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Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers: August 26, 2015

The document discusses rules for adding and subtracting rational numbers. It explains that when adding numbers with the same sign, you add them and keep the same sign, and when adding numbers with different signs you subtract them and take the sign of the number with the higher absolute value. It also covers rewriting subtraction problems as addition problems by adding the opposite of the second number. Rules are provided for working with decimals by lining up decimal points and adding zeros as needed, and for fractions by finding a common denominator and adding or subtracting numerators. Examples of adding and subtracting rational numbers are included.

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Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers: August 26, 2015

The document discusses rules for adding and subtracting rational numbers. It explains that when adding numbers with the same sign, you add them and keep the same sign, and when adding numbers with different signs you subtract them and take the sign of the number with the higher absolute value. It also covers rewriting subtraction problems as addition problems by adding the opposite of the second number. Rules are provided for working with decimals by lining up decimal points and adding zeros as needed, and for fractions by finding a common denominator and adding or subtracting numerators. Examples of adding and subtracting rational numbers are included.

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Adding and Subtracting Rational numbers

August 26, 2015


Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

ADDITION RULES:
If the signs are the SAME:
ADD and KEEP the same sign.
If the signs are DIFFERENT:
SUBTRACT and take the sign of the number with the higher ABSOL
UTE VALUE.
Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

SUBTRACTION RULES:
Rewrite the problem as an addition problem by adding the OP
POSITE of the 2nd number.
Follow addition rules.
Adding and subtracting rational numbers

DECIMAL RULES:
Line up the DECIMAL POINTS.
Add ZEROS to make numbers the same length.
Add or subtract.
Adding and subtracting rational numbers

FRACTION RULES:
Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR.
Add or subtract NUMERATORS. (Denominator stays the s
ame.)
SIMPLIFY the answer.
Find the sum or difference

5 8 + (−3 4)

5 8 + (−6 8)
Find the sum or difference

(−5 9) − (−3 5)
Find the sum or difference

1/2 − 6/7
Find the sum or difference

(−2.3) − (−1.4)
Class work:

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers worksheet


Complete #1-20, 25, 31, 32, and 33

-38f
15f
+_____
ex.
HW:

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers worksheet


Complete #21-24 and 26-30.
Review Games:

Adding Positive and Negative


Integers Game

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negati


ve Fractions

Orbit Integers:
Adding Positive and Negative Numbers

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