Answer
$-\dfrac{3}{16}$
Work Step by Step
Make the fractions similar using their LCD, which is $16$:
$=\dfrac{1(2)}{8(2)}+\left(-\dfrac{5}{16}\right)
\\=\dfrac{2}{16}+\left(-\dfrac{5}{16}\right)
\\=\dfrac{2-5}{16}
\\=-\dfrac{3}{16}$
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: 1
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