AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA
Class VIII (2020-21)
TOPIC : RATIONAL NUMBERS
NAME _________________________________ SECTION : _____________ DATE:____________
LEVEL 1
[Link] in the blanks:
a) Multiplicative inverse of a negative number is____________
b) If X+0=0+X=X , where X is a rational number then 0 is called ___________________
X +Y
c) is a rational number between _____ and_______.
2
27
d) Rational number lies between whole numbers _____ and ________ .
13
e) The negative of a negative rational number is always a _____________ rational number.
[Link] the following rational numbers in the standard form:
−50 −24 33
a) b) c)
15 40 −77
13 −23
[Link] the additive inverse of: a) b)
−45 −35
19 49
Q4. Write the multiplicative inverse of x
7 −38
Q5. Name the property of multiplication of rational numbers used in the following
(i) -11/13 × -17/5 = -17/5 × -11/13
(ii) {(-2)/3 × 7/9} × (-9)/5 = (-2)/3 × {7/9 × (-9)/5}
(iii) (-16)/9 × 1 = 1 × (-16)/9 = (-16)/9
[Link] the following rational numbers in the descending order: 2/-3, -4/9, -5/12, 7/-18
LEVEL 2
5 −2
[Link] and on the same number line.
2 3
2 2
[Link] 10 rational numbers between and (- )
3 5
LEVEL 3 / HOTS
3 −10 −4 1 3 −7
[Link] using suitable properties : ( x ) +( x ) –( x )
5 9 5 −8 5 15
−28 −2
[Link] product of two rational numbers is .If one of them is , then find the other
81 3
2 3
Q11.A train covers 386 Km in 4 hrs. Find its average speed.
5 5
65 12
Q12. Divide the sum of and by their difference.
12 7
Q13. Use the distributivity of multiplication of rational numbers over their addition
to simplify:
3 35 10 −5 8 16 3 8
(i) x( + ) (ii) x( + ) (iii) x ( -40)
5 24 1 4 5 5 4 9