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Question
Simplify:
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Solution
\[\frac{- 3}{2} + \frac{5}{4} - \frac{7}{4}\]
\[\text{Taking the L . C . M .} \hspace{0.167em} \text{of the denominators:} \]
\[\frac{- 6}{4} + \frac{5}{4} - \frac{7}{4}\]
\[ = \frac{- 6 + 5 - 7}{4}\]
\[ = \frac{- 8}{4}\]
\[ = - 2\]
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