Question

What number should be added to -5/8 so as to get 4/9?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is $\bf \dfrac{77}{72}$.

Steps required :

• Suppose the number as x.

• Frame a linear equation according to the question.

• Transposing -5/8 from L.H.S to R.H.S. (Sign gets changed while transposition)

• Performing addition.

• The number we got after performing addition is the required answer.

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