Understanding Additive Inverses

Understanding Additive Inverses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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This video tutorial explains how to find the additive inverse of a number, which is the number that, when added to the original number, results in zero. It highlights common mistakes, such as confusing the additive inverse with the additive identity, which is zero. The tutorial uses the number line model to demonstrate finding additive inverses for whole numbers and fractions. It also shows how to use the additive inverse to simplify subtraction expressions by converting them into addition. By the end of the lesson, viewers will understand how to write equivalent expressions using the additive inverse.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of finding an additive inverse?

To make a number larger

To create equivalent expressions

To multiply numbers

To divide numbers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a common mistake when working with additive inverses?

Confusing it with the additive identity

Using it to multiply numbers

Thinking it is always positive

Ignoring it in subtraction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the additive inverse of 5?

0

-5

5

10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many spaces away from zero is the additive inverse of 5 on a number line?

10 spaces

7 spaces

5 spaces

3 spaces

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the additive inverse of -2/3?

0

1

2/3

-2/3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When adding -2/3 and its additive inverse, what is the result?

2/3

-1

0

1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equivalent expression for 5 minus a negative 3?

5 - 3

5 + 3

5 - (-3)

5 + (-3)

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