Question

Im not good at fractions. Help Please !?

Add or subtract.
1/2 – 3/2

Answer 1

as long as the denominators are the same, you can add or subtract the numerators like you normally would
so for example 1/3 - 3/3 = -2/3

Answer 2

Ive came up with a few answers but they were wrong. Im confused. 2/2, 4/2 ….

Answer 3

well what is 1 - 3 = ?

Answer 4

-2

Answer 5

yes, so you have -2/2
and remember that a number divided by itself = 1

Answer 6

1/2-3/2=-2/2 ? thats what I came up with at first but, it was wrong. can a fraction be negative ?

Answer 7

that'd be my point from the second line :P
a number divided by itself = 1
so for example 3/3 = 1
4/4 = 1
-4/4 = -1 etc

Answer 8

\(\bf \cfrac{1}{2}-\cfrac{3}{2}=\cfrac{?}{{\color{brown}{ lcd?}}}
\\ \quad \\
\to \cfrac{[({\color{brown}{ 2}}\div 2)\cdot 1]-[({\color{brown}{ 2}}\div 2)\cdot 3]}{{\color{brown}{ 2}}}\to \cfrac{1\cdot 1-1\cdot 3}{2}\to \cfrac{1-3}{2}\to \cfrac{-\cancel{ 2 }}{\cancel{ 2 }}\to -1\)

Answer 9

THANK YOU SO MUCH !

Answer 10

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