Exploring Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

What is the result of adding -3 and 8 on a number line?

• 5

• -11

• 11

• -5

If you subtract 3 from -1, where do you end up on the number line?

• -4

• 4

• 2

• -2

How do you interpret adding a negative number?

• As subtraction

• As addition

• No change

• As multiplication

What is the result of 9 minus negative 2?

• 11

• 7

• -11

• -7

What is the absolute value of -13 plus the absolute value of 15?

• 2

• -28

• -2

• 28

What is the result of the absolute value of 24 minus the absolute value of -17?

• -41

• -7

• 41

• 7

When multiplying two negatives, the result is:

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

• Undefined

What is the result of -9 times -3?

• -6

• 6

• -27

• 27

If you divide a negative number by a negative number, the result is always:

• Negative

• Positive

• Zero

• Undefined

What is the outcome of dividing -42 by a positive 7?

• -6

• 6

• 42

• -42