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Subtract.
20 3/4 - -15 3/8 simplified

User Kwab
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Answer:5 3/8

Explanation:

20 6/8 - 15 3/8 is 5 3/8

User Databyte
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When you subtract a negative number it becomes an addition:

20 3/4 - -15 3/8 becomes:

20 3/4 + 15 3/8

Rewrite the fractions to have a common denominator:

3/4 = 6/8

Now you have 20 6/8 + 15 3/8

6/8 + 3/8 = 9/8 = 1 1/8

Now you have 20 + 15 + 1 1/8 = 36 1/8

The answer is 36 1/8

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