Question

what rational number should be added to -5/8 to get -7/11

Answer 1

The answer is given below :

Let, the rational number be x.

Then,

$x + ( - \frac{5}{8} ) = - \frac{7}{11} \\ \\ or \: \: x = \frac{ - 7}{11} + \frac{5}{8} \\ \\ = \frac{( - 56 + 55)}{88} \\ \\ = - \frac{1}{88}$

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Answer 2

Let the rational no. be x

$x + \frac{( - 5)}{8} = \frac{7}{11}$

$x = \frac{ - 7}{11} + \frac{5}{8}$

$x = \frac{ - 56 + 55}{88}$

$x = \frac{ - 1}{88}$