Question

what should be added to-5/12 to get 1/36​

Answer 1

✷ Let x be added to -5/12 to get 1/36

-5/12 + x =  1/36

x = 1/36 + 5/12

x = 1/36 + 15/36

x = 16/36

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✷ Hence, our required is 4/9

Answer 2

We have to find what should be added to$-5/12$ to get$1/36$.

We are solving in the following way:

Let assume the missing number will be$x$.

Then, from the given statement we can write:

$=>-\frac{5}{12} +x=\frac{1}{36}$

solving the above equation further we get,

$=>x=\frac{1}{36} +\frac{5}{12} \\\\=>x=\frac{1}{36} +\frac{5}{12}\times\frac{3}{3} \\\\=>x=\frac{1}{36} +\frac{15}{36}\\\\=>x=\frac{1+15}{36} \\\\=>x=\frac{16}{36} \\\\=>x=\frac{4}{9}$

Hence, if we add$\frac{4}{9}$ to$-5/12$ we get$1/36$.