Question

What expression is equivalent to -1/4 -5/3

-1/4 + (-5/3) or -1/4+5/3

Answer 1

Answer:

First option: $-\frac{1}{4}+(-\frac{5}{3})$

Step-by-step explanation:

 By definition, Equivalent expressions have the same value, even though they are written in different forms.

For this exercise it is important to remember the multiplication of signs:

$(+)(+)=+\\(+)(-)=-\\(-)(-)=+$

Given the following expression:

$-\frac{1}{4}-\frac{5}{3}$

Since:

 $(+)(-)=-$

You know that:

$-\frac{5}{3}=+(-\frac{5}{3})$

Therefore, knowing this, you can determine that the given expression can be written in the following form:

$-\frac{1}{4}+(-\frac{5}{3})$

The equivalent expression is the one shown in the first option.