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CBSE Maths Chapter 1 Rational Numbers Class 8 Extra Questions

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• Chapter 1: Rational Numbers

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Chapter 1 Class 8 Rational Numbers Important Questions (Short and Long Answer Questions)

Very Short Answer Questions                                                                                   1 Marks

1. The additive inverse of   $\dfrac{3}{4}$ is ____ 

Ans: Additive inverse of any number is a number that can be added to a number to get $0$.

Hence, the additive inverse of $\dfrac{\text{3}}{\text{4}}$ is $\text{-}\dfrac{\text{3}}{\text{4}}$ .

2. Multiplicative inverse of is $\dfrac{1}{8}$ 

Ans: Multiplicative inverse of any number is a number that can be multiplied to a number to get $1$.

The multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}$   is   $\dfrac{\text{q}}{\text{p}}$ .

Hence, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{1}{8}$  is  $8$.

3. A Rational number between $3$  and $4$  is ____ 

Ans: The rational number of any number can be calculated as;

$\dfrac{\left( \text{p+q} \right)}{\text{2}}$

Hence, the required rational number is;

$\dfrac{\left( 3+4 \right)}{2}=\dfrac{7}{2}$

Hence,  $\dfrac{7}{2}$ is a rational number between $3$  and $4$.

4. Reciprocal of $-2$  is ___ 

Ans: Reciprocal of any number will be the inverse of that number.

That is, the reciprocal of  $a$ is  $\dfrac{1}{a}$ .

Hence, the reciprocal of $-2$  is $-\dfrac{1}{2}$ .

5. Zero has ____ reciprocal 

Ans: The product of any number with $0$ will be   $0$  and hence, zero has no reciprocal.

6. Reciprocal of a negative number is _______ 

Ans: The product of any negative number with any number will be negative and hence, the reciprocal of a negative number will be negative .

7. Whole numbers start from______ 

Ans: The numbers that start from  $0$, are called whole numbers.

8. There are _____ rational numbers between $3$  and $4$. 

Ans: Infinite rational numbers are between $3$  and   $4$.

9. What are the multiplicative and additive identities of rational numbers?

Ans: 0 and 1 are the additive and multiplicative identity of rational numbers respectively.

10. Write the additive inverse of $\dfrac{19}{-6}$ and $-\dfrac{2}{3}$

Ans: $\dfrac{19}{-6}$ and $-\dfrac{2}{3}$ = $\dfrac{2}{3}$

11. Write the multiplicative inverse of $-\dfrac{13}{19}$ and $-7$

Ans: $-\dfrac{13}{19} = -\dfrac{19}{13}$ and $-7 = -\dfrac{1}{7}$

12. Mention a rational number which has no reciprocal.

Ans: A rational number “0” has no reciprocal or multiplicative inverse.

13. Mention any 4 rational numbers which are less than 5.

Ans: -1, 1, 2, and 3.

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14. Sum of two numbers is  $\dfrac{3}{4}$, one of the number is $\dfrac{1}{8}$ .Find the other one.

Ans: Let the other number be $\text{x}$.

The sum of $\text{x}$ and $\dfrac{1}{8}$ is $\dfrac{3}{4}$ .  Therefore, we have

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \text{x}+\dfrac{1}{8}=\dfrac{3}{4} \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=\dfrac{3}{4}-\dfrac{1}{8} \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=\dfrac{\left( 3\times 2 \right)-1}{8} \\ \end{align}\] Since, $[\text{LCM}=8]$ Therefore, $\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \text{x}=\dfrac{6-1}{8} \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=\dfrac{5}{8} \\ \end{align}$

Therefore, the sum of  $\dfrac{5}{8}$ and $\dfrac{1}{8}$ is $\dfrac{3}{4}$.

15. Simplify $\left( \dfrac{-8}{13} \right)+\left( \dfrac{-3}{26} \right)$ 

Ans:  The given dfraction is;

$\dfrac{-8}{13}-\dfrac{3}{26}$

By simplifying above dfraction, we get

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{\left( -8\times 2 \right)-3}{26}$ 

Since, $[\text{LCM}=26]$

$\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{-16-3}{26} \\ & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{19}{26} \\ \end{align}$

Therefore, $\left( \dfrac{-8}{13} \right)+\left( \dfrac{-3}{26} \right)=-\dfrac{19}{26}$ .

16. What number to be multiplied with $\dfrac{1}{4}$ so as to get the product as $-\dfrac{5}{16}$ 

Ans: Let the number be $\text{x}$ .

