Question

how do you solve: subtract -5/10-(-3/5)=

Answer 1

first you need to find the common denominator

Answer 2

Which is 10

Answer 3

yes, so what do you have to do to get to the second fraction on the denominator

Answer 4

-5/10-(-6/10)

My answer is 1/10 I'm just not for sure if it should be negative or not

Answer 5

You have to distribute the negative into the parenthesis

Answer 6

that is correct
and it is should be positive
\[\frac{ -5 }{ 10 } + \frac{ 6 }{ 10 } = \frac{ 1 }{ 10 }\]

Answer 7

the positive is greater than the negative so, the answer would be positive when you add them

Answer 8

so the two negatives did cancel each other out. Okay thanks I wasn't for sure since it was subtraction.

Answer 9

not really
negative * negative = positive
that is where the positive sign came from

Answer 10

Okay gotcha! Thank you!!

Answer 11

No problem
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