Worksheet

1. Which of the following are rational numbers?

12 5 26 15 − (3 × 5)
e. f. g. h.
12 5×0 15 − (3 × 5) 26
2. Express the following rational numbers in the standard form.
−28 84 396 −7
a. b. c. d.
48 32 156 −28
3. List 3 rational numbers between:
1 2 5 7 3 2 8 9
a. and b. and c. and d. and
2 3 12 10 11 5 13 11
4. Write 3 equivalent rational numbers for each of the following.
5 −5 −7 −3
a. b. c. d.
9 12 11 14
5. Represent the following on a number line:
1 1 −3 −7
a. b. c. d.
2 4 8 5
6. The product of two rational numbers is zero. If one of the rational numbers is zero,
then find the other number.
3
7. The area of a rectangle is 38 m2. If one of its sides is 4 m, find the perimeter.
4
8. Write three numbers whose decimal representation is non-terminating and
recurring.
9. Write three numbers whose decimal representation is terminating.
10. Classify the following statements as True or False.
a. Every fraction is a rational number.
b. Every rational number is a fraction.
c. Every rational number has a reciprocal.
d. Every fraction has a reciprocal.
e. E
 very positive rational number is to the right of every negative rational number
on the number line.
−1
 3  3
f. The reciprocal of   is .
 −7  7
g. The product of a rational number and its additive inverse is 1.
5
h. is a rational number.
0
i. The reciprocal of zero is zero.

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 j. 0 is the smallest rational number.
k. Between two rational numbers, there exists infinite rational numbers.
−6 36
11. By what number should be multiplied in order to get ?
19 152
12. Without actual division, which of these rational numbers can be represented by a
terminating decimal?
21 69 42 21
a. b. c. d.
56 184 245 150
13. Choose the correct answer.
a. Zero is a
i. Natural number ii. Prime number
iii. Composite number iv. Whole number
7
b. The integral value of x for which is a rational number is
x
i. 0 ii. 1
iii. 7 iv. any integer except 0
−3
c. The additive inverse of is
7
7 −7 3
i. ii. iii. iv. 0
3 3 7
x x
d. If is a rational number such that x < y, then is
y y
i. > 1 ii. < 1
iii. = 1 iv. may be less or greater than 1
e. The value of 1.999 … is
19 199 1999
i. ii. iii. iv. 2
10 100 1000
f. Between two rational numbers, there lie
i. 1 rational number
ii. two rational numbers
iii. no rational number
iv. infinite number of rational numbers

Answers to Worksheet
−7 21 33 1
1. a, b, c, e, h 2. a. b. c. d.
12 8 13 4
7 13 5 67 39 151
3. a. , , (Answer may vary) b. , , (Answer may vary)
12 24 8 120 80 240
37 81 67 205 381 439
c. , , (Answer may vary) d. , , (Answer may vary)
110 220 220 286 572 572

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 10 15 20 −10 −15 −20
4. a. , , (Answer may vary) b. , , (Answer may vary)
18 27 36 24 36 48
−14 −21 −28 −6 −9 −12
c. , , (Answer may vary) d. , , (Answer may vary)
22 33 44 28 42 56
A
5. a.
0 1 1
2
A
b.
0 1 2 3 1
4 4 4

c.
–1 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0
8 8 8 8 8 8 8

d.
–2 –1 4 –1 3 –1 2 –1 1 –1 0
5 5 5 5
1 1 2
6. Any rational number 7. 25.5 m 8. , ,
3 7 9
1 3 3
9. , , (Answer may vary) 10. True: a, d, e, k; False: b, c, f, g, h, i, j
4 12 50

11. –6 12. a, b, d
8

13. a. (iv) b. (iv) c. (iii) d. (ii) e. (d) f. (iv)

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