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

Eight and nine-tenths
Negative eight and nine-tenths
Negative seventeen and three-tenths
Seventeen and three-tenths

Question

Simplify:  Negative four and one-fifth minus negative thirteen and one-tenth

  Eight and nine-tenths
  Negative eight and nine-tenths 
  Negative seventeen and three-tenths 
 Seventeen and three-tenths

nuccioreggie · Answer

@DanJS

jackthegreatest · Answer

i can help

jackthegreatest · Answer

first of all, a negative minus a negative would mean that negative number plus a number

jackthegreatest · Answer

in this case, it would be

-4 1/5+ 13 1/10

jackthegreatest · Answer

r u able to solve that @nuccioreggie

anonymous · Answer

$$keep change change$$
-4 1/5+ 13 1/10
add them
and get 8 9/10

anonymous · Answer

13 1/10 is the bigger number
so it cannot be a negative number

jackthegreatest · Answer

u did not understand wat i am saying @NatsuDragon15

jackthegreatest · Answer

i was saying: for example, 8- (-8) would be equal to  8 +8

jackthegreatest · Answer

do u get it @NatsuDragon15

nuccioreggie · Answer

so its b

anonymous · Answer

but i sill think it is a.

anonymous · Answer

yes, i do get it

nuccioreggie · Answer

@jackunzel58 what do u say it is

anonymous · Answer

A.  Eight and nine-tenths