How do you simplify -\frac{1}{4}(-3)+\frac{5}{4}?

1 Answer
Mar 26, 2018

2

Explanation:

First, expand the bracket, the negative signs cancel (multiplying two negatives results in a positive)
-1/4(-3) = -1/4*-3
=>1/4*3= 3/4

Then simply add the numerators, since the denominators are the same:
3/4+5/4=8/4

By dividing the top and bottom by 4, this simplifies to 2