Answer:
-4 12 and 3 14 is -1 19/2, or -1 9.5 as a decimal
Explanation:
Add the whole numbers: -4 + 3 = -1.
2. Add the fractions:
The fractions 12 and 14 have different denominators, so we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 2 and 4 is 4.
To make the denominators the same, we need to multiply the numerator and denominator of 12 by 2 and the numerator and denominator of 14 by 1. This gives us 24/4 and 14/4.
Now we can add the fractions:
24/4 + 14/4 = 38/4.
Simplifying the fraction, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2:
38/4 ÷ 2/2 = 19/2.