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Mathematics (Grade 7)

The Number System

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The Number System: Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Adding Rational Numbers with Same and Different Signs

Description

Subject: Math

Chapter: Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

CCSS Alignment: 7.NS.A.1.a, 7.NS.A.1.b, 7.NS.A.1.c...

Transcript

Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as fractions, and they include positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero.

You use them every day when you think about money, temperature, or even points in a game.

When you add rational numbers with the same sign, you add their values and keep the sign the same.

For example, i...