Adding Real Numbers
Will the answer be POSITIVE or NEGATIVE?
-162 + 164
2, positive
4-9
-5
-6(4)
-24
18/-2
-9
Use commutative property.
2x + 13
13 + 2x
-12
-2.6 - (-6.7)
4.1
-3/4(-8/9)
2/3
-45/-9
5
Use associative property.
3/4(4/3s)
(3/4 x 4/3) s
s
| -8| + (-16) = ?
-8
-3/11 - (-5/11)
2/11
(-1)(2)(-3)(-5)
-30
x = -5, y = -3
3x + 2y = ?
-21
Use distributive property.
-(r - 3 - 7p)
-r + 3 + 7p
-7/10 + (-3/5)
-13/10
-10 - (-8) + (-4) - 20
-26
-72
-49
-3 - 52/2(-7)
2
Use distributive property to make each product a sum.
(-1) x 5 + (-1) x y
-1(5+x)
-1.3 + [0.5 + (-0.3) + 0.4]
-0.7
x = -5, y = 4, and t = 10
t2 - x
105
(-2)(5) - (-11)(3)
41
x = -5, y = -3
2x2 - y2
41
Name the property illustrated.
-4(y + 7) = -4 x y + (-4) x 7
Distributive