The product can be written as;

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4}\times \text{x}$ and,

Product of $\text{x}$ and  $\dfrac{1}{4}$ is $-\dfrac{5}{16}$ .

Therefore, we have

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{5}{16}=\dfrac{1}{4}\times \text{x} \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=4\times \left( -\dfrac{5}{16} \right) \\ \end{align}\]

Therefore, we get

$\Rightarrow \text{x}=-\dfrac{5}{4}$

Hence, $-\dfrac{5}{4}$ is the number to be multiplied with $\dfrac{1}{4}$ so as to get the product as  $-\dfrac{5}{16}$.

17. Represent $-\dfrac{2}{7}$ on the number line.

Ans: $-\dfrac{2}{7}$ is a rational number.

$-\dfrac{2}{7}$ on a Number Line, can be represented as follows;

18. Divide $\dfrac{1}{2}$by $\left[ \dfrac{-1}{3}+\dfrac{2}{5} \right]$ 

Ans: The given fraction is;

$\left[ \dfrac{-1}{3}+\dfrac{2}{5} \right]$

By simplifying above fraction, we get

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{2}{5} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\left( -1.5 \right)+\left( 2.3 \right)}{15} \\ \end{align}\]

Since, $[\text{LCM}=15]$ , therefore

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{-5+6}{15} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{15} \\ \end{align}\]

On dividing  $\dfrac{1}{2}$ by $\dfrac{1}{15}$ , we get

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2}\div \dfrac{1}{15} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2}\times \dfrac{15}{1} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{15}{2} \\ \end{align}\]

19. Find three rational number between $-4$and $4$ Represent them on line.

 Ans: The three rational numbers between $-4$  and $4$ are $-2,-1,1$ .

On a number line, the mentioned rational numbers are represented as follows:

20. Define by example of addition 

(a) Associative Property 

Ans: Associative Property can be stated as while addition or multiplication of any two grouped numbers, the interchange of those numbers won’t get affected on resultant addition or multiplication.

$\Rightarrow \text{a+b = b+a}$

The following example shows how the associative property gets used to solve it;

We can solve  $9+7$ by using Associative Property; we get

$\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \left( 7+9 \right)=\left( 9+7 \right) \\ & \Rightarrow 7+9=16 \\ \end{align}$ and

$\Rightarrow 9+7=16$ 

Therefore, according to the property, we can add or multiply regardless of how the numbers are grouped.

Short Answer Questions                                                                                             3 Marks

21. Simplify $\left[ \dfrac{6}{7}+\dfrac{3}{8}-\dfrac{1}{2} \right]\dfrac{4}{3}$    and find its reciprocal. 

Hence, by solving above dfraction, we get

$\Rightarrow \left[ \dfrac{6\times 8+3\times 7-1\times 28}{56} \right]\dfrac{4}{3}$ 

(Since the LCM of $7,8$ and $2$ is $56$ )

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \left[ \dfrac{48+21-28}{56} \right]\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{41}{56}\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{41}{42} \\ \end{align}\]

Reciprocal of $\dfrac{41}{42}$ is 

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{41}{42}}=1\times \dfrac{42}{41}$ 

\[\Rightarrow \dfrac{42}{41}\] 

Hence, reciprocal of  $\left[ \dfrac{6}{7}+\dfrac{3}{8}-\dfrac{1}{2} \right]\dfrac{4}{3}$ is \[\dfrac{42}{41}\] .

22. Find three Rational Number between $3$ and $4$. Represent them on the Number line.

Ans: $3$   can be written as 

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow 3\times \dfrac{10}{10} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{30}{10} \\ \end{align}\] $4$ can be written as \[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow 4\times \dfrac{10}{10} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{40}{10} \\ \end{align}\]

Hence, the three Rational Numbers are  $\dfrac{31}{10},\dfrac{32}{10},\dfrac{33}{10}$ .

$\dfrac{31}{10},\dfrac{32}{10},\dfrac{33}{10}$ these numbers can be represented on a Number line, are as follows;

23. Use appropriate property and find $-\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{4}{7}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{3}{7}\times \dfrac{1}{6}$ 

Ans: The given dfraction is;

$-\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{4}{7}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{3}{7}\times \dfrac{1}{6}$ 

By using associative property $\left( \text{a+b = b+a} \right)$ , we can be simplifying the above dfraction as follows;

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{4}{7}-\dfrac{3}{7}\times \dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{4}{7}-\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{3}{7}+\dfrac{1}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{6}\left[ \dfrac{4}{7}+\dfrac{3}{7} \right]+\dfrac{1}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{7}{7}+\dfrac{1}{2} \\ \end{align}\]

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{-1+3}{6} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{2}{6} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{3} \\ \end{align}\]

Hence,  $-\dfrac{1}{6}\times \dfrac{4}{7}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{3}{7}\times \dfrac{1}{6}=\dfrac{1}{3}$ .

