Question

8. Fill in the blanks: A rational number p/q is negative if one of p and q is positive and the
other is​

Answer 1

Answer:

p and q are positive integers, then

q

p

is a positive rational number and

−q

p

is a negative rational number.

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Every integer is a rational number.

(ii) A rational number p/q is positive if p and q are either both positive or both negative.

(ii) A rational number p/q is negative if one of p or q is positive and the other is negative.

(iv) If there are two rational numbers with a common denominator, the one with the larger numerator is greater than the other.