First point to make is a minus minus = a plus so your sum becomes an eighth plus a sixth. Next you need to apply a common denominator. In the case of eight and six this would be 24 so the sum is now 3 24ths plus 4 24ths = 7/24 or 0.29166667 as a decimal
Two quarters minus two thirds is negative one sixth. Two quarters is six twelfths, and two thirds is eight twelfths. Six twelfths minus eight twelfths is minus two twelfths or minus one sixth.
Negative twenty nine minus negative twenty one is negative eight.
Five and one third.
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-1/6. Negative one sixth.
Two quarters minus two thirds is negative one sixth. Two quarters is six twelfths, and two thirds is eight twelfths. Six twelfths minus eight twelfths is minus two twelfths or minus one sixth.
-5 and 5/6
-5 and 5/6
Negative twenty nine minus negative twenty one is negative eight.
-1/3 minus 1/6 is -1/2.
Five and one third.
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-1/6. Negative one sixth.
The answer is 5 7/18.
-1 -1 ''-5 ''-6 _ + _ = _ = -1 ''6 6'' ''''6 (ignore the all the apostrophes, they are for place holding)
-2 1/3 minus -10 1/6 equals 7 5/6
negative one sixth (-1/6 or -0.1666666)