Adding Fractions with Negative Numbers

The video tutorial explains how to add fractions, including those with negative numbers. It begins with a review of adding fractions with a common denominator, then extends the concept to include negative fractions. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate the process, emphasizing that the rules for adding fractions remain consistent regardless of the sign of the numbers involved.

What is the first step in adding fractions with different signs?

• Find a common numerator

• Subtract the numerators

• Find a common denominator

• Add the denominators

When adding fractions, what do you do with the denominators?

• Add them together

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

• Keep them the same

How do you handle the numerators when adding fractions with a common denominator?

• Multiply them

• Add them

• Divide them

• Subtract them

What happens to the rule of adding fractions when negative numbers are involved?

• The rule changes completely

• The rule remains the same

• You subtract the denominators

• You multiply the numerators

When adding fractions with negative numbers, what should you do with the signs of the numerators?

• Subtract them

• Change them to positive

• Add them as they are

• Ignore them

If you have a fraction with a negative numerator and a positive numerator, what is the first step?

• Subtract the numerators

• Find a common denominator

• Multiply the numerators

• Add the numerators

In the example of negative fractions, what is the result of adding -1/5 and 2/5?

• 3/5

• -3/5

• 1/5

• -1/5

In the example of adding -1/5 and 2/5, what is the sum of the numerators?

• 1

• 3

• -1

• 0

What is the result of adding 1/5 and -1/5?

• 1/5

• 0

• 2/5

• -1/5

What is the result of adding -2/5 and 3/5?

• 0

• 1/5

• 5/5

• -1/5