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Rational Numbers
I. Choose the correct option:
1. A teacher wrote the following set of numbers on the class board.
2 1 10
–4, –23, 18, , , , 33, 8
3 9 15
How many rational numbers did the teacher write in the above set?
a. 2; because only negative numbers are rational numbers.
b. 3; because only fractions are rational numbers.
c. 1; because only positive numbers are rational numbers.
d. 8; because all integers and fractions are rational numbers.
2. Monali represented an integer 5 as a rational number. Which of the following represents the correct
rational number?
5 5 5 1
a. b. c. d.
1 0 5 5
3. 8 children have to share two thirds of a watermelon equally. What part of the whole watermelon would
each child get?
2 2 2 3
a. 8 ÷ b. ÷8 c. ×8 d. 8 ÷
3 3 3 2
4. The alphabets on the number line below represent rational numbers.
K N P L

–2 –1 0 1 2
Which option shows the correct comparison of the rational numbers?
a. K>N>P>L b. L>P>N>K c. K>L>P>N d. N>P>L>K

5. Archana found a rational number that lies midway between 2 and 4 .

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Which of the following rational number did she find?
1 1 1 6
a. b. c. d.
2 4 3 9
II. Do as directed:
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1. Find the reciprocal of –3 .
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2. Write the following rational numbers in the standard form.

–15 –75
a. b.
21 –105

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 3. Arrange the following as directed.
a. 4 5 7 2 b. 3 5 7 9
− , , − , − in ascending order − , ,− , in descending order
9 12 18 3 2 6 10 12

4. Draw the number line and represent the following rational numbers on it.

1 −4 7 5
, , ,
3 3 3 −3

–1 4
5. List four rational numbers lying between and .
2 5

III. Solve the following:

1. Add:
7 −5 1 3
a. + b. −2 + 4
24 16 3 5

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 2. Subtract:
3  −4  1 3
a. −  b. −2 + 4
7  5  3 5

3. Multiply:
 −15   −3   −22   −51 
a.  ×  b.  × 
 8   11   17   66 

4. Divide:
 −35   −28  1  1
a.   ÷  b. 1 ÷  −3 
 18   27  2  4

Assertion and Reasoning

In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Mark your answer as per the options provided below:
−3 1
1. Assertion (A): × is a rational number.
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Reason (R): A number that can be expressed in the form p , where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0,
q
is called a rational number.
a. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is true.
d. A is true but R is false.

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2. Assertion (A): The product of –7 and 2 is –7.
8 3 12
Reason (R): To multiply two rational numbers, we multiply their numerators and denominators separately
Product of numerators
and write the product as .
Product of denominators
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.

Case Study

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Shravan donated of his monthly salary to an NGO, working for the education of the girls. He spent of his
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salary on household expenses. He contributed of his salary on other expenses. He is left with ` 9000.
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Use the above information to answer the following questions.
1. What is Shravan’s salary?
a. ` 45,000 b. ` 60,000 c. ` 1,00,000 d. ` 1,35,000
2. How much amount did he donate to the NGO for the education of girls?
a. ` 45,000 b. ` 60,000 c. ` 90,000 d. ` 1,20,000
3. How much amount did he spend on household expenses?
a. ` 45,000 b. ` 60,000 c. ` 90,000 d. ` 27,000
4. How much amount did he spend in meeting the other expenses?
a. ` 7000 b. ` 8000 c. ` 9000 d. ` 10,000

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Riya, Maria and Harish each drew two of these cards.

3 −1 5 1 −11 5
, , ,1 , ,1
8 4 8 4 16 8
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Riya said, “The sum of my numbers is .”
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Harish said, “The sum of my numbers is 1.”
Maria said, “The difference of my numbers is one-fourth.”
Which cards did each of them have?

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