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Date : 22-08-2025 STD 8 Maths Total Marks : 150

LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE AND RATIONAL NUMBERS

section A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [20]

1. Tick (✓) the correct answer the following:

7 16
( + ) = ?
−26 39

(A) 11

78
(B) −11

78
(C) 11

39
(D) −11

39

2. The reciprocal of 1
(x ≠ 0) is:
x

(A) x (B) 1

x
(C) 1 (D) 0

3. A number which can be written in the form, p

where p and q are integers and
q

_______ is called a rational number.

(A) q = 0 (B) q ≠ 0 (C) q = 1 (D) None of these
4. Tick (✓) the correct answer the following:
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Which of the following numbers is in standard form?

(A) −12

26
(B) −49

71
(C) −9

16
(D) −105
28
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5. A number which can be expressed as p

where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0 is:
q

(A) Natural number. (B) Whole number. (C) Integer. (D) Rational
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number.
6. How many rational numbers are there between any two given rational
numbers?
(A) Only one (B) Only two
(C) Countless (D) Nothing can be said
7. Two angles in a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5. If the sum of these angles is equal
to the third a Jlglc, the third angle is:
(A) 90º (B) 40º (C) 180º (D) 50º
8. Tick (✓) the correct answer:
If 2y +
5

3
=
26

3
− y, then ​​y =?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 6
(D) 7

3 5 3

9. In the equation 3x = 4 - x, transposing -x to LHS we get:

(A) 3x - x = 4 (B) 3x + x = 4 (C) -3x + x = 4 (D) -3x - x = 4
10. When a number is added to itself, it becomes 24. What is the number?
(A) 12 (B) 21 (C) 2 (D) 4

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11. A number when subtracted from 40 results into 15. This statement in the form
of an equation is:
(A) 40 - x = 15 (B) x - 40 = 15 (C) 40 + x = 15 (D) 40x = 15
12. The perimeter of the rectangle is 20cm. If the length of the rectangle is 6cm,
then its breadth will be:
(A) 10cm (B) 14cm (C) 4cm (D) 6cm
13. Between two given rational numbers, we can find:
a. One and only one rational number.
b. Only two rational numbers.
c. Only ten rational numbers.
d. Infinitely many rational numbers.
14. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 357. Find the smallest multiple.
a. 112
b. 126
c. 119
d. 116
15. Tick (✓) the correct answer the following:
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The product of two rational numbers is −28

81
. If one of the numbers is 14

27
then the
other one is:
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a. −2

b. 2

c.
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d. −3

16. Tick (✓) the correct answer the following:

Which of the following numbers is in standard form?
a.
−12

26

b. −49

71

c. −9

16

d. −105
28

17. If x+1
=
3
, then x =?
2x+3 8

(A) 1

4
(B) 1

3
(C) 1

6
(D) 1

18. Tick (✓) the correct answer:

If 5t - 3 = 3t - 5, then t = ?
a. 1
b. -1
c. 2
d. -2

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19. Tick (✓) the correct answer:
If 3(t - 3) = 5(2t + 1), then t = ?
a. -2
b. 2
c. -3
d. 3
20. Zero (0) is
(A) the identity for addition of rational numbers.
(B) the identity for subtraction of rational numbers.
(C) the identity for multiplication of rational numbers.
(D) the identity for division of rational numbers.

* Answer The Following Questions In One Sentence.[1 Marks Each] [20]

21. The rational number 7

lies to the right of zero on the number line.
−4

22. Rational numbers can be added (or multiplied) in any order −4

×
−6
=
−6
×
−4

5 5 5 5

23. If x

y
is the additive inverse of c

d
, then x

y
+
c

d
= 0.
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24. Verify -(-x) = x for:
13
x =
−15
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25. 5
lies between 1
and 1.
10 2

26. The negative of 0 does not exist.

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27. Tell which property allows you to compute.

1

5
×[
5

6
×
7

9
] as [
1

5
×
5

6
] ×
7

28. If 2
x−2 = 5−
3
x , then x = ________.
5 5

29. Write the negative (additive inverse) of the following:

−2

30. Divide:
2 −7
by
3 12

31. Write the additive inverse of the following rational number:

1
32. Fill in the blanks:
The product of two positive rational numbers is always ______.
33. Find the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of the following rational numbers:
−7

34. Add the following ration numbers:

−15

4
and 7

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35. Fill in the blanks:
5

11
×
−3

8
=
−3

8
× ___________.
36. Multiply:
−2 5
by
9 11

37. Add the following rational numbers.

−2 4
and
5 5

38. Fill in the blanks:

−12 4 25 −12 4
×( × ) = ( × ) × (. . . . )
5 15 −16 5 15

39. Fill in the blank.

2 1
− (. . . . . . ) =
3 15

40. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false of the following:
2
2x − 5 = 0 ⇒ x =
5

section C

* Questions With Calculation.[3 Marks Each] [60]

