Question

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

Answer 1

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:

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