negative fractions w/ parantheses: 8-(-2/3)+7-(1 2/3)+5

[yourstrulytessa]

If someone could help me solve this by showing me step by step what to do, it would be so great. Also, any websites that would show me the steps too. Thanks so much. I have to get all my work done by tomorrow and I'm kinda freaking out, lol.

8-(-2/3)+7-(1 2/3)+5=

 

[Loren]

Re: negative fractions with parantheses

You might Google "parenthesis preceded by negative sign" and "order of operations".

 

[stapel]

If someone could help me solve this by showing me step by step what to do, it would be so great. Also, any websites that would show me the steps too.

Try the following:

. . . . .Google results for "fractions"
. . . . .Google results for "convert mixed number improper fraction"
. . . . .Google results for "multiply fraction"
. . . . .Google results for "add fractions"
. . . . .Google results for "negative numbers"
. . . . .Google results for "order of operations PEMDAS"
. . . . .Google results for "simplify with parentheses"