SOLUTION: please help me solve this simplify -2/3+5/9- -7/6

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Question 1043115: please help me solve this simplify -2/3+5/9- -7/6

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2/3+5/9-(-7/6)

-2%2F3%2B5%2F9-%28-7%2F6%29

Signed numbers, fractions;
identify lowest common denominator;
bring each fraction to higher terms, and perform the addition or sum.

3,9,6;
3,3*3,2*3;
LCD is 3*3*2.

-%282%2F3%29%286%2F6%29%2B%285%2F9%29%282%2F2%29%2B%287%2F6%29%283%2F3%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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please help me solve this simplify -2/3+5/9- -7/6
-+2%2F3+%2B+5%2F9+-+%28-+7%2F6%29 ======> %28-+2%29%2F3+%2B+5%2F9+%2B+7%2F6

%28-+2%29%2F3%22=%22%28-+12%29%2F18 ----- Converting to a fraction with a common denominator of 18

  5%2F9 %22=%22 10%2F18 ------- Converting to a fraction with a common denominator of 18

  7%2F6 %22=%22 21%2F18%29 ------- Converting to a fraction with a common denominator of 18

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        highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+19%2F18%2C+or%2C+1%261%2F18%29%29 ------ Adding all fractions