Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.−165+1611Answer:
Identify common denominator: Identify the common denominator.Both fractions have the same denominator, which is 16. This means we can combine the numerators directly.
Add/Subtract numerators: Add/Subtract the numerators.We have −165+1611, which means we subtract 5 from 11 because the first term is negative.11−5=6
Write result as fraction: Write the result as a fraction.The result from Step 2 is the new numerator, and the common denominator is 16.So, the answer is 166.
Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction.We can simplify 166 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.6÷2=316÷2=8So, the simplified fraction is 83.