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Solve.
-7 2/3 + (-5 1/2) + 8 3/4

User Seanicus
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Answer:

-53/12

Explanation

If you break it down it looks like this:

-23/3 + (-11/2) + 35/4

multiply them so that all their denominators are a similiar multiple (which is 12)

-92/12 - 66/12 + 105/12 = -53/12

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