UNIT 1

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(A) Main Concepts and Results
• Representation of integers on the number line and their addition
and subtraction.

• Properties of integers:

– Integers are closed under addition, subtraction and multiplication.

– Addition and multiplication are commutative for integers, i.e.,

a + b = b + a and a × b = b × a for any two integers a and b.

– Addition and multiplication are associative for integers,

i.e., (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) and
(a × b) × c = a × (b × c) for any three integers a, b and c.
– Zero (0) is an additive identity for integers, i.e., a + 0 = 0 + a = a
for any integer a.
– 1 is multiplicative identity for integers, i.e., a × 1 = 1 × a = a for
any integer a.
– Integers show distributive property of multiplication over
addition, i.e., a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c for any three integers a,
b and c.
• Product of a positive integer and a negative integer is a negative
integer, i.e, a × (–b) = – ab, where a and b are positive integers.

• Product of two negative integers is a positive integer, i.e.,

(–a) × (–b) = ab, where a and b are positive integers.

• Product of even number of negative integers is positive, where as

the product of odd number of negative integers is negative, i.e.,

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(– a ) × (– b ) × ... × (– p )

 = a × b × ... × p and
eve n number 2m times

(– a ) × (– b ) × ... × (– q )

 = –(a × b × ... × q), where a, b, ..., p, q and m
o dd numbe r (2m +1) times
are positive integers.

• When a positive integer is divided by a negative integer or vice-versa

and the quotient obtained is an integer then it is a negative integer,
i.e.,
a a
a ÷ (–b) = (–a) ÷ b = – , where a and b are positive integers and –
b b
is an integer

• When a negative integer is divided by another negative integer to

a
give an integer then it gives a positive integer, i.e., (–a) ÷ (–b) = ,
a b
where a and b are positive integers and is also an integer.
b
• For any integer a, a ÷ 1 = a and a ÷ 0 is not defined.

(B) Solved Examples

In Examples 1 to 3, there are four options, out of which one is correct.
Write the correct answer.
Example 1: Madhre is standing in the middle of a bridge which is
20 m above the water level of a river. If a 35 m deep river
is flowing under the bridge (see Fig. 1.1), then the vertical
distance between the foot of Madhre and bottom level of
the river is:
(a) 55 m (b) 35 m (c) 20 m (d) 15 m

20 m

35 m

Fig. 1.1

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Solution: The correct answer is (a)

[Vertical distance = 20 m + 35 m = 55 m]
Example 2: [(– 10) × (+ 9)] + ( – 10) is equal to
(a) 100 (b) –100 (c) – 80 (d) 80
Solution: Correct answer is (b)
Example 3: –16 ÷ [8 ÷ (–2)] is equal to
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) –4
Solution: Correct answer is (c),
In Examples 4 and 5, fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
Example 4: (– 25) × 30 = – 30 × _______.
Solution: 25
Example 5: 75 ÷ _______ = – 75
Solution: –1

ADDING INTEGERS
If the signs are the same If the signs are different

Find the sum of the values of Find the difference of the values of
integers without sign, and then integers without sign (subtract
use the same sign as the integers lower value integer from greater
have. value integer) and then use the sign
of the integer with the greater value.

In Examples 6 and 7, state whether the statements are True or False.

Example 6: (–5) × (–7) is same as (–7) × (–5)
Solution : True
Example 7: (– 80) ÷ (4) is not same as 80 ÷ (–4)
Solution: False
Example 8: Find the odd one out * of the four options in the following:
(a) (–2, 24) (b) (–3, 10) (c) (–4, 12) (d) (–6, 8)
Solution: Here – 2 × 24 = – 48,
– 4 × 12 = – 48 and
– 6 × 8 = – 48
* To find odd one out, you have to look for a pattern between the numbers and
then find out which option is not on that pattern.

