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Topic : Number System

Class : VII

1. Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number
(i) 0.56, 0.067, 0.6, 0.65, 0.605, 0.052
(ii) -100, 98, 22, -5, -1, 0, 97, 100
1 2 2 3 1
(iii) , , , ,
2 3 5 4 6
(iv) �9 � 3, � 4 � 6, 2( �4), �7 � 3 , � 5 � 3 � 2

2. The product of three integers is – 600. If two of them are – 15 and 10, the third
integer is :
a) – 40 b) 40 c) 4 d) – 9

3. In a quiz, positive marks are given for correct answers and negative marks are
given for incorrect answers. If Rishi’s scores in six successive rounds were
30, – 10, – 12, – 5, 15, 20. What is his total score at the end?

4. Is division of integers closed ? Give an example to support your answer.

5. If you add two odd numbers, what kind of number do you get?
6. Write down
i) Four square numbers bigger than 25.
1
ii) Four rational numbers smaller then
2
1 1
iii) The decimal equivalents , 75% and 1
2 2
 2 1
7. George spend of his money on food and on CDs. What fraction did he
5 3
spend altogether ?

8. If the product of two whole numbers is 1, can we say that one or both of them
will be 1? Justify through examples.

9. Make the greatest and the smallest 4-digit numbers using any four different
digits and digit 7 is at units place and find their difference.

10. There are 5 trees in a row and the distance between any two adjacent trees is
7
m. What is the distance between the first tree and the last tree.
10
11. A gain of Rs.5 followed by a loss of Rs.18 is the same as a ____ of Rs. ______.
12. 25 � ( __ � 4) � 25 � �3 � 25 � ___
13. The absolute value of an integer is either _______ or _______ than the integer,
but never _____ than the integer.
14. Asha multiplied two numbers and got -4 as the product. She then subtracted
the two numbers and got 5 as the difference. The two number are: _______

15. The sum of digits of the product 21999 � 52001 is ______

16. ( �1)217 � (�4)11 � (�3)13 results in a:

a) Negative integer b) Positive integer c) Zero d) None
1
17. 250, 25, 3.1, 2 , 27
2
Which of the numbers above is prime?
1
a) 250 b) 3.1 c) 2 d) None of these
2
0.1 0.01
18. � �
0.01 0.1
a) 10.01 b) 1.10 c) 1.01 d) 10.1

19. If 55 x�5 � 1 , then x equals

�4
a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d)
5
 �1 1 �
20. If x = 2, y = 3, the value of � x
� y � is,
�x y �
�31 31 125 153
a) b) c) d)
108 108 171 222
21. The least natural number that leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 3, a
remainder of 4 when divided by 5, and a remainder 1 when divided by 11 lies
between (excluding endpoints)
a) 20 & 30 b) 30 & 40 c) 40 & 50 d) 50 & 60

22. If a + b = 2 and a 2 � b 2 � 2 then value of a 4 � b 4 is

a) 32 b) 16 c) 8 d) 2
23. To simplify numerical expressions, the mathematical operations to be
performed accordingly to the rule “BODMAS” and the brackets are handled or
removed in the order,

�
� �� ��
�
�
innermost to outermost
using the above find the simplified value of the expression:

�6 � �� �3 � 12 � 6 � �7 � � �4 � 20 � � 4���

a) –2 b) –1 c) 0 d) 1
24. If n is an integer, which of the following must be an odd integer?

a) n2 � 5 b) n3 � 1 c) 2n 2 � 5 d) n – 1

25. The nine numbers N, N+3, N+6, …., N+24, where N is a positive integer, can be
used to complete a three by three magic square. What is the sum of entries of a
row /column/diagonal of such a magic square. (In a magic square, the sum of
the numbers along any row, column or diagonal is same)
a) 3N b) 3N + 6 c) 3N + 12 d) 3N + 36
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