Activity #1: True or False? • Work with a partner to determine whether each statement below is true or false. • If the statement is false, provide an example or contradiction to illustrate why it is false. • Change ONE word of each false statement to make it a true statement. Note: There may be more than one way to do this. 1) If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are both negative, then the fraction itself is negative. 2) The sum of two negative numbers is a positive number. 3) The sum of a negative number and a positive number is always positive. 4) A number and its opposite have equal absolute values. 5) When two numbers are compared, the number with the greater absolute value is always the greater number. Activity #2: Find the Missing Number • Work with a partner to fi nd the missing number in each statement below. • Compare answers with another group when you are fi nished. 1) The difference between 5 and a number is 3. Find the missing number. 2) The product of 4.2 and a number is 4.2. Find the missing number. 3) The sum of 12 and a number is 17 1 4 . Find the missing number. 4) The difference between 12 and a number is 20. Find the missing number. 5) The quotient of 1 8 and a number is 1 6 . Find the missing number. Group Activity – Signed Numbers 754 CHAPTER 10 Signed Numbers www.mhhe.com/messersmith
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