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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 7)

The Number System

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The Number System: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

Dividing Rational Numbers

Description

Subject: Math

Chapter: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

CCSS Alignment: 7.NS.A.2

Lesson Title: Dividing Rational Numbers

Introduction

Dividing rational numbers involves understan...

Transcript

Amanda is doing her math homework on dividing rational numbers.

Her teacher had told the class that when dividing rational numbers, we first divide the absolute values of the numbers and then find out the sign of the answer.

She also explained an important rule about signs. If the numbers have different signs, the answer is negative...