Question

what rational number should be added to -11/6 to get -31/8​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let ans be x

-11/6+x=-31/8

x=-31/8-(-11/6)

minus and minus becomes plus

x=-31/8+11/6

LCM of 8 and 6 is 48

x=-186/48+88/48

minus plus that means we have to subtract

x=-98/48

x=-49/24

thus ans is -2 integer 1/24