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Simplify -5 1/4 - (-7 1/2)

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$-5 \dfrac{1}{4} - (-7 \dfrac{1}{2} ) = -5 \dfrac{1}{4} + 7 \dfrac{1}{2} =-5 \dfrac{1}{4} + 7 \dfrac{2}{4} = 7 \dfrac{2}{4} -5 \dfrac{1}{4} =2 \dfrac{1}{4}$

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