2-2: Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Name:

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the sum

a.		c.
b.		d.

, and

are placed in order from least to greatest, which will be first?

a.		c.
b.		d.

Write the numbers in order from least to greatest.

, 0.512768 ,

a.	, , 0.512768	c.	, 0.512768,
b.	0.512768, ,	d.	0.512768, ,

Find the difference

a.		c.
b.		d.	7

Find the sum of the rational numbers.
4 + 1.75

a.	57.5	c.	575
b.	5.75	d.	0.575

Find the difference of the rational numbers.
8.77 - 3.5

a.	0.527	c.	527
b.	52.7	d.	5.27

What fractions are written in order from least to greatest?

a.	, ,	c.	, ,
b.	, ,	d.	, ,

Which of the following is a rational number between

and

a.		c.
b.		d.

____ -7

a.	=	c.	<
b.	>	d.	none of these

10.

_____

a.	=	c.	<
b.	>	d.	none of these

11.

____ -

a.	=	c.	<
b.	>	d.	none of these

Short Answer

12.

Find the sum

13.

Use < or > to write a true sentence:

14.

Is the following set of numbers correctly ordered from least to greatest?
{2, 0.9, –3, –3.5}

15.

Find the difference