)
      • ,
      • (-17)
  • (iii)
      • 19
      • ,
      • 21
      • or
      • (-19)
      • ,
      • (-21)
  • (iv)
      • 21
      • ,
      • 23
      • or
      • (-21)
      • ,
      • (-23)
  • (v)
      • 18
      • ,
      • 20
      • or
      • (-18)
      • ,
      • (-20)
Question 5
5.
The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 514. Find the numbers
  • (i)
      • (-19)
      • ,
      • (-17)
      • or
      • 19
      • ,
      • 17
  • (ii)
      • (-14)
      • ,
      • (-12)
      • or
      • 14
      • ,
      • 12
  • (iii)
      • (-17)
      • ,
      • (-15)
      • or
      • 17
      • ,
      • 15
  • (iv)
      • (-16)
      • ,
      • (-14)
      • or
      • 16
      • ,
      • 14
  • (v)
      • (-18)
      • ,
      • (-16)
      • or
      • 18
      • ,
      • 16
Question 6
6.
Find the number which is less than its square by 240
  • (i)
    16
  • (ii)
    18
  • (iii)
    17
  • (iv)
    15
  • (v)
    14
Question 7
7.
Twice the square of a number exceeds 5 times the number by 187. Find the number
  • (i)
    12
  • (ii)
    11
  • (iii)
    13
  • (iv)
    10
  • (v)
    8
Question 8
8.
    • The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by
    • 1
    • .
    • The square of the fraction is equal to
    • 324

      361
    • . Find the fraction
  • (i)
    20

    19
  • (ii)
    18

    19
  • (iii)
    16

    19
  • (iv)
    6

    7
  • (v)
    18

    17
Question 9
9.
A number is of two digits. The digit in unit's place is the square of the digit in ten's place. The number formed by reversing the digits exceeds twice the number by (-6) . Find the number
  • (i)
    24
  • (ii)
    25
  • (iii)
    27
  • (iv)
    23
  • (v)
    21
Question 10
10.
The perimeter of a rectangular room is 100.00 m and the length of its diagonal is 39.22 m . Find the dimensions of the room
  • (i)
    36.00 m , 14.00 m
  • (ii)
    38.00 m , 12.00 m
  • (iii)
    39.00 m , 11.00 m
  • (iv)
    35.00 m , 15.00 m
  • (v)
    37.00 m , 13.00 m
Question 11
11.
The area of a rectangular room is 24.00 sq.m. If the length and breadth are increased by 7 m, the area would become 171.00 sq.m. Find the original dimensions of the room
  • (i)
    12.00 m , 2.00 m
  • (ii)
    4.00 m , 6.00 m
  • (iii)
    3.00 m , 8.00 m
  • (iv)
    2.00 m , 12.00 m
Question 12
12.
    • A play field is
    • 50.00 m
    • by
    • 30.00 m
    • .
    • It has a road all around it on the outside.
    • Find the width of the road if its area is
    • 11

      5
    • of the area of the play field
  • (i)
    16.00 m
  • (ii)
    15.00 m
  • (iii)
    13.00 m
  • (iv)
    14.00 m
  • (v)
    17.00 m
Question 13
13.
A stream flows from A to B, a distance of 8.00 km. A man who can row in still water at 7.00 kmph, can row up and down in 2.49 hr . What is the speed of the stream?
  • (i)
    0.00 kmph
  • (ii)
    2.00 kmph
  • (iii)
    4.00 kmph
  • (iv)
    3.00 kmph
  • (v)
    1.00 kmph
Question 14
14.
Find two natural numbers which differ by 18 and the sum of whose squares is 1044
  • (i)
    (
    9
    ,
    28
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    ,
    32
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    11
    ,
    29
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    12
    ,
    30
    )
  • (v)
    (
    13
    ,
    31
    )
Question 15
15.
    • 44 is divided into two parts such that the sum of their reciprocals is
    • 4

      33
    • .
    • Find the two parts
  • (i)
    (
    33
    ,
    11
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    34
    ,
    10
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    31
    ,
    13
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    32
    ,
    12
    )
  • (v)
    (
    35
    ,
    9
    )
Question 16
16.
Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the middle number exceeds the difference of the squares of the other two by 192 . Find the three numbers.
  • (i)
    14, 15, 16
  • (ii)
    17, 18, 19
  • (iii)
    12, 13, 14
  • (iv)
    15, 16, 17
  • (v)
    16, 17, 18
Question 17
17.
In a two digit number, the unit's digit exceeds it ten's digit by 1 and the product of the given number and the sum of its digits is equal to 238 . Find the number
  • (i)
    23
  • (ii)
    45
  • (iii)
    12
  • (iv)
    34
  • (v)
    56
Question 18
18.
A two digit number is such that the product of the digits is 54. When 27 is added to the number, the digits are reversed. Find the number
  • (i)
    69
  • (ii)
    68
  • (iii)
    72
  • (iv)
    67
  • (v)
    70
Question 19
19.
    • The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is
    • 47
    • .
    • If
    • 4
    • is added to both the numerator and denominator,
    • the fraction is increased by
    • 13

      255
    • . Find the fraction
  • (i)
    17

    28
  • (ii)
    17

    30
  • (iii)
    19

    30
  • (iv)
    30

    17
  • (v)
    1

    2
Question 20
20.
The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 59 years whereas ten years ago, the product of their ages was 38. Find the current ages of the son and the father.
  • (i)
    10 years , 49 years
  • (ii)
    13 years , 46 years
  • (iii)
    12 years , 47 years
  • (iv)
    9 years , 50 years
  • (v)
    11 years , 48 years
Question 21
21.
    • A can do a work in
    • x
    • days and B can do it in
    • (
      x
      16
      )
    • days.
    • Both of them working together can do it in
    • -15
    • days. Calculate
    • x
  • (i)
    13
  • (ii)
    11
  • (iii)
    9
  • (iv)
    10
  • (v)
    7
Question 22
22.
    • One pipe can fill a cistern in
    • 7
    • hours less than the other.
    • The two pipes together can fill it in
    • 11
      23

      47
    • hrs.
    • Find the time that each pipe will take to fill the cistern.
  • (i)
    18 hr , 24 hr
  • (ii)
    21 hr , 28 hr
  • (iii)
    20 hr , 27 hr
  • (iv)
    19 hr , 26 hr
  • (v)
    23 hr , 30 hr
    Assignment Key

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