MATHEMATICS Standard VII Untouchability is a sin Untouchability is a crime Untouchability is inhuman TAMILNADU TEXTBOOK CORPORATION College Road , Chennai- 600 006© Government of Tamilnadu First Edition ~ 2004 Reprint - 2005 Chairperson Tmt. SHEILA BOSE Principal Lady Willingdon Institute of Advanced Study in Education Chennai - 600 005. Thiru M.K. SUBRAMANIAN Deputy Director (Retd.) Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training Chennai-600 006. Thiru G. GNANA SUNDARAM P.G, Teacher S.S.V. Higher Secondary Schoo! Park Town, Chennai-600 003 Thiru P. NAGARAJAN BT. Assistant B.R.Govt. High School Puzhal, Thiruvallur Dt Chennai-600 066. Thiru M. SRINIVASAN B.T. Assistant Govt. High school BUDUR, Thiruvallur Dt. Chennai-600 067 Price :Rs. 35.00 Reviewers Authors: ‘Tmt. NIRMALA DEVARAJ Lecturer in Mathematics (S.G.) Bharathi Women’s College Chennai-600 108, Thiru. M. PALANIVASAN P.G.Teacher LCF. Higher Secondary School ‘Chennai-600 038. Thiru, T. KATHIRVEL Assistant Headmaster Govt. Higher Secondary Schoo! Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106. This book has been Prepared by the Directorate of School Education on behalf of the Government of Tamilnadu, Printed by Web-Ottset at - SK. Offset, Chennai - 600 014. This book has been Pri ted on 60 M. PaperCONTENTS Page No. 1, NUMBER WORK 1 1.1 Integers — Revision 1 1.1.1 Integers and order in integers 1.1.2 Four fundamental operations on integers 1.1.3 Use of brackets and simplification ~ 1.2 Rational numbers 10 1.2.1. Fractions and their properties ~ Revision 1.2.2 Rational numbers 1.2.3. Comparison of rational numbers 1.2.4 Four fundamental operations on rational numbers 1.3 Square roots and cube roots 28 1.3.1 Square roots of perfect square numbers 1.3.2 Cube roots of perfect cube numbers 1.4 Approximations 34 1.4.1 Rounding off the numbers 1.4.2 Significant digits. 2. EVERYDAY ARITHMETIC 40 2.1. Variation 40 2.1.1 Direct variation — Revision 2.1.2 Inverse variation 2.2 Percentages 43 2.2.1. Pereentage — Revision 2.2.2. Commission 2.2.3. Discount 2.2.4 Sales tax 2.3 Finance 50 2.3.1 Simple Interest 2.3.2 Recurring Deposits