Answer:
-13/6 or (in mixed number form) -2 1/6
Explanation:
Rewriting our equation with parts separated
=10+512−12−712
Solving the whole number parts
10−12=−2
Solving the fraction parts
512−712=−212
Reducing the fraction part, 2/12,
−212=−16
Combining the whole and fraction parts
−2−16=−216
Another way to do it:
Convert any mixed numbers to fractions.
Then your initial equation becomes:
125/12−151/12
Applying the fractions formula for subtraction,
=(125×12)−(151×12) / 12×12
=1500 − 1812/ 144
=−312/144
Simplifying -312/144, the answer is
=−2 1/6