ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Mathematics

A closed box is cuboid in shape with length = 40 cm, breadth = 30 cm and height = 50 cm. It is made of a thin metal sheet. Find the cost of metal sheet required to make 20 such boxes, if 1 m² of metal sheet costs Rs. 45.

Four cubes, each of edge 9 cm, are joined as shown below :

Write the dimensions of the resulting cuboid obtained. Also, find the total surface area and the volume

How many persons can be accommodated in a big-hall of dimensions 40 m, 25 m, and 15 m; assuming that each person requires 5 m³ of air?

The dimension of a class-room are; length = 15 m, breadth = 12 m and height = 7.5 m. Find, how many children can be accommodated in this class-room; assuming 3.6 m³ of air is needed for each child.

The length, breadth, and height of a room are 6 m, 5.4 m, and 4 m respectively. Find the area of :
(i) its four-walls
(ii) its roof.

A room 5 m long, 4.5 m wide, and 3.6 m high have one door 1.5 m by 2.4 m and two windows, each 1 m by 0.75 m. Find :
(i) the area of its walls, excluding door and windows ;
(ii) the cost of distempering its walls at the rate of Rs.4.50 per m².
(iii) the cost of painting its roof at the rate of Rs.9 per m².

The dining-hall of a hotel is 75 m long; 60 m broad and 16 m high. It has five – doors 4 m by 3 m each and four windows 3 m by 1.6 m each. Find the cost of :

(i) papering its walls at the rate of Rs.12 per m²;
(ii) carpetting its floor at the rate of Rs.25 per m².

Find the volume of wood required to make a closed box of external dimensions 80 cm, 75 cm, and 60 cm, the thickness of walls of the box being 2 cm throughout.

A closed box measures 66 cm, 36 cm and 21 cm from outside. If its walls are made of metal-sheet, 0.5 cm thick; find :
(i) the capacity of the box ;
(ii) the volume of metal-sheet and
(iii) weight of the box, if 1 cm³ of metal weighs 3.6 gm.

Find the area of metal-sheet required to make an open tank of length = 10 m, breadth = 7.5 m and depth = 3.8 m.

A tank 30 m long, 24 m wide, and 4.5 m deep is to be made. It is open from the top. Find the cost of iron-sheet required, at the rate of ₹ 65 per m², to make the tank.

The internal length, breadth, and height of a closed box are 1 m, 80 cm, and 25 cm. respectively. If its sides are made of 2.5 cm thick wood; find :
(i) the capacity of the box
(ii) the volume of wood used to make the box.

The capacity of a rectangular tank is 5.2 m³ and the area of its base is 2.6 x 104 cm²; find its height (depth).

Find the proper subsets of {x : x² – 9x – 10 = 0}

Two angles of a quadrilateral are 89° and 113°. If the other two angles are equal; find the equal angles.

Two angles of a quadrilateral are 68° and 76°. If the other two angles are in the ratio 5 : 7; find the measure of each of them.

Angles of a quadrilateral are (4x)°, 5(x+2)°, (7x – 20)° and 6(x+3)°. Find :

(i) the value of x.
(ii) each angle of the quadrilateral.

Use the information given in the following figure to find :

(i) x
(ii) ∠B and ∠C

In quadrilateral ABCD, side AB is parallel to side DC. If ∠A : ∠D = 1 : 2 and ∠C : ∠B = 4 : 5

(i) Calculate each angle of the quadrilateral.

(ii) Assign a special name to quadrilateral ABCD

From the following figure find;

1. x
2. ∠ABC
3. ∠ACD