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WORKSHEET 1
1. The numbers _______ and _______ are their own reciprocals.
−11
2. Write the additive inverse of −23

3. Write the following numbers in the standard form:

a) 289 X 107
b) 0.0000000000534
−1 −1
4. a) Find the value of (6−1 − 7−1 ) ― (5−1 − 4−1 )
3 9
b) Find x if 4x = 8
5. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line:
−3
a) 4
8
b) 13
8−2 x 10−4
6. Simplify 2−5 x 5−4 x 2−2
−3 2
7. Insert 5 rational numbers between 7 and 5 .
−3 2
8. a) By what number should ( −23 ) be divided to get ( 32 ) ?
−3 2
b) By what number should ( 53 ) be multiplied to get ( 65 ) ?
2 −1
9. a) Simplify (2−1 + 5−1 ) X ( −58 )
−13 8 −2x + 1
b) Find “x” if ( −23 ) x ( −2
3
) = ( −23 )
10. Solve using properties.
3 −5 2 3
7
+ 11
+ 28
− 33
11. Solve :
y−1 y−2
a) y ― 2 = 1― 3
8x 17 5x
b) x + 7 − 3 = 6 − 2

12. Two numbers are such that the ratio between them is 3:5. If each is increased by 10, the
ratio between the new numbers so formed is 5:7. Find the original numbers.
13. Rahul's father is 3 times as old as Rahul. Four years ago his father was 4 times as old as
Rahul. How old is Rahul?
14. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15. If the number formed by reversing the digits
is less than the original number by 27, find the original number?
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WORKSHEET 2
1. The quotient when a non-zero rational number is divided by its additive inverse ________
x −1 2x −5
2. If ( 17
2
) = ( 172 ) find the value of x.
3. If 3(2p ― 1) = 5 ― (3p ― 2), then p =____________
−3 2 9
4. Write the multiplicative inverse of a) − 2 x 5 b) 3 x 4

5. Find ten rational numbers between -6 and -7

6. a) What rational number should be added to −5
11
to get −7
8
?

b) What rational number should be subtracted from 32 to get​ −5

8
?

7. Compare 0.375 x 104 and 3.75 x 103

8. Simplify and express the result in exponential form with positive exponent

{[( ) ] }
1 6
8
−2 3
8−1 x 53
a) b)
9 2−4

9. The thickness of a wire on computer chip is 0.000003 m while that of a human hair is
0.00006 m. What is the difference between their thickness in standard form.
10. Solve:
x−6 x−4 x
a) 4 − 6 = 1 − 10 b) 9 41 = y − 1 31
−2 x 3 + 5 − 3 x 1
11. Solve using appropriate property: 3 5 2 5 6

12. Find the value of the following using laws of exponents.

81 x 100 x 73 a4 x (ab)−4 x b4
a) b)
102 x 34 x 7 (a3 x b−3 )
13. The sum of the digits of a 2 digit number is 9. If the digits are interchanged, it is found that
the resulting number is greater than the original number by 27. What is the original number?
14. The ages of Hema and Reena are in the ratio 7 : 5. Ten years later the ratio of their ages will
be 9 : 7. Find their present ages.
15. On one day a rickshaw puller earned ₹80. Out of his earnings he spent ₹ 13 53 on tea and
snacks, ₹ 25 21 on food and ₹ 4 52 on repairs of the rickshaw. How much did he save on that
day?
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16. Divide 150 into 3 parts such that the second number is five-sixth the first and the third
number is fourth-fifth the second.

WORKSHEET 3
1. _________ has no reciprocal.
a
2. b is the additive inverse of ____________.
4 7 2x −1
3. Find x, if ( 94 ) ➗( 94 ) = ( 94 )
0
4. Evaluate [2−2 x 3−1 ] + ( 61 )
2
5. Find the value of (1−100 )
6. Express in standard form: 0.00000000724
−27
7. Express in power notation: 343

8. If 24 x 43 = 4x , then x = _______________
−5 −3
9. a) ​ ​What number should be added to 8 to get 2
−22 13
b) What should be subtracted from 3 to get 4 ?
10. Evaluate
−1
a) {( ) 4 −1
3
−1
− ( 41 ) }
2
b) {(4) −2
➗(6)
−2
} X3 −4

