Question

what should be subtracted from (3/4-2/3)to get -1/6

Answer 1

we subtract 1/4 from 3/4-2/3
to get -1/6
3/4-2/6 we get 1/12
let the no. that subtract is n then 1/12-n =-1/6
then when we solve we get 6-36n=-12
-72n = -12-6
then n = 18/72
1/4
hope this is correct

Answer 2

Given:

Subtract x from $(\frac {3}{4} - \frac {2}{3} ) to get \frac {-1}{6}$

To find:

The value of x

Answer:

Assume subtracting number is x

$\frac {3}{4} - \frac {2}{3} - x= \frac {-1}{6}$

$\frac {9-8}{12} - x= \frac {-1}{6}$

$\frac {1}{12} - x= \frac {-1}{6}$

$x = \frac {1}{6} + \frac {1}{12}$

$x= \frac {3}{12}$

$x= \frac {1}{4}$

To get $\frac {-1}{6}$ we need to subtract the value of x i.e., $\frac {1}{4}$ from${ \frac {3}{4} - \frac {2}{3}}$