Definitions
The number on top in a fraction is called the ____________.
numerator
-3+(-3)=
-6
-5-(-5)=
0
These types of numbers are also known as counting numbers. (For example: 1, 2, 3, and so on)
Natural Numbers
When you subtract a bigger number from a smaller number the answer will always have what sign?
Negative
The result of flipping the numerator and denominator of a fraction is called the...
reciprocal
12+(-10)=
2
10-15=
-5
The following numbers are categorized as what type of numbers?
0, 1, 2, 3,...
Whole Numbers
The sum of opposite numbers is always...
zero
Two numbers that are the same distance from 0, but on different sides of 0 are.......
opposites
10+(-20)=
-10
-20-5=
-25
The following are an example of what type of numbers?
..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,...
Integers
The absolute value of +157 is...
157
The _________ value of an integer is the distance between the number and 0 on a number line.
absolute
-30+(-23)=
-53
-5-65=
-70
Any number that can be put into the form of a fraction (excluding denominators with zero) can be categorized as what type of numbers?
Rational Numbers
What is the additive inverse of -1237?
+1237
Another term used to define opposite is...
additive inverse
16+(-57)=
-41
25-(-50)=
75
Pi (used to calculate the area of a circle) is an example of this type of number.
Irrational Number
|-428|=
428