Question

What is -4 3/10 - 8 3/10

Answer 1

Answer:

-12 3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

-4 3/10 - 8 3/10

The signs are the same so we add and then take the sign

4 3/10 + 8 3/10

Add the whole numbers

4+8 = 12

Add the fractions

3/10 + 3/10 = 6/10

Simplify the fraction

6/10 = 3/5

Put them together

12 3/5

Add the sign

-12 3/5

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Change the mixed fraction to improper fraction

-4 3/10 = -43/10

-8 3/10 = -83/10

$-4\frac{3}{10}-8\frac{3}{10}=\frac{-43}{10}-\frac{83}{10}\\\\=\frac{-43-83}{10}\\\\=\frac{-126}{10}\\\\=-12\frac{6}{10}$