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Evaluate: (-5/-8) – (-3/4)

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(-5/-8) – (-3/4)

First we write each of the given numbers with a positive denominator.

(-5/-8) = [(-5× (-1))/ (-8×-1)]

= (5/8)

We have:

= (5/8) – (-3/4)

= (5/8) + (additive inverse of -3/4)

= (5/8) + (3/4)

LCM of 8 and 4 is 8

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

Now,

= [(5×1)/ (8×1)] = (5/8)

= [(3×2)/ (4×2)] = (6/8)

Then,

= (5/8) + (6/8)

= (5+6)/8

= (11/8)



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