What is the sum?

Question

seven-thirds plus negative three-eighths
(1 point)
Responses

sixty-five-twenty-fourths
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forty-seven-twenty-fourths
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negative four-fifths
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negative five-fourths

Answer 1

To find the sum of seven-thirds and negative three-eighths, we need to convert both fractions to have a common denominator.

The common denominator of 3 and 8 is 24.

For seven-thirds: Multiply the numerator and denominator by 8 to get 56/24.
For negative three-eighths: Multiply the numerator and denominator by 3 to get -9/24.

Now, we can add these fractions together:

56/24 + (-9/24) = 47/24.

Therefore, the sum of seven-thirds and negative three-eighths is forty-seven-twenty-fourths.