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Question
Subtract the first rational number from the second in each of the following:
\[\frac{- 2}{11}, \frac{- 9}{11}\]
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Solution
\[\frac{- 9}{11} - \frac{- 2}{11} = \frac{( - 9) - ( - 2)}{11} = \frac{- 9 + 2}{11} = \frac{- 7}{11}\]
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