negative 3 1/3 + 1/2?

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negative 3 1/3 + 1/2?

2006-12-11 11:44:52 · 3 answers · asked by Just trying to help 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education

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you have to first find the common denominator, which would be 6.....
-3 1/3 + 1/2 = -3 2/6 + 3/6=

now make the mixed number an improper fraction...

-20/6 + 3/6 = (think 20-3, which = 17, since the 20 is more negative, then the answer is negative)

= -17/6 which when turned back into a mixed number is -2 5/6.

2006-12-11 11:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by coridroz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

-3 1/3 + 1/2 =
-3 2/6 + 3/6 =
-2 5/6

2006-12-11 19:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

-17/6

2006-12-11 19:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