Question

I have a test tomorrow and i forgot this but how do you do something like this:

-(-14⅞)-15+(-⅚)-14⅞​

Answer 1

-15 5/6

Explanation:

Combine the given terms (through addition and subtraction).

14 7/8 - 15 - 5/6 - 14 7/8

Identify the LCD: It is 24

Therefore we have:

14 21/24 - 15 - 20/24 - 14 21/24

Combining the whole numbers, we get

14 - 15 - 14, or -15

and combining the fractions, we get

21 - 20 - 21

----------------- = -20/24

24

and so we have -15 - 20/24, or -15 - 5/6, or -15 5/6