Unit 3 Test - Rational Numbers (Grade 9 Advanced)
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Powered by AITo find the number, divide -28 by -4. This yields 7, since -28 divided by -4 equals 7. The negative signs cancel each other out, confirming 7 as the correct number .
Absolute value represents the distance from zero without regard to direction on a number line. Since distance cannot be negative, the absolute value of any real number, whether positive or negative, is always a non-negative number .
To place -1.15 between -1.2 and -1.1, convert these numbers to a common decimal form: -1.20, -1.15, and -1.10. -1.15 is greater than -1.20 and less than -1.10 on the number line, confirming its position between the two values .
A real-life scenario could be losing $3 each day for 8 days. This scenario models -3 × 8, where each day represents a loss. The product is -24, indicating a total financial loss of $24 over 8 days .
Insert brackets as follows: 6 - (2 × 3 + 4). This grouping changes the expression to 6 - (6 + 4). Calculate inside the brackets first: 6 + 4 = 10, then 6 - 10 = -4. Thus, placing brackets around 2 × 3 + 4 changes the order of operations to achieve -4 .
The rational number that is its own opposite is 0 because its opposite is -0, which equals 0. In other words, adding 0 and its opposite (0) yields zero. Therefore, 0 satisfies this condition as its own negative .
Multiplying by a fraction a/b means to take 'a' parts of 'b' equal parts of the whole. Dividing by a fraction a/b is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal b/a, since it technically means to divide the whole into 'a' parts and take 'b' parts of it. Thus, division by a fraction transforms into multiplication by its reciprocal, maintaining consistent outcomes with reciprocal relationships .
The quotient of two rational numbers, where the divisor is not zero, is always rational because rational numbers can be expressed as a fraction of two integers, a/b and c/d. Dividing a/b by c/d is equivalent to a/b * d/c, which results in (a*d)/(b*c). Since integers a, b, c, and d are closed under multiplication and addition, and b*c is non-zero, (a*d)/(b*c) is a rational number .
-(-3²) simplifies to -9 because 3² is calculated first, resulting in 9, and then the negative sign is applied. On the other hand, (-3)² equals 9 because the negative sign within the parentheses is squared along with the 3, resulting in 9. Therefore, they are not equal because the placement of the negative sign outside the exponent calculation affects the outcome .
Convert each to decimals: −2/3 ≈ −0.67, 0.6 = 0.6, −0.75 = −0.75, and 5/6 ≈ 0.83. Ordered from least to greatest: −0.75, −0.67 (or −2/3), 0.6, 0.83 (or 5/6).