Answer:
1 3/20
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Make them all into fractions:
-8/4 -1/4 -(-15/5 -2/5)
2. Add like-terms:
-9/4 -(-17/5)
3. A negative times a negative makes a positive:
-9/4 +17/5
4. Identify the least common denominator (LCD):
20
5. Apply:
-9x5/4x5 +17x4x/5x4
6. Solve:
-45/20 +68/20
7. Result:
23/20, simplified 1 3/20