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All the pairs i.e. (–2, 24); (–4, 12); (–6, 8) give same answer
on multiplication, whereas –3 × 10 = –30, gives a different
answer. So, odd one is (b).
Example 9: Find the odd one out of the four options given below:
(a) (–3, – 6) (b) (+1, –10) (c) (–2, –7) (d) (–4, –9)
Solution: Here –3 + (–6) = –9,
+1 + (–10) = –9 and
– 2 + (–7) = –9
All the above pairs i.e. (–3, – 6); (+1, –10); (–2, –7) give
same answer on adding, whereas – 4 + (– 9) = –13, gives
a different answer. So, odd one out is (d).
Example 10: Match the integer in Column I to an integer in
Column II so that the sum is between –11 and –4
Column I Column II
(a) – 6 (i) –11
(b) +1 (ii) – 5
(c) +7 (iii) +1
(d) – 2 (iv) –13

Solution: (a) ↔ (iii)

because –6 + (+1) = –5, which lies between –11 and –4.
(b) ↔ (i)
because +1 + (–11) = –10 which lies between –11 and –4.
(c) ↔ (iv)
because +7 + (–13) = –6 which lies between –11 and –4
(d) ↔ (ii)
because –2 + (–5) = –7 which lies between –11 and –4.
Example 11: If a is an integer other than 1 and –1, match the following:
Column I Column II
(a) a ÷ (–1) (i) a
(b) 1 ÷ (a) (ii) 1
(c) (–a) ÷ (–a) (iii) Not an integer
(d) a ÷ (+1) (iv) –a

Solution: (a) ↔ (iv) (b) ↔ (iii) (c) ↔ (ii) (d) ↔ (i)

Example 12: Write a pair of integers whose sum is zero (0) but difference
is 10.

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Solution: Since sum of two integers is zero, one integer is the

additive inverse of other integer, like – 3, 3; – 4, 4 etc.
But the difference has to be 10. So, the integers are
5 and – 5 as 5–(–5) is 10.

SUBTRACTING INTEGERS
Words Numbers Formula
To subtract an integer, 3 – 7 = 3 + (–7) a – b = a + (–b)
add its inverse 5 – (–8) = 5 + 8 a – (– b) = a + b

Example 13: Write two integers which are smaller than –3, but their
difference is greater than –3.
Solution: – 5 and – 4 are smaller than – 3 but their difference is
(–4) – (–5) = 1 which is greater than – 3.
or
– 6 and –10 are smaller than – 3 but their difference is
(–6) – (–10) = 4 which is greater than – 3.
Example 14: Write a pair of integers whose product is – 15 and whose
difference is 8.
Solution: There are few pairs of integers whose product is – 15.
e.g. – 1 × 15
–3× 5
3 × (– 5)
15 × (– 1)
but difference of –3 and 5 or –5 and 3 is 8. So the required
pair of integers is – 3, 5 and – 5, 3.
Example 15: If ∆ is an operation such that for integers a and b we
have a ∆ b = a × a + b × b – a × b, then find (–3) ∆ 2.
Solution : –3 ∆ 2 = (–3) × (–3) + 2 × 2 – (–3) × 2
= 9 + 4 – ( – 6) = 13 + 6 = 19.
Example 16: In an objective type test containing 25 questions. A
student is to be awarded +5 marks for every correct
answer, –5 for every incorrect answer and zero for not
writing any answer. Mention the ways of scoring 110
marks by a student.
Solution: Marks scored = +110

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So, minimum correct responses = 110 ÷ (+5) = 22

Case 1
Correct responses = 22
Marks for 1 correct response = + 5
Marks for 22 correct respones = +110 (22 × 5)
Marks scored = +110
Marks obtained for incorrect answer = 0
So, no incorrect response
And, therefore, 3 were unattempted
Case 2
Correct responses = 23
Marks from 23 correct responses = + 115 (23 × 5)
Marks scored = + 110
Marks obtained for incorrect answers = 110 – (+115)
= –5
Marks for 1 incorrect answer = –5
Number of incorrect responses = (–5) ÷ (–5)
=1
So, 23 correct, 1 incorrect and 1 unattempted.
Case 3
Correct responses = 24
Marks from 24 correct responses = + 120 (24 × 5)
Marks scored = + 110
Marks obtained for incorrect answers = +110 – (+120)
= –10
Number of incorrect responses = (–10) ÷ (–5)
=2
Thus the number of questions = 24 + 2 = 26. Whereas,
total number of questions is 25. So, this case is not
possible.
So, the possible ways are:
• 22 correct, 0 incorrect, 3 unattempted
• 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 1unattempted.

MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING TWO INTEGERS

If the signs are the same, the sign of the answer is positive.
If the signs are different, the sign of the answer is negative.

