Exercises (Rational numbers)

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1. Perform cancellation
12
a)
8
24
b)
15
36
c)
32
( b−1 )
d) a
ab
abz
e)
a ( b−z )
pq × 18
f)
6p

2. Calculate addition or substraction

5 3
a) +
2 2
−5 6
b) −
6 18
1 3
c) +
a a
1 3
d) +
a 2a
2x 1
e) +
y 7
3. Calculate product
1 1
a) ⋅
2 3

b)
3 −5
⋅
5 4 ( )
3
c) ⋅4
8
a b
d) ⋅
b c

e) ( −577s ) ⋅( 1555r )
4. Divide
 1
÷1
a) 2
3

b)
1 −3
2
÷
4 ( )
3
c) ÷4
6
5
d) 5 :
7

e)
x −x
y
: ( )
t
−ab bc
f) :
2 xy 4 y
5. Simplify
1
a) ⋅x
x

b) ( 1x : y ): ( 1y : x)
1
c) 1 1
+
a b