SOLUTION: Simplify -7/8+2/3

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

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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-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