Practice Properties Of Rational Numbers (1.2) - Rational Numbers

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Question 1.
Is the sum of 1/3 and 2/3 a rational number? Explain.
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Add the two fractions to check.
Question 2.
What is the identity element for addition in rational numbers?
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Think about what you add to a number to keep it the same.
3Question 3.
Are rational numbers closed under addition?
- Yes
- No
- Only some
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Think about performing addition with any two rational numbers.
4Question 4.
True or False: The commutative property applies to both addition and multiplication.
- True
- False
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Consider the order of numbers in both operations.
Question 5.
Prove that the distributive property applies to the rational numbers: Choose three rational numbers and verify a(b + c) = ab + ac.
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Add the fractions carefully inside the parentheses and distribute.
Question 6.
Create an example demonstrating that subtraction is not associative with any two rational numbers.
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Perform the operations step by step.

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