SOLUTION: How do you add and subtract negative fractions

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Question 58749: How do you add and subtract negative fractions
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-1/2-1/4=-3/4 CHANGE -1/2 TO -2/4 CREATING A COMMON DENOMINATOR SO YOU CAN ADD/SUBTRACT THESE FRACTIONS.
-2/4-1/4=-3/4
-3/4=-3/4
-1/5+(-4/5)=-1 (+*-=-)
-1/5-4/5=-5/5=-1