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Operations with Rational Numbers


Class
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 54mins
Date
Instructor name: Mr. Ahmed Jallam

1. -5 x -8

a) 40 b) -13

c) -45 d) -40

2. 12 - (-12)

a) -24 b) 0

c) -144 d) 24

3. -20+(-11)

a) -9 b) -31

c) 9 d) 31

4. (-25) ÷ (-5)

a) 5 b) -30

c) -20 d) -5

5. -3 x -4 x -2

a) -24 b) 12

c) -14 d) 24
6.

Find the difference:

a) -3 3/6 b) -8 1/6

c) -7 3/6 d) -3 1/2

7. 5.4 + (−9.7)

a) 4.3 b) 15.1

c) -4.3 d) -15.1

8. (−8.1) − (−8.9)

a) -17 b) 0.8

c) 17 d) -0.8

9.

Multiply.

a) 5/6 b) -27/40

c) -5/6 d) 27/40
10.

Multiply.

a) 7 b) -8

c) -7 1/5 d) -4/45

11.

Divide.

a) -1/10 b) 5/8

c) -2/20 d) -5/8

12.

Divide.

a) -2/3 b) -3/8

c) 2/3 d) 3/8

13.

Find the Quotient

a) -33.75 b) 33.75

c) 3.375 d) 3.75
14.

Find the Product

a) -0.2052 b) -0.2058

c) -2.050 d) 2.050

15. What is the reciprocal of 12?

a) 12/1 b) 1/12

c) -1/12

16. Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework
does she do in 5 days?

a) 4 1/6 hours b) 50 minutes

c) 3 1/2 hours d) 4 1/2 hours

17. Jason has 3/4 ton of stone to spread equally in 3 square yards. How many tons of stone will be
spread in each square yard?

a) 1/4 b) 1/2

c) 1/6 d) 1

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Finding the difference between two negative rational numbers involves subtracting the second number from the first, thereby essentially adding their absolute values. For (-8.1) − (-8.9), it can be simplified to -8.1 + 8.9, resulting in 0.8 .

Dividing a positive number by a negative number results in a negative number. For example, 15 ÷ (-5) gives -3, following the rule that division takes the signs of the numerator and the denominator into account, resulting in a negative quotient when they differ .

Olivia dedicates 5/6 of an hour per day for homework. Over five days, the total time is calculated by multiplying 5/6 with 5, yielding 25/6 or 4 1/6 hours .

Subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its absolute value, thus causing a positive result when the numbers are identical. In (-12) - (-12), it becomes -12 + 12, resulting in 0, showing equivalence in magnitude with cancellation .

The reciprocal of a rational number is crucial in operations such as division where multiplying by the reciprocal is used. The reciprocal of 12 is 1/12 as it represents the multiplicative inverse that multiplies with 12 to give a product of 1 .

Multiplying two negative rational numbers results in a positive number. For instance, (-5) x (-8) yields 40 due to the rule that a negative multiplied by a negative equals a positive .

The addition of a negative and a positive rational number results in a subtraction of their absolute values. Therefore, 5.4 + (-9.7) results in -4.3 because the larger absolute value is negative .

Multiplying an odd number of negative rational numbers results in a negative product. The product of (-3) x (-4) x (-2) is -24 because multiplying an odd count of negative numbers retains the negative sign .

Distributing a total quantity equally verifies the concept of division as an equal partitioning. In this case, 3/4 ton of stone is divided by 3 to determine 1/4 ton per yard, demonstrating how division distributes a whole into equal parts .

When dividing two negative numbers, the quotient is positive because the negatives cancel each other out. Therefore, (-25) ÷ (-5) results in 5, following the division rule of signs .

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