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: I am having difficult with the following:
(-5/6) -:- (-7/18)
I have many exercises to do that are like these and would like to get a grasp on how it is answered, in the simplest form. This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(-5/6) -:- (-7/18)
Invert the denominator and multiply as follows:
(-5/6)*(-18/7)
=(-5/1)*(-3/7)
=15/7
Cheers,
Stan H.