The united states currently has 50 states.what fraction of the states had become a part of the united states by 1795? (15) write your answer as 2 equivalent fractions.

There are currently 50 states in the United States.

The number of states in 1795 in the United States = 15

Now, the fraction of the states that had become a part of the United States by 1795 is given below:

-8.3 + 9.2 - 4.4 + 3.7 -- original problem
-8.3 - 4.4 + 9.2 + 3.7 -- commutative property
(-8.3 - 4.4) + (9.2 + 3.7) -- associative property
-12.7 + 12.9 -- simplify
0.2

not sure why the additive inverse was used because that messed the whole problem upshould have kept 4.4 negative instead of turning it positive