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How to simplify -5 1/4 - (-7 1/2

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(hopefully I read this right)

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

-5 1/4 - -7 1/2

-5 1/4 - -7 2/4

-21/4 - -30/4

-21/4 - -30/4 = 9/4 = 2 1/4

Hopefully I am correct!

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