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3 years ago

How to subtract a negative fraction from a positive fraction?

1 answer:

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Let's take an example to illustrate this case:

positive fraction = 2/7

negative fraction = - 3/5

Now we need to subtract - 3/5 from 2/7

Right?

2/7 - (-3/5) = 2/7 + 3/5

here we need to unify the denominators as follows:

the lowest common factor between 7 and 5 is 35
2/7 = 10/35
3/5 = 21/35

Now back to 2/7 + 3/5:

2/7 + 3/5 = 10/35 + 21/35 = (10+21)/35 = 31/35

That's it

Hope that helps you

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