AlgebraReadiness

SummaryofMyNotes
Ch5
4thPeriod
Teacher:Mrs.Morales
StartingDate:2/XX/2017EndingDate:2/XX/2017

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Example:
In section 1-1 Variables and expressions of the Prentice Hall Algebra textbook, students
learned how to write algebraic expression from the given math terminology. First, they
defined the terms that make up the verbal mathematical sentence using mathematical
symbols and operations. Then they rewrote the sentence using only algebraic symbols and
operations. Please add your own example. You will need to Insert Equations or Special
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Chapter5

Sec.5.1-Rational#s
Todaywelearnedaboutrationalnumbersandwhattheyareforandhowtosolvethem.
Arationalnumberisanumberthatcanbewrittenasaquotientoftwonumbers.
Rationalnumberscanbewrittenasafraction.Thissectionalsotaughtusabout
terminatingandrepeatingdecimals.Terminatingdecimalsarewhenimproperfractions
areturnedintodecimalsthatend.Repeatingdecimalsarefractionsthatwhenturned
intoadecimalrepeatsthesamenumberandcangooninthesamepatternforever.

https://clipartfest.com/categories/view/ef44ced14ecdce522260d2ce2251e1736d5333
82/rational-numbers.html

Sec.5.2-Addingandsubtractinglikefactors
Thissectionfirsttaughtusabouthowtoproperlyaddandsubtractrationalfractions.
Animportantruletokeepinmindisifthedenominatorisnotthesameyoucannotadd
orsubtract.Keepinmindtherearestillnegativenumbers.Lastofallthissectionhelped
usarrangefractionsanddecimalsinleasttogreatestformoratleastinorder.Youcan
choosetoturnafractionintoadecimalortheotherwayaround.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rtnladd2.htm

Sec.5.3-EquivalentFractions
Thissectiontaughtushowtoaddandsubtractwithunlikefactors.Unlikefactorsare
fractionsthathavedifferentdenominators.Inordertosolvethemyoudhavetofindthe
LCMforbothdenominatorsandmultiplybythesamemountforthenumerator.Lastof
allyoudhavetosimplifyandfornegativenumbersspacethemoutorseparatethem

whenfindingtheLcm.

Sec.5.4-MultiplyingFractions
Section5.4taughtushowtomultiplyfractionsIndifferentwaysaswellasbyfollowing
allthesteps.Whenmultiplyingfractionsmakesureifthefractionisimproperorifitisa
wholefractionthenyouhavetochangeitbacktoanimproperfraction.Multiplyingwith
fractionscanbetrickyifthereisonlyawholenumbertimesafractionmakesureto
makethewholenumberafractionoverone.Whenmultiplyinganegativenumbermake
suretheoutcomeisnegativeunlessitisaddingorsubtracting.

Forexample
http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/fractions/fra_multiplying.htm

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