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Question
Evaluate:
`(-4)/9 - 2/(-3)`
Sum
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Solution
| 3 | 9, 3 |
| 5 | 3, 1 |
| 1, 1 |
`= (-4xx1)/(9xx1) - (-2xx3)/(3xx3)`
(LCM of 3 and 9 = 9)
`(-4+6)/9 = 2/9`
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