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What is the sum of the fractions? Use the number line to help find the answer.

Three-fifths + (Negative StartFraction 7 over 5 EndFraction
A number line going from negative 2 to positive 2 in increments of one-fifth.
Negative 2
Negative four-fifths
Four-fifths
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
3/5 + (−7/5) = (3 − 7)/5 = −4/5.

On the number line start at 3/5 and move 7 steps of 1/5 to the left (because you're adding a negative). You land at −4/5.