Question

what rational number should be added to -5/12 to get -7/8​

Answer 1

Answer:

-11/24 should be added to -5/12 to get -7/8

Step-by-step explanation:

let the required number be X

-5/12 + x = -7/8

x = 5/12-7/8

x = 10-21/24

x = -11/24 .... answer

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Answer 2

Answer:

let the no. which to be added be x

x+(-5/12) = -7/8

or, x -5/12 = -7/8

or, x = -7/8 + (-5/12)

now L. C. M of 12 & 8 is 24

= -21/24 - 10/24 [here, - is there because +*- is - ]

= -31/24 (Ans.)