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Subtract. ​ 7/8-(-3/8) ​ Enter your answer in the box as a fraction in simplest form?


I'm confused tbh i don't know if i'm suppose to subtract or add but i looked up an example like 10-(-3) and it added to 13


But answer for addition is 1 and 1/4

And subtraction is 4/8 and and the simplest form is 1/2 please help!

Verified Answer :

Simple....

so you have: \(\frac{7}{8}-(- \frac{3}{8} )\)

There's the law where if the number outside your parentheses is negative along with the number in the parentheses; it converts into positive...

-->>x-(-x)
--->>x+(+x)

This being said.....

\(\frac{7}{8} - (-\frac{3}{8} )\)

-->> \(\frac{7}{8} +(+ \frac{3}{8} )\)

-->>>\(\frac{10}{8}\)

But remember, you want to simplify it....

\(\frac{10}{8} = \frac{5}{4}\) (Decimal form..1.25)

Thus, your answer.

The answer is negative 1 1/4