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0 p: Every fraction is a rational number. 0 Which of the following statements is true?

q: Every rational number is a fraction. 3 -12 3 -12
Which of the following is correct? (A) - > -
-8 32 (B) -8 =32
(A) p is true and q is false. 3 -12 3 4
(C) - < - (D) ->-
(B) p is false and q is true. -8 32 5 3

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(C) Both p and q are true.
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-4 -32
(D) Both p and q are false. If - =- , what is the value of x?
7 X
Which of the following is not a rational
(A) -56 (B) 56 (C) 46 (D) -46
number(s)?
0 Which is the greatest?

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-2
(A)- (B) _i_ (C)~ (D) J2
(A) -5 5 -5 -5
(B) -12 (C) 17 (D) 13
9 -7 - 17 3
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p: All integers are rational numbers.
Which is the correct descending order of
q : Every rational number is an integer.
Which of the following statements -2 _i_ - 11 ~?
'-5 ' 20 ' 4 °
is correct?
3 - 11 4
(A) p is false and q is true. (A) - >-2> - >-
(B) p is true and q is false. 4 20 -5
3 -11 -4

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(C) Both p and q are true. (B) - > - >- > - 2
(D) Both p and q are false. 4 20 5
3 4 -11
-3 (C) - > - > - 2 > -
What type of a number is 4 -5 20
0? 3 4 - 11
(D) - > - > - > - 2
(A) A positive rational number. 4 - 5 20
(B) A negative rational number. What is the average of the two middle
(C) Either a positive or a negative 4 1 2 5
rational number. rational numbers if 7. 3. 5 and 9 are

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(D) Neither a positive nor a negative arranged in ascending order?
rational number. 86 86 43 43
Which among the following is a rational (A) 90 (B) 45 (C) 45 (D) 90
5 What is the percentage of the least
number equivalent to 3? number in the greatest number of
3 9 1 7

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- 20 25 25 15 - -, - and-?
(A) ""15 (B) - 15 (C) 15 (D) 25 5' 5 5 5 °
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0 (A) 119% (B) 10% (C) 20% (D) 25%
What type of a numerator does
7 have? What is the difference between the greatest
(A) Positive 5 1 11
(B) Negative and least numbers of 9. 9 and 9?
(C) Either positive or negative 2 4 10 2
(D) Neither positive nor negative (A) 9 (B) g (C) 9 (D) 3

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• Which of the following pairs represent The sum of two rational numbers is -3. If
the same rational number ? -7
one of the numbers is 5· find the other
-7 1 1 -1 number.
(A) - a nd- (B) -and-
21 3 3 9

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-5 5 (A) - 8 (B) ~ (C) -6 (D)~
(C) - an d - (D) .i_ and - 24 5 5 5 5
-9 -9 -5 15
-5
P :The quotient of two integers is always What number should be added to 6 to
a rational number.
3
1 get 2?
Q: is not rational. Which of the
0 1 8
following statements is true? -7 (D) - 8
(A)- (B) 2- (C) -
(A) P is true and Q is the cor rect 3 3 3 3
explanation of P. Which of the following statements is true?
(B) P is fa lse and Q is the correct (A) The reciprocals of 1 and -1 are
explanation of P. themselves.
(C) P is true and Q is false. (B) Zero has no reciprocal.
(D) Both P and Q are false. (C) The product of two rational
5 numbers is a rational number.
• What is the result of 2- ~~ +
26
?
(D) All the above.
(A) 149 (B) 149 (C) 149 (D) 149
39 78 76 98 Name the property of multiplication
illustrated by

-4x(-6 +~)=(-4 X-6

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A
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Which is the equivalent of - 21 ?
3 5 7 3
)+(-4 X~,~.
5) 3 7"
(A) -6 + ~ (B) 6 + ( -l7 ) (A) Associative property
21 21
(B) Commutative property
(C) (-6) + ( ~17 ) (D) - 6 (C) Distributive property
(D) Closure property
• Of which property is
What is the product of a rational number
- 7 +(__3_+ - 13 )=(-7 +-2_)+- 13

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5 - 11 25 5 - 11 ) 25 and its reciprocal?
an example? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) - 1 (D) 2
(A) Closure property
(B) Commutative property The product of two rational numbers is
(C) Associative property -9 -4
(D) Identity property "1"6· If one of the numbers is 3• what is
G) Which of the following statements is the other number?
correct?
(A) 36 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 3!_
(A) 0 is called the additive identity for 48 64 49 64
rational numbers. -8
(B) 1 is called the multiplicative identity By what rational number should be
39
for rational numbers. multiplied to obtain 26?
(C) The add itive inverse of 0 is zero
itself. (A) 507 (B) - 507 (C) 407 (D) _ 407
4 4 4 4
(D) All the above.

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• How many pieces of equa l size can be

cut from a rope of 30 metres long, each
measuring
(A) 8
3~ metres?
(B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 12
• Find a rational number between
3
-and-.
4 11

(A) .2_
2
9

(B) ~
11
(C) 69
88
(D) .2_
4
Evaluate p + q given p = ( -2~1 and

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(-1i).
..o111111111111

q=
-7 4
What should be added to 8 to get 9?
(A) 1 _!_
n- 95

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(B) ( - 3185 ) 72 - 72
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(A) 95 (B) 95
72
(C) 95 (D)
(C) ( -2 185) (D) 3~ -2
15 What should be subtracted from 3 to

fJ Compute 1± + ( ~ ) - ( ~ j.
8 5
get
6?
5

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- 31 13 15 (D) - 29
(A) 36 (B) 36 (C) 36 36
(A)~ (B) -3 (C) ~ (D) -2
2 2 3 3
Find the value of - 6 ~ x ~. What is the reciprocal of - 8?

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3 5 1
(A) 2 3_ (B) 2 .2_ (C) -2 ~ (D) - 22 (A) 8 (B) - (C)~ (D) -8
8 8
3 5 3 3
For what value of 'x' is What is the sum of the rational numbers

(- 3
2 -3
-and -?
~ - ~1) + X = 274 ? 5 7 °

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1 1
-1 1 2 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 35 (D) - -
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) - 3 35

2i
- 33
7 By what number should S be divided
Determine 'y' so that Y- =(- 3 }
12 - 11
to get - - ?

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1 1 1 1 2
(A) - 1 (B) 1'4 (C) - 1
4 12 (D) 112 -4 4
~
3 3 (C) (D) - 3
-~ + i + i)(~ j.
(A) (B)
2 4 4
Find the simplest form of (
[~ -(~ )]~[i+(~ )] inthe
1 1 1
-2 2 • Express
(A) 5 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 5
simplest form.
Rohit, Peter and Santosh walk around a
-2 2 (D) - 1
1 2 5 (A) - (B) ]_ (C) -
circularpark.Theytake h. Shand hto 3 2 3 2
3 12
complete one round. What is the total G Given a= 1%. b=±·c ~ andd =(-1~).
=

time taken by them to complete a round evaluate a(b - c) ~ d.

in minutes?
-4 -6 -5 4
(A) 79 minutes (B) 50 minutes (A)- (B)- (C)- (D)-
(C) 60 minutes (D) 69 minutes 21 23 27 21

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