Answer: 35/4 or 8.75 or 8 3/4
Explanation:
First, you start by multiplying the minus sign by the parenthesis.
you multiply a negative sign by a negative sign so it cancels out into a positive one.
Then it will be -3 1/2 + 12 1/4. Change the denominator to do both 4, so we can solve the equation.
-3 2/4 + 12 1/4. That will equal 8 3/4 or 35/4.
The answer is 8 3/4 or 35/4.