Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Real Numbers
Adding Real Numbers To add two numbers with the same sign: – Add their absolute values – Attach common sign To add two numbers with different sign: – Subtract smaller absolute value from larger absolute value – Attach sign with greater absolute value
Subtracting Real Numbers To subtract b from a add the opposite of b to a a – b = a + (-b)
Multiplying Real Numbers The product with two numbers with the SAME sign is positive -.5 · -.5 =.25.5 ·.5 =.25 The product with two numbers with DIFFERENT signs is negative -.4 ·.4 = · -.3 = -.09
Division of Real Numbers