Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.174+(−1712)Answer:
Identify common denominator: Identify the common denominator.Both fractions have the same denominator, which is 17. This means we can add the numerators directly.
Add numerators: Add the numerators.The numerators are 4 and −12. Adding these together gives us 4+(−12)=−8.
Write result as fraction: Write the result as a fraction.The sum of the fractions is (−8)/17, which is already in simplest form since −8 and 17 have no common factors other than 1.
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