Class 7, Maths, Chapter 1, Exercise 1.2 Solutions
Q.1. Write down a pair of integers whose:
(a) sum is –7
(b) difference is –10
(c) sum is 0
Q.2. (a) Write a pair of negative integers whose difference gives 8.
(b) Write a negative integer and a positive integer whose sum is –5.
(c) Write a negative integer and a positive integer whose difference is –3.
Q.3. In a quiz, team A scored – 40, 10, 0 and team B scored 10, 0, – 40 in three successive rounds. Which team scored more? Can we say that we can add integers in any order?
Q.4. Fill in the blanks to make the following statements true:
(i) (–5) + (– 8) = (– 8) + (…………)
(ii) –53 + ………… = –53
(iii) 17 + ………… = 0
(iv) [13 + (– 12)] + (…………) = 13 + [(–12) + (–7)]
(v) (– 4) + [15 + (–3)] = [– 4 + 15] + …………
