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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Basically, when there is a + and a -, it will be subtracting. So, in this case, 4%2F5+%2B+%28-3%2F10%29 would be the same as 4%2F5-3%2F10. The answer would be 1%2F2, or 0.5