Answer
$1\frac{1}{4}$
Work Step by Step
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive equivalent.
$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{-5}{8}$
$=\frac{5}{8}+\frac{5}{8}$
$=\frac{10}{8}$
$=1\frac{2}{8}$
$=1\frac{1}{4}$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - Signed Fractions - Exercises - Page 118: 29
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