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What is 5/6 - (-3/4)

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5/6=20/24
-3/4=-18/24
20/24-(-18/24)=38/24
38/24=1 7/12
User Aivar Paalberg
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20/24-(-18/24)=38/24
Subtracting a negative is adding a positive.
20/24+18/38
38/24
24 goes into 38 once and 14/24 is left over.
1 14/24
Divide the fraction by two for simplest form.
1 7/12
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