Rules
A negative plus a negative.
Always negative
-0.5+0.3
-0.2
-1/2+(-1/3)
-5/6
LCM of 2 and 3
6
-2 2/3+1 1/6
-1 1/2
A larger positive plus a smaller negative.
positive
5.4+(-9.7)
-4.3
-1/2+1/3
-1/6
LCM of 5 and 20
20
-7 3/5+(-3 2/3)
-11 4/15
A smaller positive plus a larger negative.
negative
10.8+(-4.73)
6.07
1/2+(-1/3)
1/6
Sum
1/5 +(-3.34)
-3.14
A larger negative plus a smaller positive.
negative
(-3.6)+0.43
-3.17
-1/5+1/2
3/10
When do you use subtraction to solve an addition problem?
When you add opposite signed numbers (a positive and a negative).
-2 2/3+(-3 3/4)
-6 5/12
A smaller negative plus a larger positive.
positive
-7.1+(-3.63)
-10.73
-3/5+4/6
1/15
What type of number has a numerator that is larger than the denominator?
Improper fraction.
-4.5+(-5 14/20)
-10 1/5