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Simplify:

- 5 1/4 -( -7 1/2)

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Answer:

-5 1/4-(-7 1/2 is simplified to 9/4

Explanation:

-5 1/4 is simplified to -21/4 -(-7 1/2

-7 1/2 is simplified to -15/2 and two negatives make a positive.

so the equation now becomes

-21/4+15/2

15/2 times 2 is 30/4

-21/4+30/4 is 9/4

The answer is 9/4

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