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OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay i need math help!!

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

sure

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

question

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

it is fraction's isnt it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol yes \[\frac{ 4 }{ -3 }-\frac{ -2 }{ 5 }\]

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

ok so 4/(-3)=-4/3

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

-4/3-(-2/5)=-4/3 + 2/5

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

we need to have same denominator so multiply first fraction by 5/5 and second one by 3/3. tell me what oy uget

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2/15

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

ye (-20+6)/15=-14/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so then what -14/15 is my answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Jamierox4ev3r okay girl i need help asap hun

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@AlexandervonHumboldt2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sleepyjess hiiiiii i need help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sammixboo

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Ok, we have \(\dfrac{4}{-3} - \dfrac{-2}5\)

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

If we can multiply -3 and 5 by any numbers to make them equal, what could we make them?

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

This is called the Least Common Denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct okay so all this i got -2/15

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Another way to find the LCD is to just multiply the denominators, and -3*5 = -15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah true i did just that

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Ok, so we need to multiply the first fraction by 5/5. \(\dfrac{4*5}{-3*5}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 20/-15

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Yep, and now since the denominator in the second fraction is 5, we need to multiply top and bottom by -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so wait -60/-75

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ugh help :(

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

\(\dfrac{-2*-3}{5*-3}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 6/-15

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Yep, so now we have \(\dfrac{20}{-15}-\dfrac6{-15}\). Since we have the same denominator now, we can just subtract the numerators.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its going to be 14/-15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will that be my final answer

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Yep :) you can actually put it as \(-\dfrac{14}{15}\). It means the same thing either way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

You're welcome :)

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