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Lesson 9: Applying the Properties of Operations to Add and
Subtract Rational Numbers
Classwork
Exercise 1
Unscramble the cards, and show the steps in the correct order to arrive at the solution to
).
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Examples 1 and 2
Represent each of the following expressions as one rational number. Show your steps.
1.
0)
2. (
)
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Exercise 2: Team Work!
a.
c. (
)
b.
0 (
)
d.
Exercise 3
Explain step by step, how to arrive at a single rational number to represent the following expression. Show both a
written explanation and the related math work for each step.
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Problem Set
Show all steps taken to rewrite each of the following as a single rational number.
1. 0 (
)
2. 0 (
)
3.
0 (
)
4.
0
5. Explain step by step, how to arrive at a single rational number to represent the following expression. Show both a
written explanation and the related math work for each step.
Lesson Summary
Use the properties of operations to add and subtract rational numbers more efficiently. For instance:
= (
) = 0 = .
The opposite of a sum is the sum of its opposites as shown in the examples that follow:
= (
).
= .