Question

- 1 7/8 + 2 1/4
Plz help im confused

Answer 1

`0.375` ✅

Explanation:

`- 1 (7)/(8) + 2 (1)/(4) \\ = - (15)/(8) + (9)/(4) \\ = - (15)/(8) + (9 * 2)/(4 * 2) \\ = ( - 15 + 18)/(8) \\ = (3)/(8) \\ = 0.375`

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Answer 2

The answer to this would be 3/8.

you just simplify the given terms, so -1 7/8 can be simplified into -15/8 and 2 1/4 can be simplified into 9/4, add those together to get a sum of 3 over 8 or 3/8.

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