What is the difference of the fractions? Use the number line to help find the answer

Mathematics

1 answer:

alisha [4.7K]1 year ago

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Answer:

-7/10

Explanation:

Given the expression

$\frac{1}{2}-1\frac{1}{5}$

We can rewrite the expression as:

$\frac{1}{2}-\frac{6}{5}=\frac{5}{10}-\frac{12}{10}$

The number line showing the location of the two numbers is attached below. Therefore:

$\frac{5}{10}-\frac{12}{10}=-\frac{7}{10}$

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