Question

I dont understand please help

Answer 1

$2 \frac{1}{2}+(-2\frac{1}{4})$

This is equal to:

$2\frac{1}{2}-2\frac{1}{4}$

When you add a negative number, it turns into subtraction.

First, I would change it to mixed numbers:

$\frac{5}{2}-\frac{9}{4}$

Now, you need to change the denominators to make sure they are the same on both fractions. I changed the first fraction's denominator to 4 so they match. You can do this by multiplying the numerator by 2:

$\frac{10}{4}-\frac{9}{4}$

Now, you simply subtract:

10-9=1

1/4 is your answer.

I hope this helps :)