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Help me with this problem please

Help me with this problem please-example-1
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1. 5/6-(-3/8)=5/6 +5/8
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive
2.Find the common denominater
5/6+3/8=20/24+9/24
24 is the least common multiple of denominator 6 and 8
Answer is 29/24 or 1 5/4
User Oli Girling
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Subtracting two negatives equals a positive. So the question is asking, 5/6 + 3/8. The common denominator of 6 and 8 is 24. So it would be 20/24+9/24, which is 29/24.
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