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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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