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Simplify the expression -4 1/6-(6 1/3)
Explain your solution using the additive property.

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Answer:

The Answer is -21/2=10.5

Explanation: -4 1/6 - (6 1/3)

multiply 4 and 6 and get 24.

-24+1/6 - 6*3+1/3

Add 24 and 1 to get 25

- 25/6 - 6*3+1/3

Multiply 6 and 3 to get 18

- 25/6 - 18+1/3

Add 18 and 1 to get 19

-25- 19/3

LCM -25/6 and 36/6 have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

-25-38/6

Subtract 38 from -25 to get -63

-63/6

Reduce the fraction -63/6 to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3

-21/2

Simplify the expression -4 1/6-(6 1/3) Explain your solution using the additive property-example-1
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