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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6

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3. Rational Numbers

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Exercise 1 Page 358

Opposite numbers are located on opposite sides of 0 and are the same distance from 0 on a number line.

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Numbers that are located on opposite sides of 0 and are the same distance from 0 on a number line are called opposite numbers.

opposite numbers

We are given a mixed number and want to graph it and its opposite. Let's plot the number on a number line and see its distance from 0.

given number

The distance from the point to 0 is 2 12 units. We will measure the same distance on the opposite side of 0 to find the opposite of 2 12, -2 12. Let's do it!

opposite number

We have graphed the mixed number and its opposite on the number line!

Subchapter links

Try It p.358-359

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.359

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.360

Review & Refresh p.361

Concepts, Skills, & Problem Solving p.361-362