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Subtracting Rational Numbers
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Warm Up
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Subtracting Positive Rational Numbers To subtract rational numbers, apply the same rules used for subtracting integers.
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The temperature on an outdoor thermometer on Monday was 5.5⁰C. The temperature on Thursday was 7.25 degrees less than the temperature on Monday. What was the temperature on Thursday?
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Subtracting Negative Rational Numbers To subtract rational numbers, apply the same rules used for subtracting integers.
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-3.5 – 5.8 = -3.5 + (-5.8) = Notice anything?
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A cave explorer climbed from an elevation of -11 meters to an elevation of -5 meters. What vertical distance did the explorer climb?
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Method 1 – Use a Number Line
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Method 2 – Absolute Value
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