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Find -1 1/5 + (- 3/5) = Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
-1 1/5 + (- 3/5) =?

User Zgcharley
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- 9/5 !!


This is because a negative overrides a positive, making it 1 1/5-3/5, make it -6/5-3/5= -9/5
User Magiraud
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- 1 (1)/(5) + ( - (3)/(5) ) \\ \\ - (6)/(5) - (3)/(5) = - (9)/(5) \\ \\ = - 1.8 = - (9)/(5) = - 1 (4)/(5)

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