11. Solve the following equations.

6x + 1 7x −3
a. 2 +1 = 3
2x −3 −2
b. 3x +2 = 3
1 1
12. Find three rational numbers between 4 and 8 by the method of mean.
−3 5 7
13. Verify the distributive property x ( y + z) = xy + xz if x = 4 ,y= 6 , and z = 10 .
14. Two angles of a triangle are in the ratio, 4: 5. If the sum of these angles is equal to the third
angle, find the angle of the triangle.
15. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. The new number formed by reversing the
digits is greater than the original number by 54. Find the original number.
16. 117 31 m long rope is cut into equal pieces measuring 7 31 m each. How many such small
pieces are there?
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17. The difference between three - fourth and three - fifth of a number is 15. Determine the
number.
18. The sum of two numbers is 90 and the greater number exceeds thrice the smaller number by
14. Find the numbers.
WORKSHEET 4
1. ___________ is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers.
−277
2. 125 x 0 = 0 (Name the property)
3. Express in standard form: 5 ➗ 1000000
4. Simplify.
a. (25 ➗28 ) x 2−5

[{( ) } ]
2 −1
b. 1 −3
3

5. Verify the property ​x​ x ( ​y​ x ​z ​) = ( ​x ​ x ​y ​) x ​z ​by taking: ​x ​= − 37 , ​y ​= − 12

5 , ​z ​= − 4
9

6. If m = x - 2, then find the value of x when (4x + 5) 21 − (3x + 2m) = 1

3

7. Solve the given equations:

2y − 4 −2
a. 3y + 2 = 3
y+6 y−3 5y−4
b. 4 + 5 = 8
7 4
8. Represent − 6 and 6 on the number line.
9. Find 2 rational numbers between -1 and -2
13 12 31 2
10. Divide the sum of − 5 and 7 by the product of − 7 and − 3
−15 1
11. a) Additive inverse of −11 X 5 is __________
−4 −2
b) Multiplicative inverse of 5 X 7 is _____________
−4 −5 −7 −2
c) The smallest rational number amongst 9 , 12 , −18 , 3
−7 x 6 − 4 x 6 + 1
12. Solve using suitable property: 4 8 6 −8 4

13. Rahul was asked to multiply a certain number by 24. He multiplied it by 30 and his answer
was more than 114 to the correct answer. What was the number to be multiplied?
14. In an isosceles triangle the vertex angle is 10o more than thrice of any of the base angle. Find
the angle of the triangle.
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15. The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 5. If (-3) is added to
2
the numerator and (-2) is subtracted from the denominator, the new number becomes 6 .
Find the original number.
16. Divide 4500 into two parts such that 5% of the first part is equal to 10% of the second part.
Find the numbers.
WORKSHEET 5
−15
1. For what value of ‘x’, the number x is not a rational number? _____________
−7 10
2. __________ ➗ 5 = 19
−3 11 7x
3. Find the value of x if: ​ ( 57 ) x ( 75 ) = ( 57 )
4. Write 0.00000602 in standard form.
5. Simplify [40 + 42 − 23 ] X 3−2

[{( ]
−2 −1
6. Find the value of − 1 2
2 ) }
12 x −5 − 1 − 5 x 7
7. Find the value and also state the properties used: 15 8 16 8 15
−3 9
8. a) By what number should ( 83 ) be divided to get 64 ?
b) What should be subtracted from ( −29 x 156 ) ​to get ( −7
90
10
➗ 15 )?
7 −9 1
9. Verify the property a x (b x c) = (a x b) x c by taking a = 5 ,b= 4 ,c= 2

10. Simplify:

8−2 x 10−4
​ √
3 −512
a) −5 −4 −2 b) 343
2 x5 x2
−2 1
11. Find five rational numbers between 5 and 3

