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Subtract using the number line.5/7 - (-1/7)Select the location on the number line to plot the difference.

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First, let's draw the given numbers on a number line.

Notice that -(-1/7) is equal to +1/7, that's why we added 1/7 to 5/7.

Therefore, the result is 6/7.

Subtract using the number line.5/7 - (-1/7)Select the location on the number line-example-1
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