Question

Simplify: Negative three and one-half minus negative twelve and one-fourth.

Negative fifteen and three-fourths

Fifteen and three-fourths

Negative eight and three-fourths

Eight and three-fourth

Answer 1

- 3 1/2 - (-12 1/4) = (turn to improper fractions)
- 7/2 - (-49/4) = (negative times a negative is a positive)
-7/2 + 49/4 = (find common denominator, which is 4
- 14/4 + 49/4 = (now just add..only the numerators, denominator stays the same)
35/4 = 8 3/4

Answer 2

another approach same answer
separate the whole and the fractions to work with smaller numbers