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Evaluate: (-5/14) – (-2/7)

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(-5/14) – (-2/7)

We have:

= (-5/14) – (-2/7)

= (-5/14) + (additive inverse of -2/7)

= (-5/14) + (2/7)

LCM of 14 and 7 is 14

Express each of the given rational numbers with the above LCM as the common denominator.

Now,

= [(-5×1)/ (14×1)] = (-5/14)

= [(2×2)/ (7×2)] = (4/14)

Then,

= (-5/14) + (4/14)

= (-5+4)/14

= (-1/14)



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