Question

Subtract:
4 from $-\frac{3}{13}$

Answer 1

Step 1: Making the denominators of the rational number equal to LCM
Given numbers: $4,-\frac{3}{13}.$
$\therefore$ Denominator of 4 = 1.
and denominator of $-\frac{3}{13}$ is 13.
LCM of 1 and 13 = 13.
$\therefore \frac{4}{1}=\frac{4\times 13}{1\times 13}=\frac{52}{13}$

Step 2: Subtracting $\frac{52}{13}$ from $-\frac{3}{13}$
$=-\frac{3}{13}-\frac{52}{13}$
$=\frac{-3-52}{13}$
$=-\frac{-55}{13}[\because$ denominators are same, i.e., 13 then subtract the numerators]
Hence, the required answer is $\frac{-55}{13}.$