SOLUTION: Find the sum or difference. -6 3/25 + 3 1/2 Thanks! Happy Holidays!

Algebra ->  Inequalities -> SOLUTION: Find the sum or difference. -6 3/25 + 3 1/2 Thanks! Happy Holidays!      Log On


   

Question 65075This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
: Find the sum or difference. -6 3/25 + 3 1/2







Thanks! Happy Holidays! This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This might be easier to do by turning them into improper fractions.
Find the sum or difference. -6 3/25 + 3 1/2
-%2825%2A%286%29%2B3%29%2F25%2B%282%2A%283%29%2B1%29%2F2
-%28150%2B3%29%2F25%2B%286%2B1%29%2F2
-153%2F25%2B7%2F2 the LCd is 2*25=50
-153%2A2%2F%2825%2A2%29%2B7%2A25%2F%282%2A25%29
-306%2F50%2B175%2F50
-131%2F50
-2 31/50
Happy Calculating!!!