igor_iv837
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-3/6 minus -2/6 and the answer is -5/6 why is it -5 when -3 -(-2) isn't supposed to be -1/6 instead of -5/6???
igor_iv837 said:-3/6 minus -2/6 and the answer is -5/6 why is it -5 when -3 -(-2) isn't supposed to be -1/6 instead of -5/6???
\(\displaystyle \frac{\text{-}3}{6} - \frac{\text{-}2}{6}\)
\(\displaystyle \text{and the answer is }\:\frac{\text{-}5}{6}\) . . . . wrong!