Solve -12/19-(-13/19)

$$\frac { - 12 } { 19 } - ( \frac { - 13 } { 19 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{19}\approx 0.052631579$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-12}{19} can be rewritten as -\frac{12}{19} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{12}{19}-\frac{-13}{19}$$

Fraction \frac{-13}{19} can be rewritten as -\frac{13}{19} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{12}{19}-\left(-\frac{13}{19}\right)$$

The opposite of -\frac{13}{19} is \frac{13}{19}.

$$-\frac{12}{19}+\frac{13}{19}$$

Since -\frac{12}{19} and \frac{13}{19} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-12+13}{19}$$

Add -12 and 13 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{19}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{19} = 0.05263157894736842$$