Unit 3 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

Vocabulary
Decimal - A fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is
expressed by figures placed to the right of the decimal point

Fraction Part if a whole, the denominator says how many parts the whole is
divided into, and the numerator says how many parts we have.

Integer The set of whole numbers and their opposites.

Inverse Operation Opposite operations that undo each other (addition and
subtraction are inverse operations; multiplication and division are inverse
operations.)
Irrational Number A number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers.

Multiplicative Inverse a reciprocal

4 7
=1
7 4
Rational Number Any number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers,
with the denominator not equal to zero.
Reciprocal One of a pair of numbers that when multiplied with another number
equals the number 1.

Sign of factor p
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Sign of factor q
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Sign of pq
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