Exploring Integer Rules for Adding and Subtracting Fractions

This video tutorial covers the last lesson in the unit on adding and subtracting fractions. It begins with a review of integer rules, focusing on adding integers with the same and different signs. The lesson then transitions to subtraction, using the concept of 'add the opposite' to simplify problems. The tutorial concludes with a detailed explanation of adding and subtracting fractions, emphasizing the need for a common denominator. Students are guided through examples and given instructions for their homework.

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What is the result of 5 + (-3) according to integer rules?

• 8

• 2

• -2

• 0

When adding integers with different signs, what operation do you perform?

• Subtract and take the sign of the larger number

• Add and take the sign of the larger number

• Subtract and keep the sign

• Add and keep the sign

What is the result of -5 + 3?

• -8

• 2

• 8

• -2

What is the result of 5 - 3?

• 2

• 8

• 0

• -2

How do you convert a subtraction problem into an addition problem?

• Subtract the same number

• Add the opposite

• Subtract the opposite

• Add the same number

What is the common denominator for 5 and 8?

• 13

• 40

• 24

• 8

What is the result of -32/40 + (-35/40)?

• -1 27/40

• 1 27/40

• -67/40

• 67/40

What is the common denominator for 3 and 8?

• 16

• 3

• 8

• 24

What is the result of -1/3 + 3/8?

• 1/8

• 1/24

• -1/8

• -1/24