Question

How do we add this rational Numbers?
-3 5/9 + 1 2/9?

Answer 1

-1 2/9, otherwise seen as -11/9

Explanation:

First, add the whole numbers, -3 + 1 to get -2. Then, add the fractions, 5/9 and 2/9 to get 7/9. Then do 7/9 - 2 which is equal to 7/9 - 18/9 which is equal to -11/9. To make this a mixed number, it would be -1 2/9.