Asked by tt

Which expression is equivalent to -1/5 - (- 3/8 )


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A. -1/5+3/8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A is correct.

Reason: subtracting a negative is adding a positive, so
-1/5 - (-3/8) = -1/5 + 3/8 = (-8 + 15)/40 = 7/40.