SOLUTION: how do you add a negative fraction when it is written like this 4/5 +(-3/10) ?

SOLUTION: how do you add a negative fraction when it is written like this 4/5 +(-3/10) ?

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Question 953104: how do you add a negative fraction when it is written like this 4/5 +(-3/10) ?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Basically, when there is a + and a -, it will be subtracting. So, in this case, would be the same as . The answer would be , or 0.5
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