📄 Worksheet – Rational Numbers (Class 8)
🧮 A. Fill in the Blanks
1. A rational number is a number of the form __________, where p and q are integers and
q ≠ 0.
2. The additive identity of rational numbers is __________.
3. The multiplicative identity of rational numbers is __________.
4. The reciprocal of 5 is __________.
5. The rational number between 3 and 4 is __________.
➗ B. True or False
1. Every whole number is a rational number.
2. Rational numbers are not closed under subtraction.
3. Zero has no reciprocal.
4. Rational numbers are closed under multiplication.
5. −3/4 is a rational number.
➕ C. Simplify the Following
1. 23+56\frac{2}{3} + \frac{5}{6}32+65
2. 79−49\frac{7}{9} - \frac{4}{9}97−94
3. 35×109\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{10}{9}53×910
4. 58÷1516\frac{5}{8} ÷ \frac{15}{16}85÷1615
5. (27+37)×75\left( \frac{2}{7} + \frac{3}{7} \right) \times \frac{7}{5}(72+73)×57
🔢 D. Find the Rational Number Between
1. 1 and 2
2. −1 and 0
3. −3/4 and 1/2
4. 5/6 and 1
5. −2 and −1
💡 E. Word Problems
1. Rani had ₹120. She spent 2/5 of it on books and 1/4 on stationery. How much money did
she spend in total?
2. A rope is 36 meters long. If 2/9 of it is cut off, how much rope is left?
✨ Bonus Question
Write any 3 rational numbers which lie between:
● a) 0 and 1
● b) −2 and −1