SOLUTION: Add -2/5 + 7/12

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Question 975824: Add -2/5 + 7/12
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Add -2/5 + 7/12
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Find a common denominator.
The product always works.
5*12 = 60
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-2/5 + 7/12 = -24/60 + 35/60
= 11/60