Reteaching 2-6
Reteaching 2-6
Reteaching
1-6 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
You need to remember two simple rules when multiplying or dividing real
numbers.
1. The product or quotient of two numbers with the same sign is positive.
6(30) = 180 6 and 30 have the same sign so the product is positive.
Exercises
Find each product or quotient.
1. 5(6) 2. 7(20) 3. 3 22
4. 44 2 5. 81 (9) 6. 55 (11)
7. 62 2 8. 25 (4) 9. (6)2
1 1 2 3 3 1
13. 14. 15. .
2 3 3 5 4 3
16. The temperature dropped 2F each hour for 6 hours. What was the total
change in temperature?
17. Reasoning Since 52 = 25 and (5)2 = 25, what are the two values for the square
root of 25?
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Name Class Date
Reteaching (continued)
1-6 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
1
The product of 7 and is 1. Two numbers whose product is 1 are called
7
reciprocals. To divide a number by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.
2 5
What is the quotient ?
3 7
2 5 2 7 To divide by a fraction, multiply by its
3 7 3 5 reciprocal.
14 The signs are different so the answer is
15 negative.
Exercises
Find each quotient.
1 1 2 2 2
18 19. 6 20.
2 3 3 5 3
1 1 5 1 23.
2 1
21. 22.
2 4 7 2 3 4
1
a
24. Writing Another way of writing is a b Explain how you could evaluate 2
b 1
6
What is the value of this expression?
60