How do you subtract #(\frac { 4} { 3} ) - ( - \frac { 3} { 2} )#?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2016

#=17/6=2""5/6#

Explanation:

After removing the brackets you need to find a common denominator before calculating.

#4/3-(-3/2)#

remove brackets

#4/3--3/2=4/3+3/2#

common denominator will be 6

#=(4xx2)/(3xx2)+(3xx3)/(2xx3)#

#8/6+9/6#

#=17/6=2""5/6#