SOLUTION: Find the sum or difference. -2 8/9 + 2 5/6

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Question 65066This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
: Find the sum or difference. -2 8/9 + 2 5/6 This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

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-2 8/9+2 5/6
-26/9+17/6 Now find a common denominator (3*3,2*3) 3 is common -- use once along with all other multipliers. Thus we have the LOWEST common denominator 3*3*2=18
-26*2/9*2+17*3/6*3
-52/18+51/18
(-52+51)/18
-1/18