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Operations on Rational Numbers

Question

Simplify:
$$\dfrac{-16}{9}+\dfrac{-5}{12}$$

A

$$\dfrac{-79}{36}$$

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Correct option is A. $$\dfrac{-79}{36}$$
$$\dfrac{-16}{9} + \dfrac{-5}{12} = \dfrac{-16\times 4 + (-5)\times 3}{36} = \dfrac{-64-15}{36} = \dfrac{-79}{36}$$

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