Question

what is -7/12 plus (-9/16)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To compute -7/12 plus -9/16, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions. In this case, the least common denominator is 48.

We will convert -7/12 and -9/16 to fractions with a denominator of 48.

Converting -7/12 to a fraction with denominator 48:
Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 4 to get:
(-7 * 4) / (12 * 4) = -28/48.

Converting -9/16 to a fraction with denominator 48:
Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get:
(-9 * 3) / (16 * 3) = -27/48.

Now, we can add the fractions:

-28/48 + (-27/48) = (-28 - 27) / 48 = -55/48.

Therefore, -7/12 plus -9/16 equals -55/48.