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

Negative 1 and one-fourth + one-half

A number line going from negative 3 to 0 in increments of one-fourth.
Negative 1 and three-fourths
Negative 1 and one-half
Negative three-fourths
Negative one-half

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Convert to fourths: -1 1/4 = -5/4 and 1/2 = 2/4.
Add: -5/4 + 2/4 = -3/4.

On the number line, start at -1 1/4 and move right 1/2; you land at -3/4. So the sum is -3/4 (negative three-fourths).