Grade 7 Mathematics Worksheet - Challenging Problems (Integers & Fractions)
Chapter 1: Integers - Challenging Problems
1. Evaluate the following expressions:
a) (-3) + 7 - (-2) + (-8) = _____
b) -12 + (-5) + 9 - (-3) = _____
c) {(-4) × (-5)} + {8 ÷ (-2)} = _____
2. Fill in the blanks:
a) (-14) ÷ ___ = -7
b) ___ × (-6) = 36
c) (-30) + ___ = -45
3. Word Problems:
a) A mountaineer climbed to a height of 1,800 m and then descended 2,250 m. What is his final
position with respect to sea level?
b) A hot air balloon is at 350 m above sea level. It descends 575 m. What is its new position?
4. True or False with Justification:
a) (-6) + 0 = -6
b) Multiplication of integers is not associative.
c) Division of integers is distributive over addition.
Chapter 2: Fractions - Challenging Problems
1. Solve the expressions:
a) (3/4 + 2/5) × (1/2) = _____
b) (5/6 ÷ 2/3) + 1/4 = _____
c) 3 - (1/2 × 2/3) = _____
2. Word Problems:
a) A container is 3/5 full. If it holds 45 litres when full, how many litres are in the container now?
Then 1/3 of this water is used. How much is left?
b) A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal parts. Meera eats 1/2 of the bar, and her brother eats 3/8
of the bar. How much of the chocolate is left?
3. Complex Division:
a) Divide: (7/8 ÷ 2/5) ÷ (1/3) = _____
b) (4/7 of 84) ÷ (2/3) = _____
4. Of as an Operator:
a) 3/5 of (2/3 of 90) = _____
b) A number is increased by 1/4 of itself. If the result is 75, what was the original number?
Instructions:
- Attempt all questions with steps.
- Justify your answers wherever necessary.
- Reduce all answers to simplest form.