Are my answers right???

Question

1. 1+(-20/3)= -5 2/3

2. (-4 5/7)+11/7+(-15/7)= -7

3. (-4 2/3)+(-1/12)+10= 6 1/2

4. (-45.08)+(-54)+(-0.92)= -100

5. Jim needs to buy a molding for a new door in his home. He needs 83 3/8 inches for each side and 41 1/2 inches for the top. How many inches of molding does he need to buy?

208 1/4

6. If x is negative, IxI equals

a. x

b. -x

c. +/-x

d. square root of x

e. none of these

i said a but im not sure if it would be e

* IxI= absolute value of x

Answer 1

1 correct

2 wrong convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction then you take the numerators of each fraction and add it together. you get -33+11-15. you get -37/7

3 wrong first convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction. you get -14/3 to add you must than get the same denominator for all numbers. you get -56/12-1/12+120/12 when you add the numerators you get 63. divide that by 12 and you get 5 1/4

4 correct

5 correct

6 wrong no matter what the value of the integer is, when it is placed in absolute value it becomes the distance from zero. there is no negative distance so it will always be a positive integer. the answer is A