the question is a stock gained 2 7/8 points, lost 1 3/4 points and then gained 1/2 point and then lost 5 points. What was the total change in the stock price?

Question

I got a loss of = -3 3/8
is this correct

Answer 1

Right.

This is an old question. The stock market changed from fraction to decimal quotes 12 years ago.

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