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Application on Problem Solving Strategy

Example 17
A boy standing on the third stair on a staircase goes
up by five more stairs. Which stair is he standing at
now? At which step will he be after he comes down
by 2 stairs?

Solution: Understand and Explore the Problem

• What do you know?

The current position of the boy.
• What are we trying to find?
The new position of the boy after he takes five more stairs
in the same direction.

Plan a Strategy

• Going up one stairs is equal to + 1 and coming down by one

stairs is equal to – 1. Ground level is taken as 0.

Solve

• He is currently at the third stair i.e. at (+3).

• He goes up 5 stairs in the same direction.
• Since 3 + 5 = 8. Therefore, he is at 8th stair on the staircase.
Now, the boy comes down by 2 stairs. Since he comes down in
opposite direction i.e. downwards by 2 stairs (i.e. –2), so
8 + (–2) = 8 – 2 = 6. He is at 6th step now.

Revise

Since the boy moves 5 stairs up and then 2 stairs down,

therefore, as a result he moves (5 –2) stairs i.e. 3 stairs up. As
he was on stair 3 and since he goes up by 3 stairs (i.e. +3), so,
he is at (3 + 3) the i.e 6th step now.

Think and Discuss

1. Can you find the position of the boy if he comes down further by 3 more
stairs?

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(C) Exercise
In the Questions 1 to 25, there are four options, out of which only one
is correct. Write the correct one.
1. When the integers 10, 0, 5, – 5, – 7 are arranged in descending or
ascending order, them find out which of the following integers always
remains in the middle of the arrangement.

(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) – 7 (d) – 5

2. By observing the number line (Fig. 1.2), state which of the following
statements is not true.

Fig. 1.2

(a) B is greater than –10 (b) A is greater than 0

(c) B is greater than A (d) B is smaller than 0

3. By observing the above number line (Fig. 1.2), state which of the
following statements is true.
(a) B is 2 (b) A is – 4
(c) B is –13 (d) B is – 4

Think and Discuss

1. Compare the sums 10 + (–22) and –10 + 22.
2. Describe how to add the following addition expressions on a number
line, 9 + (– 13) and –13 + 9. Then compare the sums.

4. Next three consecutive numbers in the pattern 11, 8, 5, 2, --, --, --

are
(a) 0, – 3, – 6 (b) – 1, – 5, – 8
(c) – 2, – 5, – 8 (d) – 1, – 4, – 7

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5. The next number in the pattern – 62, – 37, – 12 _________ is

(a) 25 (b) 13 (c) 0 (d) –13

6. Which of the following statements is not true?

(a) When two positive integers are added, we always get a positive
integer.

(b) When two negative integers are added we always get a negative
integer.

(c) When a positive integer and a negative integer is added we always

get a negative integer.

(d) Additive inverse of an integer 2 is (– 2) and additive inverse of

( – 2) is 2.

7. On the following number line value ‘Zero’ is shown by the point

(a) X (b) Y (c) Z (d) W

8. If ⊗, O, and • represent some integers on number line, then

descending order of these numbers is

(a) •, ⊗, , ○ (b) ⊗, •, , ○ (c) ○ , , ⊗, • (d) ○ , •, ⊗,

9. On the number line, the value of (–3) × 3 lies on right hand side of
(a) – 10 (b) – 4 (c) 0 (d) 9

10. The value of 5 ÷ (–1) does not lie between

(a) 0 and – 10 (b) 0 and 10 (c) – 4 and – 15 (d) – 6 and 6

11. Water level in a well was 20m below ground level. During rainy
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into the well and the water level rises 5 m above the previous level.
The wall of the well is 1m 20 cm high and a pulley is fixed at a
height of 80 cm. Raghu wants to draw water from the well. The
minimum length of the rope that he can use is

(a) 17 m (b) 18 m (c) 96 m (d) 97 m

Fig. 1.3
12. (– 11) × 7 is not equal to
(a) 11 × (– 7) (b) – (11 × 7) (c) (– 11) × (– 7) (d) 7 × (– 11)

13. (– 10) × (– 5) + (– 7) is equal to

(a) – 57 (b) 57 (c) – 43 (d) 43

14. Which of the folllowing is not the additive inverse of a ?

(a) – (– a) (b) a × ( – 1) (c) – a (d) a ÷ (–1)

• Addition
Vocabulary

1. ____________is the____________ of addition.

