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3-37.
Evaluate the following expressions.
Add the integer parts from each term together.
Use a Giant One to make the denominators of the fractions the same.
Simplify, reduce if possible. Then add the fraction sum to the integer sum.
Solve the same way that you solved part (a). Think about this problem as though you are adding negative numbers.
Change each number into a fraction greater than
. Simplify, reduce if possible, and change answer into a mixed number if needed.
Remember to multiply by the reciprocal.