Class 8 Mathematics (NCERT)
Chapter 1: Rational Numbers - Exercises
Exercise 1.1
1 Verify that: (i) 1/2 + 3/4 = 3/4 + 1/2 (ii) (-2/3) + (5/6) = (5/6) + (-2/3)
2 Verify associative property: (1/2 + 3/4) + 5/6 = 1/2 + (3/4 + 5/6)
3 Verify distributive property: 2/3 × (3/4 + 5/6) = (2/3 × 3/4) + (2/3 × 5/6)
4 Find additive inverse of: (i) 7/9 (ii) -11/13
5 Find multiplicative inverse of: (i) 5/7 (ii) -9/4
6 Simplify: (i) 3/5 + 7/10 (ii) 9/8 - 3/4
7 Find: (i) 2/3 × (-5/7) (ii) (-4/9) × 6/5
8 Find: (i) 7/8 ÷ 14/3 (ii) (-5/6) ÷ 10/9
Exercise 1.2
1 Find 5 rational numbers between 1/3 and 2/3
2 Find 5 rational numbers between -1 and 1
3 Express 4/6 in standard form
4 Find rational numbers between 2/5 and 3/5
5 Simplify: (-7/10) + (9/20)
6 Multiply: (5/8) × (-12/15)
7 Divide: (7/9) ÷ (14/27)
8 Arrange in ascending order: 3/4, 2/3, 5/6
Exercise 1.3
1 Verify closure property under addition: 2/3 + 5/7
2 Verify closure property under multiplication: 3/4 × 5/6
3 Check commutativity for multiplication: 2/5 × 7/3 and 7/3 × 2/5
4 Check associativity: (2/3 × 3/5) × 5/7 and 2/3 × (3/5 × 5/7)
5 Verify distributive property: 3/5 × (7/9 + 2/3)
6 Find value using properties: (5/6 × 12/5) × 3/4
7 Simplify using identities: (1 × 7/8), (0 × 9/11)
Exercise 1.4
1 Simplify: (2/3 + 5/6) - (1/2)
2 Simplify: (7/8 - 3/4) + (5/6)
3 Find: (3/5 × 10/9) ÷ (2/3)
4 Find: (-4/7 × 14/3) ÷ (-8/5)
5 Solve: x + 5/6 = 7/3
6 Solve: 3/4 × x = 9/8
7 Solve: x ÷ 5/6 = 10/3