MATHEMATICS

Chapter 9: Rational Numbers

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Rational Numbers
x
1. The numbers of the form , where x and y are natural numbers, are known as fractions.
v
p
2. A number of the form [q × 0], where p and q are integers, is called a rational
q
number.

3. Every integer is a rational number and every fraction is a rational number.

p
4. A rational number is positive if p and q are either both positive or both negative.
q
p
5. A rational number is negative if one of p and q is positive and the other one is
q
negative.

6. Every positive rational number is greater than 0.

7. Every negative rational number is less than 0.

p p p× m p p×m
8. If is a rational number and 'm' is a non-zero integer, then q × q×m. Here, q and q×m are
q
known as equivalent rational numbers.

p p
9. If is a rational number and 'm' is a common divisor of p and q, then ×
q q
p× m p p×m
. Here, and are known as equivalent rational numbers.
q ×m q q×m

10. Two rational numbers are equivalent only when the product of numerator of the first
and the denominator of the second is equal to the product of the denominator of the
first and the numerator of the second.
p
11. A rational number is said to be in standard form if q is positive and the integers p
q
and q have no common divisors other than 1.

12. If there are two rational numbers with a common denominator then the one with the
larger numerator is greater than the other.

13. Rational numbers with different denominators can be compared by first making their
denominators same and then comparing their numerators.

14. There are infinite rational numbers between two rational numbers.

15. Two rational numbers with the same denominator can be added by adding their
numerators, keeping the denominator same.

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p r [p × r]
× ×
q q q

16. Two rational numbers with different denominators are added by first taking the LCM
of the two denominators and converting both the rational numbers to their equivalent
forms having the LCM as the denominator.

17. While subtracting two rational numbers, we add the additive inverse of the rational
number to be subtracted to the other rational number.
p r p r
× × × (additive inverse of )
q s q s

18. To multiply two rational numbers, we multiply their numerators and denominators
product of numerators
separately, and write the product as
product of denominators

p q
19. Reciprocal of is .
q p

20. To divide one rational number by the other non-zero rational number, we multiply the
first rational number by the reciprocal of the other.

Rational Numbers
A rational number is defined as a number that can be expressed in the form
p
q

, where p and q are integers and q≠0.

In our daily lives, we use some quantities which are not whole numbers but can be
expressed in the form of
p
q

Hence, we need rational numbers.

Equivalent Rational Numbers

By multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator of a rational number by a same
non zero integer, we obtain another rational number equivalent to the given rational
number. These are called equivalent fractions.

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Rational Numbers in Standard Form

A rational number is said to be in the standard form if its denominator is a positive integer
and the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1.

Example: Reduce

Here, the H.C.F. of 4 and 16 is 4.

is the standard form of

LCM
The least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers is the smallest number (≠0) that is a
multiple of both.

Example: LCM of 3 and 4 can be calculated as shown below:

Multiples of 3: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15

Multiples of 4: 0, 4, 8, 12, 16

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LCM of 3 and 4 is 12.

Rational Numbers between Two Rational Numbers

There are unlimited number (infinite number) of rational numbers between any two
rational numbers.

Example: List some of the rational numbers between −35 and −13.

Solution: L.C.M. of 5 and 3 is 15.

⇒ The given equations can be written as

⇒ −615, −715, −815 are the rational numbers between −35 and −13.

Note: These are only few of the rational numbers between −35 and −13. There are infinte
number of rational numbers between them. Following the same procedure, many more
rational numbers can be inserted between them.

