Question

What is the difference?

Express your answer in lowest terms.

-7/15 - (-11/15)=

?/?

Answer 1

hey

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

did you give it a try?

Answer 4

^

Answer 5

tell me where you stuck

Answer 6

yes I have on every question but I get it wrong

Answer 7

ok no problem

Answer 8

-7/15 - (-11/15)=
-7/15 + 11/15

Answer 9

Can you show us where your stuck at?

Answer 10

a double negative = 2 a positive

Answer 11

so what do you have to do next?

Answer 12

eh please let the poster try understanding don't jump to answers

Answer 13

ok sorry...

Answer 14

so dear poster what do you know about negative times negative

Answer 15

the problem is you are not helping if you just give away the answers :)

Answer 16

not much, I moved to a new school and at my old one we weren't learning about it, kids here have been learning about this for a month and I just got here this week

Answer 17

oh my

Answer 18

What have u done @blackops2_143 Can you show me the steps you took to solve this problem..

Answer 19

eh ok no problem

Answer 20

We can help you were you left off..

Answer 21

well just tell us what is confusing u

Answer 22

okay

Answer 23

@blackops2_143 do u know how to work with fractions or negatives?

Answer 24

fractions

Answer 25

negatives are more confusing for me

Answer 26

@Yuna123 Just let the user post the steps she took to solve this problem. Then we can all help her with this problem. Or else we wont get no where with this...

Answer 27

ok @KendrickLamar2014

Answer 28

sorry its just that i am in a hurry too so i will leave

Answer 29

so I subtracted the fractions numerators but left the denominators and so now I don't know what to do

Answer 30

This is how I would solve this: \[\frac{ -7 }{ 15 } + \frac{ 11 }{ 15 }\]
\[\frac{ -7 + 11 }{ 15 }\]
\[-7 + 11 = ?\]

Answer 31

^

Answer 32

its clear that when you multiply positive with positive you get positive
2x2=4
the issue is when multiplying two negatives
-2x-2=4
why positive is the question
consider

Answer 33

that's one way of looking at product

Answer 34

What is: \[-7 + 11\]
@blackops2_143

Answer 35

so 4 ?

Answer 36

now if considered negative numbers

Answer 37

Yes, so the answer would be: \[\frac{ 4 }{ 15 }\]

Answer 38

Did you understand? @blackops2_143

Answer 39

yes thank you both

Answer 40

i go 2 stpes left and 2 down i still got the same box that is of area 4
so -2x-2=4

Answer 41

Welcome =)

Answer 42

this explains why negative multiplied by negative is positive

Answer 43

so whenever you see -(-a) it is the same as -1x-a
and that is equal to a
a any positive number

Answer 44

i hope you got the picture

Answer 45

i m explain this since you said you have problem with negatives