Question

-9/12 -(-1/3)

8/9

-8/9

5/12

-5/12

Answer 1

Hi there!


`\frac {- 9}{12}` - (
`\frac {- 1}{3}` )

⇒
`\frac {- 9}{12}` +
`\frac {1}{3}`

⇒
`\frac {- 9 + 4}{12}` =
`\frac {- 5}{12}`

Hence,
Option 4ᵗʰ :
`\frac {- 5}{12}` is Correct.

~ Hope it helps!

Answer 2

Hi!!

Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive.

So we can write this as

`- (9)/(12) + (1)/(3)`
We need to change
`(1)/(3)` to have the same denominator as
`- (9)/(12)`.

`(1)/(3) * (4)/(4) = (4)/(12)`
Now the equation is

`- (9)/(12) + (4)/(12)`
Solve by adding the numerators.

`- (9)/(12) + (4)/(12) = -(5)/(12)`

The answer is
`-(5)/(12)`

Hope this helps! :)
-Peredhel