Question

Add negative seven-eighths plus one-fourth.

negative seven thirty-seconds

negative one and one-eighth

negative five-eighths

negative three and one-half

Answer 1

Do you know where to start?

Answer 2

do i need to find the mcd?

Answer 3

Well, I call it the lcd (lowest common denominator) but yes, you need to find that.

Answer 4

and 8 can be the ICD right?

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

Hint:\[(\frac{1}{4})(\frac{2}{2})=\frac{2}{8}\]

Answer 7

well i did it and i got 9/8 and i need to make it a proper fraction

Answer 8

You didn't account for the fact that it's NEGATIVE 7/8

Answer 9

\[\large \frac{-7}{8}+\frac{2}{8}=?\]

Answer 10

So -7 + 2 = ?

Answer 11

so -5/8

Answer 12

Yep :)

Answer 13

thank you so much

Answer 14

no problem, good luck!