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Question 3 True or False?16/(-2) + 24/(-2) = 40/(-2) © True O False

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To verify if its true we need to calculate the sum and check if the value is the one stated by the problem. To add two fractions with the same denominator we can directly sum the numerators.


(16)/(-2)+(24)/(-2)\text{ = }(40)/(-2)

Since 16 + 24 is 40, then the problem is true.

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