http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/40820-Fractions en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:30:10 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:30:10 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, fractions http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/40820-Fractions http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/40820-Fractions?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:fractions:Comments#answer75589 Rewrite both fractions with a denominator of 18*19. 1/19 = (1/19)*1 = (1/19)*(18/18) = (1*18)/(19*18) -5/18 = (-5/18)*1 = (-5/18)*(19/19) = (-5*19)/(18*19) ( 1*18 -5*19 )/(18*19) acer Rewrite both fractions with a denominator of 18*19. 1/19 = (1/19)*1 = (1/19)*(18/18) = (1*18)/(19*18) -5/18 = (-5/18)*1 = (-5/18)*(19/19) = (-5*19)/(18*19) ( 1*18 -5*19 )/(18*19) acer 75589 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:31:38 Z acer acer http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/40820-Fractions?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:fractions:Comments#answer75550 Not sure what the question is, but if you want an exact result just enter the fractions and hit the 'enter' key. You can also get numerical approximation to an arbitrary number of digits. <code> > 1/19-5/18; -77 --- 342 > evalf(%); -0.2251461988 > evalf[30](`%%`); -0.225146198830409356725146198830 </code> -- Jean-Marc Not sure what the question is, but if you want an exact result just enter the fractions and hit the 'enter' key. You can also get numerical approximation to an arbitrary number of digits. <code> > 1/19-5/18; -77 --- 342 > evalf(%); -0.2251461988 > evalf[30](`%%`); -0.225146198830409356725146198830 </code> -- Jean-Marc 75550 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:58 Z gulliet gulliet