Answer
$-2\frac{15}{16}.$
Work Step by Step
By unifying the denominators, we have
$$
-\frac{3}{8}+\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)-2\frac{5}{16}=-\frac{6}{16}-\frac{4}{16}-\frac{37}{16}\\
=\frac{-6-4-37}{16}=-\frac{47}{16}=-2\frac{15}{16}.
$$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 2 - Cumulative Review - Page 134: 21
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