Decimals
Lining up the decimal points.
What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?
Finding a common denominator.
What is the first step in adding or subtracting fractions?
If signs are the same treat as normal, if signs are different subtract and use the sign from the bigger number.
What is adding with negatives?
Read the problem at least twice.
What is the first Step to breaking down word problems?
Add Zero's to fill in blanks.
What do you do if the problem looks off/weird after lining up the decimals?
Changing the top and bottom of each fraction so they can be added or subtracted.
What is finding the common denominator?
Keep Change Change
What is the step to follow when you are subtracting and have a negative sign in the problem?
More than, increased by, total of (distance traveled, etc), all together, sum
What are addition key words/process indicators?
Set the problem up like normal and ignore the decimal until the answer.
What is Multiplying decimals?
NO COMMON DENOMINATOR
What is the Most important rule when Multiplying or Dividing Fractions?
This is what tells you if your answer is negative while multiplying or dividing with negatives.
What is An odd number (1,3,5) of negative signs?
Decreased by, difference between, more than, less than, fewer than, Words ending in er: higher, farther, longer, shorter,
What are Subtraction key words/Process indicators?
Set the problem up like normal and move the decimal so the outside number is a whole number.
What is Dividing Decimals?
Keep Change Flip
What is the correct procedure for dividing fractions?
This is what tells you if your answer is positive while multiplying or dividing with negatives.
What is An even number (2,4,6) of negative signs?
of, times, multiplied by, product of, doubled, tripled, quadrupled, each and sometimes per.
What are multiplication key words/process indicators?
The number of digits behind the decimal in the answer and in the problem.
Multiplying the whole number by the denominator and adding it to the numerator.
What is changing a mixed number into an improper fraction, which is the first step when multiplying or dividing fractions.
This is the same regardless of whole number, fraction or decimal.
What is How negatives work?
What are examples of division key words/process indicators?