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Class 8 Rational Numbers Worksheet

This worksheet for Class VIII Mathematics focuses on Rational Numbers, presenting multiple-choice questions and problems related to operations with rational numbers, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and properties of rational numbers. It includes questions on additive and multiplicative inverses, as well as practical applications involving rational numbers. Students are required to solve various problems to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts.

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Class 8 Rational Numbers Worksheet

This worksheet for Class VIII Mathematics focuses on Rational Numbers, presenting multiple-choice questions and problems related to operations with rational numbers, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and properties of rational numbers. It includes questions on additive and multiplicative inverses, as well as practical applications involving rational numbers. Students are required to solve various problems to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts.

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Class: VIII Subject: Mathematics

WORKSHEET
Name of the Chapter : Rational Numbers

Choose the correct option

1. (-13⁄5 ) − (-7⁄10) = .
a) -9⁄10 (b) -15⁄10 (c) -7⁄50 (d) 11⁄5
2. The product of a non-zero rational number and its reciprocal is .
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
3. A number which can be expressed as p/q where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0 is .

3
(a) natural number. (b) whole number. (c) integer. (d) rational number.
+ −7 = −4 shows that
5 5 5
4. The numerical expression

(a) rational numbers are closed under addition.


(b) rational numbers are not closed under addition.
(c) rational numbers are closed under multiplication.
(d) addition of rational numbers is not commutative.

−7
5. The additive inverse of
is .
5
−5
7 −7
7 −17
(a)
5 5 15
(b) (d)
(c)
6. The reciprocal of 0 is .
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) Not defined
7. The multiplicative inverse of 1/8 is
(a)-1/8 (b)1 (c) 8 (d) -8

8. What should be added to -5/4 to get -1?


9. What should be subtracted from -5/4 to get -1?
10. Find the additive inverse of
a ) - 5/9 b) 3
11. What is the Multiplicative identity for rational numbers?
12. Find the multiplicative inverse of
a) 7/9 b) 1/ 3
5
−2 3 13. Find
× +
3 1

3 5 2 5 6
- × using distributive property.

14. Is 0.4 the multiplicative inverse of 1

4
? Why or why not?
4

15. Find the multiplicative inverse of


7.
34
16. Simplify ⁄5 × 25⁄12 + (-11⁄6).
−2
2 −3
3
17. If a =
−5 −4
and c = . Verify that a(b + c) = (a × b) + (a × c)

1
18. Vijaya had a certain amount of money in her purse. She spent ₹
in the school canteen,
4
20

3 1
bought a gift worth ₹ and gave ₹ to her friend. How much she have to begin with?
4
35
2
40
−3 2 4

4 3 5
19. Verify that x × (y × z) = (x × y) × z. Taking x = ,y= and z = ,

20. Using appropriate properties find:

21. (i) A window curtain is 301⁄5 cm long has a hem of 24⁄5 cm. How long
will the skirt be if the hem is let down?
(ii) One-third of a group of people are men. If the number of women is 200
more than the men, find the total number of people.

22. Fill in the blanks:


(i) The product of a number and its reciprocal is .
(ii) The rational number has no reciprocal.
(iii) The reciprocal of the reciprocal of a number (x) is .
(iv) The rational number is neither positive nor negative.
(v) is the only rational number which is equals its additive inverse.

(ii) The product of two rational numbers is - 9. If one of these numbers


1
4
is −7 , find the other.

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The product of a non-zero rational number and its reciprocal is 1 because when a number is multiplied by its reciprocal, the product is always 1 .

The expression shows that rational numbers are closed under addition, meaning the sum of two rational numbers is also a rational number .

The reciprocal of 0 is not defined because division by zero is undefined in mathematics, which means you cannot divide a number by 0 to form a reciprocal .

First, compute 34/5 × 25/12, then convert to a common denominator to combine with -11/6. Simplify the fraction by finding the least common multiple and then subtract, which simplifies the overall expression effectively .

0.4 will be considered the multiplicative inverse of 4 if 4 multiplied by 0.4 equals 1. However, in most standard mathematical definitions, the multiplicative inverse of 4 is 1/4, not 0.4 .

To verify the associative property, compute x × (y × z) and (x × y) × z. Both should result in the same value: x × (y × z) = -3/4 × (2 × 4/5) and (x × y) × z = (-3/4 × 2) × 4/5. Simplification should show equality .

The additive inverse of -7/5 is 7/5 because when added together they result in zero, demonstrating the concept of additive inverses which is crucial for solving equations and understanding symmetric properties of numbers .

The result of subtracting (-7⁄10) from (-13⁄5) is -9⁄10 .

Let the total number of people be x. Then, one-third of x is the number of men, and the women are x/3 + 200. Solving x/3 + (x/3 + 200) = x gives the total population as 600 .

The distributive property allows you to multiply each term inside the parentheses by the term outside. Here, multiplying - (2/5) and -1/5 gives 2/25. This illustrates how negative signs affect multiplication and how distribution integrates with multiplication .

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