Reduce to simplest form. -(5)/(8)-(-(4)/(3))=

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Reduce to simplest form.  -(5)/(8)-(-(4)/(3))=

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Remove double negative: First, we need to rewrite the expression by removing the double negative. The double negative turns into a positive, so the expression becomes -$ \frac{5}{8} $ + $ \frac{4}{3} $.Find common denominator: Next, we need to find a common denominator for the two fractions. The least common multiple of 8 and 3 is 24, so we will convert both fractions to have a denominator of 24.Convert -5/8 to 24: To convert -$ \frac{5}{8} $ to a denominator of 24, we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3. This gives us -$ \frac{5 \times 3}{8 \times 3} $ = -$ \frac{15}{24} $.Convert 4/3 to 24: To convert $ \frac{4}{3} $ to a denominator of 24, we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 8. This gives us $ \frac{4 \times 8}{3 \times 8} $ = $ \frac{32}{24} $.Add fractions with 24: Now we can add the two fractions with the common denominator. -$ \frac{15}{24} $ + $ \frac{32}{24} $ = $ \frac{32}{24} - \frac{15}{24} $.Subtract numerators: Subtracting the numerators, we get $ \frac{32 - 15}{24} $ = $ \frac{17}{24} $.Simplify fraction: The fraction $ \frac{17}{24} $ is already in its simplest form because 17 and 24 have no common factors other than 1.

Reduce to simplest form. $\newline$ $-\frac{5}{8}-\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)=$

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Reduce to simplest form. $\newline$ $-\frac{5}{8}-\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)=$