Question

how do you simplify this fraction
$- 3 \frac{4}{5} + 1 \frac{2}{5}$
also how do you simplify
$5 \frac{3}{5} - 7$
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Answer 1

Answer:

- 3 \frac{4}{5}  + 1 \frac{2}{5}

= -frac{19}{5} +frac{7}{5}

= frac{-19+7}{5}

= frac{-12}{5}

= -2frac{2}{5}

5 \frac{3}{5}  - 7

= -2+\frac{3}{5}

= frac{-10+3}{5}

= frac{-7}{5}

= -1\frac{2}{5}

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