2007-12-19 20:59:56 · 9 answers · asked by jonny d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 can be written as 5/5
5/5= 14/5+b
5/5-14/5=b
-9/5=b as 5-14 = -9
2007-12-19 21:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by calmserene 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 = 14/5 + b.
b = 1 - 14/5. If you take a common denominator, 5 then multiply the 1 with 5 and write the equation like this:
= 5 - 14 divided by 5. Write the whole fraction that way. Y!A does not allow me to show you that.
Here, 14 is bigger than 5.
But 14 has a negative sign before it.
So, you should keep that negative and take away 5. That gives you minus 9. (written -9)
Therefore, b = -9/5
Understand?
2007-12-20 05:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(1 - 14/5) is -9/5 not +9/5
simple as that
2007-12-20 05:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by mountainpenguin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 / 5 = 14 / 5 + b
5 / 5 - 14 / 5 = b
- 9 / 5 = b
2007-12-20 05:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14/5 - 9/5 = 5/5 = 1....simple as that....
2007-12-20 05:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by RyE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14/5 is bigger than 1
to make 14/5 equal to 1 you need to take 9/5 (ie negative 9/5)
2007-12-20 05:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by borse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since 14/5 is larger than 1, something has to be subtracted from it to make it smaller(that is, equal to 1).That means, we have to add a negative quantity to 14/5 to make it equal to 1.
2007-12-20 05:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by r_ravoori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is like this
1=14/5-b
then b=9/5 ,else not any method .........
2007-12-20 05:28:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 = 14/5 + b
Or -- b = 14/5 -- 1
Or -- b = 9/5
Or b = -- 9/5 not 9/5
2007-12-20 05:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by sv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