Answer to equation:
y = 1 1/3
Explanation:
for this problem we see that we are starting below 0 and going up to one, all we have to do is solve for the distance between the two numbers, as shown
(-1/3) + 1/3 = 0
0 + 1 = 1
now to simplify, we just add the total amount of change between the two numbers
1/3 + 1 = 1 1/3
NOTE: this can be done by just adding the absolute value of each number if one is a negative number and one is a positive number, wich is basically what i did
-1/3 = |1/3|
1 = |1|
|1/3| + |1| = |1 1/3| or total amount of change
but if you are working with two positive or two negative numbers, then subtract the lesser of the two absolute values as so
-2 + x = -5
-2 = |2|
-5 = |5|
|5| - |2| = |3|
3 = amount of change
3 = x
-2 + -3 = -5