Simplify \(\dfrac{8}{9} + \dfrac{-11}{6}\)

Asked by Aaryan | 1 year ago |  40

1 Answer

Solution :-

let us take the LCM for 9 and 6 which is 18

\(\dfrac{ (8×2)}{(9×2) }+ \dfrac{(-11×3)}{(6×3)}\)

\( \dfrac{16}{18} + \dfrac{-33}{18}\)

Since the denominators are same we can add them directly

\(\dfrac{ (16-33)}{18 }= \dfrac{-17}{18}\)

Answered by Sakshi | 1 year ago

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