Tag: rational numbers on the number line

Questions Related to rational numbers on the number line

Which of the following represents a rational number between $-6$ and $-7$?

  1. $\dfrac {-6 - 7}{2}$

  2. $\dfrac {-6 + 7}{2}$

  3. $\dfrac {6 + 7}{2}$

  4. $-6 - 7$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mean $= \dfrac {(-6) + (-7)}{2} = \dfrac {-6 -7}{2}$.

Mean of two numbers always lies between the two numbers.
So, answer is option $A.$

A rational number between $\dfrac {-9}{10}$ and $\dfrac {4}{5}$ is:

  1. $\left (\dfrac {-9}{10} + \dfrac {4}{5}\right ) \times \dfrac {1}{2}$

  2. $\left (\dfrac {-9}{10} - \dfrac {4}{5}\right ) + \dfrac {1}{2}$

  3. $\left (\dfrac {-9}{10} + \dfrac {4}{5}\right ) \times 2$

  4. All above are correct


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Mean of two numbers always lies between the two numbers.

Mean 

$= \dfrac{\left (\dfrac {-9}{10} + \dfrac {4}{5}\right )}{2}$

$= \left (\dfrac {-9}{10} + \dfrac {4}{5}\right )\times \dfrac {1}{2}$.

So, answer is option $A.$

Which of the following rational numbers lies between $\dfrac {3}{4}$ and $\dfrac {13}{8}$?

  1. $\dfrac {11}{16}$

  2. $\dfrac {12}{16}$

  3. $\dfrac {19}{16}$

  4. $\dfrac {26}{16}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Mean = \dfrac{\left (\dfrac {3}{4} + \dfrac {13}{8}\right )}{2} = \dfrac {6 + 13}{8} \times \dfrac {1}{2} = \dfrac {19}{16}$.

Mean of two numbers always lies between the two numbers.
So, answer is option $C.$

Which of the following rational number lies between $\dfrac {4}{9}$ and $\dfrac {4}{5}$?

  1. $-1$

  2. $\dfrac {28}{45}$

  3. $0$

  4. $1$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Mean = \dfrac{\left (\dfrac {4}{9} + \dfrac {4}{5}\right )}{2} = \left (\dfrac {20 + 36}{45}\right ) \times \dfrac {1}{2} = \dfrac {56}{45}\times \dfrac {1}{2}$
$= \dfrac {28}{45}$

Mean of two numbers always lies between the two numbers.
So, answer is option $B.$ 

What fraction lies exactly halfway between $\dfrac{2}{3}$ and $\dfrac{3}{4}$?

  1. $\dfrac{3}{5}$

  2. $\dfrac{5}{6}$

  3. $\dfrac{7}{12}$

  4. $\dfrac{9}{16}$

  5. $\dfrac{17}{24}$


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Consider $3 \times 4 = 12$, so 
$\dfrac 23 = \dfrac{8}{12}$


$\dfrac 34 = \dfrac{9}{12}$

Multiplying the numerator and denominator by $2$:
$\dfrac{16}{24}$ and $\dfrac{18}{24}$.

The mid point is $\dfrac{17}{24}$

Hence option $E$ is correct.

Choose the rational number, which does not lie, between the rational numbers, $\dfrac{-2}{3}$ and $\dfrac{-1}{5}$

  1. $\dfrac{-3}{10}$

  2. $\dfrac{3}{10}$

  3. $\dfrac{-1}{4}$

  4. $\dfrac{-7}{20}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given rational numbers $-\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 }$ and $-\dfrac { 1 }{ 5 }$ are negative rational numbers because the numerator and denominator of both the rational numbers are of opposite signs that is the numerator of both the integers is negative while the denominators are positive.


Therefore, none of the positive rational number can lie between the given negative rational numbers $-\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 }$ and $-\dfrac { 1 }{ 5 }$.


Hence, $\dfrac { 3 }{ 10 }$ does not lie between the rational numbers $-\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 }$ and $-\dfrac { 1 }{ 5 }$.

Rational number between $\dfrac{3}{8}$ and $\dfrac{7}{12}$ are 

  1. $\dfrac{3}{8},\dfrac{41}{96},\dfrac{23}{48},\dfrac{7}{12}$

  2. $\dfrac{3}{8},\dfrac{41}{196},\dfrac{23}{48},\dfrac{7}{12}$

  3. $\dfrac{3}{8},\dfrac{41}{96},\dfrac{23}{148},\dfrac{7}{12}$

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A