Question

Question #6698e

Answer 1

`-17/5` or `-3 2/5`

Explanation:

First off, adding a negative number is the same as subtracting a number.

So your problem simplifies to `-1 color(red)- 2 2/5`

Now make both sides fractions, and not mixed ones.

`-1/1 - ((2times5)+2)/5`

`=-1/1 - 12/5`

Next, make the denominators the same (this will have to be 5)

`-5/5 - 12/5`

Now subtract the top line:

`-17/5`

If you want to make it a mixed fraction, see how many times the denominator fits in to the numerator (`17 -: 5 = 3`-and-a-bit)
`3 times 5 = 15` so you have `2/5` left over, `:.` your mixed fraction is `-3 2/5`