Jarvis said:how do i solve fraction equations with positive and negative numbers
-1/8+x=4/8
You follow the same procedure as usual. For this first problem, you would add 1/8 to both sides of the equation using normal adding of fractions.
x -1/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 + 1/8 = .....
2/3=x+1/6
In this second problem, since x had 1/6 added to it to get 2/3, undo that by subtracting 1/6 from both sides of the equation.
2/3 - 1/6 = x + 1/6 - 1/6
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