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What is 1/3x -5/7 equal to

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It can't be simplified because 1/3x and -5/7 aren't like terms and therefore you cannot do addition or subtraction with them.

If you meant x as in multiplied by then here is the solution:
1/3*-5/7
(1*-5)/(3*7)
-5/21

Hope this helps :)
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