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Properties of Rational Numbers

Addition of Rational Numbers

Subtraction of Rational Numbers

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Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers

Negatives and Reciprocals

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Additive Inverse of a Rational Number

Rational Numbers on a Number Line

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Comparison of Rational Numbers

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Important Questions
Multiple Choice Questions:
1
Question 1. The numerator of the rational number is
100
(a) 100
(b) 1
(c) 10
(d) 99
4
Question 2. The denominator of the rational number is
7
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 11
7
Question 3. The denominator of the rational number is
13
(a) 13
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 91
3
Question 4. The numerator of the rational number − is
4
(a) -3
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) -4
2
Question 5. The numerator of the rational number − is
9
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) -9
(d) 9
5
Question 6. The denominator of the rational number is
−3
(a) 5
(b) -3

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(c) 3
(d) 8
3
Question 7. The denominator of the rational number is
−7
(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) 3
(d) -3
−2
Question 8. The numerator of the rational number is
−5
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) 5
(d) -5
−5
Question 9. the numerator of the rational number is
−3
(a) -5
(b) 5
(c) -3
(d) 3
−2
Question 10. The denominator of the rational number is
−9
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) 9
(d) -9
−6
Question 11. The denominator of the rational number is
−5
(a) 6
(b) -6
(c) 5
(d) -5
−13
Question 12. The denominator of the rational number is
−11
(a) -13
(b) 13
(c) 11

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(d) -11
Question 13. The numerator of the rational number 0 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Question 14. The denominator of the rational number 0 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) any non-zero integer
Question 15. The numerator of a rational number 8 is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Very Short Questions:
1. Find three rational numbers equivalent to each of the following rational
numbers.
−2
(i)
5
3
(ii)
7
2. Reduce the following rational numbers in standard form.
35
(i)
−15
−36
(ii)
−216
3 −3
3. Represent and on number lines.
2 4
4. Which of the following rational numbers is greater?
3 1
(i) ,
4 2
3 −3
(ii) − ,
2 4
5. Find the sum of

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6. Subtract:

Short Questions:
1. Find the product:

−9 −4
2. If the product of two rational numbers is and one of them is , find the other
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number.
3. Arrange the following rational numbers in ascending order.

4. Insert five rational numbers between:

5. Evaluate the following:

−5 3 2 2
6. Subtract the sum of and −1 from the sum 2 and −6 .
6 5 3 5

Long Questions:
1.

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2. Divide the sum of −2 and 3 by their difference.
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3. During a festival sale, the cost of an object is ₹ 870 on which 20% is off. The
2
same object is available at other shops for ₹ 975 with a discount of 6 %.
3
Which is a better deal and by how much?
4. Simplify:
1
21.5 ÷ 5 – of (20.5 – 5.5) + 0.5 × 8.5
5
5. Simplify:

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6.

ANSWER KEY -
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. (b) 1
2. (a) 7
3. (a) 13
4. (a) -3
5. (a) -2
6. (b) -3
7. (b) -7
8. (b) -2
9. (a) -5
10. (d) -9
11. (d) -5
12. (d) -11
13. (a) 0
14. (d) -1
15. (d) 8
Very Short Answer:
1.

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2.

3.

4.

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5. Find the sum of

6.

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Short Answer:
1.

2. Let the required rational number be x.

3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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Long Answer:
1. We have

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2.

3. The cost of the object = ₹ 870

20
Discount = 20% of ₹ 870 = × 870 = ₹ 174
100
Selling price = ₹ 870 – ₹ 174 = ₹ 696

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The same object is available at other shop = ₹ 975

Selling price = ₹ 975 – ₹ 65 = ₹ 910

Since ₹ 910 > ₹ 696
Hence, deal at first shop is better and by ₹ 910 – ₹ 696 = ₹ 214
4. Using BODMAS rule, we have
1
21.5 ÷ 5 – of (20.5 – 5.5) + 0.5 × 8.5
5
1
= 21.5 ÷ 5 – of 15 + 0.5 × 8.5
5
1 1
= 21.5 × – × 15 + 0.5 × 8.5
5 5
= 4.3 – 3 + 4.25
= 4.3 + 4.25 – 3
= 8.55 – 3
= 5.55
5. Using BODMAS rule, we have
2.3 – [1.89 – {3.6 – (2.7 – 0.77)}]
= 2.3 – [1.89 – {3.6 – 1.93}]
= 2.3 – [1.89 – 1.67]
= 2.3 – 0.22
= 2.08
6. Using BODMAS rule, we have

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