1/8 the sum of 23 and 17

The vertices of a rectangle are given in the columns of the matrix . if is found to perform a transformation, what are the coordinates of the transformed rectangle? (0, 0), (0, –3), (–3, –3), (–3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (3, 3), (3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (–3, –3), (–3, 0) (0, 0), (0, 3), (–3, 3), (–3, 0)

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

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