SOLUTION: can you perform the indicated operation and if possible simplify -4/7-(-3/4)

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Question 577569: can you perform the indicated operation and if possible simplify -4/7-(-3/4)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4/7-(-3/4)


-4/7+3/4


(-4/7)*(4/4)+3/4


-16/28+3/4


-16/28+(3/4)*(7/7)


-16/28+21/28


(-16+21)/28


5/28



So -4/7-(-3/4) = 5/28