Question

How do you evaluate `\frac{3-1}{-4-1}`?

Answer 1

`-2/5`

Explanation:

We look at the top first.

`3-1=2`

Now the denominator:

`-4-1=-5`

So, this fraction becomes `-2/5`. Since there are no common factors between `2` and `5`, `-2/5` is our answer.