Solve -5/12-(-7/12)

$$- \frac { 5 } { 12 } - ( - \frac { 7 } { 12 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{6}\approx 0.166666667$$

Solution Steps

The opposite of -\frac{7}{12} is \frac{7}{12}.

$$-\frac{5}{12}+\frac{7}{12}$$

Since -\frac{5}{12} and \frac{7}{12} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-5+7}{12}$$

Add -5 and 7 to get 2.

$$\frac{2}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} = 0.16666666666666666$$