Question

Can someone help me?

-3/2 - 3/8 = ?

I understand fractions may be easy to some people, but it’s not easy to me, please help 🤞🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Answer 1

i Know the answer but i dont know how to explain it

Answer 2

Hello @FriskIsNice

When we are working with Adding OR Subtracting fractions, we want to make sure that our fractions have a Common Denominator

Do you know what that common denominator might be in this case?

Answer 3

so basically try to find a common denominator

Answer 4

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
Hello @FriskIsNice

When we are working with Adding OR Subtracting fractions, we want to make sure that our fractions have a Common Denominator

Do you know what that common denominator might be in this case?
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I believe 4?

Answer 5

not quite

Answer 6

We are looking for something called the "Least Common Multiple" of 2 and 8

Answer 7

no because it can NOT be smaller than a denominator so it would be ...

Answer 8

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
We are looking for something called the "Least Common Multiple" of 2 and 8
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Ohhhhhh, wouldn’t it be 2 then, since 2 goes into 2 once and 2 goes into 8 4 times!

Answer 9

Here's one way to find the Least Common Multiple:
- write out the multiples of the numbers you are given until you come across a multiple that they have in common

The multiples of 2 are:
2, 4, 6, 8, etc

Answer 10

Other way around :)

The Least Common Multiple would be 8 because 2 goes into 8 four times

Answer 11

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
Other way around :)

The Least Common Multiple would be 8 because 2 goes into 8 four times
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Ohhhhhh. So I multiply 8 from the bottom to the top, cause what you do to the bottom you do to the top?

Answer 12

close!

you multiply the. 3/2 by four on the bottom and top because 2 went into the 8 four times

Answer 13

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
close!

you multiply the. 3/2 by four on the bottom and top because 2 went into the 8 four times
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Okay, so I would multiply 8 by 3 and multiply 8 by 2. Sorry if I’m constantly repeating myself.

Answer 14

nonono we're multiplying by 4

Answer 15

because 2 went into 8. FOUR times

Answer 16

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
nonono we're multiplying by 4
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Oof sorry, I’m not that good in finding things 😅 especially since I don’t have my glasses on but I lost em

Answer 17

cool
so

3 x 4 = ?
--
2 x 4 = ?

Answer 18

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
cool
so

3 x 4 = ?
--
2 x 4 = ?
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4 x 3 = 12

2 x 4 = 8



3 x 4= 12
——— —-
2 x 4 = 8

Answer 19

PERFECT

So now we have a situation that looks like this

Answer 20

now that the denominators look the same, we just have to to the math on the top

what is. -12 - 3 = ?

Answer 21

hehe -15

Answer 22

ok, put that number back on top of the 8

what's your fraction?

Answer 23

ik the answer :)

Answer 24

@Bea2006 The point is to guide people to their answers so that they can actually learn something along the way. Not to hand them the results.

Answer 25

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
now that the denominators look the same, we just have to to the math on the top

what is. -12 - 3 = ?
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Something like this?

Answer 26

You got it @FriskIsNice !

Answer 27

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
You got it @FriskIsNice !
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Okay! Thank you so much! Means a lot!🙏🏼😁

Answer 28

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Angle
@Bea2006 The point is to guide people to their answers so that they can actually learn something along the way. Not to hand them the results.
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but i didnt say the answer-

Answer 29

yeah, I just wanted to make it clear - I've had plenty of people interrupt me before with blurting out an answer

Answer 30

oh-

Answer 31

That’s being rude in my book.

Answer 32

how?