• Associative
2. The expression 3 × 4 and 4 × 3 are equal by Property
the______________. • Commutative
Property
3. The expressions 1 + (2 + 3) and (1 + 2) + 3 are
equal by the_________________. • Divison
• Multiplication
4. Multiplication and ___________________are
opposite operations. • Opposite
Operation
5. ___________ and ___________are commutative.
• Subtraction

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15. Which of the following is the multiplicative identity for an integer a ?

(a) a (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) – 1

16. [(– 8) × ( – 3)] × (– 4) is not equal to

(a) (– 8) × [(– 3) × (– 4)] (b) [(– 8) × (– 4)] × (– 3)
(c) [(– 3) × (– 8)] × (– 4) (d) ( – 8) × (– 3) – (– 8) × (– 4)

17. (– 25) × [6 + 4] is not same as

(a) (– 25) × 10 (b) (– 25) × 6 + (– 25) × 4
(c) (– 25) × 6 × 4 (d) – 250

18. – 35 × 107 is not same as

(a) – 35 × (100 + 7) (b) (– 35) × 7 + ( – 35) × 100
(c) – 35 × 7 + 100 (d) ( – 30 – 5) × 107

19. ( – 43) × ( – 99) + 43 is equal to

(a) 4300 (b) – 4300 (c) 4257 (d) – 4214

20. (– 16) ÷ 4 is not same as

(a) ( – 4) ÷ 16 (b) – ( 16 ÷ 4) (c) 16 ÷ (– 4) (d) – 4

21. Which of the following does not represent an integer?

(a) 0 ÷ (– 7) (b) 20 ÷ (– 4) (c) (– 9) ÷ 3 (d) (– 12) ÷ 5

22. Which of the following is different from the others?

(a) 20 + ( –25) (b) (– 37) – (– 32)

(c) (– 5) × ( –1) (d) ( 45 ) ÷ ( – 9)

23. Which of the following shows the maximum rise in temperature?

(a) 23° to 32° (b) – 10° to + 1° (c) – 18° to – 11° (d) – 5° to 5°
24. If a and b are two integers, then which of the following may not be
an integer?
(a) a + b (b) a – b (c) a × b (d) a ÷ b

25. For a non-zero integer a which of the following is not defined?

(a) a ÷ 0 (b) 0 ÷ a (c) a ÷ 1 (d) 1 ÷ a

Encircle the odd one of the following (Questions 26 to 30).

26. (a) (–3, 3) (b) (–5, 5) (c) (–6, 1) (d) (–8, 8)

27. (a) (–1, –2) (b) (–5, +2) (c) (–4, +1) (d) (–9, +7)

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28. (a) (–9) × 5 × 6 × (–3) (b) 9 × (–5) × 6 × (–3)

(c) (–9) × (–5) × (–6) × 3 (d) 9 × (–5) × (–6) × 3
29. (a) (–100) ÷ 5 (b) (–81) ÷ 9
(c) (–75) ÷ 5 (d) (–32) ÷ 9
30. (a) (–1) × (–1) (b) (–1) × (–1) × (–1)
(c) (–1) × (–1) × (–1) × (–1) (d) (–1) × (–1) × (–1) × (–1) × (–1) × (–1)
In Questions 31 to 71, fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
31. (–a) + b = b + Additive inverse of __________.

32. ________ ÷ (–10) = 0

33. (–157) × (–19) + 157 = ___________

34. [(–8) + ______ ] + ________ = ________ + [(–3) + ________ ] = –3

35. On the following number line, (–4) × 3 is represented by the point

_________.

36. If x, y and z are integers then (x+___ ) + z = _____ + (y + _____ )

37. (– 43) + _____ = – 43

38. (– 8) + (– 8) + (– 8) = _____ × (– 8)

39. 11 × (– 5) = – ( _____ × _____ ) = _____

40. (– 9) × 20 = _____

41. (– 23) × (42) = (– 42) × _____

42. While multiplying a positive integer and a negative integer, we

multiply them as ________ numbers and put a ________ sign before
the product.

43. If we multiply ________ number of negative integers, then the resulting

integer is positive.

44. If we multiply six negative integers and six positive integers, then
the resulting integer is _______.

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45. If we multiply five positive integers and one negative integer, then
the resulting integer is _______.

