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What is the sum of -1/3 and 7/9

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-1/3+7/9

-1/3=-3/9

-3/9+7/9=4/8

User Andreas Bombe
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The answer is 4/9.

First you’d find the least common denominator for the fractions,, which would be 9.

You then multiply the first fraction by 3 to make it equal to 9.

The new equation would be -3/9+7/9.

Add it up, and it would equal 4/9.

User Matteo Tassinari
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