SOLUTION: 4 8/9 + (-5 2/3) find the sum

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Question 1130092: 4 8/9 + (-5 2/3) find the sum
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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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we will break the mixed numbers into wholes and parts:



...........for fraction part, if the denominators are not the same, you must find the common denominator by finding the least common multiple (LCM)








Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

4 8/9 + (-5 2/3) find the sum


 ----- Distributing

 ----- Converting 

 ------ Converting fractions to mixed numbers

 

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