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What is negative 5/12 minus 7/9

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either -1.194444444, or -43/36
User Cyberlurk
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-5/12 - 7/9 =-43/36
first find common denominators 36 so you multiply -5/12 by 3 and 7/9 by 4 to get -15/36-28/36 to get -43/36
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