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Question
What should be subtracted from -2 to get `3/8`?
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Solution
Set the required number be = x
According to the condition,
`-2- "x "= 3/8`
⇒ `-"x "= 3/8+2`
⇒`-"x "=( 3+16)/8`
⇒` "x" =(-19)/8`
∴ The required number = `(-19)/8`
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