Pre-Algebra : Operations and Properties

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : Add And Subtract Rational Numbers: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Ns.A.1d

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Solve by first combining signs and eliminate the parentheses.

A positive multiplied with a negative sign will give a negative sign.

Example Question #92 : Negative Numbers

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First, since we are multiplying a negative value with a positive value, we need to realize the product is going to be negative. Next, we can multiply the values.

 

Since the answer is negative, the answer is .

Example Question #1 : Divide Integers: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Ns.A.2b

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When dividing with two negative values, the answer becomes positive. Then we just divide  by , which equals . The answer is  or 

Example Question #8 : Divide Integers: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Ns.A.2b

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When dividing with negative numbers, we count the number of negative numbers. We have one so that means the answer is negative. So the quotient is 

Example Question #311 : Operations

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When solving this problem remember our orders of operation, or PEMDAS. 

PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. When you have a problem with several different operations, you need to solve the problem in this order and you work from left to right for multiplication/division and addition/subtraction.

Simplify the quantities inside the parentheses.  Then multiply and distribute the coefficient in front.

Example Question #93 : Negative Numbers

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When solving this problem remember our orders of operation, or PEMDAS.

PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. When you have a problem with several different operations, you need to solve the problem in this order and you work from left to right for multiplication/division and addition/subtraction.

Evaluate the quantities inside the parentheses first.

Example Question #1 : Absolute Value

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Example Question #2 : Absolute Value

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Step 1: solve the problem 

Step 2: solve for absolute value

 

Remember, absolute value refers to the total number of units, so it will always be positive. For instance, if I am $4 in debt, I have -$4, but the absolute value of my debt is $4, because that is the total number of dollars that I'm in debt. 

Example Question #3 : Absolute Value

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First, solve the equation:

Next, account for the absolute value:

Therefore, the answer is .

Example Question #3 : Absolute Value

Solve the expression below:

  

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 simplifies to 

For absolute value expressions, the value within the bars is treated as positive

So, the expression becomes  which adds to 

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