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41. Huma, Hubna and Seema received a total of Rs. 2,016 as monthly allowance
from their mother such that Seema gets 1

2
of what Huma gets and Hubna gets
2
times Seema’s share. How much money do the three sisters get individually?
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3

42. Verify the property x × (y + z) = x × y + x × z of rational numbers by taking.

−2 −4 −7
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x = , y = , z =
3 6 9

43. 2
of total number of students of a school come by car while 1
of students come
5 4

by bus to school. All the other students walk to school of which 1

3
walk on their
own and the rest are escorted by their parents. If 224 students come to school
walking on their own, how many students study in that school?
44. 9−3y
=
8

1−9y 5

45. m−
m−1
= 1−
m−2

2 3

46. Find a number whose fifth part increased by 30 is equal to its fourth part
decreased by 30.
47. Divide 54 into two parts such that one part is 2
of the other.
7

48. Sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 11. The given number is less than the
number obtained by interchanging the digits by 9. Find the number.
49. The age of A is five years more than that of B. 5 years ago, the ratio of their
ages was 3 : 2. Find their present ages.
50. Verify the property: x × y = y × x by taking:

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x = 2, y =
−8

51. Simplify:
3 1 5 7 13 4
( × ) +( × ) −( × )
2 6 3 2 8 3

52. Using commutativity and associativity of addition of rational numbers, express

the following as a rational number:
4 −8 −13 17
+0+ + +
7 9 7 21

53. By what rational number should −8

be multiplied to obtain 1
?
39 26

54. Represent the following numbers on the number line.

2
−1
3

55. Which of the two rational numbers is greater in the given pair?
−1
or − 1
2

56. Find two rational number between -3 and -2.

57. Solve:
2
3x + = 2x + 1
3

58. Divide 4500 into two parts such that 5% of the first part is equal to 10% of the
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second part.
59. Find the following expression using the appropriate property.
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(i) 0÷(
2

3
×
9

16
)

(ii) 16

9
×(
−14

17
) ×(
−27

4
) ×
51

49
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(iii) 4

9
×
19

20
−
4

9
×
20
1

(iv) 5

2
×
10
1
+
2

7
−
9

4
×
1

10

60. Is the statement 'All integers are rational numbers but all rational numbers are
not integers' correct? Give examples to support your answer.

section D

* Questions With Calculation.[5 Marks Each] [50]

61. The table shows the portion of some common materials that are recycled.
Material Recycled
Paper 5

11

Aluminium cans 5

Glass 2

Scrap 3

a. Is the rational number expressing the amount of paper recycled more

than 1

2
or less than 1

2
?

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 b. Which items have a Recycled amount less than − ? 1

c. Is the quantity of aluminium cans recycled more (or less) than half of
the quantity of aluminium cans?
d. Arrange the rate of recycling the materials from the greatest to the
smallest.
62. Here is a table which gives the information about the total rainfall for several
months compared to the average monthly rains of a town. Write each decimal in
the form of rational number p

q
.

Month Above/ Below normal (in cm)

May 2.6924
June 0.6096
July -6.9088
August -8.636

63. Verify associativity of addition of rational numbers i.e., (x + y) + z = x + (y + z),

when:
3 −4
x = −2, y = ,z =
5 3

64. Verify commutativty of addition of rational numbers for the following pairs of
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rotional number:
4

9
and −12
7
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65. Find a number such that when 5 is subtracted from 5 times the number, the
result is 4 more than twice the number.
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66. Find a number whose double is 45 greater than its half.

67. Verify the following:
−7 2 −13 −7 2 −13
( + ) + = +( + )
11 −5 22 11 −5 22

68. Amit earns Rs. 32000 per month. He spends 1

of his income of food; 3
of the
4 10

remainder on house rent and of the remainder on the education of children.

21
5

How much money is still left with him?

69. Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three-fourths of the remaining
are playing nearby. The rest 9 are drinking water from the pond. Find
thenumber of deer in the herd.
70. Ranika wanted her friend Radhika's mobile number. But Radhika played a trick.
She gave her the number as
9XY ZP 1Q2R3

and told her to decode it with the help of following equations:

(a) 16X − 35 = 7X − 8
(b) 6Y −7

3Y +9
=
1

3
(c) 4Z −5

8+6z
=
3

20

(d) P +
3

10
P =
13

10

(e) 4(Q + 4) = 5(Q + 2)

(f) 3(R + 10) + 200 = 236

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