Question

What should be subtracted from twice the rational number -5/8 to get 2/5

Answer 1

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Question

• What should be subtracted from twice the rational number -5/8 to get 2/5?

Answer

• The number is-33/20

Given

• What should be subtracted from twice the rational number -5/8 to get 2/5

To Calculate

• Number __?

Step by step explanation

Let the number be x

According To Question

➥ 2(-5/8)-x=2/5

➥ -10/8-x=2/5

➥ x= -10/8-2/5

Take LCM

➥ x= (-50-16)/40

➥x= -66/40

➥ $\boxed{ x= -33/20}$

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• The number is-33/20

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Answer 2

Answer

The number is-33/20

Given

What should be subtracted from twice the rational number -5/8 to get 2/5

To Calculate

Number __?

Step by step explanation

Let the number be x

According To Question

➥ 2(-5/8)-x=2/5

➥ -10/8-x=2/5

➥ x= -10/8-2/5

Take LCM

➥ x= (-50-16)/40

➥x= -66/40

➥ \boxed{ x= -33/20}

x=−33/20

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HENCE:−

The number is-33/20