Mathematics Grade 8 15 min

Multiply and divide rational numbers

Multiply and divide rational numbers

What you'll learn

  • Identify whether the product or quotient of two rational numbers will be positive or negative without calculating the exact answer, justifying the reasoning using rules of integer signs.
  • Solve multi-step word problems involving the multiplication and division of positive and negative fractions and decimals, showing all work and using correct units.
  • Apply the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions containing multiplication and division of rational numbers, demonstrating accurate calculations and correct sequencing of steps.
  • Explain how multiplication and division are inverse operations and how this relationship can be used to check the solutions to problems involving rational numbers.

Tutorial Preview

1

What is -1/2 × 3/4?

2

Calculate -5.2 ÷ 1.3.

3

Find the product of 0.5 and -4/5.

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
What is 1/3 × 1/2?
0.1/6
1.2/5
2.1/5
3.2/3
Easy
Calculate 4.4 ÷ 2.2.
0.2
1.2.2
2.0.5
3.4
Easy
What is 0.5 × 1/4?
0.1/8
1.1/2
2.5/4
3.0.2

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