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Grade 8
Rational Numbers
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Answer the questions

(1) If the sum of both the horizontal and the vertical rows is same, find the missing rational number.
6
17

9
17

2 4 4 5
17 17 17 17

3
17

8
17

a c c a
(2) What property is described in the following statement: + = + ?
b d d b

p pxm
(3) If = then what is the relation between m and n?
q qxn

(4) What is the value of ?

6 4
+ + =1
13 13 13

7 4
(5) Is the multiplicative inverse of -1 ? Why or why not ?
11 7

25
(6) Reduce the rational number to the lowest form.
30

6 4
(7) Find the 7 rational numbers between and .
8 10

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-6
(8) Write a multiple of rational number ?
-5

3 -9
(9) If = , then X = ___________
-6 X

Choose correct answer(s) from the given choices

(10) Which of the following statements is false?

a. Every prime number is a whole number b. 0 is a rational number
c. Every prime number is a rational number d. Every rational number is a natural number

a
(11) Which of the following statements is true for a rational number .
b
a. The denominator b cannot be 1 b. The denominator b cannot be 0
c. The denominator b cannot be a prime number d. The numerator a can be a decimal number

(12) Regarding rational numbers:

A. The quotient of two integers is always a rational number and
1
B. is not a rational number.
0
Which of the following statements is correct ?
a. A is correct but B is incorrect. b. A is false but B is a correct explanation of A.
c. Both A and B are false. d. A is correct and B is correct explanation of A.

1
(13) is _____.
0
a. a negative rational number b. a positive rational number
c. not a rational number d. either positive or negative rational number

(14) Which of the following is a positive integer and a rational number?

a. -64 b. 0.26

17
c. 25 d.
16

Fill in the blanks

(15) What rational number results from the following:

A) 5 + 2 3 - 3 + 320 87 =

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B) 9 + 7 5 - 6 + 86 49 =

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Answers

15
(1)
17

(2) Commutative property

(3) m=n
(4) 3
(5) No - The product or fraction and its multiplicative inverse must be equal to 1.

5
(6)
6

23 23 23 23 23 23 23
(7) , , , , , , (Answers can vary).
40 60 80 100 120 140 160

12
(8) (Answers may vary)
5

(9) 18
(10) d. Every rational number is a natural number
(11) b. The denominator b cannot be 0
(12) b. A is false but B is a correct explanation of A.
(13) c. not a rational number
(14) c. 25

1016
(15) A) 5 + 2 3 - 3 + 320 87 =
87

1948
B) 9 + 7 5 - 6 + 86 49 =
49

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