SOLUTION: Hello, This problem is not from a text book and has no ISBN number. I have done a portion of the problem, and now I'm stuck. 1/4 + (1/2-2/3). 1/2-2/3 changing the denominato

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Question 75118: Hello,
This problem is not from a text book and has no ISBN number. I have done a portion of the problem, and now I'm stuck.
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?
Thanks
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/4 + (1/2-2/3)
1%2F4%2B%28%281%2F2%29%283%2F3%29-%282%2F3%29%282%2F2%29%29
1%2F4%2B%283%2F6-4%2F6%29
1%2F4%2B%283-4%29%2F6
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.
1%2F4%2B%28-1%2F6%29
%281%2F4%29%283%2F3%29%2B%28-1%2F6%29%282%2F2%29
3%2F12%2B%28-2%2F12%29
3%2F12-2%2F12
highlight%281%2F12%29
Happy Calculating!!!!