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Earn +20 ptsQ: IF you are adding two rational numbers with different signs?
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How do you add decimals with different signs?
Same rules as adding whole numbers with different signs.
Does it matter if the negative number is the first addend or the second addend when your adding rational number with different signs?
No.
How can you tell if adding two rational numbers with different is a positive negative or zero?
Consider the absolute values (the numerical values ignoring the signs) of the two numbers. If these are equal then the sum is equal; otherwise the sum takes the sign of which ever number has the larger absolute value.
What is the rule for dividing rational numbers with different signs?
The numerical value is the same as the quotient of the two positive equivalents but the sign is always negative.
When adding two numbers and the signs are positive the sum is what?
Positive.
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