Question

Can you help me? I’m learning about subtracting rational numbers and I need help. So what is -22 - 1 1/2. The answer are not 47/2 or 42/2 or 20.5 or 23.5

Answer 1

The answer is not 47/2. Do another technique because the answer is not 47/2.

Answer 2

To subtract -22 from 1 1/2, we first need to convert 1 1/2 into an improper fraction.

1 1/2 can be written as (2/2 + 1/2), which is equal to 3/2.

Now, we can subtract -22 from 3/2 by finding a common denominator. The denominator for -22 is 1, and the denominator for 3/2 is 2.

So, let's rewrite -22 as a fraction with a denominator of 2: -22/1 * 2/2 = -44/2.

Now we can subtract: (3/2) - (-44/2) = (3/2) + (44/2) = 47/2.

Therefore, the correct answer is 47/2.

Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's approach it differently.

To subtract -22 from 1 1/2, we can convert 1 1/2 into an improper fraction.

1 1/2 can be written as (2/2 + 1/2), which is equivalent to 3/2.

Now, we want to subtract -22 from 3/2. To do this, we need to convert -22 into a fraction with a denominator of 2.

-22 can be written as -22/1 to make it a fraction.

Now, let's subtract: (3/2) - (-22/1)

To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator for 2 and 1 is 2.

(3/2) - (-22/1) = (3 * 1)/(2 * 1) - (-22 * 2)/(1 * 2)

= 3/2 + 44/2

= (3 + 44)/2

= 47/2

Therefore, the correct answer is 47/2. If this is not the expected answer, please provide the correct answer or additional information to assist further.