Simplify the expression -4 1/6-(6 1/3) Explain your solution using the additive property.
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Answer:
The Answer is -21/2=10.5
Explanation: -4 1/6 - (6 1/3)
multiply 4 and 6 and get 24.
-24+1/6 - 6*3+1/3
Add 24 and 1 to get 25
- 25/6 - 6*3+1/3
Multiply 6 and 3 to get 18
- 25/6 - 18+1/3
Add 18 and 1 to get 19
-25- 19/3
LCM -25/6 and 36/6 have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-25-38/6
Subtract 38 from -25 to get -63
-63/6
Reduce the fraction -63/6 to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3
-21/2
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