1.

Which of the two rational numbers in each of the following pairs of rational
numbers is greater?

(i) 3/8 or 0 (viii) (-7)/12 or 5/(-8)

(ii) (-3)/8 or 0 (ix) 2/3 or 3/4

(iii) (-2)/9 or 0 (x) 4/(-9) or (-3)/(-7)

(iv) 2/5 or 0 (xi) (-1)/2 or -1

(v) (-3)/4 or ¼ (xii) (-5)/8 or 3/(-4)

(vi) (-4)/11 or 3/11 (xiii) 5/9 or (-3)/(-8)

(vii) (-5)/7 or (-4)/7 (xiv) 5/(-8) or (-7)/12

2. Which of the two rational numbers in each of the following pairs of rational
numbers is smaller?

(i) -4/3 or -8/7 (vi) (-4)/3 or 8/(-7)

(ii) (-6)/(-13) or 7/13 (vii) 9/-13 or 7/-12

(iii) 7/-9 or -5/8 (viii) (-12)/5 or -3

(iv) 16/(-5) or 3 (ix) 4/-5 or -7/10

(v) -1/3 or 4/-5 (x) -12/5 or -3

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct symbol out of >, = and <:

(i) (-6)/7 ____ 7/13 (vi) -2 ____ (-13)/5

(ii) (-3)/7 ____ 6/(-13) (vii) 0 ____ (-2)/5

(iii) (-3)/5 ____ (-5)/6 (viii) (-2)/3 ____ 5/(-8)

(iv) 5/(-13) ____ (-35)/91 (ix) 0 ____ (-3)/(-5)

(v) (-2)/3 ____ 5/(-8) (x) (-8)/9 ____ (-9)/10

4. Arrange the following rational number ascending order:

(i) 2/3, 5/7, (-4)/(-9), 1/4

(ii) 4/(-9), (-5)/12, 7/(-18), (-2)/3

(iii) 3/5, (-17)/(-30), 8/(-15), (-7)/10

(iv) (-3)/4, 5/(-12), (-7)/16, 9/(-24)

(v) (-4)/9, 5/(-12), 7/(-18), 2/(-3)

(vi) 3/(-5), (-7)/10, (-11)/15, (-13)/20

(vii) 2/3, (-4)/7, (-8)/3, 6/(-9)

(viii) (-4)/7, (-9)/14, 13/(-28), (-23)/42

5. Arrange the following rational number descending order:

(i) -2, (-13)/6, 8/(-3), 1/3

(ii) (-3)/(-5), 17/30, (-8)/15, 7/(-10)

(iii) (-3)/10, 7/(-15), (-11)/20, 17/(-30)

(iv) 7/8, 64/16, 36/(-12), 5/(-4), 140/28

(v) (-5)/6, (-7)/12, (-13)/18, 23/(-24)

(vi) (-3)/10, 17/(-30), 7/(-15), (-11)/20

(vii) (-10)/11, (-19)/22, (-23)/33, (-39)/44

(viii) 2/5, (-3)/(-4), ½, (-7)/(-6), 0

1. Multiply the rationals:

(i) -5/17 by 51/(-60)

(ii) -6/11 by -55/36

(iii) -8/25 by -5/16

(iv) 6/7 by -49/36

2. Verify each of the following:

(i) 4/17 × (-7)/9 = (-7)/9 × 4/17

(ii) (-8)/11 × 1/5 = 1/5 × (-8)/11

(iii) (-12)/5 × 7/(-36) = 7/-36 × (-12)/5

(iv) -8 × (-13)/12 = (-13)/12 × (-8)

3. Verify each of the following:

(i) (3/5 × 12/13) × 7/18 = 3/5 ×(12/13 × 7/8)

(ii) (-13)/24 × {(-12)/5 × 35/36} = {(-13)/24 × (-12)/5} × 35/36

(iii) {(-9)/5 × (-10)/3} × 21/-4 = (-9)/5 × {(-10)/3 × 21/-4}

4. Fill in the blanks:

(i) (-23)/17 × 18/35 = 18/35 × (_____)

(ii) -38 × (-7)/19 = (-7)/19 × (_____)

(iii) {15/7 × -21/10} × (-5)/6 = (_____) × {(-21)/10 × (-5)/6}

(iv) (-12)/5 × {4/15 × 25/-16} = {(-12)/5 × (4/15) × (_____)

5. Find the multiplicative inverse of:

(i) -11/-15

(ii) -5

(iii) 0/7

(iv) 2/-5

(v) (-1)/8

6. Verify the following rational numbers using the multiplication properties:

(i) 3/7 × {5/6 + 12/13} = (3/7 × 5/6) + (3/7 × 12/13)

(ii) -15/4 × (3/7 + (-12)/5) = (-15/4 × 3/7) + (-15/4 × (-12)/5)

(iii) (-8/3 + -13/12) × 5/6 = (-8/3 × 5/6) + (-13/12 × 5/6)

(iv) -16/7 × {-8/9 + (-7)/6} = (-16/7 × (-8)/9) + ((-16)/7 × -7/6)

