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Question
Subtract the first rational number from the second in each of the following:
\[\frac{- 6}{7}, \frac{- 13}{14}\]
Sum
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Solution
\[\frac{- 13}{14} - \frac{- 6}{7} = \frac{- 13 - ( - 12)}{14} = \frac{- 13 + 12}{14} = \frac{- 1}{14}\]
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