6th grade Rational numbers Flashcards
What are the 4 types of rational numbers?
- Integers
- Fractions
- Repeating decimals
- Terminating decimals
What is an irrational number?
An irrational number is a number that goes on forever WITHOUT a pattern.
When adding 2 negatives your answer is always…
When adding 2 negatives your answer is always NEGATIVE
When multiplying or dividing 2 negatives your answer is always…
When multiplying or dividing 2 negatives your answer is always POSITIVE
When adding 1 negative and 1 positive you know the sign of the answer by…
When adding 1 neg and 1 pos the answer is the sign of the bigger number
How do you change a fraction to a decimal?
You change a fraction to a decimal by dividing top by bottom
Absolute value is…
Absolute value is the distance a number is from zero.
Can absolute value be negative, positive or both?
Absolute value can only be positive.
You can’t have negative distance!
Subtracting a negative is the same as…
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding
When you are finding the difference between a positive and a negative, your answer gets…..
When finding the difference between a pos and a neg your answer gets bigger. You find absolute values of both and add.
The bigger the negative the….
The bigger the negative the smaller the number.
When adding 1 negative and 1 positive, your answer is….
When adding 1 negative and 1 positive, your answer is between the 2 numbers.
