1st Step: Find Least Common Denominator, which is 6.
Convert each number to equivalent fraction with denominator 6.
1/3 + (-5/6) + (-1/2) =
(1/3)(2/2) + (-5/6) + (-1/2)(3/3) =
2/6 + (-5/6) + (-3/6)
Convert all addition operations followed by negative numbers to subtraction of a positive number:
2/6 - 5/6 - 3/6 =
Perform the operations from left to right:
(2/6 - 5/6) - 3/6 =
-3/6 - 3/6 =
-6/6=
-1
add 1/3 + (-5/6) + (-1/2) =
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