Exercise 2 Page 294

When adding or subtracting fractions, they should have the same denominator. In this exercise, we are given two fractions with different denominators. - 5/6 + ( - 4/9) To add fractions, their denominators need to be the same. Since 18 is the least common denominator of the two fractions, we can multiply both the numerator and denominator of - 56 by 3 and - 49 by 2 to create a common denominator. We will start with the first fraction.

Let's continue with the second fraction.

Now, since the denominators are the same, we can add the fractions.