SOLUTION: Simplify -7/8+2/3

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Question 159697This question is from textbook prealgebra
: Simplify -7/8+2/3 This question is from textbook prealgebra

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-7/8+2/3
Begin by finding a "common denominator" -- (24)
Now, convert each term:
-21/24 + 16/24
.
Or,
(-21+16)/24
-5/24

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