12. Solve:
2x + 5
a) 3 = 3x + 10
x+4 x−3 x+2 x+3
b) 2 + 3 = 4 + 5

13. After 12 years I shall be 3 times as old as I was 4 years ago. Find my present age.
14. If 10 is added to four times a certain number, the result is 5 less than five times the number.
Find the number.
15. The denominator of a rational number is greater than a numerator by 3. If 3 is subtracted from
1
the numerator and 2 is added to its denominator, the new number becomes 5 . Find the
number.
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16. Three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6. If the sum of the largest and the smallest equals the sum
of third and 55. Find the numbers.
17. Charan has money for buying 6 shirts worth Rs 1250 each. How many shirts he will be able to
buy if he wants to buy shirts each costing Rs. 250 more?
WORKSHEET 6
1. Standard form of 0.000000789 = ______________
−1
2. Simplify (5−1 x 3−1 ) ➗6−1
3. The distance between sun and earth is (1.496 x 1011 ) m and the distance between earth and
moon is (3.84 x 108 ) m. During solar eclipse moon comes in between earth and sun. At that
time, what is the distance a between moon and sun?
−16
4. Verify 7 X ( −8 −7 −16 −8 −16 −7
9 + 6 ) = ( 7 x 9 ) +( 7 x 6 )
1 5
5. Find 5 rational numbers between − 3 and 4
8 −8
6. Represent 5 and 5 on the number line.

7. a) Simplify and express with positive exponents. [( 9 −3

)
11 X
−7
( 119 ) ] ➗( 9 −3
11)
n+2 −3
b) Find the value of n: [( ) ]
2 2
5 = [( 2 −2
5) ]
2 −2 5 −7
8. Solve: 3 + 5 + 6 + 15
−3 −2
9. a) By what number should ( 45 ) be divided so that the quotient may be ( 16
15
) ?
−1 −1
b) By what number should (− 6) be multiplied so that the product becomes (9)
10. Solve:
9x
a) 7 − 6x
= 15
6y − 5 7
b) 2y = 9

11. Ravi has 3 boxes whose total weight is 60 21 kg. Box B weighs 3 21 kg more than box A and
box C weights 5 31 kg more than box B. Find the weight of box A.
12. The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8. If the numerator is
3
increased by 17 and the denominator is decreased by 1, the number obtained is 2 . Find the
rational number.
13. Roshni’s father gave her Rs. 245 for buying Diwali cards. She bought some 10 rupee cards,
2
5 rupee cards and 15 rupee cards. Number of 5 rupee cards and 15 rupee cards are 3 rd
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and 51 th of the number of 10 rupee cards respectively. Find how many of each kind did she
buy?
14. Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three-fourths of the remaining are playing
nearby. The rest 9 are drinking water from the pond. Find the number of deer in the herd.

WORKSHEET 7
1. The standard form of 3089000000 is _________
2. Solve 3z + 2 = -6 - z
−40
3. Write the additive inverse of −51

4. Find the multiplicative inverse of the product obtained:

6 50 −5 −7 2 −25
a) 25 x 24 x 8 b) 5 x 4 21 x 2

5.
3 −6 2m−1
6. Find the value of m if ( 92 ) X ( 92 ) = ( 92 )
7. A photograph of a bacteria enlarged 50000 times attains a length of 5 cm. What is the actual
length of the bacteria?
−2 3 −4
8. Verify the distributive property, p (q + r) = pq + pr, if p = 7 , q= 5 and r = 9 .
−3 3
9. Find 6 rational numbers between 5 and 4
−2 −1
10. a) By what number should ( 37 ) be multiplied so that the product may be ( 37 )
8 4 −3
b) Divide the sum of 3 and 7 by the product of 7 and 14
9
−8
11. Represent 5 and 2 76 on the number line.
3 11 7 17
12. Arrange the following rational numbers in descending order: − 10 , − 20 , − 15 , −30
3 4 7 4 5
13. Using appropriate properties, evaluate 13 X 5 ― 5 ― 5 X 13
x−5 x−3 1
14. Solve: a) 2 − 5 = 2
4x + 7 1
b) 9 − 3x = 4
9x − 7 3x − 4
c) 3x + 5 = x+6

15. The ages of Ashok and Naresh are in the ratio 5 : 8. If Ashok were 5 years older and Naresh
4 years younger, the age of Ashok would have been the same as the age of Naresh. Find
their present ages.
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16. Two years ago, Sushil was three times as old as his son and two years hence, twice his age
will be equal to five times that of his on. Find their present ages.
17. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 14. The number obtained by interchanging the
digits is 36 more than the given number. Find the number.
18. A father is 7 times as old as his son. Two years ago, the father was 13 times as old as his
son. How old are they now?