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9/5 - (-6/10)
Khan academy needs either exact fraction or exact decimal

User Galatians
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Answer:

Exact fraction: 6/5

Exact Decimal: 1.2

User Laurence Burke
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Answer:

12/5 = 2.4

Explanation:

The fraction 6/10 can be reduced to simplify the addition.

9/5 -(-6/10) = 9/5 +6/10 = 9/5 +3/5

= 12/5 = 2.4

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The two minus signs "cancel." The product of any set of numbers with an even number of minus signs will be positive.

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