Maths Holidays Homework

Class VIII (2011- 2012)

1. Project of “Statistics” is to be made using following steps:

STEP 1 : Introduction
a) Uses of Statistics
b) Why do we learn statistics
c) Definition of all concepts of Statistics e.g. raw data, observations etc.

STEP 2 : Make a survey and collect information of at least 40 observations

a) Prepare a grouped frequency data table for the above collected date
b) Find the range of the data
c) Find class size
d) Also find class mark of each interval
e) Which class has maximum and minimum frequency.

STEP 3 Paste the picture of any histogram. Form at least six questions for the
histogram and answer them.

STEP 4 Prepare a pie chart of any data of your choice. Find the fraction of the circle
representing each of the information given in your pie-chart

Do in A4 size sheets (plane /ruled/coloured) and make a file .

You use eco-friendly materials to decorate your file.

NOTE: Do the following assignments in a separate note book.

Assignments
Square & Square Roots
1. Find the smallest number by which 180 must be multiplied so that it becomes a perfect square.
Also, find the square root of the perfect square so obtained (5;30)
2. Find the greatest number of 3-digits which is a perfect square.
3. Find the least number of 6-digit which is a perfect square.
4. A general arranges 4811 soldiers in rows to form a perfect square. He finds that in doing so, 50
soldiers be extra, find the number of soldiers in each row.
5. Find the square root of 1.7 an 0.9 correct to three places of decimal
6. Find : a) ( 81 + 0.81 + 0.0081 ) x 10000
b) 99 x 396

c) 147 x 243
7 Find 37.0881 and also find 370881__+ 3708.81_
37.0881 + 0.370881
8. What must be added to 452664 to make it a perfect square.

9. The area of square field is 80 224 square metres. Find the length of
each side of the field. 729

10. Find the length of a side of a square playground whose area is equal to
the area of a rectangular field of dimensions 72 m and 338m.

Cube & Cube Roots

1. Simplify a)
a)
b)

c) -

Q.2 Is 1728 a perfect cube? What is that number whose cube is -1728

Q.3 Divide 88209 by smallest number so that quotient is a perfect cube. What
is that number? Also find cube root of the quotient.
Q.4 Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:4. The sum of their cubes is 33957.
Find the numbers.

Q.5 Simplify

Q.6 Evaluate

Q.7

Q.8Simplify

Q.9 Multiply 137592 by the smallest number so that the product is a

perfect cube. Also, find the cube root of the product.

Q.10 Find the cube root of a) -343 b) -592704

729