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To gain basic arithmetic skills needed for everyday problem solving.

Let's say you are at the store buying groceries. You see that your favorite food is on sale, costing $3 each. You have $10 - how many can you buy?

Let's say you are going to visit a distant relative, who lives 400 miles away. You are leaving at 8:00 AM in the morning, and the speed limit on the freeway is 75 miles per hour. What time should you tell your relative to expect you?

Let's say you work at McDonald's. According to the VCMS sheets, you should keep 96 10:1 meat patties cooked and in the heating cabinets for lunch. You have 4 grills available to cook food on, and each grill can cook 8 10:1 meat patties at a time. It takes 60 seconds to cook the meat. Your manager is also upset that the heating cabinets are empty, and is demanding to know how long it will take before the cabinets are full again. How long will it take?

You will notice that even a lowly burger flipper at McDonald's (considered by many to be one of the worst jobs out there) requires basic arithmetic abilities.

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What happens when you add sutract multiply and divide integers?

When you add, subtract, or multiply integers, you get integers. When you divide one integer by another one, you may or may not get an integer.


What can you do with integers?

you can add subtract multiply and divide them.


Why is it important to know how multiply and divide integers?

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What happens with the numbers when you multiply and divide integers?

If you multiply integers the results is an integer. If you divide integers (with one exception) the result is a rational number which, in some cases, may be an integer. However, the exception is that division by 0 is not defined.


What are the four operations on integers?

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Do two negative integers equal a positive?

Only when you divide or multiply.


What grouping symbols exponents multiply and divide add and subtract?

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How do you multipy integers?

You multiply or divide integers just as you do whole numbers, except you must keep track of the signs. To multiply or divide signed integers, always multiply or divide the absolute values and use these rules to determine the sign of the answer.When you multiply two integers with the same signs, the result is always positive. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer positive.Positive x positive = positiveNegative x negative = positiveWhen you multiply two integers with different signs, the result is always negative. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer negative.Positive x negative = negativeNegative x positive = negative.


How do the rules for multiplying integers compare to the rules for dividing integers?

The product of two positive integers or two negative integers is positive.The product of a positive integer and a negative integer is negative.The quotient of two positive integers or two negative integers is positive.The quotient of a positive integer and a negative integer is negative.You multiply or divide integers just as you do whole numbers, except you must keep track of the signs. To multiply or divide signed integers, always multiply or divide the absolute values and use these rules to determine the sign of the answer.When you multiply two integers with the same signs, the result is always positive. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer positive.Positive x positive = positiveNegative x negative = positiveWhen you multiply two integers with different signs, the result is always negative. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer negative.Positive x negative = negativeNegative x positive = negativeWhen you divide two integers with the same sign, the result is always positive. Just divide the absolute values and make the answer positive.Positive ÷ positive = positiveNegative ÷ negative = positiveWhen you divide two integers with different signs, the result is always negative. Just divide the absolute values and make the answer negative.Positive ÷ negative = negativeNegative ÷ positive = negativeExamples1.2.3.4. LOVE YOU :)


What is the rule when you are adding integers with the same sign?

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If you divide a negative number by a negative number will you get a positive number?

You will end up with a positive number. With integers, if you multiply or divide an even amount of negative numbers, the answer will be positive and if you multiply or divide an odd amount, the answer will be negative.


What happens when you add subtract divide and multiply integers?

You arrive at a resultant, the resultant depends on the operation carried out.