0Jack A Lopez 8 years ago ReplyUpvoteI think it helps to write mixed fractions including the addition operator (the plus sign) explicitly, like so: -(1 + 5/6) + (5 +1/3) = ? = -1 -5/6 +5 +2/6 [substitute 2/6 =1/3 ] =-1+5 + (-5/6 +2/6) [add integer parts and fraction parts separately] =4 + (-3/6) =4 - 1/2 [substitute -1/2=-3/6 ] = 3 + 1 -1/2 [substitute 3+1 = 4 ] = 3 +1/2
0steveastroukJack A Lopez Answer 8 years ago ReplyUpvoteOR 1 5/6= 11/6 5 1/3 = 16/3 or 32/6 32/6-11/6=21/6= 3.5
0Jack A Lopezsteveastrouk Answer 8 years ago ReplyUpvoteErm... yeah, that works too. You made that look easy. ;-)
0rickharris 8 years ago ReplyUpvote Google is wonderful http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=-1+5%2F6+%2B+5+1%2F3&meta=&btnG=Google+Search -1 5/6 + 5 1/3=3.5
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8 years ago
I think it helps to write mixed fractions including the addition operator (the plus sign) explicitly, like so:
-(1 + 5/6) + (5 +1/3) = ?
= -1 -5/6 +5 +2/6 [substitute 2/6 =1/3 ]
=-1+5 + (-5/6 +2/6) [add integer parts and fraction parts separately]
=4 + (-3/6)
=4 - 1/2 [substitute -1/2=-3/6 ]
= 3 + 1 -1/2 [substitute 3+1 = 4 ]
= 3 +1/2
Answer 8 years ago
OR
1 5/6= 11/6
5 1/3 = 16/3 or 32/6
32/6-11/6=21/6= 3.5
Answer 8 years ago
Erm... yeah, that works too. You made that look easy. ;-)
8 years ago
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=-1+5%2F6+%2B+5+1%2F3&meta=&btnG=Google+Search
-1 5/6 + 5 1/3=3.5