Rational Numbers

Operations
 Adding Rational Numbers
Rule:
O Same signs, add and keep. Different signs
subtract. Use the sign of the bigger number,
then you’ll be exact!
O Decimals: Line them up!
O Fractions: Find a common denominator!
O Mixed numbers: Change to improper
Fractions!
Subtracting Rational Numbers
Rule.
O L.C.O. (Leave. Change. Opposite.) Leave the
first number alone, change subtraction to
addition, and find the opposite of the 2nd
number.
O Then follow the adding rules!
Multiplying Rational Numbers
Rule:
O Decimals: Multiply like normal. Count the
number of decimal places in the problem to
the right, and move that many places to the
left in your answer.
O Fractions: Multiply straight across and
reduce if possible.
O Mixed numbers: Change to improper
fractions first, then follow fraction rule.
Dividing Rational Numbers
Rule:
O Decimals: Make the outside number a whole
number. What you do outside of the box you
must do inside the box. Move your new decimal
straight up and divide like normal.
O Fractions: K.C.F. (Keep. Change. Flip.) Keep the
first number. Change division to Multiplication.
Flip the 2nd fraction. Then multiply straight
across. Reduce if possible
O Mixed Numbers: Make improper first, then follow
fraction rule.
 ACTIVITY
O Students will be placed in assigned group.
O Each person will have an answer sheet.
O Work out the problem together, and record
your answer.
 Question 1
O Write the rational number as a decimal: 5/8

O Answer: 0.625
 Question 2
O Write the rational number as a decimal:
-1 2/3

O Answer: - 1.66…
 Question 3
O Write the decimal as a fraction or mixed
number in simplest form: -0.35

O Answer: -7/20
 Question 4
O Write the decimal as a fraction or mixed
number in simplest form: 24.2

O Answer: 24 1/5
 Question 5
O Add: 7/10 + (-3/5)

O Answer: 1/10
 Question 6
O Add: -2.4 + (-1.2)

O Answer: -3.6
 Question 7
O Subtract: -3/4 -- 1/6

O Answer: -11/12
 Question 8
O Subtract: 3.4 – 7.21

O Answer: -3.81
 Question 9
O Multiply: (-3/5)(4/7)

O Answer: -12/35
 Question 10
O Multiply: -1.3 * 4.25

O Answer: -5.525
 Question 11
O Divide: -4/11 divided by 2/3

O Answer: -6/11
 Question 12
O Divide: 6.4 divided by (-0.8)

Answer: -8