Why 4-(-8/3) is 20/3 and not 12/3

Under normal conditions, 1.5 feet of snow will melt into 2 inches of water. during a winter season high in the mountains, 301 feet of snow fell. how many inches of water will there be when the snow melts?

Solving algebraic equations 2m+3=11

Aline is perpendicular to another line m2= (-1/m1), where m1 is the slope of the original line and m2 is the slope of the perpendicular line. which of the following equations represents the line that passes through the point (-2,1) and is perpendicular to the line below?