Vocabulary
Equivalent
When two values are equal
2/5
0.4
5+2
Same signs add and keep
5 + 2
7
6-4
2
5 * 15
75
Inverse
Opposites
11/20
0.55
-10 + -6
Same signs add and keep
-10 + -6
= -16
5 - 8
5 - 8
5 + -8
= -3
-17 * 5
-85
Integer
A whole number that is negative or positive, and including zero
4/9
0.44444..... repeating
-19 + 5
Different signs subtract
- 19 + 5
= -14
-9 - 14
-9 - 14
-9 + (-14)
= -23
9 * -14
-126
Rational Number
A number that can be written as a fraction
25/4
6.25
4 + -7
Different signs subtract
4 + -7
= -3
9 - (-3)
9 - (-3)
9 + (+3)
=12
23/4
5.75
Absolute Value
The distance from zero on a number line
1/8
0.125
-17 + - 9
Same signs add and keep
-17 + -9
= -26
-12 - (-5)
-12 - (-5)
-12 + (+5)
= -7
-55 / -4
13.75