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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2004

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The value of 12−18\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{8} is

(A) 38\dfrac{3}{8} (B) −16-\dfrac{1}{6} (C) 58\dfrac{5}{8} (D) 116\dfrac{1}{16} (E) 14\dfrac{1}{4}

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