46. is the multiplicative identity for integers.

47. We get additive inverse of an integer a when we multiply it by

_________.

48. ( – 25) × ( – 2) =

49. (– 5) × ( – 6) × ( – 7) =

50. 3 × ( – 1 ) × ( – 15) =

51. [12 × ( – 7)] × 5 = × [(– 7) × ]

52. 23 × ( – 99) = × ( – 100 + ) = 23 × + 23 ×

53. × ( – 1) = – 35

54. × ( – 1) = 47

Think and Discuss

1. Explain why 10 – (– 10) does not equal – 10 – 10.
2. Describe the answer that you get when you subtract a greater number
from a lesser number.

55. 88 × = – 88
56. × (–93) = 93

57. ( – 40) × = 80

58. × (–23) = – 920

59. When we divide a negative integer by a positive integer, we divide

them as whole numbers and put a sign before quotient.

60. When –16 is divided by _________ the quotient is 4.

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61. Division is the inverse operation of ____________

62. 65 ÷ ( – 13) =

63. ( – 100) ÷ ( – 10) =

64. ( – 225) ÷ 5 =

65. _____÷ ( – 1 ) = – 83

66. _____ ÷ ( – 1) = 75

67. 51 ÷ _____ = – 51

68. 113 ÷ _____ = – 1

69. (– 95) ÷ _____ = 95

70. ( – 69) ÷ ( 69) = _____

71. ( – 28) ÷ ( – 28) = _____

In Questions 72 to 108, state whether the statements are True or False.

72. 5 – ( – 8) is same as 5 + 8.

73. (– 9) + (– 11) is greater than (– 9) – ( – 11).

74. Sum of two negative integers always gives a number smaller than
both the integers.

75. Difference of two negative integers cannot be a positive integer.

76. We can write a pair of integers whose sum is not an integer.

77. Integers are closed under subtraction.

78. (– 23) + 47 is same as 47 + (– 23).

79. When we change the order of integers, their sum remains the same.

80. When we change the order of integers their difference remains the
same.

81. Going 500 m towards east first and then 200 m back is same as
going 200 m towards west first and then going 500 m back.

82. (– 5) × (33) = 5 × ( – 33)

83. (– 19) × (– 11) = 19 × 11

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84. (– 20) × ( 5 – 3) = (– 20) × ( – 2)

85. 4 × ( – 5) = ( – 10) × ( – 2)
86. ( – 1) × ( – 2) × ( – 3) = 1 × 2 × 3

87. – 3 × 3 = – 12 – ( – 3)
88. Product of two negative integers is a negative integer.
89. Product of three negative integers is a negative integer.

90. Product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a positive integer.

91. When we multiply two integers their product is always greater than
both the integers.
92. Integers are closed under multiplication.
93. (– 237) × 0 is same as 0 × (–39)

94. Multiplication is not commutative for integers.

95. (–1) is not a multiplicative identity of integers.

96. 99 × 101 can be written as (100 – 1) × (100 + 1)

97. If a, b, c are integers and b ≠ 0 then, a × (b – c) = a × b – a × c
98. (a + b) × c = a × c + a × b

99. a × b = b × a
100. a ÷ b = b ÷ a

101. a – b = b – a

Think and Discuss

1. List all possible multiplication and division statements for the integers
with 5, – 5, 6, – 6 and 30, – 30.
For example, 5 × 6 = 30.
2. Compare the sign of the product of two negative integers with the sign
of the sum of two negative integers.
3. Suppose the product of two integers is positive. What do you know
about the signs of the integers?

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102. a ÷ (–b) = – (a ÷ b)

103. a ÷ ( –1) = – a
104. Multiplication fact (–8) × (–10) = 80 is same as division fact
80 ÷ (– 8) = (–10)
105. Integers are closed under division.
106. [(–32) ÷ 8 ] ÷ 2 = –32 ÷ [ 8 ÷ 2]

