New Syllabus Mathematics Workbook 1 3.

Rational Numbers

Chapter 3: Rational Numbers

Summary

Rational Numbers
a
A rational number is a number which can be expressed in the form , where a and b are integers and
b

b≠0. A rational number can be expressed as a terminating or a recurring decimal.

Practice Questions
Do not use calculators unless stated otherwise.

Evaluate the following, expressing each answer in the simplest form.

1 1 2 1
1. −2 − �−1 � 8. −4 − �−1 �
3 2 9 6

2 1 3 1 2
2. − �− � 9. −2 + �−1 � − �−1 �
5 6 4 2 3

1 1 4 3 5
3. − �−1 � + �−1 � 10. −6 − 3 − 3
5 3 9 4 9

5 1 4 2 3
4. 2 −3 11. − �−3 � + 1 − �− �
9 4 7 5 7

1 3 2 3 2
5. 2 + �−1 � 12. − �−3 � + �− �
4 5 3 20 5

7 3 4 3 3
6. − �− � − 1 13. −3 − 1 − �−2 �
8 4 5 10 4

1 3 1 1 1 1 1
7. 9 + �−7 � 14. �− + � + � + �− �� + �− �
4 5 2 3 4 3 20

Evaluate the following. Express each answer in its lowest terms.

2 4 13
15. 5 × �−2 � 19. �− � × � �
5 9 4

4 1
16. (−16) ÷ �− � 20. 15 ÷ (−5)
5 6

3 5 3
17. 16 × (−5) 21. �− � ÷ �− �
10 6 4

7 9 1 5
18. �− � × �− � 22. �−7 � ÷ 1
18 14 3 6

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9 4 7 2 3
23. ÷ �− � 26. 1 ÷ �−17 � × 3
11 5 15 7 14

1 5 1 3
24. (−4) ÷ �− � × (−4) 27. �−2 � ÷ �1 × �− ��
4 7 3 4

2 5 3 4
25. �−2 � × ÷ (−13) 28. 3 × (−6) ÷ �−4 �
5 6 5 5

Simplify the following.

3 4 3 1 3 1
29. 20 × � − � 33. �− � × 1 + × �−2 �
4 5 4 2 4 2

7 5 1 3 1
30. � − � × (−9) 34. + �− � × �−1 �
27 36 4 4 4

1 3 1 1 2 5 4
31. � − � ÷ �− � 35. �−12 � + 1 ÷ (−4) − × �−2 �
4 4 4 2 3 7 5

1 3 3
32. ��−9 � − �−7 �� ÷ 2
4 5 4

Use a calculator to evaluate the following. Give your answers correct to 3 decimal places.
2 11
36. �0.4658 − 3 � × �−1 �
15 13

37. √246 × (−0.555) ÷ (−1.2389)

6 6
38. �−11 � ÷ �5.96 − 9.368 × 2 �
17 17

3
39. [−4.749 − 6.558 × (−2.094)3 ] ÷ √−1.999

𝜋𝜋×(8.143)2
40. 𝜋𝜋 × (4.119)2 ÷ (2.008) + �31.709 − �
7.985

3 3
41. − √−65.678 × √37.089 − 𝜋𝜋 × [(−3.917) ÷ (−2.007)]2
2 5 3 55
42. ��2.75 − 13 � ÷ �−11 � − �−12 �� × �− �
9 7 5 97

1 2 3 8 5
43. �� � − � × �−� − (−0.375)3 �� × [−𝜋𝜋 ÷ (−6.5)]
3 33 6

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In each of the following cases, write down (a) the largest value and (b) the smallest value.
1 2 3 4 7 11
44. , , , 47. , 0.39, 0.4,
2 3 4 5 20 25

9 3 11 23 43 5
45. , , , 48. 0.8125, , , 0.875
16 5 20 40 48 6

5 13 23 14
46. , , ,
6 15 30 18

Arrange the following in ascending order.

7 13 2 13 5 37
49. , , 51. , ,
10 20 3 15 6 45

13 11 3 5 7 11
50. , , 52. , ,
20 15 4 12 18 27

Arrange the following in descending order.

2 3 19 2 13 7
53. , , 0.7 55. , , ,
3 5 27 3 18 9

14 26 11 53 17 5 2 11
54. , , , 56. , , ,
25 59 20 100 24 8 3 16

57. A shirt is sold at 3/8 of its original price. Given that the shirt costs $32 originally, find its selling
price.

58. Alvin, John and Peter buy a business. Given that Alvin pays 3/10 of the cost price and John pays
9/20 of it, what fraction of the cost price does Peter pay? If Peter pays $7000, how much does the
business cost?

59. A farmer uses 11/18 of his field for growing rice and 3/7 of the remaining field for growing
tomatoes. Of the area thus left, he uses ¼ of it to grow spinach and the rest to grow sweet potatoes.
What fraction of the field is used for growing sweet potatoes?

60. A man left 3/7 of his money to his wife, ½ of the remainder to his brother and the rest of it to be
divided equally among his three children. If each of his children received $400, how much did his
wife receive?

Express the following fractions as recurring decimals.

5 17 17
61. 63. 65.
9 66 33

8 11 29
62. 64. 66.
11 12 18

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37 55 100
67. 69. 71.
44 72 99

19 47 100
68. 70. 72.
48 45 999

Use a calculator to evaluate the exact value of the following.

73. 1.92 + 1.9 × 0.4

74. 12.6 + 7 × 0.5

75. 28.2 − 28.2 × 0.1 + 0.9

76. 4.8 × 12.5 − 25.76 ÷ 3.2

77. 36.36 ÷ 1.8 + 20.8 × 3.05

78. (1.25 × 2.7 × 5.1) ÷ (8.1 × 0.25 × 1.7)

79. (5.36 + 7.46) ÷ 13 × 0.01

80. 6.4 − 2.88 ÷ 4.5 + 1.6 × 0.85

4.176+2.9+37.6×3.1
81.
0.59

63.2×2.8 2.826
82. +
5.53 0.9×1.57

4.72−3.8+1.04 6.33−5.15×0.84
83. −
12.5−12.43 0.167

84. 0.36 ÷ [0.36 − (2.16 ÷ 6 − 0.01 ÷ 0.25)] × 0.9

9 2 9
85. 40 − 3.45 × 1 − 8.6 × 3
10 5 20

9 2
86. �1.8 + 1 × (5.9 − 3.8)� ÷ �1.41 − 1 �
10 5

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=== ANSWERS ===

1. A 26. A 51. a

2. A 27. A 52. a

3. A 28. A 53. a

4. A 29. A 54. a

5. A 30. A 55. a

6. A 31. A 56. a

7. A 32. A 57. a

8. A 33. A 58. a

9. A 34. A 59. a

10. A 35. A 60. a

11. A 36. A 61. a

12. A 37. A 62. a

13. A 38. A 63. a

14. A 39. A 64. a

15. A 40. A 65. a

16. A 41. A 66. a

17. A 42. 67. a

18. A 43. A 68. a

19. A 44. A 69. a

20. A 45. A 70. a

21. A 46. A 71. a

22. A 47. A 72. a

23. A 48. A 73. a

24. A 49. F 74. a

25. A 50. a 75. a

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76. a 80. a 84. a

77. a 81. a 85. a

78. a 82. a 86. a

79. a 83. a

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