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What is the answer to 1/3-(-5/3)

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Final answer:

The answer to the expression 1/3 - (-5/3) is 2, after converting the subtraction of the negative number to addition and then adding the fractions with the same denominator.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked for the solution to the arithmetic expression 1/3 - (-5/3).

To solve this, you change the subtration of a negative number to addition. So the expression 1/3 - (-5/3) becomes 1/3 + 5/3. Now, you simply add the two fractions since they have the same denominator.

1/3 + 5/3 = (1+5)/3 = 6/3

6 divided by 3 equals 2. Therefore, the answer is 2.

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