Answer:
545/12 OR 45 5/12
Step-by-step explanation:
First you would have to change 46 to make it into a fraction. Instead of changing the whole number into a fraction, you can take just part of it.
Take just 1 away from 46 and make it into a fraction with the same denominator as the other fraction in the equation.
46 12/12
Since 12/12 is the same as 1, the number is still equal to 46.
Now since the equation is adding a negative number, it is the same as subtracting that number. Your equation would look like this.
45 12/12 - 7/12
Now you can subtract the fractions and carry over the whole number.
12/12 - 7/12 = 5/12
Carrying the whole number, the answer would be 45 5/12
If they want the entire number as a fraction, then you would have to turn 46 into a complete fraction and it would have to have a denominator of 12.
To get that number you would multiply 46 by 12 and put that in the numerator.
46 x 12 / 12 = 552 / 12
Then you would subtract 552/12 and 7/12
552/12 - 7/12 = 545/12
