1) Convert the fractions to equivalent fractions, to ensure they have the same denominator.
2) Once they have the same denominator, just add or subtract the numerators.
3) As with most problems with fractions, check whether you can simplify the final result.
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Yes, because otherwise addition and subtraction are not defined.
you calll the answer to a subtraction problem a difference
Multiplication can be the first step when using the distributive property with subtraction. The distributive law of multiplication over subtraction is that the difference of the subtraction problem and then multiply, or multiply each individual products and then find the difference.
No, changing order of vectors in subtraction give different resultant so commutative and associative laws do not apply to vector subtraction.
No, it is not.