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-1/2 + 3/4 in simplest form

User Heiberg
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-1/2 + 3/4

Multiply all of the first fraction by 2/2 so that both of the denominators are 4.

-1/2 Ă— 2/2 = -2/4

NEW PROBLEM : -2/4 + 3/4 = 1/4

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User Thomas Wood
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-1/2 + 3/4 = 3/4 - 2/4
your answer is 1/4
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