Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Front

What do you do when adding rational numbers with the same sign?

Back

Add together and keep the sign.

Front

What is a rational number?

Back

A number that can be expressed as a fraction, where both the numerator and denominator are integers.

Front

How do you subtract rational numbers?

Back

Add the opposite of the number being subtracted.

Front

What is the opposite of a number?

Back

The number with the same absolute value but a different sign.

Front

What is the sum of -3 and -5?

Back

-8

Front

What is the sum of 4 and -2?

Back

2

Front

What is the difference between 7 and 3?

Back

4

Front

What is the difference between -4 and -6?

Back

2

Front

When adding a positive and a negative rational number, what do you do?

Back

Subtract the absolute values and keep the sign of the number with the larger absolute value.

Front

What is the result of adding 1/2 and 1/4?

Back

3/4