24. Find the multiplicative inverse of following  

\[\dfrac{1}{6}\] 

Ans: Multiplicative inverse of any number is a number which can be multiplied to a number to get $1$ .

Hence, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{1}{6}$ is

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{6}\times \text{x}=1 \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=6 \\ \end{align}\]

Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{1}{6}$ is $6$ .

$-\dfrac{3}{8}$  

Hence, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{-3}{8}$ is

$\begin{align} & \Rightarrow -\dfrac{3}{8}\times \text{x}=1 \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=-\dfrac{8}{3} \\ \end{align}$

Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of  $-\dfrac{3}{8}$  is $-\dfrac{8}{3}$.

$\dfrac{4}{19}$ 

Hence, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{4}{19}$ is

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{4}{19}\times \text{x}=1 \\ & \Rightarrow \text{x}=\dfrac{19}{4} \\ \end{align}\]

Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of  $\dfrac{4}{19}$  is $\dfrac{19}{4}$ .

Long Answer Questions                                                                       4 or 5 Marks

25. Find three Rational number between $\dfrac{3}{6}$ and $\dfrac{3}{4}$ 

Hence, the mean of two Rational numbers is a Rational number.

For given numbers;

$\dfrac{3}{6}=\dfrac{1}{2}$ and  $\dfrac{3}{4}$ 

Mean can be calculated as;

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{3}{4}}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{5}{4}}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{5}{8} \\ \end{align}\]

Since, $\dfrac{1}{2}<\dfrac{5}{8}<\dfrac{3}{4}$ ;

Now Mean of $\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $\dfrac{5}{8}$ 

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{5}{8}}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{9}{8}}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{9}{16} \\ \end{align}\]  

Since, \[\dfrac{1}{2}<\dfrac{9}{16}<\dfrac{5}{8}\]

Mean of $\dfrac{5}{8}$ and $\dfrac{3}{4}$ 

\[\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{5}{8}+\dfrac{3}{4}}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{5+6}{8\times 2} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{11}{16} \\ \end{align}\]

$\therefore \dfrac{5}{8}<\dfrac{11}{16}<\dfrac{3}{4}$

Hence, $\dfrac{9}{16},\dfrac{5}{8},\dfrac{11}{16}$ are the three rational numbers are between $\dfrac{3}{6}$ and $\dfrac{3}{4}$ .

26.  

Reciprocal of $-\dfrac{1}{2}$ 

Ans: Reciprocals of any number are going to be the inverse of that number.

Hence, the reciprocal of $-\dfrac{1}{2}$ is;

$\dfrac{1}{-\dfrac{1}{2}}=-2$

Therefore, Reciprocal of $-\dfrac{1}{2}$ is  $-2$ .

Additive inverse of $\dfrac{4}{9}$

Ans: Additive inverse of any number is a number which can be added to a number to get $0$ .

For the given number, we get

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{4}{9}+x=0$ 

$\Rightarrow $       $x=-\dfrac{4}{9}$

Therefore, an additive inverse of $\dfrac{4}{9}$ is $-\dfrac{4}{9}$ .

Multiplicative inverse of $\left[ \dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{4}{9} \right]\times \dfrac{4}{3}$ 

Ans:   Multiplicative inverse of any number is a number which can be multiplied to a number to get $1$ .

For given number, we get

  $\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \left[ \dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{4}{9} \right]\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{(1\times 3+2\times 4)}{18}\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{(3+8)}{18}\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ \end{align}$ Therefore, $\begin{align} & \Rightarrow \dfrac{11}{18}\times \dfrac{4}{3} \\ & \Rightarrow \dfrac{22}{27} \\ \end{align}$

Hence, multiplicative inverse of $\left[ \dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{4}{9} \right]\times \dfrac{4}{3}$ is  $\dfrac{27}{22}$ .

27. Match the correct 

(a) Whole number

(b) Natural number 

(c) Integer 

(d) Rational Number

Ans:  The correct pairs are as follows;

(a) (ii) 

(b) (iii) 

(c) (i) 

(d) (iv) 

Whole numbers starts from $0$ .

Natural numbers are positive numbers and starts from $1$.

Integers will be positive, negative or $0$ numbers.

Rational numbers are the dfractional numbers.

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The chapter Rational Numbers is part of the syllabus for SA-I examinations which is for a total of 40 marks. The weightage of this chapter in the examination is 6 marks and a total of three questions are asked from this chapter- one very short answer type question, one short answer type question and one long answer type question.

