1. Chapter 3
Rational Numbers

2. 3.1 – What is a rational number?
Chapter 3

3. What are some numbers between -11 and -12?
-13
-12
-11
-10

4. evaluate
It doesn’t matter if the negative sign is on the numerator, or on the denominator—the fraction is still negative. They are equivalent.
The same way that positive integers all have negative counterparts (or opposites), each fraction has a negative opposite as well.

5. Rational numbers
A rational number is any number that can be written in the form of a/b where a and b are integers, and b ≠ 0.
In other words, the set of rational numbers includes all integers, fractions and terminating or repeating decimals.
Rational Numbers
Non-Rational Numbers

6. example Find three rational numbers between each pair of numbers.
a) –0.25 and – b) –1/2 and –1/4
a) Remember, we can always add a zero to the end of a decimal, without changing the value. So, –0.25 and –0.26 can also be written as –0.250 and –0.260.
What numbers are between 250 and 260?
251, 252, 253, etc…
So possible answers are –0.251, –0.252, –0.253.
b) Try it!
What are some different ways that we could solve this?

7. example Order these rational numbers from least to greatest:
1.13, –10/3, –3.4, 2.777… , 3/7, –2 2/5
Putting all of the numbers into decimal form may be the easiest way to do these types of questions.
–10/3 = –3.333…
3/7 = 0.429
–2 2/5 = –2.4
Remember, negatives are smaller than positives:
–3.4, –3.333…, –2.4, 0.429, 2.777…
Now, put the original numbers back in:
 –3.4, –10/3, –2 2/5, 3/7, 2.777…

8. BINGO
Number Line Handout

9. Pg , # 8, 9, 10, 16, 21, 22, 24
Independent practice

10. 3.2 – Adding Rational Numbers 3.3 – Subtracting rational numbers
Chapter 3

11. example Evaluate: +5/6 Method 1: +1 +1 -3 -2 -1
 So, the answer is –3/6 = –1/2.
Method 2:

12. example
Evaluate:
3.1 + (–1.2)
Or:
3.1 + (–1.2) = 3.1 – 1.2 = 1.9

13. example
A diver jumps off a cliff that is 14.7 metres above sea level. After hitting the water, he plunges 3.8 metres below the surface of the water before returning to the surface.
Use rational numbers to represent the difference in heights from the top of the cliff to the bottom of his dive. Sketch a number line.
The water is 5.6 metres deep. What is the distance from the ocean floor to the bottom of the dive? a) b)
–3.8 – (–5.6) = –
= 1.8 m
14.7
14.7 – (–3.8) =
= 18.5 m
What would have happened if we had subtracted –3.8 from –5.6 instead? What would our answer be?
–3.8
–5.6

14. Pg. 111, # 3ac, 4ac, 9, 11, 12, 15, 20. pg. 119, # 11, 12, 14, 15, 16
Chapter 3

15. 3.4 – multiplying rational numbers
Chapter 3

16. multiplication

17. Multiplying rational numbers
When multiplying rational numbers:
use the procedures for determining the sign of the product of 2 integers
for fractions, use the procedures you already know about multiplying fractions
for decimals, use the procedures you already know about multiplying decimals
What happens when we multiply two negative numbers?
How about a positive and a negative?

18. example Evaluate: a) b) a) Look for common factors to cancel.
b) Turn them into improper fractions.

19. Dividing rational numbers
When dividing rational numbers:
use the procedures for determining the sign of the quotient of 2 integers
for fractions, use the procedures you already know about dividing fractions
for decimals, use the procedures you already know about dividing decimals

20. handout
Answer the questions on the handout to the fullest of your ability, because this is a summative assessment.

21. example
Simplify, and represent as a mixed fraction.

22. example Solve for x: x ÷ (–2.6) = 9.62 b) x ÷ (–2.6) = 9.62

23. Pg. 127, # 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 pg. 134, # 6, 9, 11, 12, 17, 19, 21
Independent Practice

24. 3.6 – order of operations with rational numbers

25. B E D M A S Order of operations Brackets Exponents Division
What’s the acronym used to remember the order of operations?
B E D M A S
Brackets
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

26. example
Evaluate:
Brackets
Exponents
Division
Subtraction

27. example
To convert a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, we use the formula:
In Fort Simpson, the mean temperature in December is –9.4°F. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius?
In cases like this, it’s as if there are invisible brackets around the numerator and denominator.
The mean temperature in Fort Simpson in December is –23° Celsius.

28. Pg. 140, # 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21
Independent Practice