Question

Simplify -2 1/6 - ( -7 1/3 )

Answer 1

Answer:

5 1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that - ( -7 1/3) = 7 1/3.  The two ' - ' signs cancel each other.

Thus, the original expression becomes -2 1/6  +  7 1/3.

Here the LCD is 6.  We re-write the above expression as -2 1/6 + 7 2/6.

Reversing the order of these terms makes the work a bit easier.

7 2/6 - 2 1/6 comes out to 5 1/6