Adding Rational Numbers

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What do you get when you add opposites?

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Calculate: -40 + 15.05

Back

-24.95

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If the temperature starts at 10 degrees and drops 24 degrees, what is the current temperature?

Back

-14 degrees

Front

A football team gained 9 yards and lost 22 yards. Write the sum of integers for the overall change in field position.

Back

9 + (-22) = -13

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If a stock starts at $37 and goes down $3, up $1, down $7, and up $4, what is the final price?

Back

$32

Front

Define rational numbers.

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Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero.

Front

What is the sum of a positive number and a negative number?

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The sum can be positive, negative, or zero, depending on the values of the numbers.

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How do you add two negative numbers?

Back

When you add two negative numbers, the result is also a negative number.

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What is the result of adding zero to any rational number?

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The result is the same rational number.

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Explain the term 'absolute value'.

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Absolute value is the distance of a number from zero on the number line, regardless of direction.