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-1/15 minus. -2/9. What is the answer to the subtraction of these two fractions?

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Final answer:

To find the result of -1/15 minus -2/9, convert the operation to -1/15 + 2/9, find a common denominator, which is 45, and then add the fractions to get 7/45.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to find the result of the subtraction -1/15 minus -2/9. To perform this operation, we can change the subtraction of a negative number into the addition of a positive number. So, the expression becomes -1/15 + 2/9.

To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 9 is 45. So, we convert both fractions to have the denominator 45.

-1/15 becomes -3/45 (multiplied by 3/3)

2/9 becomes +10/45 (multiplied by 5/5)

Now, we can add the fractions:

-3/45 + 10/45 = 7/45

the subtraction of -2/9 from 1/15 results in 7/45, indicating a negative fraction with a numerator of 7 and a denominator of 45.

The answer to the subtraction of -1/15 minus -2/9 is 7/45.

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