document.write( "Question 75118: Hello, \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 + (1/2-2/3). 1/2-2/3 changing the denominator to 6 I now have 3/6-4/6 and you can't subtract 4 from 3. Where do I go from here? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #53949 by funmath(2933)\"\" \"About 
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1/4 + (1/2-2/3)
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\n" ); document.write( "You have now entered the realm of positive and negative numbers. If you had 3 dollars in the bank and wrote a check for 4 dollars, you would be overdrawn by 1 dollar. You'd have -1 dollars.
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