Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form: 7/22 + (- 1/22)
To evaluate the expression, we simply add the numerators and keep the denominator the same.
7/22 + (- 1/22) = (7 + (-1))/22
= 6/22
The fraction 6/22 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:
6/22 = (6 ÷ 2)/(22 ÷ 2) = 3/11
Therefore, the answer in simplest form is 3/11.