SOLUTION: -7/12+3/4-(-5/8)-13/24

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Question 747633: -7/12+3/4-(-5/8)-13/24
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-7/12+3/4-(-5/8)-13/24
-7/12+3/4+5/8-13/24 FIND THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.
12=1*2*2*3
4=1*2*2
8=1*2*2*2
24=1*2*2*2*3
LCD=1*2*2*2*3=24
(-7*2+3*6+5*3-13*1)/24
(-14+18+15-13)/24
6/24=1/4 ANS.