Distances/ Opposites/ Absolute Values
Additive Inverse and Equivalent Expressions and Distributive Property
Adding and Subtracting Rationals
Multiplying and Dividing Rationals

Word Problems
100

What pair of numbers are opposites?

6 and 6

-6 and 6

-6 and -6

0 and -6

What is -6 and 6?

100

Additive inverse of -12

What is 12

100

Find the sum -7 + 15

What is 8?

100

Find the product -8 x -5

What is 40

100

The temperature is -4 degrees in the morning. By afternoon, it increases 13 degrees. What is the afternoon temperature?

What is 9 degrees.

200

Find the distance between -4 and 7 on a number line.

What is 11?

200

Additive inverse of the sum of 5 + (-8)

What is 3?

200

Find the sum 3.75 + (-6.5)

What is -2.75?

200

Find the product -2.5 x 4

What is -10?

200

A submarine is 18.5 meters below sea level. It rises 7.25 meters. What is its new position relative to sea level?

What is -11.25 meters?

300

Absolute value of -3 1/2


What is 3 1/2

300

Select two expressions that are equivalent to (-4/9)(3/4).

A. 1/3

B. -1/3

C. (4/9)(-3/4)

D. (-4/9)(-3/4)


What is B. -1/3 and D. (4/9)(-3/4)?

300

Solve: -2/3 + 5/6

What is 1/6?

300

Find the product (-2/3)(9/4).

What is -1 1/2?

300

A hiker is at an elevation of 125 feet. She descends 175 feet. What is her new elevation?

What is -50 feet?

400

Which expression represents the distance between -9 and 4 on a number line?

A. 4 + (-9)

B. |-9 + 4|

C. 4 + |-9|

D. |4| + (-9)

What is C 4 + |-9|?

400

Use the distributive property to simplify -3(5+7)

What is -15 + -21, -36?

400

Solve: -8.3 - (-4.5)?

What is -3.8?

400

Convert -12/5 as a decimal.

What is -2.4?

400

A bank account has a balance of -$24.50. A deposit of $40 is made. What is the new balance?

What is $15.50?

500

Compare the absolute values of a= -7 and c =12.

|a|<|c|

|a|=|c|

|a|>|c|

What is |a|<|c|

500

Which expression correctly applies the distributive property to -1/2(9+3)?

A. -4.5 + 1.5= 3

B. -4.5 + 3 = -1.5

C. -4.5 - 3 = -7.5

D. -4.5 -1.5 = -6

What is D -4.5 - 1.5= -6?

500

Solve -4/9 - 7/15

What is -41/45?

500

Solve:  3/7 divided by -4/5

What is -15/28?

500

A football team loses 6 yards on one play and 14 yards on the next play. What is the distance between the two field positions?

What is 20 yards?

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