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WELCOME TO MATH 40B

CLASS 1

Syllabus
Math Journals
Index Cards (Vocabulary & Rules)
Homework
Slide content from:
Contemporarys Number Power 3
Contemporarys Number Power 4
Contemporarys Number Power 5
Contemporarys Achieving TABE Success in Mathematics Level A & D
Contemporarys Top 50 Math Skills for GED Success

CLASS

The completion of homework will help to improve your

test scores. If you dont attend class regularly and
complete homework, then dont expect to see your
test scores improve.
Homework will include subjects covered in class, as
well as, subjects taught in 40A as review.
Expect a little more homework in this class than you
had in Math 40A
Quizzes will cover material taught in class
If you need assistance with your homework, please
either:

Stay after class and ask for help

Go to the lab during regular lab hours

Math Myths
3

Youre born with a math gene, either you get it or

you dont.
Math is for males, females never get math!
Its hopeless and much too hard for average
people.
If the logical side of your brain isnt your
strength, youll never do well in math.
Math is a cultural thing, my culture never got it!
Theres only one right way to do math.
http://math.about.com/od/reference/a/anxiety.htm

Are goals important?

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a novelist (wrote The Chronicles of Narnia), poet,

academic, and literary critic.

Math Journal
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Question: What is your math goal?

How do you plan to accomplish
this goal? What do you expect to
get out of this class?

You have 12 minutes to write 2 paragraphs.

Be thoughtful in your writing.

Symbols

not equal to

<

Less than

is approximately equal
to

Less than or equal

to

plus or minus

>

Greater than

Greater than or
equal to

| | Absolute value bars

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Introducing Sign Numbersy

ular

Signed Numbers: the set of all positive and negative

numbers.

Positive Numbers: are greater than zero and are preceded by

a positive sign (+) or no sign at all. Example: 2 or +2

Negative Numbers: are less than zero and are always

preceded by a negative sign (-). Example: -1, - , -.05

Zero (0) separates positive numbers from negative numbers.

Zero is neither positive nor negative and is always written as
0.
Where are signed numbers used?
15 below zero is written as -15
A dollar drop in a stock market price is written

35 feet below sea level is written as -35 feet

A negative $10 balance in a checkbook is written -

Remember the alligator always eats the

bigger number.
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The Number Line

Ind
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x
Ca
rd

Signed numbers can be pictured on a

number line. The value of numbers
increases as you move from left to right.
Positive numbers are written to the right
of 0 and are always greater than 0.
Negative numbers are written to the left
of 0 and
are always less than 0.

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Complete your own Number Line or add these

numbers to your Number Line Index Card
Draw a number line on an index card and label the following
numbers:

5, -4, , 2, -3 , 6.5, -7.75, 8, -2

Completed Number Line

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In the next 3 slides you will have to

decide what numbers are <, or >.
Think about the number line when
answering the questions.

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Comparing Integers: -6 ____

2
1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

-4 ____-10
13

1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

-2.5 ____ -2.3

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1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

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Ca x
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Absolute Value
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Absolute value is the distance from

zero on a number line. Since absolute
value measures distance travelled it is
ALWAYS positive. The symbol for
absolute value is | |.

Numbe
r

Absolute
Value

|7| = 7

-7

|-7| = 7

Read as
The absolute value of 7 is
7.
The absolute value of -7 is
7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrof6Dw63
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|-|=
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1.
2.

| .08 | =
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1.
2.

- .08
.08

Comparing Absolute Value

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When comparing or ordering integers, if an

integer is within the absolute value sign then take
the absolute value first before comparing or
ordering.

When comparing numbers use the following signs: <, >, =

|-1.25| ____ 1.25

-2 ____ |2|

|-2| ____ |-3|

If there is a mathematical problem within the

absolute value sign:

First solve the problem, then take the absolute value of the answer

|3 - 2| ____ |5 - 1|

|5 x 2| ____ |15 3|

| -4 | ____ 4
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1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

| | _____ | - .5 |
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1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

|3 x 2| ____ |-7|
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1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

|4 + 6| ____ |2 x 5|
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1.
2.
3.

<
>
=

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Multiplying Signed
Numbers

In d
e
x
Car
d

Rules for multiplying signed

numbers

If the signs of the numbers are alike,

multiply the numbers and give the
product a positive sign.
positive x positive = positive
negative x negative = positive
If the signs of the numbers are different,
multiply the numbers and give the
product a negative sign.
positive x negative = negative
negative x positive = negative

Sign Rules
+ (+)

- (-)

+ (-)

- (+)

Multiplying Signed Numbers

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-5(-6) =
2(-7) =
-9 * 2 =

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Multiplying 3 or more Signed

Numbers

Ind
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Ca
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Rules for multiplying more than two signed

numbers

Multiply all the numbers together

If there is an even number of negative signs, give the product a
positive sign.
If there is an odd number of negative signs, give the product a
negative sign.

Sign Rules
(-1)(-1)(-1)(1)

+1

(-1)(-1)(-1)

-1

Multiplying Signed Numbers

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(-2)(-4)(-1) =
(-2)(4)(-1) =
-1 * -4 * -6 * -2 =
1 * 4 * 6 * -2 =

(-9)(-5) =
27

1.
2.
3.
4.

-45
45
-14
14

(-5)(2)(-3) =
28

1.
2.
3.
4.

30
-30
-6
-10

(-1)(-3)(-2)(-2)(-3) =
29

1.
2.
3.
4.

-11
11
36
-36

Dividing Signed Numbers

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Rules for dividing signed

numbers

If the signs of the numbers are alike,

divide the numbers and give the
quotient a positive sign.
positive positive = positive
negative negative = positive
If the signs of the numbers are
different, divide the numbers and give
the quotient a negative sign.
positive negative = negative
negative positive = negative

Ind
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x
Ca
rd

Sign Rules
+/+

-/-

+/-

-/+

Dividing Signed Numbers

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-30 -6 = 8 -2 =
Sometimes, the answer to a division problem is
a fraction. The Fraction should be simplified to
lowest terms and the sign place in front of the
fraction.
-6 9 = 5/-25 =

-28 -2 =
32

1.
2.
3.
4.

-14
14
16
-16

42/-3 =
33

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

15
16
14
-14
-16

-50
125 =
34

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

2/5
-2/5
-1/5
-2.5
2.5

Activity-Integer War
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http://www.mathfilefoldergames.com/integer
-war/

Or Activity Folder: MA40B W1 L1 Integer

War

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INTEGER WORD
PROBLEMS

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Measured from sea level, an underwater rock shelf

is at a depth of 800 feet. The nearby ocean bottom
is at 3 times the depth of the rock shelf. What is the
depth of the nearby ocean bottom?
1.
2.
3.
4.

266 ft
-800 ft
1,600 ft
-2,400 ft

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Cascade Mining is drilling a mine ventilation shaft.

The mine is at a depth of 630 ft. The drill has
reached 1/3 of the way to the mine. At what depth
is the drill at this point?
1.
2.
3.
4.

-200 ft
-210 ft
-630 ft
-1,890 ft

Todays wind makes the temperature feel twice as cold as the

temperature indicated on the thermometer. If the thermometer reads
-12, how cold does the wind make it feel?
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1.
2.
3.
4.

12
-18
-24
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