5)=?

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Reduce to simplest form.
-5/8+(-8/5)=?

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Answer:

-2(9)/(40)

Explanation:

-(5)/(8)+(-(8)/(5)) = -(25)/(40)-(64)/(40) (find common denominator)

=-(89)/(40)

=-2(9)/(40) (reduce to simplest form)

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