Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Adding Decimals
Subtracting Decimals
Math Rules
1

-5 1/3 + 8 2/3

What is 3 1/3

1

-8 1/2 - 4

What is -12 1/2

1

-13.4 + 8.6

What is -4.8

1

-3.7 - 14.9

What is -18.6

1

Part 1 - what is the sign of the sum of 2 negative numbers? Part 2 - what is the sign of the sum of 2 positive numbers?

What is Part 1 - negative Part 2 - positive

2

4 5/6 + (-1 2/3)

What is 3 1/6

2

7 3/8 - (-2 1/8)

What is 9 1/2

2

7.51 + 22.08

What is 29.59

2

22.43 - 4.07

What is 18.36

2

Double Jeopardy!!! How can you know what the sign will be for the sum of a negative and a positive number?

The answer will have the same sign as the number with the greatest absolute value.

3

-18 7/9 + 7 4/9

What is -11 1/3

3

-26 2/5 - ( -11 1/5)

What is -15 1/5

3

-41.90 + 22

What is -19.90

3

-81.36 - 41.93

What is -123.29

3

Explain how to change a subtraction problem into an addition problem.

What is Add the Opposite

4

3 1/4 + 7 3/4

What is 11

4

14 1/7 - ( -3 3/14)

17 5/14

4

117.4 + 8.93

126.33

4

7.85 - ( -31.03)

What is 38.88

4

What has to be done before you can add or subtract fractions?

What is make the denominators the same

5

-12 7/8 + -2 1/2

What is - 15 3/8

5

-5 3/6 - ( -10 2/3)

What is 5 1/6

5

- 328.17 + 63.40

What is -264.77

5

206.14 - 131.78

What is 74.36

5

What has to be done before you can add or subtract decimals?

What is line up the decimal point (and the place values)