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Real Numbers
(Secondary 1 Express)
Contents:
Worksheet 1 Negative Numbers and the Number Line Page 2 – 3
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Worksheet 1
(A) Definition:
(i) Negative Numbers
Numbers with the negative sign (‘–’ ) are called _____________ numbers.
Eg: ______________________________________________
Try it! 1
E.g.: _____________________________________________
E.g.: ______________________________________________
Try it! 2
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(a) Represent the numbers –1, –3.5 and 2 on a number line.
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Try it! 3
(a) Represent the numbers –31 and 7 on a number line.
(b) Express the relationship between –31 and 7 using the inequality sign ‘ �’.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Q8.
Extra Practice
3. Using a number line, represent the set of integers which satisfy the inequality
1 x 4 .
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Worksheet 2
Key concept:
Addition
1. 2+3=
1 1 1
1 1
2. (–2) + (–4) =
– –
1 1
– – – –
1 1 1 1
– – –
1 1 1
1 1
– – – – – – – –
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
5. 0 + (–4)
4
– – – –
1 1 1 1
6. (–5) + 9
– – – – –
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Try it! 4
For each of the following, can you predict whether the answer is positive or negative before
evaluating it?
(a) ( 6 ) + ( 14 )
(b) 17 + ( 9 )
(c) ( 23) + 12
(d) 0 + ( +5 )
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Subtraction
Key concept:
(iii) –(–2) = 2
1. 4–9
1 1 1 1
– – – – – – – – –
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2. –3 – 5
– – –
1 1 1
– – – – –
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1
Try it! 5
For each of the following, can you predict whether the answer is positive or negative before
evaluating it?
(a) 15 ( 28 )
(c) 0 ( 6 )
Further practice
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Evaluate:
2. 3 ( 14)
3. 10 + (2) 3 .
4. 10 ( 15)
5. 1 + (1) + 2 10
6. 4 + ( 2) ( 3)
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Worksheet 3
Key concept:
1. Evaluate 3 �(2) =
– –
1 1
– –
1 1
– –
1 1
2. Evaluate ( 3) �4 =
– – –
1 1 1
– – –
1 1 1
– – –
1 1 1
– – –
1 1 1
– –
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
– –
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
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Try It! 8
(a) 8 �( 12 )
(b) ( 3) �( 6 )
(c) ( 5) �6 �( 4 )
From above, summarised Rules of Multiplication:
Multiplication Examples
( + ) �( + ) = +
( ) �( ) = +
( + ) �( ) =
( ) �( + ) =
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Since ( 4 ) �3 is the same as ( 4 ) � , we have the following rules for division:
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Multiplication Examples
( + ) �( + ) = +
( ) �( ) = +
( + ) �( ) =
( ) �( + ) =
Try It! 9
(a) ( +16 ) �( +2 ) =
(b) ( 75) �( 5 ) =
(c) ( +63) �( 7 ) =
(d) ( 54 ) �6 =
Worksheet 4
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Combined Operation of Integers
Order of Operations:
1. Evaluate
(ii) (4 6) (3 5)
(iii) ( 36) ( 2 + 4)
(iv) 20 2 + 4 2
(v) (3 9 6) (5 12)
2. The table below gives the temperature in a number of cities at noon on a particular
day.
(a) Find the difference in temperature between Tokyo and New York.
(b) The temperature in Moscow was exactly midway between the temperatures in
Singapore and Helsinki. What was the temperature in Moscow?
3. The temperature in a town in a day at noon was 37C . The temperature drops to
3C at midnight. Find
Worksheet 5
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Rational Numbers
Definition:
Rational Numbers are numbers that can be expressed in the form _____ where a and b are
integers and b �0 .
Rational Number
(terminating or recurring
decimals)
Integers Fractions
(–4, 3, 0) ()
Key concepts:
2. Step 1: If there are mixed umbers, change them to improper fraction first.
Divison
Try It 13:
Try It 14:
Try It 15:
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Evaluate:
2 2 1 28 2 17
1. + 2. +
3 9 4 6 3 18
2 1 4 2 8
3.
3 3 9 7 9
4.
3 5
2 3
5 8
3 3 5 1 1
5. 2 +3 6. 3 1
4 5 8 3 2
1 1 4 1 5 1
7. 2 8. 3 + 4
4 6 3 2 3 3
Worksheet 7
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Word Problems on Rational Numbers (Fractions)
1 1 1
1. Paul spent of his money on a shirt and on a pair of shoes. Then he spent
2 5 3
of
the remaining on a pen. If he had $240 left, what was the amount of money he had
at first?
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2. Mr Lee left of his money to his wife, of the remainder to his brother and the rest
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of it to be divided equally among his three children.
1 1 5
3. In a Mathematics examination, of the students got grade A, got grade B, of
6 3 8
the remainder got grade C and the rest got grade D. What fraction of the students got
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Worksheet 7
Decimals
3. Decimals with infinite digits and are non-recurring are __________ numbers.
Try It! 16
Try It! 17
Try It! 18
1. Evaluate:
14
3 1
(i) 1 0.3 1.8 +
4 25
2. Find the decimal number exactly halfway between 1.01 and 1.02.
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4. Express as a recurring decimal.
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6. Express 2 as a recurring decimal.
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