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1/3 - negative 2/5 - 3/4 =

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Presented symbolically: 1/3 -(-2/5) - 3/4
1/3 + 2/5 - 3/4
The LCD is 60. Rewrite the fractions accordingly:
20 + 2(12) - 45
= 20 + 24 - 45
= 44 - 45 = -1 (answer)
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