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Express -5 2/5 as an improper fraction. help asap!!!!

User Rivenfall
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Answer:

5 x 5 + 2

= -27/5 (5 is denominator)

User Azhar Mansuri
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Answer:


\large\boxed{-5(2)/(5)=-(27)/(5)}

Explanation:


\bold{Method\ 1}:\\\\5=(5\cdot5)/(5)=(25)/(5)\\\\-5(2)/(5)=-\left(5+(2)/(5)\right)=-\left((25)/(5)+(2)/(5)\right)=-(25+2)/(5)=-(27)/(5)\\\\\bold{Method\ 2:}\\\\\text{Multiply the integer by the denominator and add it to the numerator.}\\\\-5(2)/(5)=-((5)(5)+2)/(5)=-(25+2)/(5)=-(27)/(5)

User Ross Henderson
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