Question

Reduce to simplest form.
-5/8+(-8/5)=?

Answer 1

`-2(9)/(40)`

Explanation:

`-(5)/(8)+(-(8)/(5)) = -(25)/(40)-(64)/(40)` (find common denominator)

`=-(89)/(40)`

`=-2(9)/(40)` (reduce to simplest form)

Hope this helps :)