SOLUTION: Hello tutor, Im confused about a question
"Add the following rational number" : "-15/4 and 7/4"
now the problem is the exact answer is I can see in my book
that the answer is
Question 1062460: Hello tutor, Im confused about a question
"Add the following rational number" : "-15/4 and 7/4"
now the problem is the exact answer is I can see in my book
that the answer is -2 but in my calculation, my answer is
coming out to be -8/4. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE
RIGHT ANSWER AND HOW!
is the same as -2.
Why?
Because
1. a negative number divided by a positive number
always gives a negative answer.
2. when 8 is divided by 4, the answer is 2.
So the answer is -2.
Edwin