Question

Simplify -2 1/6 - ( -7 1/3 )

Answer 1

5 1/6

Explanation:

Note that - ( -7 1/3) = 7 1/3. The two ' - ' signs cancel each other.

Thus, the original expression becomes -2 1/6 + 7 1/3.

Here the LCD is 6. We re-write the above expression as -2 1/6 + 7 2/6.

Reversing the order of these terms makes the work a bit easier.

7 2/6 - 2 1/6 comes out to 5 1/6