Question

what number should be subtracted for -3/4 to get -1/3​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

  x = - 5/12 is the number to be subtracted from -3/4 to get -1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number to be subtracted from -3/4.

To get -1/3

then the number to be subtracted for -3/4 to get -1/3 can be written as

 -3/4 - x = -1/3

       -3/4 + 1/3 = x  (interchanging the term in LHS and RHS)

taking LCM, we get

(-3×3 + 1×4)/3×4 = x

      ( -9 + 4)/12 = x

          x = -5/12

∴   x = -5/12  is  the number to be subtracted from -3/4 to get -1/3.

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we can check the answer

-3/4 -  (-5/12) = -3 × 3/ 4×3 -(-5/12)

                     =(-9/12) + 5/12

                     = (-9 + 5)/ 12

                     = -4/12

                     = -1/3

Hence the answer.