Question

-2/3-(-3/4)

Simplify if needed

Answer 1

1/12

Explanation:

Start by simplifying the fraction's signs:

`-(2)/(3) - (- (3)/(4) ) = -(2)/(3) +(3)/(4)`

Now write both fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator of 12:

`-(2)/(3) +(3)/(4) =-(8)/(12) +(9)/(12)=(1)/(12)`

If you need to add 5/6 to 5/12

again you need to write the fractions with a common denominator in this case also 12:

`(5)/(6) +(5)/(12)= (10)/(12) +(5)/(12)=(15)/(12) = (5)/(4)`

in this last step we simplified a common factor of "3" in numerator and denominator to reduce the fraction to 5/4