107. The sum of an integer and its additive inverse is zero (0).
108. The successor of 0 × (–25) is 1 × (–25)

109. Observe the following patterns and fill in the blanks to make the
statements true:
(a) – 5 × 4 = – 20
– 5 × 3 = – 15 = –20 – ( – 5)
– 5 × 2 = _______ = – 15 – ( –5)
– 5 × 1 = _______ = _______
– 5 ×0= 0 = _______
– 5 × – 1 = 5 = _______
– 5 × – 2 = _______ = _______
(b) 7 × 4 = 28
7 × 3 = _______ = 28 – 7
7 × 2 = __ __ = _______– 7
7 × 1= 7 = _______ – 7
7 × 0 = _______ = _______ –________
7 × – 1 = –7 = _______ – _______
7 × – 2 = _______ = _______ – _______
7 × – 3 _______ = _______ – ________
110. Science Application: An atom consists of charged particles called
electrons and protons. Each proton has a charge of +1 and each
electron has a charge of –1. Remember number of electrons is equal
to number of protons, while answering these questions:

(a) What is the charge on an atom?

(b) What will be the charge on an atom if it loses an electron?
(c) What will be the charge on an atom if it gains an electron?

111. An atom changes to a charged particle called ion if it loses or gains

electrons. The charge on an ion is the charge on electrons plus charge

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on protons. Now, write the missing information in the table given

below:

Name of Ion Proton Charge Electron Charge Ion Charge

Hydroxide ion +9 — –1

Sodium ion +11 — +1

Aluminium ion +13 –10 —

Oxide ion +8 –10 —

Plan a Strategy

• Some problems contain a lot of information. Read the entire

problem carefully to be sure you understand all of the facts.
You may need to read it over several times perhaps aloud so
that you can hear yourself.
• Then decide which information is the most important
(prioritise). Is there any information that is absolutely
necessary to solve the problem? This information is the most
important.
• Finally, put the information in order (sequence). Use
comparison words like before, after, longer, shorter, and so on
to help you. Write down the sequence before you try to solve
the problem.
Read the problem given below and then answer the questions
that follow:
• Five friends are standing in a line waiting for the opening of
a show. They are in line according to their arrival. Shreya
arrived 3 minutes after Sachin. Roy took his place in line at
9:01 P.M. He was 1 minute behind Reena and 7 minutes
ahead of Shreya. The first person arrived at 9:00 P.M. Babu
showed up 6 minutes after the first person. List the time of
each person’s arrival.
(a) Whose arrival information helped you to determine arrival
time of each?
(b) Can you determine the order without the time?
(c) List the friends’ order from the earliest arrival to the last
arrival.

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112. Social Studies Application: Remembering that 1AD came immediately

after 1BC, while solving these problems take 1BC as –1 and 1AD as +1.
(a) The Greeco-Roman era, when Greece and Rome ruled Egypt started
in the year 330 BC and ended in the year 395 AD. How long did
this era last?
(b) Bhaskaracharya was born in the year 1114 AD and died in the
year 1185 AD. What was his age when he died?
(c) Turks ruled Egypt in the year 1517 AD and Queen Nefertis ruled
Egypt about 2900 years before the Turks ruled. In what year did
she rule?
(d) Greek mathematician Archimedes lived between 287 BC and
212 BC and Aristotle lived between 380 BC and 322 BC. Who lived
during an earlier period?
113.The table shows the lowest recorded temperatures for each continent.
Write the continents in order from the lowest recorded temperature to
the highest recorded temperature.

The Lowest Recorded Temperatures

Continent Temperature
(in Fahrenheit)
Africa –110
Antarctica –1290
Asia – 900
Australia – 90
Europe – 670
North America – 810
South America – 270

114.Write a pair of integers whose product is –12 and there lies seven
integers between them (excluding the given integers).
115.From given integers in Column I match an integer of Column II so
that their product lies between –19 and –6:
Column I Column II
–5 1
6 –1
–7 3
8 –2

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116.Write a pair of integers whose product is – 36 and whose difference is 15.

117.Match the following
Column I Column II
(a) a×1 (i) Additive inverse of a
(b) 1 (ii) Additive identity
(c) ( – a) ÷ ( – b) (iii) Multiplicative identity
(d) a × ( – 1) (iv) a ÷ ( – b)
(e) a×0 (v) a÷ b
(f) ( –a) ÷ b (vi) a
(g) 0 (vii) – a
(h) a ÷ (–a) (viii) 0
(i) –a (ix) –1
118.You have ` 500 in your savings account at the beginning of the month.
The record below shows all of your transactions during the month.
How much money is in your account after these transactions?

