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Question
Multiply: `6 2/3 "and" -3/8`
Sum
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Solution
`6 2/3 "and" -3/8`
`= 20/3 xx (-3)/8 = (20 xx (-3))/(3 xx 8)`
`= (5 xx (-1))/(1 xx 2) = (-5)/2 = -2 1/2`
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