SOLUTION: 4 11/12 + -7 3/8

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Question 668240: 4 11/12 + -7 3/8



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Convert to improper fractions
4 11%2F12 = 12(4) = 48+11 = 59, so 59%2F12
7 3%2F8 = 8(7) = 56+3 = 59, so 59%2F8
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59%2F12+-+59%2F8
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Create a common denominator
%2859%2F12%29%282%2F2%29+-+%2859%2F8%29%283%2F3%29
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118%2F24+-+177%2F24+=+-%2859%2F24%29
Converting back into a mixed number
24 goes in to 59 evenly 2 times with 11 left over
-59%2F24 = -2 11%2F24
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