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38+512+37+312+58+27\dfrac{3}{8} + \dfrac{-5}{12} + \dfrac{3}{7} + \dfrac{3}{12} + \dfrac{-5}{8} + \dfrac{-2}{7}

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(38+58)+(512+312)+(37+27)=28+212+17=14+16+17\Big(\dfrac{3}{8} + \dfrac{-5}{8}\Big) + \Big(\dfrac{-5}{12} + \dfrac{3}{12}\Big) + \Big(\dfrac{3}{7} + \dfrac{-2}{7}\Big) \\[1em] = \dfrac{-2}{8} + \dfrac{-2}{12} + \dfrac{1}{7} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-1}{4} + \dfrac{-1}{6} + \dfrac{1}{7} \\[1em]

LCM of 4 ,6 and 7 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 = 84

1×214×21+1×146×14+1×127×12=2184+1484+1284=(21)+(14)+1284=2384\dfrac{-1 \times 21}{4 \times 21} + \dfrac{-1 \times 14}{6 \times 14} + \dfrac{1 \times 12}{7 \times 12} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-21}{84} + \dfrac{-14}{84} + \dfrac{12}{84} \\[1em] = \dfrac{(-21) + (-14) + 12}{84} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-23}{84} \\[1em]

38+512+37+312+58+27=2384\dfrac{3}{8} + \dfrac{-5}{12} + \dfrac{3}{7} + \dfrac{3}{12} + \dfrac{-5}{8} + \dfrac{-2}{7} = \dfrac{-23}{84}

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