Name _________________________________ Date _______________________ Period

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Study Guide
1) Explain how to determine if the sum of two rational numbers will be positive or
negative.
*The sum will be the same sign as the integer with the _____________ absolute value.

2) Describe a real-life situation that involves negative numbers.

3) Define absolute value.

*The absolute value represents the distance the number is from _________ on the number
line.

4) If C represents a negative number, is C C

C a positive or negative number?

*Let c = -2. What is (-2)(-2)(-2)?

5) If C represents a negative number, is

C a positive or negative number?

*Let c = -2. What is c?

1)

( 12

2)

22.4 + 35.91) + .62

- Rewrite.

Combine the 1st two numbers. Circle the signs. Are they the same or different?
Now take that answer and combine it with the 3rd number. Circle the signs. Are
they the same or different? Remember to line up the decimals.

3) ( 2 (3)( 4)
Multiply! Make a tic tac toe chart so you know if your answer is positive or
negative.

4)

54 9

What is a negative divided by a positive?

5) ( 2 (107)

What should you do first here? Watch your signs.

Convert the following fractions to decimals.

1)

4
15

Divide denominator into numerator.

2)

3
8

Divide denominator into numerator.

3)

2
5

Divide denominator into numerator.

Convert the following decimals to fractions and simplify.

4) .56

What place value?

5) .3

What place value?

1) Write a multiplication and division expression to

represent the following model.

2) Which expression is represented by the model below?

-6

-4

-2

3) Find two integers with a product of 32 and a sum of -12. Make a t-chart. If your
product is positive and your sum is negative, you have to have 2 negatives.

4) A submarine 750 feet below sea level descends an additional 100 feet before
ascending 325 feet. Where is the submarine now? (Descend is negative. Ascend is
positive.)

5) The temperature at 6 AM was -12F. The temperature dropped 10 degrees per hour
for the next two hours. What is the temperature now?

Group Performance Task

Task 1: You want to buy a new pair of Air Jordans, but dont have the money for them.
You borrow $130 from you sister to buy the shoes. Then, on Friday night you babysit for 4
hours and earn $10 per hour. On Saturday, you babysit for another 6 hours and earn $15
per hour, plus you earn a $5 dollar tip because the kids loved you so much.
Justify all your answers and so all work!!!! No work, No Credit!!!
a. Do you have enough money to pay your sister back?

b. If so, how much money do you have left?

c. If not, how much money do you still need?

Task 2: When the following fractions are converted to decimals, which results in a
repeating decimal?
a.

3
5

b.

5
8

c.

2
3

3
d. 8