How do you subtract a negative fraction from a positive fraction?

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How do you subtract a negative fraction from a positive fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-08T05:37:12

$1/4-(-3/8)=1/4+3/8=5/8$

Explanation:

Subtracting a negative fraction $B$ from a positive fraction $A$ means adding the number part of it (that means leaving the minus sign) to $A$ .

For example if we have to subtract $-3/8$ from $1/4$ means, adding $3/8$ to $1/4$ or $1/4+3/8$ and as $1/4$ equal to $2/8$ , $1/4+3/8=2/8+3/8=(2+3)/8=5/8$

Hence $1/4-(-3/8)=1/4+3/8=5/8$ .

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