How do you simplify 5/8 + (-7/8) ?

1 Answer
Aug 14, 2018

-1/4

Explanation:

"note that "+(-)" represents subtraction"

5/8+(-7/8)=5/8-7/8

"since the fractions have a common denominator"
"we can subtract the numerators leaving the denominator"

5/8-7/8=(5-7)/8=-cancel(2)^1/cancel(8)^4=-1/4