7. Name the property of multiplication illustrated by the following
statements:

(i) -11/13 × -17/5 = -17/5 × -11/13

(ii) {(-2)/3 × 7/9} × (-9)/5 = (-2)/3 × {7/9 × (-9)/5}

(iii) (-3)/4 × {(-5)/6 + 7/8 = {(-3)/4 × (-5)/6} + {(-3)/4 × 7/8}

(iv) (-16)/9 × 1 = 1 × (-16)/9 = (-16)/9

(v) (-11)/15 × 15/-11 = 15/-11 × (-11)/15 = 1

(vi) -7/5 × 0 = 0

Tick (✔) the correct answer:

1. The sum of the rational numbers – 8/19 and -4/57 is _____

(a) -5/57

(b) 7/22

(c) -28/57

(d) 4/27

2. What number should be added to 3/8 to get -1/24?

(a) -5/12

(b) -7/23

(c) 31/72

(d) 2/33

3. Which of the rational numbers 4/9, -5/6, -7/-12 and 11/-24 is the
smallest?

(a) 4/9

(b) -5/6

(c) -7/-12

(d) 11/-24
4. Which of the rational numbers -4/9, 5/-12, 7/-18, 2/-3 is the greatest?

(a) 7/-18

(b) -4/9

(c) 2/-3

(d) 5/-12

5. Simplify: 2/3 + -4/5 + 7/15 + -11/20

(a) -1/5

(b) -13/60

(c) -4/15

(d) – 7/30

6. What number should be subtracted from -3/4 so as to get 5/6?

(a) -3/10

(b) -5/24

(c) -19/12

(d) 9/25

7. Which of the following rational numbers is in the standard form?

(a) -9/28

(b) -26/78

(c) –14/16

(d) 48/-96

8. The sum of two rational numbers is -7. If one of the numbers is –15/19,
the other number is _____

(a) -21/10
(b) -57/16

(c) 7/9

(d) -118/19

9. Which of the following forms a pair of equivalent rational numbers?

(a) 24/40 and 35/50

(b) -25/35 and 55/-77

(c) -8/15 and -24/48

(d) 9/72 and -3/21

10. The value of {-8/13 × 26/-3} is _____

(a) -8/13

(b) -7/26

(c) -4/13

(d) 16/3

11. The reciprocal of a negative rational number _____

(a) is a positive rational number

(b) is a negative rational number

(c) can be either a positive or a negative rational number

(d) does not exist

12. The value of (- 16/21 ÷ -4/3) is _____

(a) -3/10

(b) -7/21

(c) 4/7

(d) -7/6
13. Fill in the blanks: 5/12 ÷ (_____) = -35/18

(a) -21/36

(b) -12/19

(c) -5/18

(d) -3/14

14. The product of two numbers is -20/9. If one of the numbers is 4, find the
other.

(a) –5/9

(b) 3/11

(c) 12/39

(d) –9/11

1. Using the rearrangement property find the sum:

(i) 4/3 + 3/5 + -2/3 + -11/5

(ii) -8/3 + -1/4 + -11/6 + 3/8

(iii) -13/20 + 11/14 + -5/7 + 7/10

(iv) -6/7 + -5/6 + -4/9 + -15/7

2. Simplify the expressions:

(i) -3/2 + 5/4 - 7/4

(ii) 5/3 – 7/6 + (-2)/3

(iii) 5/4 - 7/6 - (-2)/3

(iv) -2/5 - (-3)/10 - (-4)/7

(v) 5/6 + (-2)/5 - (-2)/10

(vi) 3/8 – (-2)/9 + (-5)/36

3. What should be added to (2/3 + 3/5) to get -2/15?

4. What should be added to (1/2 + 1/3 + 1/5) to get 3?

5. What should be subtracted from (3/4 - 2/3) to get -1/6?

1. Draw the number line and represent the following positive rational
numbers on it:

(i) 1/3

(ii) 2/3

(iii) 2/7

(iv) 3/4

(vi) 3/8

(vi) 13/4

(vii) 22/5

(viii) 31/2

(ix) 55/7

(x) 42/3

(xi) 8

(xii) 7/9

2. Represent each of the following negative rational numbers on the

number line:

(i) (-5)/8

(ii) (-3)/16

(iii) (-1)/3

(iv) -3/4

(v) (-7)/3

(vi) 22/(-7)

(vii) (-31)/3

(viii) -12/3

(ix) -31/7
(x) -43/5

(xi) -25/6

(xii) -3

(xiii) -27/8

(xiv) -52/5

3. Which of the following statements are true or false?

(i) -3/5 lies to the left of 0 on the number line.

(ii) The rational number 29/23 lies to the left of 0 on the number line.

(iii) -12/7 lies to the right of 0 on the number line.

(iv) The rational number (-12)/(-17) lies to the left of 0 on the number line.

(v) The rational numbers 1/3 and -5/2 are on the opposite sides of 0 on the
number line.

(vi) The rational number 3/4 lies to the right of 0 on the number line.

(vii) The rational number -18/-13 lies to the left of 0 on the number line.

(viii) The rational numbers (-12)/(-5) and (-7)/17 are on the opposite sides
of 0 on the number line.

(ix) The rational numbers (-21)/5 and 7/(-31) are on the opposite sides of 0
on the number line.

(x) The rational number (-3)/(-5) is on the right of (-4)/7 on the number line.