Question

Which expressions are equivalent to 1/3-2/5?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

A) 1/3+(-2/5)
B) 2/5+(-1/3)
C) |1/3|-|2/5|
D) |1/3+2/5|
E) |2/5|-|1/3|

Answer 1

Explanation:

-1/3 + (-2/5)

Correct

|1/3 | - |2/5|

|1/3 | - |2/5|

Answer 2

The correct answers are choices A and C.

The reason is that both of these chose has a positive 1/3 and a negative 2/5 being combined.

1/3 - 2/5 = 1/3 + (-2/5)

A. 1/3+(-2/5)

C. |1/3|-|2/5|; these are absolute value(distance from zero), so it would be the exact same as the original problem after the absolute value is applied.