Chapter 1 Review: Adding & Subtracting Rational Numbers

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What is the absolute value of a number?

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The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, always expressed as a positive value.

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Is the absolute value always positive?

Back

True

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Compare |-5| to |-10|.

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|-5| < |-10|

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What is the result of -5 - (-3)?

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-2

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Which symbol represents that 3 is greater than -6?

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>

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What is the opposite of a positive number?

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The opposite of a positive number is the same number with a negative sign.

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What is the opposite of 67?

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-67

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How do you add two rational numbers with different signs?

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

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What is the result of adding -4 and 7?

Back

3

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What is the result of subtracting a negative number from a positive number?

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It is the same as adding the positive value of that number.