Subtracting 4 from 12 will equal 8, but it is also subtracting 1/3 of 12.
Subtracting 4 from 12 will equal 8, but it is also subtracting 1/3 of 12.
- 4 - 12 = -16 You are subtracting from an already negative number making it more negative.
When adding or subtracting, convert all fractions in the question to a common denominator/ 1/2 + 1/4 - 1/3 = 6/12 + 3/12 - 4/12 = 5/12
When following the order of operations, you wouldn't subtract 4 from 12 in this equation. First, 6 would be multiplied by 12 then the product would then have 4 subtracted from it.
Subtracting 12.
6x-7 = 3x+5 6x = 3x+12 (subtracting -7) 3x=12 (subtracting 3x) x=4 (dividing by 3)
28. Subtracting a negative number gives the same result as adding a positive.
Subtracting 3n from each side gives 12 = 4n or 4n = 12. n = 12/4 n = 3
48 less than 12:= 12 - 8= 4
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We can calculate this quickly by subtracting by 1000 (over-subtracting) and then adding 4 to make up for it. Thus we get 1003 + 4 = 1007.