document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159697>Question 159697</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321266625/algebrahomeworkh>prealgebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify -7/8+2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Begin by finding a \"common denominator\" -- (24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, convert each term:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-21/24 + 16/24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-21+16)/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5/24 </SPAN>\n" );
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