SOLUTION: Add the opposite number of 1 1/5 to the sum of the numbers (-8 3/4 ) and (-2 5/6)

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Question 1068934: Add the opposite number of 1 1/5 to the sum of the numbers (-8 3/4 ) and (-2 5/6)
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Add the opposite number of 1 1/5 to the sum of the numbers (-8 3/4 ) and (-2 5/6)
the opposite number of 11%2F5 is -11%2F5
so we have -11%2F5 - 83%2F4 - 25%2F6
change to improper fractions
-6%2F5 - 35%2F4 - 17%2F6
the common denominator is 60
-72%2F60 - 525%2F60 - 170%2F60 = 767%2F60 = -1247%2F60