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,JAMMU
Sessi
on2021-2022
Foundati
onworksheet
t
h
Cl
ass:
8 Subj
ect:
Mat
hs
Topi
c:-Rat
ionalNumber
 Rat
ional
number
:-
p
Anumberwhi
chcanbeexpr
essedi
nfor
mif, epandqar
wher eint sandqi
eger snot
q
equal
to0i
sknownasr
ati
onal
number

numer
ator p
Rationalnumber
= =
denomi
nator q
 Posit
iverat
ional
number:-
ARati
onalnumberissaidt
obeaposi t
iver
ati
onal
numberi
fnumer
atorand
denomi
natorhavebothsameSigns.
-
4 3
Exampl
e:- and ar
eposi
ti
verat
ional
number
s.
-
5 10
 Negat
iveRat
ionalNumber
s:-

ARati
onal
numberi
ssai
dtobeanegat
iver
ati
onal
numberi
fnumer
atorand
denomi
nat
orhav
edif
fer
entSi
gns.
-
6 9
Exampl
e:- and ar
enegat
iver
ati
onal
number
.
7 -11
Addit
ivei
denti
ty:-
Letabear at
ionalnumber
thena+0=a=0+a
Example:
leta=5/ 6
a+0=5/ 6+0=5/ 6=
a
0+a=0+5/ 6=5/ 6
=a
Here a+0=a=0+a

 Addi t
iveinver
se:
-
Letaber ati
onalnumber
thena+( -
a)=0Leta=5/11
a+(-a)=5/ 11+(-
5/11)
a+(-a)=5/ 11–5/11
a+(-a)=0

Q1.Si
mpl
i
fy:
1/
4+2/3-1/
6X4/5
1/4+2/
3–2/15

= 15+40-
8
60
= 55–8
60
= 47
 60

Q2.
Repr
esentt
hef
oll
owi
ngr
ati
onal
numberonnumberl
i
ne.
a)7/9c)
-4/
7
Sol
ution-

Q3.Find7rati
onal
numberbet
ween0and1
0 8 0 1 8 8
Solut
ion:
-0= x = al so1= x =
1 8 8 1 8 8
7rati
onal
numbersbet
ween0and1ar
e:-

1/
8,2/
8,3/
8,4/
8,5/
8,6/
8,7/
8

Q4.Sol
ve

Answer
:2

Quest
ion5:1i
sa r
ati
onalnumber
.

Answer
:

Thegiv
enrati
onalnumber1isposi
ti
venumber
,becausei
tsnumer
atorand
denominat
orareposi
ti
veint
eger
.
Hence,
1isaposi
ti
ver
ati
onalnumber
.

Q6.Ar
ranget
her
ati
onal
number
s i
nascendi
ngor
der
Answer
:

Q7.Whatshoul
dbesubt
ract
edf
rom t
oobt
aint
henear
est
int
eger
?

Answer
:

Q8.Whatshoul
dbemul
ti
pli
edwi
th t
oobt
aint
henear
est
int
eger
?
Answer
:
Q9.Whatshoul
dbedi
vi
dedby t
oobt
aint
hegr
eat
estnegat
ivei
nteger
?
Answer

Q10.
Simpl
i
fy:

Answer
:
Q11.I
neachoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpai
rsr
epr
esentapai
rofequi
val
entr
ati
onalnumber
s,f
indt
he
v
aluesofx.
(
i)(
2/3)and(
5/x)
(
ii
)(-
3/7)and(
x/4)
Sol
uti
on:
(
i)Gi
ven(
2/3)and(
5/x)
Al
sogi
vent
hatt
heyar
eequi
val
entr
ati
onal
numberso(
2/3)=(
5/x)
x=(
5×3)
/2
x=(
15/
2)
(
ii
)Gi
ven(
-3/
7)and(
x/4)
Al
sogi
vent
hatt
heyar
eequi
val
entr
ati
onal
numberso(
-3/
7)=(
x/4)
x=(
-3×4)
/7
x=(
-12/
7)

Quest
ionsf
orpr
act
ice:

Q1.Fi
ndanyf
iver
ati
onalnumber
slesst
han3.

Q2.Fi
ndt
enr
ati
onalnumber
sbet
ween1/
4and1/
2.

Q3.
Ver
if
ythepr
oper
ty:x+y=y+xbyt
aki
ngx=-
5/3andy=7/
5.

Q4.Thesum oft
het
wor
ati
onalnumber
sis-
8.I
foneoft
henumber
sis-
15/
7,f
indt
he
ot
hernumber.

Q5.Ver
if
ythepr
oper
ty:x+(
y+z)=(
x+y
)+zbyt
aki
ngx=-
7/3,
y=8/
5andz=5/
9.

Q6.Bywhatnumbershoul
d-33/
16bedi
vi
dedt
oget-
11/
4?

Q7.Ver
if
ythepr
oper
ty:x×(
y+z)=x×y+x×zbyt
aki
ngx=-
3/7,
y=12/
13andz=-
5/6.

Q8.Whatnumbershoul
dbeaddedt
o-5/
11soast
oget26/
33?

Q9.Ver
if
ythepr
oper
ty:x×(
y×z)=(
x×y
)×zbyt
aki
ngx=-
7/3,
y=12/
5andz=4/
9.

Q10.Whatnumbershoul
dbesubt
ract
edf
rom -
5/3t
oget5/
6?

Q11.Bywhatnumbershoul
dwemul
ti
ply-
1/6sot
hatt
hepr
oductmaybe-
23/
9?

Q12.Di
vi
det
hesum of-
13/
5and12/
7byt
hepr
oductof-
31/
7and-
1/2.