Question

Simplifying fractions question!! WILL GIVE MEDAL!!!!

Answer 1

Simplify: Negative four and one-fifth minus negative thirteen and one-tenth

Answer 2

-4 1/5 - -13 1/10

Answer 3

Be 100% sure of ur answer

Answer 4

PLZ

Answer 5

Now first what i would do is change it from subtraction a negative to adding a positive like this : -4 1/5 + 13 1/10

Answer 6

So now you know it would be a positive

Answer 7

Now find the lowest common denominator

Answer 8

What is the lowest common denominator?

Answer 9

Um...

Answer 10

idk 5?

Answer 11

Whats the lowest denominator that they could both have example: 1/4 and 1/8 Lowest common denominator is 8

Answer 12

it should be five the lowest common denominator 5 and 10 have is 5

Answer 13

It wouldnt be five because 1/10 cant be divided by 2.

Answer 14

What would it be?

Answer 15

hello?

Answer 16

What would it be?

Answer 17

Do you know?

Answer 18

Let me explain this better Lowest Common Denominator is the lowest number both 5 and 10 an be divided by

Answer 19

What would that be?

Answer 20

Hmm i guess 10?

Answer 21

yeah.

Answer 22

So it would be -4 2/10 + 3 1/10

Answer 23

13 1/10 sorry

Answer 24

is it -8 9/10?

Answer 25

Now add that fractions but remember 4 2/10 is negative

Answer 26

Its 13 not 3 sorry

Answer 27

And its not 9/10

Answer 28

its k

Answer 29

OH

Answer 30

is it -17 3/10?

Answer 31

NO you were close and it is 9/10 sorry did my math wrong

Answer 32

My fault

Answer 33

Ok back to -8 9/10 thats so close but wrong in one way

Answer 34

Im kinda laggin i think

Answer 35

or wait 17 3/10?

Answer 36

cause i just remembered that if both are negative that still counts for positive.

Answer 37

Oh, can u help with another question?

Answer 38

wait NVM thanks bye!