Rational Number Systems
Opposites & Absolute Value
Comparing & Ordering Rational Numbers
Adding & Subtracting Integers
Multiplying & Dividing Integers
100

Which set of numbers represents counting numbers starting from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...)?

A. Integers                  B. Irrational Numbers

C. Whole Numbers        D. Natural Numbers

D. Natural Numbers

100

What is the definition of the absolute value of a rational number?

A. The opposite sign of the given number

B. The distance of the number from zero on a number line

C. The distance between a positive number and a negative number

D. The reciprocal of the given number

B. The distance of the number from zero on a number line

100

When comparing two negative rational numbers on a horizontal number line, which statement is true?

A. The number further to the left is greater.

B. Negative numbers cannot be ordered on a number line.

C. The number with the greater absolute value is greater.

D. The number further to the right is greater.

D. The number further to the right is greater.

100

What is the sum of any integer and its additive inverse?

A. -1      B. 0         C. 1


C. 0

100

What is the sign of the product when multiplying two negative integers?

A. Zero      B. Positive      C. Negative

D. Depends on absolute values



B. Positive

200

Which list shows the sets of numbers ordered from the smallest subset to the largest set containing it?

A. Integers ⊂ Whole ⊂ Natural ⊂ Rational

B. Natural ⊂ Whole ⊂ Integers ⊂ Rational

C. Whole ⊂ Natural ⊂ Integers ⊂ Rational

D. Rational ⊂ Integers ⊂ Whole ⊂ Natural

B. Natural ⊂ Whole ⊂ Integers ⊂ Rational

200

What is the absolute value of -9.9?

A. 9.91         B. 0        C. 9.9       D. −9.9


C. 9.9  

200

Which decimal is equivalent to the fraction 3/5?

A. 0.53         B. 0.35       C. 1.66        D. 0.6


D. 0.6

200

What is the value of the expression −9 + 5?

A. 14       B. −4      C. 4       D. −14

 B. −4

200

What is the product of −6⋅(−5)?

A. −30      B. −11      C. −1     D. 30

 D. 30

300

To which classification sets does the number −7 belong?

A. Whole Numbers and Integers

B. Natural Numbers and Rational Numbers

C. Integers and Rational Numbers

D. Rational Numbers only

C. Integers and Rational Numbers

300

Which expression correctly represents the opposite of −6?

A. ∣−6∣ = 6    B. −6 = 6     C. ∣6∣ = −6     D. (−6) = −6


A. ∣−6∣=6

300

Which inequality statement correctly compares −10.25 and −15 2/3?

A. −10.25 = −15 2/3               B. −10.25 > −15 2/3

C. −10.25 ≤ −15.66                D. −10.25 < −15 2/3


B. −10.25 > −15 2/3

300

Which addition expression is equivalent to the subtraction problem −6 − (−2)?

A. −6 + 2       B. 6 − 2      C. 6 + 2      D. −6 + (−2)


A. −6 + 2

300

Evaluate the expression (−3)⋅(−2)⋅(−4).

A. 24        B. 12         C. −24           D. −9

C. −24

400

Why is −5.0 classified as an integer, while −5.5 is classified strictly as a rational number?

A. −5.0 is positive, whereas −5.5 is negative.

B. Integers cannot contain any decimal points.

C. −5.0 simplifies to −5, having no fractional part.

B. Integers cannot contain any decimal points.

400

Which inequality correctly compares ∣−4.9∣ and ∣−5∣?

A. ∣−4.9∣ > ∣−5∣                B. ∣−4.9∣ ≤ −5

C. ∣−4.9∣ < ∣−5∣                D. ∣−4.9∣ = ∣−5∣

A. ∣−4.9∣ > ∣−5∣

400

Which list of values is ordered from least to greatest?

0.175,23.6%,33.4%,3/8


A. 3/8, 33.4%, 23.6%, 0.175

B. 23.6%, 0.175, 33.4%, 3/8

C. 0.175, 33.4%, 23.6%, 3/8

D. 0.175, 23.6%, 33.4%, 3/8

D. 0.175, 23.6%, 33.4%, 3/8

400

What is the value of 7−(−5)?

A. 12     B. −2      C. −12     D. 2


A. 12

400

Evaluate the expression (−3)(−2)(−10)÷(−6).

A. 10          B. −360            C. −10          D. −1


A. 10

500

Which of the following numbers belongs to the set of Rational Numbers but NOT to the set of Integers?

A. 10/2       B. −12/3      C. 0     D. −3/4


D. −3/4

500

A submarine travels at a depth of 120 feet below sea level. Which mathematical expression represents the change in depth as a magnitude?

A. −120 = 120                            B. ∣−120∣ = 120

C. (−120)2 = 14400                    D. −∣120∣ = −120

B. ∣−120∣ = 120

500

Which rational decimal value lies strictly between 0.45 and 0.46?

A. 0.54        B. 0.457      C. 0.449       D. 0.461

 B. 0.457

500

At 6 AM, the temperature was −11∘F. By 2 PM, the high temperature reached 13∘F. What was the overall difference in temperature?

A. 24∘F       B. −2∘F        C. −24∘F        D. 2∘F


A. 24∘F

500

Gabriela starts with $42. She purchases 3 journals for $6 each and returns 8 packages of markers for a refund of $4 each. How much money does Gabriela have now?

A. $28          B. $50        C. $92        D. $56


D. $56