Solve (-1/6) - (-4 2/6): Mixed Number Subtraction with Negatives

Question

$(-\frac{1}{6})-(-4\frac{2}{6})=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Negative times negative is always positive

00:09 And this is the solution to the question

Let's remember the rule:

$-(-x)=+x$

Now let's write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$-\frac{1}{6}+4\frac{2}{6}=$

We'll use the substitution law and solve:

$4\frac{2}{6}-\frac{1}{6}=4\frac{1}{6}$

$4\frac{1}{6}$