Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.4 - Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 261: 39

Answer

-$\frac{4}{5}$

Work Step by Step

x-y Replace x with -$\frac{1}{5}$ and y with -$\frac{3}{5}$ -$\frac{1}{5}$ - $\frac{3}{5}$ =$\frac{-1-3}{5}$ =-$\frac{4}{5}$
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