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RATIONAL NUMBERS

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:

 2/3, 5/7, (-4)/(-9), 1/4


 4/(-9), (-5)/12, 7/(-18), (-2)/3

 3/5, (-17)/(-30), 8/(-15), (-7)/10

 (-3)/4, 5/(-12), (-7)/16, 9/(-24)

 (-4)/9, 5/(-12), 7/(-18), 2/(-3)

 3/(-5), (-7)/10, (-11)/15, (-13)/20

 2/3, (-4)/7, (-8)/3, 6/(-9)

 (-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

 Write down the rational number whose numerator is (-3) × 4, and whose denominator is
(34 - 23) × (7 - 4)
 Write the following rational numbers as integers:
17/1, (-23)/1, 35/1, (-77)/1, 91/1

 Write the following integers as rational numbers with denominator 1:


-19, 27, 71, -101

 Write down the rational number whose numerator is the smallest four-digit number and
denominator is the largest five-digit number.

 Separate positive and negative rational numbers from the following rational numbers:
(-5)/(-7), 12/(-5), 7/4, 13/(-9), 0, (-18)/(-7), (-95)/116, (-1)/(-9)
POSITIVE RATIONAL NUMBERS NEGATIVE RATIONAL NUMBERS

 Which of the following rational numbers are positive?


a. (-8)/7 b. 9/8 c. (-19)/(-13) d. (-21)/13

 Which of the following rational numbers are negative?


a. (-3)/7 b. (-5)/-8 c. 9/(-83) d. (-115)/-197
 Which is the following statement is/are true or false?
a. Every whole number is a rational number.
b. Every integer is a rational number.
c. 0 is a whole number but it is not a rational number.

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)

(iii) (-3)/5 ____ (-5)/6


(vii) 0 ____ (-2)/5

(iv) 5/(-13) ____ (-35)/91


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

(v) (-2)/3 ____ 5/(-8)


(ix) 0 ____ (-3)/(-5)

(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

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