Question

Addition and Subtraction of Rational

Numbers - Question 8
8
k fueleducation"
8
9
|
5
12
+=
3
12
Reduce the answer to lowest terms.
-2
-1
8
-1
12
12

Answer 1

`(-1)/(6)`

Explanation:

`-(5)/(12) + (3)/(12) = -(2)/(12)`

`-(2)/(12) = -(1)/(6)`

which can also be written as:

`(-1)/(6)`