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Subtracting Rational Numbers. Warm Up Subtracting Positive Rational Numbers To subtract rational numbers, apply the same rules used for subtracting integers.

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1 Subtracting Rational Numbers

2 Warm Up

3 Subtracting Positive Rational Numbers To subtract rational numbers, apply the same rules used for subtracting integers.

4 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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6 Subtracting Negative Rational Numbers To subtract rational numbers, apply the same rules used for subtracting integers.

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11 -3.5 – 5.8 = -3.5 + (-5.8) = Notice anything?

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13 A cave explorer climbed from an elevation of -11 meters to an elevation of -5 meters. What vertical distance did the explorer climb?

14 Method 1 – Use a Number Line

15 Method 2 – Absolute Value


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