Question

5/8 - (-7/8) in simplest form please help!!

Answer 1

12/8 or 1 1/2

Explanation:

well, two negatives in the equation equal a postive, so the equation really is just 5/8+7/8 and all you need to do is add 5 and 7 together, which is 12.

so your answer is 12/8, UNLESS, you need a mixed fraction and that's 1 1/2

Answer 2

Answer: 3/2

Explanation:

In order to add the fractions, we should simplify this first:

`\sf{(5)/(8)-\bigg(-(7)/(8)}\bigg)`

`\sf{\cfrac{5}{8}+\cfrac{7}{8}}`

These fractions share a common denominator, so we can just add the numerators:

`\sf{\cfrac{5+7}{8}}`

`\sf{\cfrac{12}{8}}`

Reduce:

`\sf{\cfrac{3}{2}}`

Therefore, the answer is 3/2.