Subtopics Covered in Detail in Chapter 1 - Rational Numbers

The subtopics that are covered in the detail in the chapter are:

Properties of Rational Numbers.

Closure property

Commutative property

Associativity property

The role of 0

• The role of 1
• Negative of a number

Distributivity of multiplication over addition for rational numbers

Representation of rational numbers on the Number Line.

Rational numbers between two rational numbers.

Rational numbers are of the type p/q where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. Simply rational numbers can be defined as fractions that can be represented on the number line. Let us look at the concepts that govern rational numbers.

• Properties of Rational Numbers

The properties we are going to discuss are basic mathematical properties that are applicable on integers as well. Let us discuss the properties one by one:

Closure Property

The result of addition, multiplication and subtraction between any two rational numbers is also a rational number. This property is true for all mathematical properties except division because division by 0 is not defined. So divisions other than 0 are included in the closure property.

Commutative Property

The commutative property is true only for addition and multiplication of rational numbers. For any two rational numbers: Commutative property of addition:  $a + b = b + a$ $\dfrac{2}{5} + \dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{3}{5} + \dfrac{2}{5}$ Commutative property of multiplication: $a \times b = b \times a$ $\dfrac{3}{7} \times \dfrac{2}{7} = \dfrac{2}{7} \times \dfrac{3}{7}$

Associative Property

Rational numbers follow the property of association only for addition and multiplication. Let a, b and c be three rational numbers: Associative property for addition: $a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c$ Associative property for multiplication: $a \times (b \times c) = (a \times b) \times c$

Distributive Property

Rational numbers follow distributive property for addition and multiplication only. For any three rational numbers p,q and r. $p \times (q + r) = (p \times q) + (p \times r)$

Identity Property

The additive identity for any rational number is 0 and the multiplicative identity is 1.

Inverse Property

For a given rational number $\dfrac{x}{y}$, Additive inverse: $-\dfrac{x}{y}$ Multiplicative inverse: $\dfrac{y}{x}$

Representation of Rational Numbers on the Number Line

Rational numbers can also be represented on the number line just like other whole numbers or integers. 0 represents the origin. Negative rational numbers are present to the left and the positive rational numbers are located on the right side of the number line.

Representation of a rational number can be categorised into:

Proper Fraction: When the value of the numerator is less than the value of denominator, the fraction is called proper fraction and the value is less than one.

Improper Fraction: In case of the improper fraction, the value of the numerator is greater than the value of the denominator. First, we convert the given fraction into a mixed fraction to get a better picture of where the number exists on the number line.

To represent the rational number we divide the distance between the two whole numbers into the number of subunits denoted by the denominator.

The number can also be represented using the process of successive magnification where we convert the rational number into decimal expansion and represent the decimal places successively.

Rational Number Between Two Rational Numbers

The different methods using which rational numbers between two rational numbers can be found are:

The basic method that is used to find the number between two rational numbers is dividing their sum by 2.

A rational number between 5 and 6 can be calculated by $\dfrac{5 + 6}{2} = \dfrac{11}{2}$ $\dfrac{11}{2}$ is a rational number between 5 and 6.

For numbers with a common denominator, rational numbers between them can be easily found.

Rational numbers between $\dfrac{4}{9}$ and $\dfrac{8}{9} are $\dfrac{5}{9}$, $\dfrac{6}{9}$, $\dfrac{7}{9}$. Rational numbers between $-\dfrac{2}{3}$ and $\dfrac{2}{3}$ are: $-\dfrac{1}{3}, 0, \dfrac{1}{3}$

 In the case of different denominators, the first step is to make the denominators of the fraction similar before finding the rational numbers between them.

To find the rational number between $\dfrac{1}{5}$ and $\dfrac{14}{15}$, make the denominators of both the rational numbers equal. So, $\dfrac{1 \times 3}{5 \times 3} = \dfrac{3}{15}$ The rational numbers between them are $\dfrac{4}{15}, \dfrac{5}{15}, \dfrac{6}{15}, \dfrac{7}{15} …. \dfrac{12}{15}, \dfrac{13}{15}$ etc.

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The pdf class 8 maths chapter 1 important questions contains different types of questions that cover all the sub-topics of the entire chapter. Important questions from each topic are included in the pdf to give the students a clear and logical understanding of the chapter. Some of the important questions that are commonly asked in the examination from this chapter are:

• Find the rational number between $\dfrac{2}{3}$ and $\dfrac{4}{5}$.

