TOPIC – INTEGERS Q1. Write down a pair of integers whose (i) sum is -6 (ii) difference is -1 Q2. Write down a positive and a negative integer whose difference is -10. Q3. Find the value using properties: (i) 1453 x 427 + (-453) x 427 (ii) 125 x (-50) x 8 x 6 (iii) (-68) x (-19) + 68 Q4. If a = -25, b= 10 and c= -5 verify that (i) a +( b+ c) = (a +b) + c (ii) a x (b+ c) = (a x b) + (a x c) Q5. Evaluate (i) 7 x (-3) x (-2) x (-1) x 5 (ii) 77 ÷ [ (-3) + (-4)] (iii) 0÷ (-17) (iv) (-56) ÷ (56) (v) [32 + 2 x 17 + (-6) ] ÷ 15 Q6. If an operation * is so defined that a*b= a+b – a x b, find: 3 * (-5) Q7. Write three pairs of integers (m, n) such that m ÷ n = -7. Q8. The sum of two integers is 216.If one of the integers is -89, find the other. Q9. The temperature at 12 noon was 8⁰C above zero. If it decreases at the rate of 2⁰C per hour until midnight, at what time would the temperature be 4⁰C below zero? What would be the temperature at 10 p.m? Q10. In a class test ( +5) marks are given for every correct answer and (-2) marks are given for every incorrect answer. (i) Pradeep answered all the questions and scored 30 marks though he got 10 correct answers. (ii) Jaya answered all the questions and scored (-12) marks though she got 4 correct answers. How many incorrect answers had they attempted ? Q11. In a test (+4) marks are given for every correct answer and (-2) marks are given for every incorrect answer and 0 for answer not attempted. Akshay gets 8 correct and 7 incorrect out of 15 questions he attempted. What is his score? Q12. Suppose we represent the distance above the ground by a positive integer and that below the ground by a negative integer, then answer the following (i) An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 8m per minute. What will be its position after half an hour? (ii) If it begins to descend from 10m above the ground, what will be its position after 20 minutes?