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What is the sum of -1 1/3 + 3/4

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-1(1)/(3)+(3)/(4)\text{ = -}(7)/(12)

Here, we want to add two fractions

What we have to do here is to make the mixed fractin an improper one

To do this, we multiply the denominator by the standing number, and add to the numerator, then we place the value over the denominator

Thus, we have it that;


\begin{gathered} 1(1)/(3)\text{ = }(4)/(3) \\ -(4)/(3)+(3)/(4)\text{ = }(-16+9)/(12)=\text{ }(-7)/(12) \end{gathered}

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