-3 5/9 plus 2 - 4 1/9 simplify

Answer 1

To simplify the expression -3 5/9 plus 2 - 4 1/9, we can first convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.

-3 5/9 can be written as -32/9 and 2 - 4 1/9 can be written as 2 - 37/9.

Now we can simplify the expression by adding the fractions:

-32/9 + 2 - 37/9

Combining the whole numbers:

-32/9 - 37/9 = -69/9

Simplifying the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3:

-69/9 ÷ 3/3 = -23/3.

So, -3 5/9 plus 2 - 4 1/9 simplifies to -23/3.