Question

1 1/6 + (-4 4/5)
Write the sum as a mixed number & simplify.

Answer 1

find the common denominator, which would be 30

1 1/6 + -4 4/5 x/30 + x/30 Can you do this step?

Answer 2

hey hold on

Answer 3

1 (5/30) -4(24/30) = -3 (19/30) Can you simplify further than that?

Answer 4

No I don't think so.

Answer 5

correct, so that's the answer :)

Answer 6

Another way you can solve is to take
1(1/6) + -4 4/5 into decimals
1.6666667 + -4.8 = -3.1333333 Which is extremely close to our fraction answer :)