The price of a stock increased 1/2 cent Monday morning. On Monday after noon,the price of the stock decreased 5/6 cent. What is the overall change in the stock price?

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asked May 12, 2020 31.0k views

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Kevin Thompson · Answer 1 · 2020-05-16T16:02:47+0000

Answer:

The overall change is -2/6 cents.

Explanation:

The overall change in the stock price would be the increase minus the decrease.

The increase is 1/2

The decease is 5/6

1/2 - 5/6 =

Change 1/2 to 3/6

3/6 - 5/6 =

simplify

-2/6

The overall change is -2/6 cents.