7.NS.1c

Grade 7 · The Number System

Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p — q = p + (—q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.

Official code: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.1c
Short code: 7.NS.1c
Subject: Mathematics
Grade: Grade 7
Domain: The Number System

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