Question

What is the sum of the fractions?
3/5+(-7/5)

Answer 1

answer: -1 1/5
you add the numerators which would be (-6/5) and simplify that to (-1/ 1/5)

Answer 2

-4/5

Explanation:

3/5+(-7/5)

Since there are a + sign and a - sign next to each other, they cancel out to make a - sign.

3/5 - 7/5

Now, we can subtract.

3/5 - 7/5 = -4/5

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