Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - Signed Fractions - Exercises - Page 118: 13

Answer

$5\dfrac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Use the rule $a-(-b) = a+b$ to obtain: $=\left(+1\dfrac{3}{4}\right)+4 \\=(1+4)+\dfrac{3}{4} \\=5\dfrac{3}{4}$
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