SOLUTION: What is -2 3/8 expressed as an improper fraction?

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Question 1009052: What is -2 3/8 expressed as an improper fraction?
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Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2 3/8 is equivalent to -2 - 3/8

another way of writing it would be - (2 + 3/8)

the whole part and the fraction part are negative.

-2 is equivalent to -16/8.

-2 - 3/8 is therefore equivalent to -16/8 - 3/8 which is equivalent to -19/8.

the decimal equivalent of -19/8 = -2.375


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What is -2 3/8 expressed as an improper fraction?
-+2%263%2F8_____-%282%263%2F8%29_____-%288%282%29+%2B+3%29%2F8_____highlight_green%28-+19%2F8%29

Simple as that!!