Write mixed numbers as an improper fraction. 9 5/8

77/8 should be the answer, you do 9 times the denominator which is 8 then you get 72 from there add 5 or your numerator to get your answer

Answerthe simplified expression isexplanationthe given expression is,let us deal with the bracket first.the two negatives in the parenthesis will become positive.the expression now becomes,we now expand the parenthesis to get,we group like terms to obtain,this simplifies to,