Question

1/2+1/6-3/4 Simplify the given expression leaving the answer in improper fraction form.

Answer 1

-1/12

Explanation:

We are given the following expression and we are to simplify it leaving the answer in the form of an improper fraction:

`\frac {1} {2} + \frac {1} {6} - \frac {3} {4}`

We will start by adding the first two fractions by taking their LCM and making it a single fraction to simplify the expression further:

`\frac {1} {2} + \frac {1} {6} = \frac {1 + 3} {6} = \frac {4} {6} = \frac {2} {3}`

Now subtracting
`\frac {3} {4}` from the result obtained above:

`\frac {2} {3}-\frac {3} {4} = (2(4)-3(3))/(12) =(8-9)/(12) =-(1)/(12)`