What is negative three fourths plus five eights?

Answer 1

To add negative three-fourths and five-eighths, first find a common denominator, which is eight. Convert negative three-fourths to eighths: (-\frac{3}{4} = -\frac{6}{8}). Now, add (-\frac{6}{8}) and (\frac{5}{8}): (-\frac{6}{8} + \frac{5}{8} = -\frac{1}{8}). Therefore, negative three-fourths plus five-eighths equals (-\frac{1}{8}).