SOLUTION: Why does -6+1/4=-5.75?

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Question 669548: Why does -6+1/4=-5.75?
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-6%2B1%2F4=-5.75......write 1%2F4 as a decimal: 1%2F4=0.25
-6%2B0.25=-5.75
-5.75=-5.75