Question

-5 5/8 + 3 1/2

A: -3 1/8 B: -2 1/2 C: -2 1/8 D: -7/8




ASAP

Answer 1

The answer is C.
-2 1/8

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

You take the fractions and turn them into mixed numbers. You do that by multiplying the whole number with the denominator and adding the numerator for the new numerator and the denominator stays the same. Now, you'd get -45/8 + 7/2. Change the denominator of the second one to 8 so you can add them, do this by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 4. Now you get -45/8 + 28/8. -45 +28 is -17 so your answer is -17/8. If you need it In mixed form, 8 goes into -17 2 times so you get -2 and the remainder 1/8 so -2 1/8.