Cheque No. Date Transaction Payment Deposit

Description

384102 4/9 Jal Board ` 120 ` 200

275146 12/9 Deposit

384103 22/9 LIC India ` 240 ` 150

801351 29/9 Deposit

Think and Discuss

Is it not true? If + is a friend and – is an enemy.
+×+=+
1. Your friend’s friend is your friend.
+×–=–
2. Your friend’s enemy is your enemy.

3. Your enemy’s friend is your enemy. –×+=–

–×–=+
4. Your enemy’s enemy is your friend.

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119.(a) Write a positive integer and a negative integer whose sum is a

negative integer.
(b) Write a positive integer and a negative integer whose sum is a
positive integer.
(c) Write a positive integer and a negative integer whose difference is
a negative integer.
(d) Write a positive integer and a negative integer whose difference is
a positive integer.
(e) Write two integers which are smaller than – 5 but their difference
is – 5.
(f) Write two integers which are greater than – 10 but their sum is
smaller than – 10.
(g) Write two integers which are greater than – 4 but their difference
is smaller than – 4.
(h) Write two integers which are smaller than – 6 but their difference
is greater than – 6.
(i) Write two negative integers whose difference is 7.
(j) Write two integers such that one is smaller than –11, and other
is greater than –11 but their difference is –11.
(k) Write two integers whose product is smaller than both the
integers.
(l) Write two integers whose product is greater than both the
integers.

120.What’s the Error? Ramu evaluated the expression –7 – (–3) and came
up with the answer –10. What did Ramu do wrong?
121.What’s the Error? Reeta evaluated – 4 + d for d = –6 and gave an
answer of 2. What might Reeta have done wrong?
122.The table given below shows the elevations relative to sea level of four
locations.

Taking sea level as zero, answer the following questions:

Location Elevation (in m)

A –180
B 1600
C – 55
D 3200

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(a) Which location is closest to sea level?

(b) Which location is farthest from sea level?
(c) Arrange the locations from the least to the greatest elevation.
123.You are at an elevation 380 m above sea level as you start a motor
ride. During the ride, your elevation changes by the following metres:
540 m, –268 m, 116 m, –152 m, 490 m, –844 m, 94 m. What is your
elevation relative to the sea level at the end of the ride?
124.Evaluate the following, using distributive property.
(i) – 39 × 99 (ii) (– 85) × 43 + 43 × ( – 15)
(iii) 53 × ( – 9) – ( – 109) × 53 (iv) 68 × (–17) + ( –68) × 3
125.If * is an operation such that for integers a and b we have
a * b = a × b + (a × a + b × b)
then find (i) ( – 3) * (– 5)
(ii) ( – 6) * 2

126.If ∆ is an operation such that for integers a and b we have

a ∆ b = a × b – 2 × a × b + b × b (–a) × b + b × b
then find (i) 4 ∆ ( – 3)
(ii) ( – 7) ∆ ( – 1)
Also show that 4 ∆ ( – 3) ≠ (– 3) ∆ 4
and ( – 7) ∆ ( – 1) ≠ ( – 1) ∆ (– 7)
127.Below u, v, w and x represent different integers, where u = –4 and
x ≠ 1. By using following equations, find each of the values:

u×v=u
x×w=w
u+x=w
(a) v
(b) w
(c) x
Explain your reasoning using the properties of integers.
128.Height of a place A is 1800 m above sea level. Another place B is
700 m below sea level. What is the difference between the levels of
these two places?
129.The given table shows the freezing points in 0 F of different gases at
sea level. Convert each of these into 0 C to the nearest integral value
using the relation and complete the table,
5
C = ( F − 32)
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Gas Freezing Point at Freezing Point at

Sea Level (°F) Sea Level (°C)
Hydrogen –435
Krypton –251
Oxygen –369
Helium –458
Argon –309

