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-1/5 + 5/6

Can someone solve this with a step by step explanation I can’t figure out how to solve it

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0.63 (3 repeating) as in..
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-1/5 + 5/6

The least common multiple of 5 and 6 is 30. Convert -1/5 and 5/6 to fractions with denominator 30.


\boldsymbol{\sf{-(1*5)/(5*6)+(5*5)/(6*5) }}

We simplify

-6/30 + 25/30

Since -6/30 and 25/30 have the same denominator, we join their numerators to add them together.

-6 + 25/30

Add −6 and 25 to get 19.

19/30

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