Question

What is -5/6 + -5/6? (its ment to be a fraction)

Answer 1

The answer is:  " -5/3 " ;  or, write as:  " -1 ⅔ " .
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Explanation:
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   (-5/6) + (-5/6) = (-5/6) − (5/6) ;  

------>  {since: "adding a negative" is the same a "subtracting a positive"} ; 

------>  (-5/6) − (5/6) = (-5 − 5) / 6  ;
  
                                  =   -10/6 =  (-10/2) / (6/2) ;
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                                  =   " -5/3 " ;  or, write as:  " -1 ⅔ " .
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