Answer:
-15 5/6
Step-by-step explanation:
Combine the given terms (through addition and subtraction).
14 7/8 - 15 - 5/6 - 14 7/8
Identify the LCD: It is 24
Therefore we have:
14 21/24 - 15 - 20/24 - 14 21/24
Combining the whole numbers, we get
14 - 15 - 14, or -15
and combining the fractions, we get
21 - 20 - 21
----------------- = -20/24
24
and so we have -15 - 20/24, or -15 - 5/6, or -15 5/6
