Question

Rational Numbers
Add the following
a. 4/7+(-3/35)
b. 2/5+(-5/9)
c. 8/15+6/25
d. (-7/-9)+(-4/3)
e. (-5/8)+(-9/20)

Answer 1

2/5 * (3/-7) – 1/6 * 3/2 + 1/14 * 2/5

= 2/5 * (-3/7) + 1/14 * 2/5 – 1/6 * 3/2 [Using associative property]

= 2/5 * (-3/7 + 1/14) – 1/2 * 1/2 [Using distributive property]



= 2/5 * {(-6 + 1)/14} – 1/4 [LCM (7, 14) = 14]

= 2/5 * (-5/14) – 1/4

= -1/7 – 1/4

= (-4 -7)/28 [LCM (7, 4) = 28]

= -11/28