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Please help me, please and thanks :)

Please help me, please and thanks :)-example-1
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I think it is 1 over 2
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Answer:

As improper fraction:⤵⤵⤵


(31)/(8)

or

As mixed number:⤵⤵⤵


3 (7)/(8)

Explanation:

First we need to find the LCM (Least Common Multiple) in this case our common denominator will be 8. We must now multiply 8 by 9 to get 72 and then we divide by the denominator, 2, to get the numerator of 36. Now we have

-5/8 + 36/8.

We can just add the numerators like usual now, to get 31/8.

Hope this helps :)

I really tried my best to explain

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