ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 1

RATIONAL NUMBERS
2  3   4  5 7  2  3  5 7 
1. Simplify: (i)       (ii)     (iii)   
5  10   15  3 6  3  2 4 4
1 2 3
2. Verify that  x  y   x 1  y 1 when x  and y 
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1 1 1
3. If you subtract from a number and multiply the result by , you get . What is the number?
2 2 8
4. Three consecutive integers are such that when they are taken in increasing order and multiplied
by 2, 3, and 4 respectively, they add up to 74. Find these numbers.

5. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line

1 1 8
(a)  (b) 1 (c) 3
4 5 5

6. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line

7 3
(a)  (b) 5 .
10 5

7. Find two rational numbers between (i) –2 and 2. (ii) –1 and 0.

1 2 1 1
8. Insert six rational numbers between (i)  and  (ii) and .
3 3 4 2
4 5 7 2
9. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: , , ,
9 12 18 3
5 7 13 23
10. Arrange the following numbers in descending order:  ,  , ,
6 12 28 24
2
11. Represent 4 on the number line.
3
7 4
12. What number should be added to to get ?
8 9
1 5
13. The sum of two rational numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find the other.
2 6
2 1
14. What number should be subtracted from to get ?
3 2
13 12 31 1
15. Divide the sum of and by the product of and .
5 7 7 2
16 4
16. The product of two rational numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find the other.
9 3

17. Find three rational numbers between 4 and 5.

2 3
18. Find three rational numbers between and .
3 4
9 12 18 21
19. Find the HCF of , , , .
10 25 35 40

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20. After reading of a book, 40 pages are left. How many pages are there in the book?
9
21. A drum full of rice weights 4016 kg. If the empty drum weights 1334 kg, find the weight of rice
in the drum.
1 3
22. Raju earns Rs16000/month. He spends of his income on food; of the remainder on house
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rent and of the remainder on education of children. How much money is still left with him?
21
1 1 1 2
23. Divide the sum of 2 and 5 by the product of 2 and
4 5 4 3
12 13 4 25
24. Divide the difference of and by the product of and .
7 4 5 2
1 1
25. A tin holds 16 litres of oil. How many such tins will be required to hold 313 litres of oil?
2 2
1 3 8
26. Salma bought 2 kg onions at Rs. 12 per Kg. and 1 Kg. tomatoes at Rs. 16 per Kg. How
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much money did she give to the shopkeeper?
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27. A designer needs th of a metre of cloth to make a fancy dress for children taking part in a dance
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performance. If 200 children are taking part, how much cloth will the designer need?
1 1
28. Find a rational number between and such that its denominator is 8.
2 4
11 3
29. Which number should be subtracted from so that we obtain ?
12 4
15 77
30. What number should be added to so that we get the rational number .
16 48

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