How do you add this?
-5/6 + 1/2
-5/6 + 1/2= 8/6
I know to find the lowest common denominator,which is 6, but the
numerator is larger than the denominator
which is 8/6. How do I solve?
Wouldn't the answer be -1/3?
yes, the correct answer is -1/3
They must have read both numbers as positive to get 8/6
To add fractions, you first need to find a common denominator. In this case, the lowest common denominator is 6.
To convert -5/6 to a fraction with a denominator of 6, multiply the numerator and denominator by 6:
(-5/6) * (6/6) = -30/36
Now, to add the fractions:
-30/36 + 1/2
Since the denominators are the same, you can add the numerators:
-30/36 + 1/2 = (-30 + 18) / 36 = -12/36
The fraction -12/36 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 12:
-12/36 = (-12 ÷ 12) / (36 ÷ 12) = -1/3
So, the final answer is -1/3.
It seems there was an error in their calculation, where they misread the fraction as 8/6 instead of -12/36. The correct answer is indeed -1/3.