Negative Numbers and Fractions Practice
Negative Numbers and Fractions Practice
To find the final temperature, add the temperature changes: (-2 3/4 + 4 2/5 - 3 1/2). Convert to improper fractions: -11/4, 22/5, and -7/2, with a common denominator of 20. They convert to -55/20, +88/20, and -70/20. The sum is (-55/20 + 88/20 - 70/20) = -37/20, or approximately -1.85°C.
Subtract 3 3/4 from 12 1/2 to find how much is left, and then add 2 2/3: 12 1/2 equals 25/2, and 3 3/4 equals 15/4, needing a common denominator: 50/4 - 15/4 = 35/4. Then add 2 2/3; convert to 8/3 needing a common denominator: 35/4 + 8/3 = 147/12 + 32/12 = 179/12, or 14 11/12 liters remaining.
Add the hours studied each day: 1 3/4 + 2 2/5 + 1 1/5. Convert to improper fractions: 7/4, 12/5, and 6/5. Convert to a common denominator of 20: 35/20 + 48/20 + 24/20 = 107/20, or 5 7/20 hours.
Add the meters sold during morning and afternoon, then subtract the returned amount: 3 2/5 + 4 3/10 - 2 1/2. Convert to improper fractions: 17/5, 43/10, and 5/2. Finding a common denominator (10): 34/10 + 43/10 - 25/10 = 52/10, resulting in 5 1/5 meters of cloth sold.
To find the resultant temperature change, sum the individual increases and decreases. The net change is (-2 1/2 + 4 2/3 - 3 1/6). Convert these to fractions: -5/2, +14/3, and -19/6. Finding a common denominator (6), these convert to -15/6, +28/6, and -19/6, respectively. Summing them gives (-15/6 + 28/6 - 19/6) = -6/6 = -1°C.
First, convert all mixed numbers to improper fractions: 3 1/4 = 13/4, 1 2/5 = 7/5, -2 2/3 = -8/3, and -1 3/8 = -11/8. Find a common denominator for each operation: for 13/4 - 7/5 (common denominator 20), they become 65/20 - 28/20 = 37/20. Next, include -8/3 as -160/60 for a common denominator 60 resulting in 111/60 when combined. Now, address -(-11/8): convert 11/8 to 55/60. Finally, 111/60 + 55/60 gives 166/60 or 2 46/60, which simplifies to 2 23/30.
Subtract 2 5/6 from 5, and add 3 4/7 to 4 1/2: Convert to improper fractions: 2 5/6 to 17/6, 5 to 30/6 and 3 2/7 and 4 1/2 to 23/7 and 9/2 respectively. Solve: (30/6 - 17/6) = 13/6 and (-23/7 + 9/2), finding common denominator: -46/14 + 63/14 = 17/14. Finally, add: 13/6 + 17/14; convert to common denominator (14): 91/42 + 17/14 = 59/21 or 2 17/21.
Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions: -3 1/2 becomes -7/2 and 6 3/4 becomes 27/4. The expression becomes (-7/2) + (27/4) - 2. Convert -7/2 to -14/4 and -2 to -8/4: (-14/4) + (27/4) - (8/4). Adding these: (-14/4 + 27/4 - 8/4) = 5/4 or 1 1/4.
To add mixed numbers with different denominators like 3 1/4 and 2 2/3, first convert the fractions to a common denominator. Convert 1/4 to 3/12 and 2/3 to 8/12. Then add the whole numbers and fractions separately: 3 + 2 = 5 and 3/12 + 8/12 = 11/12. The result is 5 11/12.
To determine how much rope is left, sum the lengths of the three parts and subtract from the total original length. The parts add to 3 1/2 + 2 2/3 + 1 3/4 = 8 5/12. Converting 9 7/8 to an improper fraction gives 79/8, and 8 5/12 is 101/12. Convert both to a common denominator (24): 79/8 = 237/24 and 101/12 = 202/24. The leftover rope is 237/24 - 202/24 = 35/24, or 1 11/24 meters.