130. Sana and Fatima participated in an apple race. The race was conducted
in 6 parts. In the first part, Sana won by 10 seconds. In the second
part she lost by 1 minute, then won by 20 seconds in the third part
and lost by 25 seconds in the fourth part, she lost by 37 seconds in
the fifth part and won by 12 seconds in the last part. Who won the
race finally?
131. A green grocer had a profit of ` 47 on Monday, a loss of ` 12 on
Tuesday and loss of ` 8 on Wednesday. Find his net profit or loss in
3 days.
132. In a test, +3 marks are given for every correct answer and –1 mark
are given for every incorrect answer. Sona attempted all the questions
and scored +20 marks though she got 10 correct answers.
(i) How many incorrect answers has she attempted?
(ii) How many questions were given in the test?
133. In a true-false test containing 50 questions, a student is to be awarded
2 marks for every correct answer and –2 for every incorrect answer
and 0 for not supplying any answer. If Yash secured 94 marks in a
test, what are the possibilities of his marking correct or
wrong answer?
134. A multistorey building has 25 floors above the ground level each of
height 5m. It also has 3 floors in the basement each of height 5m. A
lift in building moves at a rate of 1m/s. If a man starts from 50m
above the ground, how long will it take him to reach at 2nd floor of
basement?
135. Taking today as zero on the number line, if the day before yesterday
is 17 January, what is the date 3 days after tomorrow?

Think and Discuss

1. Explain how integers are used in real life to manage a bank account.
2. Explain whether –1, – 4, and 5 are additive inverses.

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136. The highest point measured above sea level is the summit of
Mt. Everest which is 8,848m above sea level and the lowest point is
challenger Deep at the bottom of Mariana Trench which is 10911m
below sea level. What is the vertical distance between these two points?

(D) Application

Puzzle 1

Fill in the blank space of the following magic square so that the sum of
the numbers in each row, each column and each of the diagonals is – 6.

(i)
–1

3 –2

(ii) In this magic square, sum of the numbers in every row, column
and each of the diagonals is – 2. Fill in the blank:

7 –6

0 –2

–5 6 –8

Puzzle 2
If a * b means a × b + 2 and
a # b means – a + b –(–3),
then find the value of the following:
(i) – 4 * 3 (ii) (–3) * (–2)
(iii) (–7) # (–3) (iv) 2 # (–4)
(v) 7 * (–5) (vi) (–7 * 2) # 3

Next, match these answers with suitable letters by looking at the

table below and arrange them in increasing order of integers to decode
the name of the mathematician:

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Integers –9 14 –3 4 –10 8 –33 –21 7 18

Letters P Y C T U I E G L D

Puzzle 3

‘Equinoxes’ are the two days of the year when the sun is directly
above the earth’s equator, due to which the days and nights are of
nearly equal length everywhere on the earth.
Find the name of the month of autumn equinox using suitable
properties of integers by solving the following questions. Match your
answer with the letter given in the table and fill it in the box provided
in each question.

(a) (–1) × (–2) × (–3) × (–4) × (–5)

(b) 18946 × 99 – (–18946)
(c) –1 + (–2) + (–3) + (–9) + (–8)
(d) 15 × (–99)
(e) –143 + 600 – 257 + 400
(f) 0 ÷ (–12)
(g) –125 × 9 – 125

(–1) × (–1) × ..... × (–1) 20 times

(h)


–4+4– 4+4– .
(i)

.................. – 4 21 times

1 E
–1485 T
–120 S
–30 P
–4 R
–1250 B
1894600 E
600 E
0 M

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Puzzle 4
Complete the number grids by following the direction of arrows.
÷ ×
10
→+
5
→
(–3)
→
+
8 →
(–4)
→
–
1

→
→

→
× 20 – 6 ÷ 3
+ (–45)
+
→ → ×
3
+
2→ →
–
9
13
→

→
÷ (–6) – 10 + 4 ÷ 9
–
→
1 →
÷
4 →
–
9

→
→

→
× (–1) + 15 × 12
– 6
→ ×
→
×
→ ×
→
2 3 3

→
→

+ 7 + 9 ÷ →
(–4) ÷ 9
→ – →
× →
÷
32 10 4
→

→
→

× 2 ÷ (–3) – 9

→ × →
× →
+
→×
3 (–8) 100 –21
Puzzle 5
Solve the following riddles.
(a) Minus of minus six
Minus minus-minus-seven
What do you get if this is added to
minus-minus-seven again?
(b) Now add the value in riddle (a) to minus four and then minus two
you take away
Divide this by minus two
What is this value can you say?
(c) Take the result of riddle (b) and subtract
from it minus six
Multiply this by minus two
What will the answer be?
Fig. 1.4
Puzzle 6
Use the integers –2, 4, –5, –12, 20, –25 and 50 just one each in the
wheel shown in Fig. 1.4 to make the product 1200 along each line.

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