Determine the rational numbers lying between $-\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $\dfrac{1}{2}$.

Simplify: $\dfrac{3}{4} + \dfrac{(-5)}{8}$.

Simplify: $-\dfrac{2}{3} - \dfrac{4}{5}$.

Solve: $\dfrac{3}{7} \times \dfrac{5}{6}$.

Solve: $-\dfrac{2}{5} \div \dfrac{3}{4}$.

Determine whether the following numbers are rational or irrational: $\sqrt{16}, \sqrt{5}, -3.25, 0.8888 …$

Find the rational number between 1.5 and 1.6.

Simplify: $-\dfrac{7}{9} + \dfrac{(-4)}{9} - \dfrac{1}{3}$.

Find the value of 'x' if $\dfrac{2}{3} \div x = \dfrac{4}{5}$.

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Practising questions from the pdf will improve the student’s understanding of the concepts and the examination pattern.

Chapterwise Important Questions for Class 8 Maths

Planning your schedule is extremely important if you want to score good marks in the upcoming examinations. To help you in this, the Class 8 Chapterwise Important Questions is given below.

Chapter 2 - Linear Equations in One Variable

Chapter 3 - Understanding Quadrilaterals

Chapter 4 - Practical Geometry

Chapter 5 - Data Handling

Chapter 6 - Squares and Square Roots

Chapter 7 - Cubes and Cube Roots

Chapter 8 - Comparing Quantities

Chapter 9 - Algebraic Expressions and Identities

Chapter 10 - Visualising Solid Shapes

Chapter 11 - Mensuration

Chapter 12 - Exponents and Powers

Chapter 13 - Direct and Inverse Proportions

Chapter 14 - Factorisation

Chapter 15 - Introduction to Graphs

Chapter 16 - Playing with Numbers

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4. What are the contents of the Class 8 Maths Chapter 1 Rational Numbers NCERT textbook?

Following are the subtopics of Class 8 Maths Chapter 1 Rational Numbers:

• Introduction
• Commutativity
• Associativity
• The role of zero
• Representation of Rational Numbers on the Number Line.
• Rational Numbers between Two Rational Numbers.

5. Why are NCERT Solutions of Chapter 1 of Class 8 Maths Important?

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6. What are the Important Topics Covered in NCERT Solutions of Chapter 1 of Class 8 Maths?

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7. What are the properties of rational numbers? 

Properties of rational numbers includes commutative, associative, additive, and closure properties. Students must understand the different properties of rational numbers to get high marks in Class 8 Maths.

8. What do you mean by associative property of rational numbers according to Chapter 1 of Class 8 Maths?

Ans: The associative property of rational numbers means that if you add three or more rational numbers in any sequence the result will be the same. Rational numbers follow the associative property of addition and multiplication. According to the associative property of multiplication, if you multiply two or more rational numbers in any sequence the result will be the same. Thus, according to this property, students can add or multiply two or more rational numbers in any order to get the right result.

9. What is the closure property of rational numbers according to Chapter 1 of Class 8 Maths?

Ans: The closure property of rational numbers states that if you add, subtract, or multiply two rational numbers you will get a rational number. Rational numbers are not closed for division because if you divide a rational number by zero, you will not get a rational number. Thus, the closure property of rational numbers does not fit for division.

10. What are terminating and non-terminating decimals in rational numbers?

Terminating decimals are rational numbers with decimal representations that end, such as 0.25 or 0.5. Non-terminating decimals are rational numbers with decimal representations that continue indefinitely, either repeating or not repeating in a pattern.

11. Are there any specific techniques for solving problems involving rational numbers?

One useful technique is to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions before performing operations. Additionally, when adding or subtracting fractions, it's helpful to find a common denominator to make calculations easier.

12. What are some real-life examples of rational numbers?

Examples of rational numbers in real life include measurements such as distances, weights, and temperatures, as well as fractions representing parts of a whole, such as $\dfrac{3}{4}$ of a pizza or $\dfrac{2}{5}$ of a liter.

13. How can I practice Class 8 Maths Rational Numbers Important Questions?

You can practice extra questions on rational numbers by downloading additional worksheets or PDFs available online or using textbooks with supplementary exercises. These resources typically provide a variety of problems to reinforce your understanding of the topic.

14. What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?

Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions, while irrational numbers cannot be expressed as fractions and have non-terminating and non-repeating decimal expansions. For example, $\sqrt{2}$ and $\pi$ are irrational numbers.

15. How can we perform operations on rational numbers?

Operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division can be performed on rational numbers using rules similar to those for integers. For division, we need to ensure that the divisor is not zero.

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